Student Leader Interview - Vaibhav Gaur

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1. Tell us more about your role & responsibilities at your college?

Well, at the sober age it’s usually not easy to balance out things. The term bipolar is what I would like to term myself as. A regular college going student and an artist. This world feels like a stage when you are behind the curtains act just like some normal ordinary human and when the curtains shove up, everyone is looking at you, admiring your art, expecting you to let the miracle happen. Music is not just a part of my life, it is my entire life. 

As this age, your future life depends on what you do today though it is hard to decide, in my case it was always crystal clear that music was the only thing I could think about since my age was 15. As an artist the responsibility to make people realize the importance of music in life is a huge task. This task is not only restricted to just my college JECRC University (Jaipur) or people around me. I want to spread it as massive as possible & as natural as it can control all the hearts.

2. How did you rise up to your position and how can a student aspiring the same, approach it?

It may seem easy from the outside but trust me it’s all burning inside, you have to cross the burning bridge every time you start to work on a new project, will I be able to perform well and cross this bridge or the faith will take me down in a fire, all the thoughts gross-up together but one should have the tenacity to stay stick to their goals. Learn as much as you can, in this perpetually growing world there are no boundaries, just keep on adding to your knowledge. If you ever feel low at any point just sit back and recall why you started seeing this dream, in the first place.

3. What have been some of your biggest challenges and learnings from what you do?

So here comes the role of our feudal Indian society, where only academics matter. I had to take PCMB in my 11th standard because of it. Managing such a difficult course with my ongoing musical activities was kinda challenging, but as the saying “where there is a will there is away” .First of all, you have to prepare yourself, ask yourself, you really want to do it, will you be able to give your 100% to your dreams or it will just be a dream. 

Prepare yourself for the hurdles which will be coming in your way, take charge of your actions, and have patience. Then comes our parents who are going to ask you ‘why you want to do it’? answer them that, it is your dreams and have the courage to explain to them all the facts. They will understand, maybe not at once but with the passing time, as they see you progressing, they will get your points. Don’t ever lose hope, you may have hard times and failed. Those are just signs of your improvement signs that you are pushing your limits at the best you can. Believe that you can and you will

4. What did you do in your current role that makes you feel really proud of yourself?

Proud is not the word to be used here, I would rather say that I am thankful for the opportunity that life has given me. I had am aim in my life and I am truly working on it to be a success. You get one life don’t just let slip form your hands, learn to control your actions, be precise on your promises and you don’t be fake to yourself, learn to face the rude reality. 

Life is not a fairy tale, nothing will go according to the way we planned, learn to face the challenges by yourself. Just believe in your hard work as an artist you may gonna face a lot of criticism in your way, don’t let it stop it from working even more hard. Music can heal any wound, if you are feeling low, listen to music, and if you feeling high create music.

5. What's your message to encourage students to do internships and attend conferences?

You are never too young to work for yourself. And if that work is your passion then it won't feel like a burden, you actually going to be paid for pursuing you hobby, your passion, your dream. What's better than that. I got my first internship when my track ‘ Manipulation’ was out worldwide, it had 300k stream across the world. My track got struck in the eyes of an artist manager from Hyderabad, so he pitched me for some shows and offered me a Residency at the Very Prestigious Club In Jaipur. 

Then I Collaborated with a Very Famous International Artist From Australia which games me A Good Name& Fame across the seas too. After that I started getting opportunities to play at different platforms, places, cities, etc. and that’s how I built my audience. When you start working, you learn a lot of this you never knew existed, you gain that confidence to speak for yourself, you have that self-satisfaction in your life and you will have peace within you.

Interviewed by - Shambhavi Gupta