IT’s gonna be epic!
Tossing a foot on his amplifier and playing some mind-blowing tunes, Sanjeev Thomas ensures that he easily glides into the souls of those who listen to his music. The young lad is all smiles; he has all the reasons to. Sanjeev, AR Rahman's guitarist, has recently started off a music café in the lap of the ‘Queen of Arabian Sea.’ The musician’s second album venture titled Epic Shit is geared up to hit stores in October. Sanjeev is also set for an all India tour, scheduled in November.
Sanjeev sits down for a chit chat at Springr Cafe that is located at Mattanchery, Kochi. Music, brewed with good coffee and delicious food is what Springr has been offering Kochiites for the past two months. The music enthusiast, who was born in Kottayam and raised in Kuwait, says his love for music knew no bounds ever since he can remember. But all that is on his mind now is his new album. “I have been working on this album since April 2013. I zeroed in on artistes who can bring out something unique and beautiful. The album is all about new flavor,” says Sanjeev. Out of the eight songs recorded, two are in Malayalam whilst the rest are in English. From world music to acoustic, music-lovers are sure to get a treat from Sanjeev’s second album venture.
His tryst with the glitzy and glamorous music industry is yet another fairy tale. It all happened when legendary AR Rahman was in the look-out for a guitarist to play a song for his venture ‘Vote for the Taj.’ A friend suggested Sanjeev to ARR, and the legend himself made a phone call to Sanjeev. The rest is history, as he puts it. “I know I’m one amongst the lucky few who gets to work with ARR. Patience, generosity and dedication is what ARR is all about. Apart from globe-trotting with him, I have been playing for his films too. Each song is an all new experience to me,” adds Sanjeev. He also recollects working with big names from the international music scene and basks in all the exposure he can get.
“Most of the songs in my new album are depressing. I was in a depressed mood while composing the songs,” he chuckles. “It is Ok to be sad or depressed once in a while. It helps you understand yourself better and makes you look at the brighter side with more smiles,” he adds.
Through his album, Sanjeev hopes to raise the bar by bringing up his concerts to the standards of a Coke Studio or MTV Unplugged. “There is so much to do and so little time. Music is for everybody. Good music that entertains is all what I’m looking for now,” he signs off.
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