We spoke to Karthik and Nirali of the band Maati Baani about their musical journey, how they make music, what projects to look forward to in future and much more.
Where do you draw inspiration from while making music?
Kartik: Our inspiration comes from every good musician that we hear; however I draw a lot of inspiration from the street musicians across the globe. These are some of the best musicians ever but they choose to perform at stations, corner of the streets and at various public places for the joy of music. They dont expect much in return when they play on the streets even though they are presenting the best of their music.
Nirali: I draw inspiration from the great classical maestros of our country- they dedicate all their lives to master the art of Indian classical music; this attitude of serving the art with love and dedication is what i aspire for.
Which has been your best performance yet and why?
Nirali: Every performance of our is special as each time we perform for a new audience. But our latest performance at JKK was amazing because everything was just perfect- amazing ambience, great energy from the audience, our collaborating musicianseverything came together so beautifully:)
If not music, what would you both have been doing?
Nirali: I would have been a social entrepreneur, something related with culture, and traditional arts.
Kartik: Graphic designer, may be!
Tell us about your latest song Jao Piya. How did it come about?
Nirali: Every song in our series the Music Yantra which is presented by Vivanta by Taj, is a concept based song. For this song, the concept was to make the artiste perform at his / her country ' s landmark location. The song has a very spring-summery vibe and this vibe is best captured outdoors. Coincidentally, this song was completed right ahead of the Heritage Day! For us, this was an unbelievable example of synchronicity!!!
Artists / Bands you ' d love to work with? And why?
Kartik: We want to work with musicians of every genre; from India and abroad. Our rule is not to have any rule at all! Whoever inspires us, whose music we like we would love to feature that musician or band at some point in our lives!
What ' s your dream project like?
Kartik: The Music Yantra is our dream project and we are lucky to see it happening in real and also being loved by music lovers across the globe. In future, we would like to upgrade it by having great camera work!
Future projects
Nirali: We are going to play at some of the best music festivals this year and also, we would keep on creating new songs!
What ' s your message to readers of our magazine.
Buy music, that is how you tell a musician we believe in your music and we want to hear more:) A word of appreciation for the work the musicians
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