Hello Prasanna.. it is a
pleasure to meet you!
Hi..thanks a lot! The pleasure is mine.
Each of your guitar performances
sounds so unique and different
to one another. What is the
reason and motivation behind
such unique feature?
It is very simple. In a performance, I
focus on giving a unique and personalized
musical experience. The music is
happening right at that moment and so
that moment is unique. Also, I challenge
myself to put together a diverse set list
in each of my shows and also mix up the
instrumentation and the musicians a
lot, so that could be another reason why
no two shows of mine sound the same.
Your guitar rendition sounds like it is
actually speaking to the listener. How
does this happen so effortlessly?
Two things. One is that I like to bring a
vocal quality to my guitar playing so it
can connect with the listener. The other
is that when I play, I love to converse
with my audience not necessarily with
words but with the music itself and that
creates a special experience for everyone.
Whether you sing or play an instrument,
your music should ‘speak’ to the listener.
Which music genre is appealing
to you currently?
(Laughs) my listening palette actually
changes from time to time as I am
constantly exploring. I have been digging
into funk like Parliament Funkadelic
lately but also some underground EDM
music where lots of new ideas are being
thrown in – DJs/Producers like Cedric
Chervais, Gas Lamp Killer, Dirty South
and the likes. I am also re-listening to a
lot of great music that have been firmly
in my DNA for a long time – Debussy,
Schoenberg, Charles Ives, Steely Dan,
Rush and Yes. And to my students many
of whom are in their early teens, I am
constantly aware of the latest Billie
Eilish or Taylor Swift songs too…
Speaking modern pop, why do you
think it doesn’t create a lasting feeling
to the listener unlike the old school
pop music from the yesteryear era?
The changing times has a great impact
on the way music is made. Most music
of the past from Mozart to Led Zeppelin
were probably created with the intent and
hope of being timeless. The listeners also
probably had fewer choices before so they
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