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A request to amateur composers who visit this page

Topic started by Vijay (@ 212.137.205.127) on Thu Nov 16 16:58:22 EST 2000.
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I'd like to request amateur composers who visit this page to tell me if they've uploaded any of their work onto the internet and if they have, please tell me where I can listen to it. Thank You.

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Some composers to check out (in no particular order): Jay, Srikanth, Ganesh, Eswar, Sridhar Seetharaman, Kumar, Rjay. Vishwesh Obla

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• From: Sridhar Seetharaman (@ 67.85.242.243) on: Sun Jan 26 06:47:08 EST 2003
  
  Good work Aditya. I wish it was longer and you had explored more in each section. ShanmukhaPriya section by itself, could work better as a song, with some work. Transitions are smooth and effective.
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 68.62.30.39) on: Sun Jan 26 10:55:22 EST 2003
  
  Sridhar:
  Thanks for the comments.
  Regards,
  Aditya
  
  
• From: bb (@ 12.234.176.52) on: Sun Jan 26 12:00:45 EST 2003
  
  Aditya, the Rhythmic Self-Realization piece was good! With a couple of more instruments to play the tune, it would be great.
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 68.62.30.39) on: Sun Jan 26 14:05:28 EST 2003
  
  bb, thanks for listening. I know what you mean with couple of more instruments - That was a live version - Studio Version is in the making and i have more flexibility.
  
  
• From: Eswar (@ 64.157.59.46) on: Sun Jan 26 18:33:14 EST 2003
  
  Hey,
  
  Alright a little degression from the topic. Yesterday I had the chance of seeing "Queen Of The Damned" for the people who have not seen it yet - it is a bit of gross vampire action movie. The theme of the movie demands a very atmospheric and dark music. I love those kind of music for some odd reason :)
  
  Anywayz, if people have seen it, what do you think of all the violin pieces in that movie. It has an extensive touch of Carnatic flavour to it. People say that is more "egyptian", a keen ear would agree with me that it has HEAVY undertons of carnatic classical. I should say I loved it. If this music director knows carnatic music, HATS OFF to him. He is AMAZING.
  
  What do you guys say?
  
  
• From: Eswar (@ 64.157.59.46) on: Sun Jan 26 18:35:57 EST 2003
  
  OK, Update. YES! the songs "On The Beach" is carnatic played by Shankar. WOW! guys you should hear that piece
  
  
• From: UV (@ 134.113.4.168) on: Mon Jan 27 11:34:43 EST 2003
  
  Aditya very nice one.
  
  Eswar can you give a link or more info about the artist for that song?
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 160.231.5.213) on: Mon Jan 27 12:27:53 EST 2003
  
  Is it by chance this shankar...
  http://artists.mp3s.com/nn/artist/0/480.html
  
  Thanks UV. I would like to read your lines between nice one. Don't be so stingy:-))
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 160.231.5.213) on: Mon Jan 27 13:05:32 EST 2003
  
  UV San:
  
  Mail me if you can at Vijayaditya@yahoo.com
  
  Regards,
  Aditya
  
  
• From: UV (@ 134.113.4.168) on: Mon Jan 27 13:46:10 EST 2003
  
  sure Aditya will mail you more.
  And btw the link you have given is ofcourse L Shankar
  I have Eternal Light and Raag Abheri.
  Raag Abheri was nominated for grammy and also got billboard award
  both of them wonderful peices.
  Planning to buy pancha nadai pallavi.
  For both L Shankar have come up with a weird rthymic cycle.
  Raag Abheri pallavi is set to tala cycles of 4 3/4 beats(4 kala)
  In eternal light its Raag Kiravani set to 14 beats
  (31/2,21/2,2,11/2,41/2) how about that.
  Performance of Zakir hussain and Vinayakaram is simply mindblowing in both of them.
  I recommend both of them to you.
  
  
• From: Eswar (@ 64.157.48.85) on: Mon Jan 27 14:13:44 EST 2003
  
  Yes, it is L. Shankar. I downloaded "On The Beach" yesterday. In some websites I read that the pieces were actually composed by Richard Gibbs, for which Shankar played the violin. He improvised on it and gave a carnatic flavour to it.
  
  The link is:
  http://qotd.albumrelease.com
  
  listen to "On The Beach" from that list. Also, there is one more piece in that movie played by Shankar. Don't remember what it is.
  
  
  
• From: Eswar (@ 64.157.48.85) on: Mon Jan 27 14:19:39 EST 2003
  
  Also, "Shakti" is their group with Zakir Hussain and some big guys in Indian classical music scene. "Best Of Shakti" is a good reccomended album by music composers from all over the world. One more piece that they all highly reccomend is "Last Temptation Of Christ"
  
  
• From: UV (@ 134.113.4.168) on: Mon Jan 27 14:50:36 EST 2003
  
  thanks Eswar the composition itself is very dark.
  Shankar peice was nice had lots of raag charukesi shades on that piece.
  The shakti during that time was lead by John Maclaughlin (greatest guitarist),L shankar,Zakir and Vikku Vinayakaram.
  
  
• From: bb (@ 12.234.176.52) on: Tue Jan 28 22:34:55 EST 2003
  
  Shankar is no longer with Shakti. He is doing concert tours, mainly new-age music, with his disciple, Gingger. He even sings in these :) I heard a couple of samples, they are plain awful.
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 68.62.29.100) on: Wed Jan 29 05:02:58 EST 2003
  
  bb, I second your opinion. One should never get carried away. NOM, I didn't like queen of damned either. May be I am old fashioned:-))
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 68.62.29.100) on: Wed Jan 29 05:10:07 EST 2003
  
  Take a look at this page also for more info...
  Very talented artist LShankar although my preference is LSub.
  
  http://www.chembur.com/anecdotes/carnatic/lshankar/
  
  
• From: Sam (@ 132.235.18.15) on: Wed Jan 29 17:07:50 EST 2003
  
  Hello Aditya, nice to hear ur music again.
  
  If u guys are interested in some decent remixes of old songs listen to Funky Bodhi on www.mp3.com
  
  Not the kind of remixes that get churned every minute. I would call it fusion rather than remix. The musicians are among the cream on Chennai: Neil Mukherjee (of the Calcutta rockband Krosswindz fame and a regualr with ARR and Harris), Paul Jacob (of the rock group TheBanned, Nemesis Avenue etc), KV Balu etc.
  
  Also listen to 'For the homeless children' and 'Brahmout' by the group TheBanned, on mp3.com
  Brahmout will test the timing sense of the drummer, espcially in the last drum roll, when the singer goes thakthik....... at the end of the song. And 'For the homeless children', which i believe the main theme is played on the keyboard is real good. If that is indeed keyboard, no special credit to say that the keyboardist is immensely talented. Again the musicians are the top of chennai: John Anthony (former bandmate with ARR), Keith Peters, Timothy Madhukar, Paul Jacobs etc...
  
  
• From: p (@ 207.188.29.249) on: Wed Jan 29 19:37:22 EST 2003
  
  Sam
  
  http://newtfmpage.com/forum/29029.6611.16.58.22.html
  
  From: Jay. (@ 209.10.124.134) on: Tue Aug 28 16:26:49 EDT 2001
  
  
  Have you guys heard this??
  http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/94/bodhi_music_factory.html
  A weird combination of Tamil with western pop on
  "Lets Party". Any idea who this is?
  They say they're based in Chennai.
  
  
  
  From: aditya (@ 160.231.10.100) on: Tue Aug 28 17:19:37 EDT 2001
  
  
  Let's Party is good. BTW I see something seriously wrong with the song of beloved...
  
  
  
  From: IR (@ 38.220.167.197) on: Tue Aug 28 17:37:31 EDT 2001
  
  
  Aditya - in other words - that song sucks big time :-)
  
  
  
  From: UV (@ 134.113.201.69) on: Thu Aug 30 09:43:10 EDT 2001
  
  
  Seems to chennai based yes
  Group members
  Vocals: Shriram & Pushpa Shriram. Music Programming & Arrangement:Paul Jacob. Lead Guitar:Neil Mukherjee. Saxophone:Maarten Visser. Rap Vocals:Sunitha Sarathi. Backing Vocals:Donnan Murray & Paul Jacob
  
  may be someone from chennai have more to say on them?
  
  
  
  From: UV (@ 134.113.201.69) on:
  
  
  hey they also seems to have their own website
  http://www.bodhimusic.com/
  
  
  
  From: Sam (@ 132.235.16.207) on: Thu Aug 30 13:18:23 EDT 2001
  
  
  Hi there,
  Can someone help with this?? I am planning to play the accompaniment on piano for a medley of telugu and tamil songs, sort of an unplugged session with only the piano and my friends voice. I need help with the piano part in the song Thenrale Thenrale from the movie Kadhaldesam (Vennela vennala in telugu). I love that piece very much and am able to play the right hand part right, but iam not sure abt the left hand part. It sounds right, but I am not sure if its the exact thing. One problem is I don have a keyboard with me at home, so I go to the music school in my univ to practice the piano and I cannot play the tape or CD there, so I listen at home and try it in the school. So if somebody can send me the notation (be it by naming the notes or in staff) I wud be really thankful, thnx.
  
  Regards,
  Sam.
  
  
• From: satsona (@ 203.199.192.162) on: Thu Jan 30 01:18:55 EST 2003
  
  hi guys
  
  can anyone let me know how to develop various western music styles like JAZZ, ROCK etc.?i play film songs on keyboard,but would like to learn these various styles.
  
  cheers & thanx
  
  
• From: Swamiji (@ 198.102.112.18) on: Thu Jan 30 13:22:15 EST 2003
  
  Satsona:
  The best way to develop styles is first to get a feel of various styles. listen a lot of different styles. Learn what instruments are commonly used, and what rythm pattern they follow. The next thing to do is imitate what you hear by playing piano/keyboard or any instrument. Theres lots of well done MIDIs on the web to help you read notes and play.
  You can also try searching the web for book compilations taught in universities. I have made up a short list from one such website. Try searching for these at amazon:
  
  "The Pop Piano Book" by Mark Harrison
  "The Contemporary Keyboardist" by John Novello (available at Hal Leonard Publications)
  "Stylistic Etudes" by John Novello
  "Classic Keyboard Riffs and Rhythms" by Andrew Gordon.
  "Basic Blues for Piano" (with CD) by Ron Payne
  "Nothing But the Blues" by Bert Konowitz
  
  Andrew Gordon's
  "100 Ultimate Blues Riffs", "60 Of The Funkiest Keyboard Riffs Known To Mankind", "12 Bar Blues Bible for Piano/Keyboards", and "Funky Organ Grooves".
  
  Once again, you should not stop with learning techniques but also try to utilize them in your own accompanying. Fake books are a good way to improvise as they have some roughly made up melodies and chord symbols. You can make up your own accompaniment from imagination.
  
  
• From: Swamiji (@ 198.102.112.18) on: Thu Jan 30 14:47:01 EST 2003
  
  And yeah, I generally recommend subscribing to "Keyboard" magazine (dunno if its available in outside US). The magazine apart from containing loads of advts on new products, also provides tips on playing composing etc. There is generally one section featuring one prominent keyboardist, their discography, their tricks to playing / accompanying etc - I found this very useful.
  
  

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