Cherished ‘Get pleasure from Enjaami’ and the tracks from ‘Karnan’? It’s the results of a number of hours put in by sound engineer Sai Shravanam whose newest mission is a tribute to India’s rivers
Sai Shravanam is taking part in an aalaap from his current musical mission ‘Rivers of India’ at his state-of-the-art recording studio Resound India in Adyar, a spot he calls “my temple”.
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He toggles between laptop displays and an enormous recording console to play two tracks — one unique and the opposite he has labored on — and factors out the musical distinction. “I needed this portion of the observe to be ethereal and the voice to be God-like. Sound engineering is extremely essential to convey one of the best out of a musician,” he says.
And he ought to know; Sai is the person behind the wealthy sound of a number of main musicians in movies and classical music universe. Lately, he acquired the Kalaimamani award from the Tamil Nadu Authorities, turning into the primary sound recordist to take action. His current works embody the viral hit ‘Get pleasure from Enjaami’ and tracks from Dhanush’s Karnan, however Sai is pumped on the response for ‘Rivers of India’.
“The track is a tribute to treasured water sources within the nation and stresses on the necessity to shield them,” he says.
Conceived by Kanniks Kannikeswaran, ‘Rivers of India’ not solely incorporates a never-before-seen collaboration between Bombay Jayashri, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Rishith Desikan and Amrit Ramnath, but in addition has a refrain part by the worldwide IIT alumni. “He [Kanniks] has labored arduous for spreading Indian choral music within the US; he known as me about this mission for IIT-Madras,” recollects Sai.
The duo realised that there was not a single track that carries the names of all the foremost rivers in India, and determined to weave them right into a track. “Tasks like these give me immense happiness because it helps me discover my thirst as a musician and producer. Rivers are one thing that a number of generations witness; so we roped in two mother-son duos (Bombay Jayashri and Amrit, and Kaushiki Chakraborty and Rishith Desikan),” he provides.
Bombay Jayashri and Amrit Ramnath
A distinct beat
Sai believes sound is treasured and that he has earned the sobriquet ‘the person with the golden ear’ as a result of he doesn’t distinguish between genres. “The day I see music as various things, comparable to classical, movies and others, I will probably be completed. Sound and music are my best inspiration no matter who the artiste is.”
His personal musicality too performs a giant function when he’s mixing and mastering songs. “I’m not a technician who modifications plug-ins. I find yourself involving myself quite a bit with the work,” says Sai. His different function is that of a tabla participant; he has been taking part in repeatedly for AR Rahman and has had many memorable experiences. ‘Tum Ko Paa Hello Liya’ in Rockstar was one. “I used to be known as and I performed simply as soon as, and was then requested to go away. There have been no retakes. I believed that Rahman sir had not preferred what I performed, however once I heard the track, your complete portion I performed was retained. After I requested him about it, he stated, ‘What comes first comes from God. What comes subsequent comes from you’. That profound assertion modified the best way I have a look at life,” he provides.
Kaushiki Chakraborty and Rishith Desikan
Script and sound
Sai has a novel method of working with songs; he sequences them so as in his recording console, very similar to how a storyboard artist would do with a script. “Sequencing is essential as a result of I imagine that storytelling is an integral a part of music,” says Sai, whose upcoming tasks together with songs with composer C Sathya and singer-composer Sean Roldan.
He’s very a lot a behind-the-scenes technician who contributes to the ultimate musical output. “Sound engineering just isn’t merely tweaking just a few knobs. It’s a lifetime dedication in direction of music as a result of it may well make or break a track,” he says.
Sai normally works greater than 15 hours a day, cocooned in his air-conditioned studio and dealing on numerous genres of music which might be dished out by composers. “It would sound like a pleasant job but it surely comes with challenges; as a sound engineer, we’ve to maintain listening to varied variations of a single line a number of occasions and in numerous frequencies to see which works and which doesn’t. Provided that there may be ardour and a love for music can one do this. In at the moment’s motion pictures, there may be strain for achievement. There’s at all times an expectation on it to turn out to be hits. However views don’t outline music, intent defines it,” he provides.