15 Years of Bollywood in 1 Hour ft. Dipesh Varma | Raight-On w/ Vasudev | EP 1
Glad to announce that we’re starting with a whole new podcast series, “Raight-On w/ Vasudev” on our YouTube channel where we’ll invite the industry experts to discuss their approach and share their experience and trust me, its going to be a great learning opportunity not only for you, but for me as well 🙏🏻
➤ Time Stamps:
00:00 - Up Next
00:06 - Intro
01:10 - Raight-On w/ Vasudev's First Guest
(Podcast Begins)
02:07 - Welcoming Dipesh Varma ji
03:44 - Is it important to tune all the percussions?
07:09 - Any embarrassing moments in the studio?
10:51 - How do you find the right "groove" for a track?
16:22 - About Ensemble? Where is it used?
18:41 - Experience recording with your guru, Ustaad Taufiq Qureshi ji?
26:34 - Were you inclined towards percussions since your childhood?
34:44 - How many instruments do you play?
42:35 - Your experience at different recording studios?
46:42 - If there's one thing that you wish you had done when you started off, what would it be?
51:59 - Breaking down the rhythm of a project (Dilbaro) and explaining layering
1:07:48 - Your influences/inspirations & which artists you listen to the most?
1:13:30 - Importance of a GURU
1:16:30 - Ek baar aap "Raaiiigghhhttt" boldo 🙏
I hope you all are excited for the first episode, featuring the very talented @dipeshvarma ji where he will be sharing not only the technical things, but even answering some personal questions like, “the most embarrassing moment in the studio” and even breaking down the Rhythm for the song “Dilbaro” which is composed by @shankarehsaanloy8000 🔥
➤ About Dipesh Varma ji:
Dipesh Varma is one of the top rhythm arrangers and percussionists in the Bollywood industry right now. He has worked with A.R. Rahman, Sonu Nigam, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Pritam Chakraborty, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ajay-Atul, Arijit Singh, Amaal Malik to name a few.
He started his journey in the field of music at the age of 10 under the guidance of his mentor Taufiq Qureshi ji. With songs such as Jai Jai Shivshankar from WAR, Dilbaro and Ae Watan from Raazi, Ghoomar from Padmavat and many more, Dipesh Varma is also a part of bands like Surya – The New Sun and Mumbai Stamp (Which uses buckets, barrels, trash cans and homemade instruments to create an exuberant percussive tapestry), founded by the maestro himself - Taufiq Qureshi ji. Moreover, in Fusion and Classical Music, he has performed with the renowned artists Ranjit Barot, Niladri Kumar, etc.
➤ Social Media:
Instagram - http://instagram.com/dipesh.varma
Facebook - http://facebook.com/dipesh.varma.9
Twitter - http://twitter.com/dipeshvarma
➤ Edited by Vedaant Verma
➤ Special thanks to the Universe, My Parents, Riya, Sujal, Yaman, Chander, Ayush, Aniket, Nihal and the entire RaightArmy for making it possible. Happy learning :D
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➤ About Vasudev:
■ Vasudev, who dropped out of his college, DTU (formerly Delhi College Of Engineering) to follow his passion for Audio Engineering, has been a part of the industry for a while now and has credits from brands like T-Series, The Viral Fever, VH1, B612, Netflix, Astitva The Band and a few more. He also has a passion for teaching and has been teaching for over 5 years now.
■ Not just the students from India, but he also currently has students from all across the globe including the countries like US, Australia, UK, Canada, New Zealand, UAE, Nepal to mention a few. Proud to mention one of his students Neil from California, the World-Record holder and the great Rapper - Raftaar who decided to take online sessions to enhance his understanding and knowledge of Audio Engineering.
➤ Social Media Handles:
Website - https://www.mixwithvasudev.com
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Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mixwithvasudev