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Welcome to Conversations with Indian Musicians and Sound Engineers - a podcast for music creators, by the creators!
Join us as we explore the art of making music and the skill of sound engineering. You’ll also get valuable tips on Indian copyright law from legal experts.
Discover personal stories, industry secrets, and real-life experiences from talented artists shaping the future of music in India and beyond.
Language: English, Hindi, and select episodes in regional language
Host: Aditya Nikhil Mehta
Join us as we explore the art of making music and the skill of sound engineering. You’ll also get valuable tips on Indian copyright law from legal experts.
Discover personal stories, industry secrets, and real-life experiences from talented artists shaping the future of music in India and beyond.
Language: English, Hindi, and select episodes in regional language
Host: Aditya Nikhil Mehta
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In this episode of converSAtions, Aditya Mehta takes us behind the scenes of how SudeepAudio.com connected with leading global pro audio brands. From India’s first online pro audio store to becoming a trusted partner for international companies — this journey is all about trust, passion, and persistence.🎧 Discover how a small Indian team built global audio ties that still resonate today. Aditya also shares the story of how Philtre Labs was founded in 2007 along with composers Salim - Sulaiman, marking another milestone in India’s evolving music production scene. Along the way, Aditya recalls the early challenges of the pre-eCommerce era — including stories of malpractices and mis-selling by retailers — and how those experiences shaped his mission to bring transparency and trust to India’s pro audio market.
In this episode, Aditya Mehta shares how SudeepAudio.com started in 1999 and grew into India’s trusted pro audio webstore.🎙️ Hear about the early struggles, slow internet days, and the creative solutions that shaped the brand.⚙️ Discover how more services and layers were added over the years — and the lessons learned along the way.💡 A must-listen for anyone building something from scratch or following their passion for music and sound.
Making his own debut on converSAtions, Aditya Mehta — co-founder and CEO of SudeepAudio.com, India’s first pro audio webstore — shares his personal journey of how it all began.Aditya talks about growing up in a home filled with music, thanks to his father, Nikhil Mehta’s recording studio, and how this environment sparked his passion for audio and technology. This episode dives into the early inspirations that led to creating Sudeep Audio in 1999, when the internet was still new in India, and how the dream of building an online pro audio community was born.If you’re passionate about music, audio gear, or the story of building something meaningful from scratch, this episode is for you.🎧 Subscribe to hear more stories on the journey of Sudeep Audio and the people behind India’s music technology evolution.
In this last episode (part 9/9) of the series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, talks about what makes a song a hit song.He also emphasizes on the importance of learning to play an instrument before venturing into the world of films and TV.A big thank you to Tubby for giving us all deep insights into making of the film music in the golden era as well as what happens nowadays.
In part 8/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, discusses his thoughts on who is the true owner of a song created for a film.Do listen to this episode and we will realise as music lovers that it is high time to give due and full credit to the music composers and arrangers (now called music producers).In the final episode of this series, Tubby talks about reasons for a film song becoming a hit, and also stresses on the importance of knowing the basics of music before getting into this field.
In part 7/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, tells us how the decision to lock a singer for a film song is done by a music composer. He shares that unfortunately today singers call it their song, while they are actually only a part of it just like any other musician who has played on it.In the next episode, Tubby talks about who actually is the true owner of a song.
In part 6/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, tells us how a creative conflict needs to be handled during making of a song.In the next episode, Tubby shares about how a composer decides on a singer for his or her creation.
In part 5/9 of this chat, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, shares with us how a Hindi film song was created in the 1990s. And finally how it took shape in the recording studios from humble sitting sessions.The next episode talks about handling creative conflicts in the studios.
In part 4/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, shares how sound recordists brought out great sound inspite of using limited analog gear.In the next episode, Tubby tells us about the process on how film songs were created.
In part 3/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, shares about payment process to musicians and various recording related experiences in sessions during his early career in 1990s. He reminisces the achche din of live sound recording in the studios.In the next episode, Tubby talks about the role of music arrangers and sound recordists bringing out great sound with limited audio gear.
In part 2/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, talks about the fun and healthy studio environment in Bombay's recording studios that had basic analog gear.In the next episode, Tubby talks about the payment structure, behaviour of musicians during recordings and more.
In part 1/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, shares some learnings of his while starting as a musician with composers Laxmikant Pyarelal in the year 1991.In the next episode, Tubby shares about the fun environment in recording studios in Mumbai that he worked in the 1990s.
Welcome to Part 2 of our in-depth series on the Classification of Musical Instruments! In this video, we explore two culturally rich and academically significant systems: 👉 the Indian Cultural Classification, and 👉 the Ethnographic Classification (Hornbostel–Sachs System). These classification methods offer deep insights into how musical instruments are understood and grouped across civilizations—from ancient India to global ethnomusicology. 📚 What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✔️ The 4 main categories of Indian musical instruments: ∙ Tantu Vadya (String) ∙ Sushir Vadya (Wind) ∙ Awanaddha Vadya (Percussion with skin) ∙ Ghan Vadya (Solid/A-tonal) ✔️ Key examples: Sitar, Veena, Tabla, Mridangam, Shehnai, Ghatam ✔️ The origins and logic behind the Ethnographic system by Hornbostel & Sachs ✔️ Differences between Indian and Ethnographic systems – especially the presence of Electrophones in the latter ✔️ The 5 Ethnographic categories: ∙ Aerophones ∙ Chordophones ∙ Electrophones ∙ Membranophones ∙ Idiophones🧠 Perfect for: - Music students and educators - Indian classical music enthusiasts - Ethnomusicology learners - Instrument classification exam preparation🔔 Subscribe for more music theory lessons, instrument tutorials, and cultural explorations. 👍 Like | 💬 Comment | 🔁 Share to support quality music education!
Welcome to Part 1 of the tutoREal series on the Classification of Musical Instruments! In this video, we explore the European Cultural Classification system, which categorizes instruments based on traditional orchestral families: woodwind, brass, percussion, string, and keyboard instruments. 👉 Learn how each instrument type works 👉 Hear examples like the flute, trumpet, violin, piano, and more 👉 Understand why instruments are grouped the way they are 👉 Prepare for music theory exams, music classes, or general knowledge 📚 What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✔️ The 5 orchestral instrument families in European tradition ✔️ Characteristics and examples of woodwind, brass, percussion, string, and keyboard instruments ✔️ The basics of how these instruments produce sound ✔️ The role of instruments like the piano, harpsichord, pipe organ, and accordion 🎧 Examples of Instruments Covered: ∙ Woodwinds: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone ∙ Brass: Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn ∙ Percussion: Snare Drum, Cymbals, Xylophone ∙ Strings: Violin, Harp, Guitar ∙ Keyboards: Piano, Pipe Organ, Accordion 📌 Don’t forget to watch Part 2 where we dive into the Indian Cultural Classification and the Ethnographic (Hornbostel–Sachs) System! Script: Vijay KurienVideo by: Aditya MehtaAudio: AIMusic & photo samples courtesy: Martin Tichy, @ViennaSymphonicLibrary
Introducing Abhay Rumde, the Chief Sound Engineer at Purple Haze Studios in Bandra, Mumbai. With over 25 years of experience, Abhay has played a pivotal role in the recording and mixing of iconic Bollywood hits like Kajra Re, Don, Taare Zameen Par, and numerous other acclaimed albums. Dive into the journey of this behind-the-scenes maestro who has shaped the sound of several Bollywood hits and beyond.Subscribe to converSAtions with Aditya Mehta – your go-to podcast for thought-provoking discussions on all things audio and music!
With an impressive career record as a re-recording engineer and currently employed with Avid (makers of DAW Pro Tools and much more), Sreejesh Nair shares his experiences to those interested in sound engineering.Language: MalayalamSubscribe to converSAtions with Aditya Mehta – your go-to podcast for thought-provoking discussions on all things audio and music!
Mumbai-based sound engineer, Kohinoor Mukherjee, gives young students some very important information, guidance and tips to build a career as a sound engineer.Language: BengaliSubscribe to converSAtions with Aditya Mehta – your go-to podcast for thought-provoking discussions on all things audio and music!
In this episode, Sudeep Audio's co-founder Aditya Mehta from Mumbai, India, talks about how one can build and pursue a career in music in India.Having exposure to this area from within as well as connected from the outside for over 40 years, Aditya shares his own learnings here. Like any career in creative arts, there is no right way or wrong way, but i hope the content here guides those parents and young students to take the right steps in order to have a fruitful career for a long time in music. One thing is for sure: Music spreads joy and gives us all one of the reasons to go on. You can enjoy it as a listener but more so as a creator! Best wishes to all aspiring musicians tuned in. Listener discretion is advised.Language of this episode: HindiSubscribe to converSAtions with Aditya Mehta – your go-to podcast for thought-provoking discussions on all things audio and music!
"Sound engineers are artists too", says Anil Chopra, founder of IRAA Awards and the PALM Expo India. Their contribution in the making of a song is as important as the composer and the lyricist, he adds.Mr. Chopra started IRAA (Indian Recording Arts Academy) Awards where the name itself recognises sound engineers as not technicians but as artists.Subscribe to converSAtions with Aditya Mehta – your go-to podcast for thought-provoking discussions on all things audio and music!
A topper in M.Sc. Inorganic Chemistry at Bombay University, Nikhil Mehta (born 1935) became a sound engineer out of a matter of prestige! Listen to this converSAtion from a brilliant man who recorded several prestigious projects since 1977. Though during this interview he did forget names of several musicians and jobs he handled as a sound recordist.But those who have worked with him do remember him fondly always. And on the occasion of his Sudeep Studio's birthday (23rd September), we are proud to share a part of the interview (first and last actually) that we were finally able to do in 2021.In 2024, Shri Nikhil Mehta was posthumously awarded by IRAA the "Lifetime achievement award for contribution to audio recording" at a glittering event in Mumbai.Language in this talk: GujaratiSubscribe to converSAtions with Aditya Mehta – your go-to podcast for thought-provoking discussions on all things audio and music!
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