My mom, Latha Sriram, is my first guru.
I think 'Adiye/Yadike' is unique and fresh and something new for Indian films. It brings together the blues and gospel feel with Tamil folk lyrics.
'Entropy' broadly means tending towards chaos constantly.
'Entropy' will be a kaleidoscope of thought processes and my identity as an Indian who grew up in California.
I fell in love with R&B music at a young age. The energy and aesthetic of that genre strike an emotional chord with me.
My experience and growth in the film music world and the time I've spent studying legendary film composers have given me depth of insight into how music can inspire a range of emotions.
Being an Indian in the U.S. and growing up in the suburbs were the two things that really shaped my outlook.
My primary goal is to be a solo artist releasing original music.
Listening to A. R. Rahman as a five-year-old opened my mind to a whole new set of creative dimensions.
Ultimately, you're looking for a soulful experience when you listen to any form music.
When I was younger and had made the decision to make a career in music, becoming famous was something that I dreamt about.
Growing up, any time I would sit down with my grandfather to learn or talk about Carnatic music, he would bring up G. N. Balasubramaniam. Listening to the recordings he would play me, I was dazzled by GNB's voice and how he was able to execute ideas that I could barely wrap my head around.
I realised music was my calling, and I am one of those who's strongly bound by an infectious enthusiasm and passion.
I started singing when I was three - my mother would teach me some versions of 'Thirupugazh.' And I loved being on stage.
Growing up, everyone dreams of certain things, and they map out a direction that their life would take. Working with A. R. Rahman sir is one of my dreams, if not the biggest dream, realised.
I come from a musical family, and Carnatic music made up so much of my childhood, my upbringing, and my musical transition.
Starting with the lyrics, 'Only scared of myself and the truth in the stars/I'm a king, I'm the dirt, God within me shine,' the first half of '6 Weeks' delves into my attempts to balance the notion that I have an existential purpose with the realization that I am nothing against the vastness of the universe.
My parents moved to San Francisco from India when I was a year old.
It is kind of a cliche that many Indian parents, especially in the U.S., want their kids to become doctors or engineers. But my parents encouraged me to turn to music when they found that I had the passion and talent.
Thanks to my family and guru. They were quite confident that I could do it and think about music as a full-time career.
