Notes to Myself l Episode 2 l Season 1 l Pradeep Kumar l MOPA

Pay-as-you-like link: https://imjo.in/JfRXcf Do give a thought to supporting such ventures, to cover operational and production costs that bring high-quality work to you. The minimum amount is set to Rs 100 by default. Anything more is your discretion. Notes to Myself is one of MOPA's flagship projects - a series of interactive, expository documentaries that deconstructs the lives and creative processes of some of the most impactful professionals associated with South India's performing arts. Done in a let-your-hair-down and from-the-heart way, these offer an honest, moving and at times funny and charmingly unguarded look at the lives of these artistes. Episode 2 of this series features Pradeep Kumar. Pradeep Kumar is a musician who started his musical odyssey with Carnatic music and has since successfully found his voice in multiple avenues such as film playback and independent music as well. His personality and music are imbued with a philosophical maturity and wholesomeness that belie his young age. He shares creative and personal insights from his journey of blooming into a top-notch musician straddling multiple worlds - Carnatic music, instrumental music (of several instruments), playback singing, composing for films and independent music. 02:20 - Childhood and early memories 03:16 - About your mentor J Venkatraman 06:40 - J Venkatraman's style of teaching 12:07 - Your initiation into Tiruppugazh 16:26 - Move to Chennai 22:43 - Shift to other genres of music 30:12 - your thoughts on fusion and indie music 37:47 - Arunagiri Perumale - genesis of the idea 45:45 - Creating an explorative form 56:26 - Scoring for movies 58:41 - Finding your true voice in every genre Film Credits : Concept, Curation and Artistic Direction: Savita Narasimhan Direction and Editing: Gowrishankar Venkatraman (@gowrishankarv) Director of Photography: Kalaiselvan Sivaji (@kalaiiiiiiiiii) Associate Cameraman: Shanthakumar Chakravarthy, Gowthaman Production Management: B Charles, Gowtham Ganesan (@chennaiarttheatre) Video Production & Post Production: Swung Dash Studios, Chennai Photographs and Visual Excerpts from the collection of: Pradeep Kumar Subtitling: Samanvitha Sasidharan Soundtracks by: Pradeep Kumar Jordan Ruiz Joel Porter Matthew L. Fisher Venue Courtesy Alliance Francaise, Madras Chief Sponsor - Kauvery Hospital, Chennai MOPA is grateful to Kauvery Hospital, Chennai for supporting this project. Sincere Thanks to Bruno Plasse - Director, Alliance Francaise, Madras Think Music Kappa TV The Zoe Trope Company Produced by MOPA Foundation ©2021 All text, photos, images and other data contained in this episode are copyright 2021 of the Museum of Performing Arts (MOPA) Foundation. The same is intended for personal or educational use only and may not be used in any commercial form without prior written permission.