Sound engineer Shantanu Hudlikar shares with us how he handles new comers or debutants in the studio. Very important experiences of years being shared in this podcast. Make sure you absorb these lessons and implement them in your own careers.
And yes, do thank Shantanu for this candid confession.
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Sound engineer KJ Singh shares how he and debutant music composer, Vishal Bhardwaj were nervous during the recording sessions of their first Hindi film : Maachis (1996).
An accidental mistake also gave birth to Vishal Bhardwaj as a playback singer too Chhod Aaye Hum title song! Do listen to the whole confession and learn.
And yes, do thank KJ in the comments box for making this Candid Confession.
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Rhythm percussionist and arranger, Dipesh Varma, shares an experience he had about the use of flam in the recording studio with his guru, Ustad Taufiq Qureshi.
Do learn from what the Ustad had to share about which other musicians thought was a mistake / bad take.
And yes, please thank Dipesh in the comments box for this Candid Confession.
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Music composer Rajat Dholakia shares an experience where he found that a very good ad film maker went on and on in a dubbing session to achieve perfection. He agrees on trying to get the best out of one's team. But in the creative world, forcing a talent does not work and natural takes or recordings come out the closest to what the talent can do.
Do listen to this podcast and thank Juku too.
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Vijay Dayal is the chief sound engineer at Yashraj Film Studios in Mumbai. He shares with us an incident which taught him to be careful. And he has always approached his work accordingly after this experience.
Do thank Vijay for sharing this confession.
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Sound engineer Pramod Chandorkar shares an experience of his while recording India's nightingale, late Lata Mangeshkar. The film was Veer Zaara (Yashraj Films) in 2004. Though he knew her personally, Pramod learnt from this experience about why legends are called so.
Listen to the whole episode and thank Pramod for sharing it with us.
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In this episode, sound engineer Shantanu Hudlikar shares some experiences of learning from singers and musicians. He mentions some names like Ehsaan Noorani, Ranjit Barot, Sonu Nigam, Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, etc. who he has recorded for years, and how such artists have enabled him to grow professionally.
Do listen to this episode to know how one can learn from your recording sessions.
And yes, do thank Shantanu for this candid confession.
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In this episode, sound engineer KJ Singh shares his experience of recording acoustic guitars in the Hindi film, Maachis (1996). Using the song "Tum gaye sab gaya", KJ talks about how he made some changes in the selection of the guitar for that song.
Listen to the whole podcast and learn. Do thank KJ for sharing this story.
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During a recording session, music producer, Nishadh Chandra saw the composer disturb fader settings when the sound engineer stepped out. The senior engineer realised this and handled it nicely. And in the process, Nishadh learnt a lesson from the mistake made by that composer.
Do listen to the whole story and thank Nishadh for sharing it with us.
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Music composer Uttank Vora shares some experiences he had with the mighty talented Gujarati stage director, (late) Mahendra Joshi. He shares some incidents in which he learnt that sometimes taking on a challenge and using one's own gut feel helps in the final music track!
Do listen to this Candid Confession and thank Uttank for the same.
Trivia: Mahendra Joshi was married to actor Aamir Khan's sister, Nikhad. He passed away at a very young age. But has left behind several memorable plays and has groomed many talents in the Gujarati theatre world.
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Shantanu Hudlikar shares a lot of anecdotes from his own journey as a sound engineer. Listeners will gain a lot from this veteran and highly experienced sound engineer known for speaking his mind. So do listen to the whole candid confession episode.
And yes, do thank Shantanu for the invaluable tips he shares openly from his own mistakes as an intern and more.
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Sound engineer KJ Singh has worked on several albums with AR Rahman. And every recording helped him learn new things which he has implemented in his own work over years. Listen to this episode where he shares about a tine piano added to the song Kabhi Kabhi Aditi from the Hindi film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008).
Do thank KJ in the comments box for sharing this experience and learning.
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National-award winning composer, Rajat Dholakia (Juku), shares a hilarious incident from his work life. Those who know Juku will have a hundred more such stories to share and all in good faith. He is not just talented but is forgetful too (as he himself admits). We can even have a special Juku series on our podcast :-)
Listen to his Candid Confession and share a laugh.
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Mujeeb Dadarkar has been in the music industry for over 40 years. A freelance sound engineer and educator, Mujeeb shares a funny incident during a live concert.
Not to be taken as a gospel truth ofcourse, but he says it is very important to keep an artist on stage happy. And that is the most important aspect as an FOH engineer.
Do thank Mujeeb for sharing this story.
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Dr. Pramod Chandorkar is an educator, a top sound engineer and also runs an educational institute called SoundIdeaz Academy in Mumbai. One would expect such a talent to never admit a professional mistake, or infact ever have committed one!
But here he is sharing an incident which he says changed his attitude towards machine and gadgets and also helped him become a better sound engineer.
Listen to the confession and do thank Pramod for sharing it openly with us.
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Shantanu Hudlikar is a known name in the field of sound engineering across India. In this Candid Confession episode, he shares about an experience he had when he visited the North Sea Jazz Festival at The Hague.
Narrated in his inimitable style, Shantanu first builds a background about how he became a live sound engineer. Do listen to the full story and don't forget to thank Shantanu for sharing his learnings.
Do watch his basics in sound converSAtion here as well - https://youtu.be/V0c-SYCi_Zo
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Uttank Vora debuted in the Hindi film industry along with his elder brother, (late) Neeraj Vora as music composers Neeraj-Uttank. The movie was Pehla Nasha starring Dipak Tijori, Raveena Tandon and Pooja Bhatt. It was also the debut film of director Ashutosh Gowariker.
While recording Asha Bhosle for this film, Uttank said something during the take which was then corrected very nicely and politely by Ashaji. Narrated very well, the listeners will learn on how to deal with singers and musicians in the studio.
Do thank Uttank for sharing this experience.
KJ Singh is a well-known sound engineer and music producer in India. In this episode, he shares about a few experiences he had while recording singer Lata Mangeshkar for the film Maachis (music by Vishal Bhardwaj, lyrics by Gulzar).
Narrated in a nice story-telling manner, KJ talks about some mistakes he made and also about how to handle such a huge singer as a Lata-ji on the mic.
Do listen and thank KJ for sharing this incident.
When young musicians start working in the studios, they may get carried away at times. No morality being discussed here please. Just enjoy this incident shared by a prolific music composer - Rajat Dholakia - a.k.a. Juku in which he tells us also about discussing a project with your music team first.
Many more fun episodes with learning are coming up in this series by Juku. So subscribe to the podcast now.
And yes, watch more about Juku's own journey in music on our YouTube channel.
Music producer Nishadh Chandra shares a learning when someone disturbed Ustad Taufiq Qureshi's setup in a recording studio. Something we all can relate to when our own workflow is disturbed and that too without permission.
Watch some interesting tutoREal videos of Nishadh on the Sudeep Audio YouTube channel.
Do thank Nishadh in the comments box for this Candid Confession.
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