ARTIST OF THE MONTH
TANZEEL KHAN
You have had quite a few releases over the last few months . Could you take us through your process of making music ?
I don ’ t have an organised , step-by-step process of making music . Whenever an idea pops into my head , I make sure to record it as a voice note on my phone . I essentially begin with composition . The moment a melody / harmony pops into my head , I record it quickly and over a period of time , I layout the framework in terms of how I want the song to sound . Once that is done , I add lyrics . And the last step for me – and what is possibly the first step for everyone else – is the music . Most of the songs I have written and made , the music is always the last step . I write songs according to how I feel , and how I hear the song in my head . Tweaks are a given , and as I am learning to become a more confident musician , maybe this process of writing songs might also change !
All the singles that I have dropped from Dastaan – only two are remaining from the track list of seven – were created over a period of time , and some over two years . I would write down a melody as it took shape in my head , I would record it and over a period of time , I had collected a bank of melodies that was whittled down to seven tracks that have made their way to my debut album .
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