I was getting just a little bored of doing the vocal only videos, so I took out my prophet 8, recorded some ambient synth layers, set a quick groove and recorded this version of Yaen Ennai Pirindhaai (original lyrics and composition by @radhan_music).
All love, no hate
Composed by Jakes Bejoy
Lyrics by Joe Paul
All love, no hate
Sang this Carnatic piece yesterday for Karthigai. Enna Kavi Padinalum is one of my favourite pieces on lord Muruga.
Composed by Anayampatti Adisesha Iyer in raga Neelamani
All love, no hate
This is from a whole decade ago, when @docskim and I covered @blonded’s “We All Try”, captured magically by @artokoro. The way this piece came together was all serendipitous. We recorded this in a classroom at @berkleecollege, one microphone set up between the two of us, it was all heart. I remember walking back to my apartment in Boston the night after we recorded feeling a deep sense of warmth. When it came out a few weeks later, it shifted everything. That night reaffirmed the belief that music is meant to be expressed from a place of raw honesty. This belief has stuck with me through the years.
All love, no hate
A piece created on 5.6.20
I’ve always felt like I’m on my way to something; like I’m constantly, gradually unearthing puzzle pieces that will someday lead to a core truth of sorts.
Infinite currents. I don’t think we control which currents we come across, or which come our way; maybe that’s destiny. But we do, consciously or subconsciously, chose which currents we follow. The moment you move into a current, I think that’s a point of inflection.
I think I would describe my life thus far as countless currents, all different in intensity, tempo, shade, etc. Sometimes they move in harmony, sometimes they clash, sometimes they move in completely different dimensions, detached from one another. Throughout my life, there has always been movement. Towards what? I’m not entirely sure, but towards something for sure. Sometimes I can feel a quick flash of it. Music has allowed me to really internalize the art of connection. And some of those points of true connection lead to a quick fleeting flash of the something I think I’m after.
What do you get when you take the ego out of love? I think gratitude and understanding.
What do you get when you take the ego out of courage and confidence? I think, ultimately you get intensely powerful conviction, grounded in thoughtfulness.
I’m grateful for existence, to feel deep love and to share it. I pray I continue meeting people and moments that warrant celebration, that I continue going through experiences that allow me to learn myself, the world around me. That push me to evolve, through flaws, points of realization and understanding.
Thank all of you for energy and light. Whenever we met or however we are connected, I appreciate you.
Infinite, awe inspiring currents.
All love, no hate
A piece from 5.7.20
Many things don’t make sense right now.
Previous coping mechanisms seem to have lost their validity
Many things don’t make sense right now, some things still do though
Currents of love between family is powerful, deep and sensitive
My father is strong
my mother is proud
my sister is insightful
and I am me
Irony in moderation is okay, I guess
I miss conversations that are sincere and in earnest, flowing from a place of vulnerable conviction
I still have them now, only less frequently and often times through technology
They still feel magical, because love and grace can traverse any medium; they are without form
But now, with less tangibles to associate these conversations with, they seem to be more easily forgotten
I hold on tight though, write things down, infuse thoughts into sounds; time capsule of sorts
she laughs when i tell jokes, they are not ironic, her laughter is pure
The internet is strange, so are the times. Strange to the nth power, i wonder how the exponent will grow, for how long, and at what pace?
The internet is strange because the human condition is so intensely complex
every individual is their own spectrum of roaring waterfalls to lightly floating ships of clouds
a factory that collects and reflects the depths of the human psyche, billions of participants
a profound, abstract invisible sculpture of infinity in the sky
Advaita, all is one
peace is constant, tap in, tap in
less distracted
Many things don’t make sense right now.
Previous coping mechanisms have lost their validity
Others do exist, it’s a wonder how we find them during our times of greatest need
Collaborating with my sister is always a profound experience. Personally, it’s pushed me to unearth layers of my artistry I didn’t even know existed. Digging into the relationship between sound, movement and understanding the power of aesthetic storytelling has offered me immense perspective. @psri6 and I have explored new territory and put together something truly special in our next production “Ullathil Nalla Ullam”. We can’t wait to share it with you all on December 31st, at Brahma Gana Sabha/Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium at 7pm. We’ll be joined by Vidwans Sri HN Bhaskar on violin, Sri @praveensparsh on mridangam and Sri @ghatamkarthick on Ghatam. Ticket link in bio, get them before they sell out!! All love, no hate
Sleep easy when the sun goes down// comment on this post with the images that cross your mind, I’m curious!
Following Carnatic concerts:
Monday, December 17: Meenakshi College of Women at 6:15pm
Tuesday, December 18:
Karthick Fine Arts at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Main hall at 5pm
Last night’s concert in Nanganallur with Vidwans Sri HN Bhaskar on violin, Sri J Vaidhyanathan on mridangam and Sri Dr. S Karthick on ghatam, was magical. The hall was packed with such beautiful energy. It is a blessing to be a musician.
Free concert tomorrow morning at 10:30am, at Narada Gana Sabha mini hall. I’ll be joined by Vidwans Sri Vittal Rangan, Sri Praveen Sparsh and Sri B Shree Sundarkumar.
all love, no hate
Why do we create?
More beauty
Flowers on the ground /
Thanjavur III
Flowers on the ground//
Flowers on the ground///
Happy New Year from Chennai, India. Onwards and upwards!
