Making music for your fans v/s finding fans for your music

October 18, 2014 by Soumya Radhakrishnan

If you're a musician, you have two options - one, make music for your fans and two, find fans for your music. Sometimes, there comes a third option, which is finding a sweet spot between the two. In the third option, what matters is the weightage given to each of the options. If you could figure the right measure out, there's a high chance of you becoming a reputed musician who is successful financially as well.

To put things in perspective, Indian music thrives and survives significantly on film industry. I would like to call film music as something for the masses and it comes under our first category, which is making music for the fans. The emerging trend of independent musicians and their multi-genre tracks will come under the second category, which is finding fans for the music made. In the latter case, the music is catered for a particular kind of audience and not necessarily for the masses.

Personally, I would love to see the success rate of the third category as it would be an interesting aspect to analyze and develop further. In my case, I'm yet to find that sweet spot between what I can and what I'm supposed to do.

What category do you belong to? Share your thoughts.

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Song of the Season [Autumn] - Music Video

October 12, 2014 by Soumya Radhakrishnan

We love watching and admiring beautiful flowers but, how often do we notice what the leaves have to offer? Probably, we notice leaves more as an edible stuff and less as a thing of beauty. Autumn is the time to shift our attention to leaves. I consider Autumn as nature's canvas emphasizing vibrancy of leaves.

Here's the music video from the Song of the Season project's Autumn special. The video portrays the best of Fall season - an imagery of city life, roads and nature. My take is from the song's melody's perspective or what I felt when I heard the melody line. Watch the video and I'm sure you will feel as though you are in one of nature's art galleries.

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Song of the Season Thematic Music Series Sou's Voice

Introducing Thematic Music Series with Song of the Season

October 05, 2014 by Soumya Radhakrishnan

Introducing a Thematic series of songs/music videos in Sou's Voice, starting with Song of the Season project. The reason for starting the thematic music series is to encourage everyone to notice the wonders around us. More often, we don't value the beauty of things surrounding us taking them for granted. This project is intended to inspire people to practice gratitude and celebrate life thereby, spreading positivity around. Ultimately, how much positivity we spread is all that matters in life. This is just a humble effort from my side to leave a positive digital footprint that can help make the world a much better place to live in.

Its officially, Fall in Wisconsin and one of my favorite seasons of the year. For some reason, the first song that came to my mind when I thought about this project was Kya Janoo Sajan from Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar. Here's a cover version of the song that perfectly gels with the mood of Autumn - cool, breezy, colorful and vibrant. Do listen and let me know your thoughts.

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Sou's Voice has been featured in a radio show, twice.

September 27, 2014 by Soumya Radhakrishnan

Sou's Voice was featured in a Bay Area based radio show called Gaata Rahe Mera Dil, twice - in Nov, 2013 and in June, 2014. Thanks to Sameer Khera for this opportunity.

Do listen to the interview from 46:40 onwards from the episode aired in November, 2013.

Also, listen to the interview aired in June, 2014 from 36:50 till 44:30. I also, speak about Sou's Voice in this.

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Heights of subjectivity in music

September 21, 2014 by Soumya Radhakrishnan

Music, just like any other art form, is subjective. That's what we've been told and many a times, I've felt it too. The subjectivity is typically, associated with the emotions generated in us when we listen to a piece of music.

The other day I happened to realize the heights of subjectivity in music when one of my friends posted a status update on Facebook saying her kid goes to sleep only after listening to the National Anthem on a loop. How weirdly hilarious is that?

The piece of music that is supposed to induce pride in people induces sleep in kids. Talk about subjectivity in music! I found this really amusing and couldn't help wonder why.

So, let me test this theory now. Readers, do listen to this original composition from my studio band, The Cocoknot Theori and do share what you felt in the comments section below or via here.

Outlived by The Cocoknot Theori from The Cocoknot Theori on Vimeo.

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