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I worked as a programmer for 16 years.
I can switch between different moods easily.
For me, the listeners are the ones who matter.
Shiva Nirvana's dedication and patience are adorable.
The greatest award is the appreciation of the people.
Every song that I compose has to satisfy the music director in me.
Many people work behind a music project, but hardly get recognised.
The soundtrack for 'Mr. Fraud' is classical with a decent level of fusion.
I take breaks now and then. But when I work, I get things done at a fast pace.
I don't sit inside the studio all the time. I travel around researching music.
I like the way the Telugu industry treats an artiste, they show a lot of respect.
Gone are the days when the merit of a song was measured by the success of the movie.
It is mostly a spur of the moment decision to try out an actor's voice for a particular song.
I can work across all genres of music be it classical, hip-hop, western, traditional or folk.
We use the immense possibilities of technology to make the rendering better; anyone can be a singer now!
When an actor sings a song, he will be able to bring forth the emotion in it much better than a playback singer.
You can't slot a time and a space and think 'ok now it's time to sit and compose.' It just doesn't work like that for me.
I'll admit I started off getting actors to sing my compositions as a marketing strategy, to give the songs and films extra mileage.
I owe a lot to Rosshan, who literally plucked me from obscurity as a keyboard performer and handed me the background score of 'Notebook.'
When I worked as music associate, I have observed my parents and grandparents waiting to see my name on the screen. But, it wouldn't be there.
Bangalore Days' is a complete entertainer that is a completely different a genre from 'Ustad Hotel,' and the songs are just that - entertaining.
Just as the cultures, lifestyle and food differ vastly from our own, music for the Tamil/Telugu audience is vastly different from that of Mollywood.
Every day I receive a lot of messages on Facebook from people of A.P. and Telangana, mostly about songs from my Telugu movies. From the messages, I get a lot of ideas about the music they like.
As it is with anything, if you have tuned your song well, it will be appreciated whenever it is released, especially now that FM stations and television channels are there ensure that it reaches the audience.
Telugu and Tamil industries keenly watch Malayalam movies and are appreciative of the content, be it 'Ustad Hotel,' 'Premam' or 'Bangalore Days.' They've also been listening to our music. That's how I was approached for Telugu films.