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K-town
Clan
How did the name K-town Clan come about?
The name K-town Clan sparked from the town that we grew up in, a
beautiful town in Malaysia called Kajang. Originally we wanted to call
ourselves Bigg Boolleez but somehow it just didn’t roll off the tongue
rite. Then one night while brainstorming for a name, it just came to me,
K-town Clan. Clan being like a family and 'K' for Kajang. Also we were
fans of Wu Tang Clan. That was it; the most awesome rap group was
born.
What inspires you the most?
Life, Relationships, emotions, experiences, thoughts! Everything around
us may trigger some sort of inspiration. So if I were to choose one thing,
it would be Life.
You have written and sung two songs in the rage movie
Kabali. How was the experience?
What I did was writing and performed on those 2 songs. I was selected by
Santosh Narayanan after I sent in my demo. Previously I have met a few
music directors but nothing really worked out. I wanted to give up trying
in India when one of my closest friends, Vicram gave me that final push
to send in my past productions to Santosh. A month later, I got a call from
Santosh asking me if I would be interested in working on songs for Kabali
and the rest was history.
How did you enter this industry in the beginning?
My school mates and I heard of a national talent search competition that
was going to be held in Malaysia. Given the fact that we loved music so
much, we decided to give it a try. Hence, K-town Clan was born. When
we joined the auditions, it was packed with so many talented people. We
even recognized a few groups who were older and had already established
a name for themselves. Looking at everyone else we never thought we'd
make it through. But we gave it our all and 2 months later, before you
know it, we were crowned Grand Champions. What solidified our win
was when we released our very first original composition, "Come Get
Some". Our first single took over Malaysian airwaves like wildfire. This
gave 3 boys who had zero experience a sense of confidence and assurance
that this isn’t just a stroke of luck but a gift.
Tell us about your collaborations and who you would like to
collaborate with and why?
As a music producer, I have produced music for many genres including
rock, rap, reggae, trap, edm and so on. As a rapper, I have collaborated
with so many talented musicians like Dragon Red, Pop Shuvit, Alex
Subryn, Blister to name a few. The latest and biggest achievement in
terms of collaboration is that I got to work with Santosh Narayanan
doing music for a Rajinikanth movie. In terms of who O would like to
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We had a chat with Roshan
from K-town Clan, who
was also the voice behind
two popular songs from
the movie Kabali. He tells
us all about the band, his
inspiration and much more.