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WARREN MENDONSA
Congratulations on a full blown album “ Hindsight is 2020 ” that you have created during a pandemic . Tell us about the name , what were some of the best and challenging moments creating this ? I guess it is easier than most because when you go through things like moving countries in the middle of a pandemic and the experiences associated with it , it kind of channels something inside and it ' s your job to capture that as truly as possible . There were a few collaborators on this album - Jai Row Kavi and Cole Goodley did some great work on Drums , and Tarana Marwah from Komorebi added some beautiful vocal textures . Other than them , it was kind of a flashback to my first album where I did everything by myself after my brother Zorran did the drums . For the previous three albums , we were a band with Jai , Adi Mistry and Beven Fonseca , so I had written thee songs keeping live shows in mind . With this album it was more a clean slate and so I didn ’ t have to think about that .
Is there something about the new album that is entirely different from everything else you ' ve done till date ?
There always is because you never try to repeat anything that you have one before . The first 2 albums were recorded in New Zealand and the third , fourth and fifth were recorded in India . The 6th one is the first one I have recorded after moving back in New Zealand .
This album has an extensive track list of 16 songs . How long did it take to record ? It took a better part of the year . I started working on bits and pieces before we left . We made the move in June 2020 . To put the whole thing together and send files to artists took about six months . Once my gear arrived in New Zealand , the process was a lot quicker . In fact it was easier here for me as I have all my gear in one place unlike in Mumbai where different guitars are in different parts of the house . So effectively , the workflow got more streamlined .
What else do you like to do apart from music ? Well , with regards to what I do musically , there is always knowledge that I am looking to gain . I have started teaching as well since we moved here . For me to be an effective teacher , I need to update my knowledge as well . It ’ s like a cyclic process , to give out you need to take in .
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