Episode 4 - Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy

In the fourth episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I sat down with one of the finest young music directors in the Tamil cinema scene today, Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy - the brain behind hits such as “Aagayam Thaayaga”, “Un Nerukkam”, “Pudavai Nilave”, among other such songs. We spoke about his experiences working with artists like Sid Sriram and Dhanush, why kuthu songs are set to minor keys/scales, the old music vs new music “debate”, living abroad alone at 17, among many other topics. We had a blast recording this, and we hope you enjoy the episode too! |

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Music Credits: Joseph McDade - Sundown (Copyright Free) |

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Chapters

• 0:13 Guest Introduction
• 1:08 Childhood & Musical Beginnings
• 6:03 A Key Meeting with Composer G.V. Prakash & Start of Production Journey
• 15:36 Experience at Full Sail University (American Music College)
• 22:06 To what extent is sound subjective?
• 24:15 Setting Up His Own Studio & Early Career
• 29:59 Does the West typecast Indian music and Indian composers?
• 34:03 Old Music vs New Music? + His Film Repertoire (incl. working with Dhanush!)
• 50:04 Getting Used to the Industry + Effects of Commercialization & Technology in Music
• 1:04:34 Ending & Future Plans