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My Collaborations with other soundclouders; (I also included some of my own tracks from my other account cuz, well i liked them :D)

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Mera Mann Kehne Laga

My first proper music video, (Link to Video : http://youtu.be/QPT3uup_pOU), I have had the amazing opportunity to work with the Nightingale of California, Meera Manohar in a re-arragment of the song by Ouseppachan, Andhi Maalai.


The tune of the song is heavily derived from the famous kriti of Saint Thyagaraja, 'Endaro Mahanubhavulu'. Meera and I both love this Thyagaraja swamy krithi and so decided that as our first project, we will do a re-arrangement of the Andhi Maalai song. :-D

The original album was released under A R Rahman's name although he had played only as a keyboardist*. The vocals were by S Janaki in the original version with lyrics by Vairamuthu

Vocals, Video and Editing: Meera Manohar ( @meeram ) 
Flute, Music, Arrangement: Vijay Kannan ( @Indian_Music_Fan )
Mixing: Meera Manohar and Vijay Kannan
Mastering: Meera Manohar

Links and descriptions:

Link to Video : http://youtu.be/QPT3uup_pOU

Meera Manohar
Youtube channel (Subscribe): http://tiny.cc/MeeraManohar
Soundcloud Channel: https://soundcloud.com/MeeraM
Facebook Page: http://fb.com/MeerasMusic

Vijay Kannan
Youtube Channel (Subscribe): http://tiny.cc/FluteVijayKannan
Soundcloud Channel: http://tiny.cc/IndianMusicFan
Facebook Page: http://fb.com/FluteVijayKannan

Saint Thyagaraja : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyagaraja
Endaro Mahanubavulu: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endaro_Mahanubhavulu

Ouseppachan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouseppachan

*A R Rahman Albums: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._R._Rahman_discography#Albums

Vairamuthu: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vairamuthu


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Andhi Maalai - A Re-arrangement featuring Meera Manohar

A hard rock adaptation of the Ahir Bharav bandish from the Manarang Gharana in Jaipur made famous by Ustad Sultan Khan in the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCXQXuKpgKEO, with interlude elements borrowed from Hava Nagila, a Jewish folk song. The lyrics, written in Rajasthani, celebrate the arrival of a lover into the household and Hava Nagila ("Let us rejoice") is traditionally sung at Jewish weddings.

The swaras were sung based more on the south indian raga Chakravaham. 

Vocals, Guitar, Violin and Mastering - @krishashok
Vocals, Flute, Arrangement , Programming and Mixing - Vijay Kannan


Artwork Credit : Nick Kenrick https://flic.kr/p/dxyijv
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Albela Sajan

A Fusion based on the composition of Papanasam Sivan in the raga Hamsanandi. 

Credits:
Main Melody and Lyrics: Papanasam Sivan
Vocals: Uma Ramasubramaniam
Music: Vijay Kannan

I have known Uma Ramasubramaniam for quite a while and had also been involved in a carnatic music CD (http://ragasurabhi.com/carnatic-music/buy-lalithamritham-audio-cd.html). Recently, Uma and Ram had come to Berlin and had a chance to record a couple of songs. 

She hosts a website where one can learn about ragas of Indian Music : http://ragasurabhi.com and also teaches carnatic music online. 

http://ragasurabhi.com/carnatic-music/buy-varnam-lessons.html

An interesting aspect about the music I have done for the above piece is the use of Graha bedam (Tonic Shift) in the second interlude.  The actual raga of the song is in Hamsanandi. The graha bedam leads it to Hindolam
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The tonic shift is done when I change the Shadjamam (Sa, tonic note here is G) to the Rishabam of Hamsanandi (G#). Now the swaras of Hamsanandi are S R1 G3 M2 D2 N3 S' Hindolam scale is reached when I play R1 G3 M2 D2 N3 R1' (which when R1 = S becomes S G2 M1 D1 N2 S').

Hamsanandi:
G  Ab(G#) B C#  E F# G'
Hindolam:
Ab(G#) B C' E F# Ab'(G#')
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Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsanandi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindolam

Links to Artiste(s)
Uma Ram:
Website: http://ragasurabhi.com
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Vijay Kannan:
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Madhava - (Vijay Kannan) Ft. Uma Ramasubramaniam

Another one from my Vault....!!!
This was a very coincidental production as i was recording the singer Deepthi for a jingle.
Apparently she was having a bad day and her throat was givin a traffic block.
I told her to start singing some alaaps and this traditional krithi...
Somehow the RECORD was ON and i ended up gettin a rough track with bunch of clicks n pops.I eventually ended up producing this track just for fun.This was done in 2005 if im not wrong.Hope you will enjoy this very old production of mine...
Programmed and Produced by - Rahul Raj


MURUGA - Rahul Raj feat.Deepthi Nair

An unplugged rearrangement of one of the most beautiful compositions of Sri Lalgudi G Jayaraman, for the movie, Sringaram, the only film for which the legend composed music and won the National Award.  

This is released on occasion of Uma's site, Ragasurabhi's 275 week anniversary.
http://ragasurabhi.com/carnatic-music/weekly-blog/weekly-blog-0275.html

Check their site and learn more about Indian Music Ragas! :)

"En Indha Maayamo" - Raga Hameer Kalyani - Misra chapu (7/8 beat structure)

Original Melody: Lalgudi G Jayaraman
Film: Sringaram - The Dance of Love

Rearrangement credits:
Vocals: Uma Ramasubramaniam(https://soundcloud.com/raga-surabhi)
Flute, Arrangement: Vijay Kannan
YT: https://youtube.com/AboutIndianMusic

En Inda Maayamo - Vijay Kannan - Ft. Uma Ramasubramaniam

This is only mildly based on subhapantuvarali
The magudi is punnagavarali
The creation was over an hour on Saturday 19 Nov 2011.
The creators/performers are: 
- Ramaa Ramesh (vocals), 
- Mahesh Sethuraman (Dhanush-style "Yo Baaayzz" vocals), 
- Rahul Krishna (vocals and violin), 
- Narendra Shenoy (Hindustani-style vocals), 
- And Bandra Girl (vocals) 
- Mohan Krishnamoorthy (vocals and rhythm)

Kolaveri subhapantuvarali

Presenting to you, our version of A.R. Rahman's masterpiece 'Roja'. 

Hit the 'Download' button to get it free! 



Recorded at 802STudios. 

Produced by Vishal J. Singh

Roja - A Tribute to A.R. Rahman

EDIT: (11/11/2017) The reception towards this piece had motivated me to start the Beauty of Ragas series.  I have re-recorded and remastered the original track as I was never happy with the quality of the flute recording. I hope you all like it as well now.. :)

A sequel to my previous composition for my blog posting on the raga Nalinakanthi : http://aboutindianmusic.com/2012/03/raga-nalinakanthi-part-2/ 

I hope unlike the usual way in which sequels suck, this is better than the previous. 

Do use headphones please :-)

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Beauty Of Nalinakanthi - REDONE - (REMASTERED)

The new album available now. http://smarturl.it/love

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93 Million Miles

"93 Million Miles" - Jason Mraz

Carnatic Classical Fusion (Guruvajur Appane) - Aathirai Sivapalan

This is my attempt to play the Bombay Theme of AR Rahman

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Bombay Theme - Flute - AR Rahman

Electronic music meets Carnatic music

Listen and be amazed as the silky flute and the slick synthesizer entwine to take you to a world beyond...

My first collaboration with the incredibly talented flutist, http://soundcloud.com/indian_music_fan

Hindolam makes a move [ft. IndianMusicFan]

My first collaboration with the extremely talented and enthusiastic  http://soundcloud.com/shivsu . I have played the raga hindolam (Malkauns in Hindustani). Shiva has done the amazing arrangement all with his Yamaha M06 alone. We hope to do more such awesome music :-D

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Hindolam makes a move [Collab. with Shivsu]

"Iravin Parithavippu" or "Angst of the Night" is a rather upbeat song I had once composed: http://soundcloud.com/shivsu/iravin-parithavippu

This is a revisit together with http://soundcloud.com/Indian_Music_Fan who has, quite literally, breathed a new life to this song, playing motifs he has specially made for this song on his bass and tenor flutes in addition to a slick cello track.

And I, behind my Yamaha MO6 workstation, have made the rest of the arrangement.

Iravin Parithavippu - Revisited - [ft. IndianMusicFan]

يبكى و يضحك- زين محمود

India's destiny rests in the hands of the youth. Share this track with friends to support the two young Indian musicians behind it.

Flute rendered by http://soundcloud.com/Indian_Music_Fan
Keyboard and arrangement by http://soundcloud.com/shivsu

Vande Mataram [An Electribute]

I have played different styles of music from traditional carnatic to film-pop. However something that I've always leaned towards is to explore the idea of propping up our beautiful classical music against various genres like pop, rock, jazz etc. So here is a song from my outfit Karthick Iyer Live. We have played Thyagaraja's krithi Manavyala in the raga Nalinakanthi.

Do share! :) 

Covers music got a lively twist with the entrance of Karthick Iyer Live. Karthick Iyer who has played with bands and in festivals spanning almost all the continents in the world, has contemporized the existing format to suit the ever changing needs of the audiences. His concerts are known to touch every single person in the crowd, from old to new and from the laymen to the learned. He spices up his concerts with medleys of English, Tamil and Carnatic songs rolled into one. Dressed in a dazzling Moghul costume, holding a blue electric violin and armed with a compelling selection of Tamil, Hindi, English and Carnatic songs, Karthick is ready to cast a spell!

For wedding, corporate and other gig bookings please email karthickiyer.music@gmail.com

Musician Credits
Electric Violin - Karthick Iyer
Guitars - Akshay Chakrapani
Mridangam - Sumesh Narayanan
Percussion - Varun
Live Sound - Ramprasad

Karthick Iyer Live’s 1st album "IndoSoul - Looking Within To Look Beyond" is now available on
OK Listen: https://www.oklisten.com/album/indosoul
iTunes: http://hyperurl.co/IndoSoul
Amazon: http://hyperurl.co/IndosoulAmazon

For Concert Bookings:
Email:  karthickiyer.music@gmail.com
Mobile Number: +91 77009 08966

Carnatic fusion music- Manavyalakim by Karthick Iyer Live

Hi dear all...This is a snippet/work in progress of my upcoming experimental version of 'Maa Ramanan' which is a kriti by Sri Papanasam Sivan composed in 'Hindolam Raga'. Final mix and master is not done yet ;)
Genre: Dubstep
Vocals: Akhil Jaya Chand Flute: Vijay Venkatesh Kannan All sounds designed and produced by Roshin Shabu ;) Special thanks to Jecin George and Manoj Narayanan sir for some great creative inputs. :)

Maa Ramanan (snippet)

Here's a medley of A.R.Rahman's Vellai Pookal and Vatapi Ganapathim, one of my favourite songs to open a concert with! :)

Karthick Iyer Live’s 1st album "IndoSoul - Looking Within To Look Beyond" is now available on
OK Listen: https://www.oklisten.com/album/indosoul
iTunes: http://hyperurl.co/IndoSoul
Amazon: http://hyperurl.co/IndosoulAmazon

KARTHICK IYER LIVE
Contemporary music got a lively twist with the entrance of Karthick Iyer Live. Karthick Iyer who has played with bands and in festivals spanning almost all the continents in the world, has contemporized the existing format to suit the ever changing needs of the audiences. His concerts are known to touch every single person in the crowd, from old to new and from the laymen to the learned. Dressed in a dazzling Moghul costume, holding his blue electric violin and armed with a compelling selection of Tamil, Hindi, English and Carnatic songs, Karthick is ready to cast a spell!

For wedding, corporate and other gig bookings please email srinivasan.karthick@gmail.com

Musician Credits
Electric Violin - Karthick Iyer
Guitars - Akshay Chakrapani
Mridangam - Sumesh Narayanan
Percussion - Varun
Live Sound - Ramprasad


YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Thekarthickiyer
Official Website - http://www.karthickiyer.com


For Concert Bookings:
Email:  karthickiyer.music@gmail.com
Mobile Number: +91 77009 08966

Vellai Pookal - Vatapi medley

Pattupudavai, malligaipoo, archanai thattu – what a combo man!

Flutes by Vijay Venkatesh Kannan
Composed and Orchestrated by Balamurali Balu

Met her in Temple

Behold... The God of Death has arrived on the dance floor! A musical experiment of mine on a motif composed by my friend, indianMusicFan

Flute: http://soundcloud.com/Indian_Music_Fan and http://soundcloud.com/Shivsu
Vocals:http://soundcloud.com/Indian_Music_Fan 
Bass, drums, synth, effects and all the rest: http://soundcloud.com/Shivsu

Lord Yama On The Dance Floor

Karthick Iyer Live’s 1st album "IndoSoul - Looking Within To Look Beyond" is now available on
OK Listen: https://www.oklisten.com/album/indosoul
iTunes: http://hyperurl.co/IndoSoul
Amazon: http://hyperurl.co/IndosoulAmazon

Always a favourite at wedding and corporate concerts! :)  Do share!

Covers music got a lively twist with the entrance of Karthick Iyer Live. Karthick Iyer who has played with bands and in festivals spanning almost all the continents in the world, has contemporized the existing format to suit the ever changing needs of the audiences. His concerts are known to touch every single person in the crowd, from old to new and from the laymen to the learned. He spices up his concerts with medleys of English, Tamil and Carnatic songs rolled into one. Dressed in a dazzling Moghul costume, holding a blue electric violin and armed with a compelling selection of Tamil, Hindi, English and Carnatic songs, Karthick is ready to cast a spell!

For wedding, corporate and other gig bookings please email karthickiyer.music@gmail.com

Credits
Violin - Karthick Iyer
Programming - Ramprasad Sundar

Originally composed by A.R. Rahman for the film Indira


Check our youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/Thekarthickiyer

Karthick Iyer links
Official website - http://www.karthickiyer.com

For Concert Bookings:
Email:  karthickiyer.music@gmail.com
Mobile Number: +91 77009 08966

Nila Kaigirathu - A Violin Cover

Karthick Iyer Live’s 1st album "IndoSoul - Looking Within To Look Beyond" is now available on
OK Listen: https://www.oklisten.com/album/indosoul
iTunes: http://hyperurl.co/IndoSoul
Amazon: http://hyperurl.co/IndosoulAmazon

A Contemporary violin adaptation of Brovabarama(Thyagaraja krithi)

I have played different styles of music from traditional carnatic to film-pop. However something that I've always leaned towards is to explore the idea of propping up our beautiful classical music against various genres like pop, rock, jazz etc. So here is a song from my outfit Karthick Iyer Live. We have played Thyagaraja's krithi Brovabarama in the raga Bahudari

Do share! :) 

Covers music got a lively twist with the entrance of Karthick Iyer Live. Karthick Iyer who has played with bands and in festivals spanning almost all the continents in the world, has contemporized the existing format to suit the ever changing needs of the audiences. His concerts are known to touch every single person in the crowd, from old to new and from the laymen to the learned. He spices up his concerts with medleys of English, Tamil and Carnatic songs rolled into one. Dressed in a dazzling Moghul costume, holding a blue electric violin and armed with a compelling selection of Tamil, Hindi, English and Carnatic songs, Karthick is ready to cast a spell!

For wedding, corporate and other gig bookings please email karthickiyer.music@gmail.com

Musician Credits
Electric Violin, vocals - Karthick Iyer
Piano - Leon James
Mridangam - Sumesh Narayanan
Kanjira - Kishor
Live Sound - Mahesh


Check his youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/Thekarthickiyer

For Concert Bookings:
Email:  karthickiyer.music@gmail.com
Mobile Number: +91 77009 08966

Brovabarama - Release the burdens - Free Download

Morey Balma - Theme for BITS, Pilani - Goa Campus cultural fest, Waves '11 

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Vocals : Harish
Flute : Sandeep Vasishta
Keyboards and Programming: Ganesh
Additional Programming : Gokul Abhishek

Recorded at Studio F6 by Ganesh Ram & The Music Mint by Gokul Abhishek
Mixed and Mastered at The Music Mint by Gokul Abhishek

Morey Balma - Waves '11 Theme

Anirudh's brand new single from Bejoy Nambiar's Hindi-Tamil bilingual 'DAVID'.

Musician Credits :

Chennai strings Orchestra arranged by Anirudh and conducted by Kalyan
Violins : Mohan, Ramachandran, Himam, Kannan, Sampath, Palani, Selvaraj, David
Violas : Chandran, Murali, Sebastian, Rex, Baskar, Hemanth, Selvaraj, Gopi
Cellos : Sekar, Viji
Double Bass : Vidhu
Flute and other woodwinds : Navin Iyer
Guitars : Keba Jeremiah
Sitar : Pandit Janardhan Mitha
Solo Violin : Ananthkrrishnan
Chorus and harmonies : Anirudh and Shwetha Mohan
Recording engineers : S.Sivakumar, Pradeep, Kannan, Rachel, Karthik, Dinesh
Programming : Vivek Siva
In-house enginner : Aravinth Baskaran
Piano and keys : Anirudh
Music Manager : Iyappan Premkumar
Musicians' coordinators : R.Samidurai,B.Velavan
Song recorded at A.M Studios(Chennai), Boom Sai Labs(Chennai)
Song mixed and mastered by Aravinth Baskaran and Vivek Siva at Boom Sai Labs, Chennai


KANAVE KANAVE - ANIRUDH

Isaiyil Thodanguthamma Unplugged

Why make use of in built ring tones, when you can make one yourself ?

ABHERI

Carnatic Classical Fusion - (Marukelara) - Akkarai S.S

I live two lives...

In one life. I'm driven by a fascination for computers and technology at its cutting edge. I create, maintain and market computer software.

In the other life, I'm driven by an obsession for music. As a self-taught keyboardist, composer and music producer, I transform musical ideas into 'palpable' music records. I own a studio-on-wheels and enjoy collaborating with other artists.

Every time I upgrade my gear, I make a demo track to have a feel for the new gear. Here you'll find a collage of such tracks.

Listen, share and enjoy! 

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