The Isai Podcast

🎙 Isai Podcast by K R Soundarya 🎶Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 74, we have Nishad, a musician from Japan, who makes Tamil Music alongside the flavours of the Asian music culture. Nishad has a music podcast called the Indoencers and he discusses the science and math behind music and at the same time, he delves into discussing music with phenomenal musicians along the...

🎙 Isai Podcast by K R Soundarya 🎶Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 73, we have Saindhavi - the voice that enthralled us all. Her Vizhigalil Oru Vanavil, Pirai Thedum, Kelaamal, Durra Dummunu and the vibrant randakka and many more that rules our playlist. This is final part of the series. Listen to Saindhavi talk about how music directors approach a song and how they deal...

🎙 Isai Podcast by K R Soundarya 🎶Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 72, we have Saindhavi again. As a part of the society, women have been shaped to believe in certain stereotypes and as the fluid culture goes, it changes perspectives. In this episode, Saindhavi talks about how many untold stereotypes changed many of her perspectives and made her evolve as both a human be...

🎙 Isai Podcast by K R Soundarya 🎶Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 71, we have Saindhavi again. In this part, she talks about techniques - Right techniques at the right time. Assuringly so, she also talks about the mistakes she had done and the remedial measures she had taken. If you love Saindhavi, you will love the part where she talks about how important it is to unle...

🎙 Isai Podcast by K R Soundarya 🎶Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 70, we have Saindhavi - the voice that enthralled us all. Her Vizhigalil Oru Vanavil, Pirai Thedum, Kelaamal, Durra Dummunu and the vibrant randakka and many more that rules our playlist. Listen to Saindhavi talk about how teachers shaped her career and still shape her career in may ways. Saindhavi, while...

🎙 Isai Podcast by K R Soundarya 🎶Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 69, we have the final part in this series of celebrating the music phenomenon - "The Ilayaraja" with director John Mahendran. There are a lot of first-hand trivia around how Raja sir composed, wrote music, orchestrated - literally lived music. John sir's narration of these events would move...

🎙 Isai Podcast by K R Soundarya 🎶Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 68, we have the next part in this series of celebrating the music phenomenon - "The Ilayaraja" with director John Mahendran. There are a lot of first-hand trivia around how Raja sir composed, wrote music, orchestrated - literally lived music. John sir's narration of these events would move a...

🎙 Isai Podcast by K R Soundarya 🎶Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 67, we have the next episode. In this episode, Director John Mahendran talks about the extravagance of Raja sir. He discusses how he composed for Chinna Thambi, Ladies Tailor (a telugu film) and other language films and the like with utmost ease and direction. if you are a Raja sir fan, you would enjoy th...

🎙 Isai Podcast by K R Soundarya 🎶Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 66, we are doing a series celebrating "The Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja" with Dir. John Mahendran. John Mahendran is the director of the movie Sachein and the dialogue writer for many fantastic movies like Ambikapathy, Kashmora, Darbar, Vikrat Rona(Tamil). etc., He talks about his father's movies a...

🎙 Isai Podcast by K R Soundarya 🎶Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 65, we have Manas again. In this episode he talks about music as a whole and explores his acting skills too. He talks about how his grand father said - the time is now and the place is here. That way everything he sees is an opportunity well used. Join this episode to learn more about his work and check h...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 64, we have Manas, a young and vibrant singer, composer and an aspiring actor. He follows the foot steps of his grandfather Shri. Venniradai Moorthy and builds his framework around art and education. Being raised in the USA, he knows full well about collaborations and networking. Join this episode to learn more about his work and check hi...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 63, we have Nadaswaram Vidwan, Shri. Adayar D. Balasubramaniam again, who is the music behind most of our favourite BGMs in the movies like Rekka (Kannamma), Kantara Part 1 & 2 (Varaha Roopam in Part 1 and Part 2 BGM), Coolie (Monica Belluci) etc. . In this episode he talks about how practice is important and how nadaswaram has to be...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 62, we have Nadaswaram Vidwan, Shri. Adayar D. Balasubramaniam, who is the music behind most of our favourite BGMs in the movies like Rekka (Kannamma), Kantara Part 1 & 2 (Varaha Roopam in Part 1 and Part 2 BGM), Coolie (Monica Belluci) and many more that might not fit the character length here. In this podcast, he discusses how nadas...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 61, we have Pranav Krishnan. In this episode, Pranav talks about how as musicians we have egos about the craft and how important it is to self analyse and be critical about boundaries. He also discusses his shows and his favourite bassists. Delve into the episode now to learn more.🎧 Watch, enjoy, and don’t forget to Like 👍 | Share ↗️ |...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 60, we have Pranav Krishnan. In this episode, Pranav talks about how bass is a feeling, an expression and fills gaps that never existed in the first place. When you listen, you feel complete and that is why we call them unsung heroes. He talks about the use of bass as a melodic and as a rhythmic instrument. Delve into the episode now to l...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 59, we have S P Abhishek. In the previous episode, he discussed vocal supervision. In this episode, he talks about how credits are being forgotten and how he tries to get things done at that front. He also talks about how blessed he is to having been associated to fantastic musicians. He talks about the importance of learning in the most...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 58, we have S P Abhishek. Coming from a family of musicians, Abhishek discusses, how he struggled to fit into the stereotypes, ending up breaking them to find his identity. As SPB would call him - SPA is not just any musician - he is a singer, music composer, doubling up as a vocal supervisor. In this episode he discusses vocal supervisio...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 57, we have Avinash Sathish again - After a really good Ginger Chai break, we got deeper into music - into life. He discussed how legends like singer Jesudas , plan their recording sessions and how as a beginner, he had faltered and learnt from harsh truths about what he could improve. Delve into the episode now to learn a lot more about...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 56, we have Avinash Sathish - the beauty, but not the beast, the Jeckyll, but not the Hyde behind most of the beautiful songs we hear today. Anthaathi, Vazhthunaye and many such fantastic compositions backed by Avinash's mix and master is what is ruling our playlists today. Watch the episode to learn more about how mixing and recordin...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 55, we have Karthik Sekaran again - A Delhi based multi-lingual music mentor. In this episode he talks about the importance of bass, an artist taking the role of an entrepreneur, and an artist being true to one's artistic expression. If you delve into the episode, you will learn about Karthik's scientific understanding of voice an...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 54, we have Karthik Sekaran - A Delhi based multi-lingual music mentor. His unique way of approaching music in the lenses of science has changed the way music was sought after. Music, he says, is nevertheless, the art - but if you put in logic, you will be able to multiply the art alongside logic and aesthetics. A musician can feel "...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 53, we have Deepak Blue. The voice behind many viral songs like Pushpa Raj, Viral Vayyari, OG and many more that hits our everyday playlist. Deepak Blue is extremely talented and is well-versed in many languages and has sung in all South-Indian languages. His powerful voice coupled with his soothing tone is a steal-deal. What makes Deepak...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 52, we have Neha Girish. We have seen her sing, flourish in genres we never thought would come out this cute little kid. If not for Neha, we couldn't have gone back to the vintage classic - Thithikkudhe. Singer Sujatha herself appreciated Neha for giving light to the song. At this young age, she has made sure that she would fight all batt...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 51, we have Anjana Padmanabhan - After having discussed her reality show experiences, she talks about the issues with credits and how overworked is everyone in music industry and at the same time talks how Shreya Ghoshal writes her lyrics and tries to learn a culture. Delve into the episode to learn more.🎧 Watch, enjoy, and don’t forget...

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 50, we have Anjana Padmanabhan - Once a star child, now a star adult or young-adult - should one say? It would be an understatement if we list her songs that released because, her growth needs to be discussed and understood from varied lenses. Her participation in Super Singer Junior, Indian Idol Junior and Senior made her understand hers...