Sid Sriram Quotes

Sid Sriram

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 19, 1990

Across generations, the torch-bearers of Carnatic music have mastered the art form of connection.

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From when I first started listening to music, M. S. Subbulakshmi has been one of my biggest influences. She poured her heart and life into everything she sang.

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Growing up, any time I would sit down with my grandfather to learn or talk about Carnatic music, he would bring up G. N. Balasubramaniam. Listening to the recordings he would play me, I was dazzled by GNB's voice and how he was able to execute ideas that I could barely wrap my head around.

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Listening to A. R. Rahman as a five-year-old opened my mind to a whole new set of creative dimensions.

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My time at Berklee College of Music was probably my greatest period of artistic growth and internalisation.

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My experience and growth in the film music world and the time I've spent studying legendary film composers have given me depth of insight into how music can inspire a range of emotions.

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Being an Indian in the U.S. and growing up in the suburbs were the two things that really shaped my outlook.

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I started singing when I was three - my mother would teach me some versions of 'Thirupugazh.' And I loved being on stage.

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Being associated with songs that push boundaries is amazing. If the rest of my career consists of a majority of songs that are experimental, I'll be a happy man.

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One of my dreams is to work with Ilaiyaraaja sir and do more with Anirudh and Santhosh Narayanan.

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I think 'Adiye/Yadike' is unique and fresh and something new for Indian films. It brings together the blues and gospel feel with Tamil folk lyrics.

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Berklee played a huge role in shaping my music. On an academic level, I learned a lot about vocal technique and culture. Since my major was Music Production and Engineering, I got a good handle on the technical and creative aspects of making a record.

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My whole family is involved in the arts - my sister is a professional Bharatnatyam dancer, and my dad helps me out on the music business end.

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I started listening to old school R&B artists like Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, and Donny Hathaway when I was in 6th grade.

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My idea is to take the improvisational excitement that takes place with Carnatic music and juxtapose that in different sonic contexts.

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Any musical output is emotional.

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My goal is to communicate how powerful the breaking down of artistic barriers can be when grounded in thought, intention, and a true understanding of all the forms that are being experimented with.

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My parents moved to San Francisco from India when I was a year old.

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My mother, who is a Carnatic musician, started a school for children when I was around three, and I grew up listening to her teaching students.

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When I was 11, I decided that music was what I wanted to pursue as a career.

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