Even as a child, I was very fond of music. I listened to a lot of Bollywood and Rajasthani Folk songs. I have always been partial to folk and classical music. The traditional music of Jaipur influenced my sound greatly when I began making music.
As a young adult, I played professional volleyball and wanted to continue on that path since pursuing beat-boxing was a very unconventional career plus I had no formal education in music. I began working on my sound till at the age of 19, when I was performing and felt this rush of that I realised that beat-boxing was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.
2. How did you get into beat-boxing? What made you start and who/what are some of your biggest influences?
In the 8th/9th grade, I would enjoy tapping on benches to make music, it wasn’t until a class senior told me about beat-boxing did I realise that this music making art-form had a name. Even as a child, I was very fond of music. I listened to a lot of Bollywood and Rajasthani Folk songs.
My inspiration came from artists like Sunidhi Chauhan, AR Rahman, Anoushka Shankar and Skiller (World Beat-boxing Champion, 2012), even today these artists continue to inspire me to create music.
3. Which is your favourite genre of music?
I have always been partial to folk and classical music. The traditional music of Jaipur influenced my sound greatly when I began making music. Even as youngster my playlists exclusively included Sunidhi Chauhan, AR Rahman and Hariharan.
4. What were the hurdles in the journey of becoming a Beat-boxer before you became a professional?
Beat-boxing is a niche art-form, there was practically no awareness about the existence of it in India, until very recently. Getting my parents to agree to this career choice was so difficult especially since I was really good student and they wanted me to pursue something much more stable than beat-boxing. Most beat-boxers find it difficult to perform for long durations and it took dedicating every hour of my day to practice and learning before I could overcome it myself.
5. Can you tell us a bit about the current and upcoming projects?
The lock-down has provided me ample opportunity to explore and grow as an artist. Currently, I’m working on a couple of projects - musical collaborations with many artistes and I also have an album releasing by the end of this year.
6. How can one have a career in beat-boxing?
To start a career in beat-boxing, the first step is to practice with sincerity and find your sound. Once you have an understanding of who you are as an artiste, build your confidence as a performer – participate in talent shows or simply perform in front of people to grow as a performer.
7. Your advice to young musicians.
My advice is to keep trying. Keep working on your art-forms, put up content that you’re proud of and which is an accurate representation of yourself instead of falling prey to fads and gimmicks. Music is like a garden that requires a lot of tending and care and as musicians we need to keep caring for our gardens to see beautiful and ripe flowers.
8. Which is your favourite book and why?
I’m not a big reader but a book that has had a great impact on me is 12 Rules for life by Jordan B Peterson. The book helped me introspect and visualise where I am and where I wanted to go. This book was an enlightening experience for me and helped refocus on the things that matter.
3. Which is your favourite genre of music?
I have always been partial to folk and classical music. The traditional music of Jaipur influenced my sound greatly when I began making music. Even as youngster my playlists exclusively included Sunidhi Chauhan, AR Rahman and Hariharan.
4. What were the hurdles in the journey of becoming a Beat-boxer before you became a professional?
Beat-boxing is a niche art-form, there was practically no awareness about the existence of it in India, until very recently. Getting my parents to agree to this career choice was so difficult especially since I was really good student and they wanted me to pursue something much more stable than beat-boxing. Most beat-boxers find it difficult to perform for long durations and it took dedicating every hour of my day to practice and learning before I could overcome it myself.
5. Can you tell us a bit about the current and upcoming projects?
The lock-down has provided me ample opportunity to explore and grow as an artist. Currently, I’m working on a couple of projects - musical collaborations with many artistes and I also have an album releasing by the end of this year.
6. How can one have a career in beat-boxing?
To start a career in beat-boxing, the first step is to practice with sincerity and find your sound. Once you have an understanding of who you are as an artiste, build your confidence as a performer – participate in talent shows or simply perform in front of people to grow as a performer.
7. Your advice to young musicians.
My advice is to keep trying. Keep working on your art-forms, put up content that you’re proud of and which is an accurate representation of yourself instead of falling prey to fads and gimmicks. Music is like a garden that requires a lot of tending and care and as musicians we need to keep caring for our gardens to see beautiful and ripe flowers.
8. Which is your favourite book and why?
I’m not a big reader but a book that has had a great impact on me is 12 Rules for life by Jordan B Peterson. The book helped me introspect and visualise where I am and where I wanted to go. This book was an enlightening experience for me and helped refocus on the things that matter.
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