The world of media has indeed undergone a sea change. There is a revolution in the making and if as an artist you are far removed from the revolution, then you can only feel sorry for yourself when you are old and your productive life is drawing to a close. I think it was Picasso who said, “ The real and the greatest artists of any medium will …
Singers beware – your species in India at least is going to be out of work very soon! Why, you ask? Because all the music directors and music composers in India are singing their own songs these days. And why not? It makes a lot of sense. A music composer singing his own song is probably the best person in the world to sing that song bar none …
Here’s the thing about music. Like another thing called love, music can – Logon ka deewana bana deta hai! A small segment of the population can claim to be music-neutral meaning that music doesn’t really affect them emotionally to any great extent. It doesn’t matter to them whether any music is playing or not. These people a …
Here’s a truth that many wannabe music composers and music producers complain about – All the best songs have already been composed! Actually here’s something in your favour – not true! You might say, ‘Oh, there will never again be born composers and songwriters like Beethoven, Mozart, Lennon-McCartney, RD Burman or AR …
‘Music is the language of emotion’ , as the saying goes. We human beings are a species that vocalizes partly to communicate information and partly to communicate our emotional state. A mother and her baby for example uses melodious vocalizing to bond with each other emotionally. Since music communicates emotion, music may actually owe it …
Here’s the truth that most people who want to learn music production have to swallow sooner than later – Understanding music production softwares and vst’s is far easier than understanding songwriting! Now I know that’s a bitter pill to swallow for most youngsters who enter the world of music production all starry eyed but s …
Alright, lets be honest, Bollywood Music of today’s times sucks big time! Most of the apologies in the name of songs being heard around us are basically promos being made to sell shitty films! Most of the film music directors of today’s times barring a few are hacks! What is a hack? Well, a hack is a hustler who is trying to push and se …
I read the Times of India every day. I also go through the Indian Express, the Economic Times, the Mid Day and the Mumbai Mirror everyday (yes I spend 1 hour leisurely reading newspapers every morning!) but I have to read the TOI every day. Its the first paper that I pick up from the fat bunch of newspapers that arrive at my doorstep every morning. …
Leveljam is a Audio & Video Production company based in Mumbai and produces music and music videos for artists.