The Indoencers - An Insight Into Indian Music
Through The Indoencers, we explore the stories of Indian musicians that influence and inspire us with their music. The Indoencers is a non-profit media platform that operates simply out of passion for Indian music and its influences. We aim to build a community where people can, irrespective of how familiar they may be with Indian music, express their thoughts and emotions to like-minded individuals.
Episodes
27 episodes
Episode 22 - Kavitha Jayaraman
On the latest episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I got to interview veena player and Carnatic vocalist Kavitha Jayaraman. Her journey both in and out of music is a fascinating one - with everything from being a Grammy voter, a performing Carnat...
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Special Episode with IPRS - Understanding Music Copyright in India ft. Rumpa Banerjee
In this latest episode of The Indoencers Podcast we are shifting the focus a little away from music creation itself, and are instead discussing the topic of music business and music copyright. The Indian Performing Right Society, or IPRS in sho...
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Discussing Vaanmugil [MMM Podcast]
This is an episode of the Movies, Music, Memories Podcast (MMM Podcast) which I had the opportunity to once again be a guest on. Thanks to Mr. Vignesh Sankar for having me on once again!Check out the MMM Podcast here: https://open.spoti...
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Episode 21 - Bharath Sankar
On this episode of The Indoencers podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with composer Bharath Sankar! We spoke about his DIY and self-learning approach towards music, how he was certain about music being his career from as early as 9th grade,...
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Episode 20 - Mrunal Shankar
This episode is in collaboration with MTV, right after the conclusion of their incredible hip-hop show, MTV Hustle 03 REPRESENT. If you didn't catch the finals of MTV Hustle 03 REPRESENT, find the performance links here below - I'm sure you'll ...
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Episode 19 - Kalyani Nair
In the latest episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I got to sit down and have a chat with Kalyani Nair - the singer, arranger, and composer who has been a part of some of Tamil music's finest works across the past two decades. We spoke about the ...
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An Exploration of Ramesh Vinayagam's Contributions to Indian Music [MMM Podcast]
This podcast was originally published as a video episode, and is intended to be consumed as such. You can find the video podcast via the link here: https://youtu.be/fnl50zJPp7IIn this podcast, alongside Vignesh Sankar from the MMM Podca...
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Episode 18 - Girishh Gopalakrishnan
On the 18th episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I got to speak with the insanely talented composer and singer, Girishh Gopalakrishnan. We spoke about so much throughout this interview - his experience learning under the legendary Lalgudi Jayaram...
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Episode 17 - Navneeth Sundar
On the seventeenth episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I had an incredibly fun chat with the genius Navneeth Sundar. We talked extensively about the musical possibilities of the iPad, about his experiences working with Illayaraja-sir and AR Rahm...
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Episode 16 - Aanchal Shrivastava
On the 16th episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I sat down with the incredible folk singer, Aanchal Shrivastava, who is the voice behind songs like "Ishq Akela", the recent hit "Nadan Dil", among many other fantastic songs. She has had an incred...
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An Insight Into the Genius of Santhosh Narayanan [MMM Podcast]
NOTE: This is an episode of the Movies, Music, and Memories (MMM) podcast. I was simply featured on this episode as a guest. Due to copyright-related issues, they were unable to upload this episode onto their channels, and hence they asked me t...
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Episode 15 - Shweta Srivastava
On the 15th episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I had a chat with the wonderful singer-songwriter Shweta Srivastava - the brain and voice behind songs like "July 19", and "Home"! We spoke about the time her school teacher randomly threw her on s...
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Episode 14 - Madhura Dhara Talluri
On the 14th episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I had a chat with playback singer Madhura Dhara Talluri - the AR Rahman protégé who rendered hits like "Unakaga" and "Maathare". We spoke about her experience homeschooling for one year as she trie...
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Episode 13 - Vijaynarain
On the 13th episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with music direction and playback singer Vijaynarain - the voice behind songs like "Ei Suzhali", "Poi Vazhva", "Azhagiya Soodana Poovey", among plenty of other hits.&...
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Episode 12 - Abhay Nayampally
On the 12th episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I spoke with Abhay Nayampally - an incredible Carnatic guitarist and independent musician, who is a disciple of the legendary Shri Mandolin Srinivas. We spoke about his unusual emotional attachment...
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Episode 11 - Shashaa Tirupati
On the 11th episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I had a chat with the one and only Shashaa Tirupati - a National Award winning singer who has sung some of India's biggest hits for composers like AR Rahman, Isaignani Illayaraja, Mithoon, among ...
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Episode 10 - Aditya Prakash
On the tenth episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I had the opportunity to have a chat with the incredible Aditya Prakash. We spoke about his struggles of dealing with the conflict in cultures between India and the Bay Area in the United States, ...
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Episode 9 - Prashanth Techno
On the ninth episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I spoke with Prashanth Techno - a music producer who has used his expertise over synths in particular to help cultivate new sounds within both the Indian independent and film music scenes. We spok...
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Episode 8 - Apoorva Krishna
On the eighth episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I spoke with Apoorva Krishna - a phenomenal violinist and composer, who has worked and performed with legendary artists like Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain, Bombay Jayashree, among many other s...
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BONUS: 2020 Highlights
This year has been quite the year for all of us - in many ways unfortunately extremely negative. For this podcast, though, 2020 has honestly been a mindbogglingly incredible year, as I've had the honour of speaking to musicians that I would not...
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Episode 7 - Drishti Tandel
On the seventh episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I had a chat with singer-songwriter Drishti Tandel (Drish T), who burst onto the independent music scene with her original compositions written in - wait for it - in Japanese. Yes, Japanese! We ...
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Episode 6 - Prashanth Srinivas (RagaHaus)
On the sixth episode of The Indoencers podcast, I spoke with Prashanth Srinivas, an incredibly talented composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and the brain behind the RagaHaus initiative. We spoke about how he goes about expressing emotions ...
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Episode 5 - Darshana KT
In the fifth episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I spoke with Darshana KT - a singer who has sung for the likes of Isaignani Illayaraja, Harris Jayaraj, and has grown to be a regular for the one and only AR Rahman. We spoke about the times where...
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