<p>Joshua Bell, a celebrated violinist, once said ‘When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you’re telling a story’. <br /><br />And every time violinist Shravan Sridhar picks up the violin, he weaves magic with it. He has a busy musical schedule and is always on the move. <br /><br />The mechanical engineer decided to become a full-time musician a few years back. Since then, he has created a number of songs, originals and covers, as an individual musician and with bands. He chats with Anila Kurian about his projects and more.<br /><br />You formed a new band recently...<br /><br />It’s called ‘The NonViolinist Project’ and includes Kumaran on drums, Naveen Samson Benjamin on guitars, Marshall Robinson on keys and synths, Sooraj Kumarr on Bass and me on the violin. <br /><br />Tell us more about the band.<br /><br />The band’s sound is very eclectic drawing inspiration from a myriad of genres including blues, jazz, Latin, Afro-Cuban, gospel, indie rock and even electronica; all amalgamated by the thread of Carnatic and Hindustani. We hope to have an album by the end of the year. <br /><br />What are the other bands you’re part of?<br /><br />I’m part of ‘Anand Bhaskar Collective’ from Mumbai, ‘Madrascals’ and ‘Matt Bacon’ from Chennai and ‘Pineapple Express’ and ‘West Block’ from Bengaluru.<br /><br />How do you manage these collaboratives? <br /><br />I basically live at the airport (laughs)! It is quite hectic, I must say. <br />Between practice sessions and performances, it’s hard to find the time. <br />I also have my other freelance work to do. <br /><br />Where do you get all this energy from? <br /><br />I guess it’s the busy life that I boosts me to work harder. It’s almost like being in three places at once. <br /><br />Any artistes you want to collaborate with? <br /><br />I would love to work with Karsh Kale. He’s always been a great inspiration. He has created his own genre of music and that’s just awesome.<br /><br />Do you ever get any free time?<br /><br />(Laughs) It’s been a couple of months since I watched any movie. But I’m not complaining, I do love my job. <br /><br />However, whenever I am waiting at airports, I catch up on my television shows. <br /><br />Any new projects we can look forward to? <br /><br />The bands I’m part of have interesting numbers coming up. I’m working on a few solo projects too. Apart from that, I’ve collaborated with Mahesh Raghvan and our song will be going live soon.</p>
<p>Joshua Bell, a celebrated violinist, once said ‘When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you’re telling a story’. <br /><br />And every time violinist Shravan Sridhar picks up the violin, he weaves magic with it. He has a busy musical schedule and is always on the move. <br /><br />The mechanical engineer decided to become a full-time musician a few years back. Since then, he has created a number of songs, originals and covers, as an individual musician and with bands. He chats with Anila Kurian about his projects and more.<br /><br />You formed a new band recently...<br /><br />It’s called ‘The NonViolinist Project’ and includes Kumaran on drums, Naveen Samson Benjamin on guitars, Marshall Robinson on keys and synths, Sooraj Kumarr on Bass and me on the violin. <br /><br />Tell us more about the band.<br /><br />The band’s sound is very eclectic drawing inspiration from a myriad of genres including blues, jazz, Latin, Afro-Cuban, gospel, indie rock and even electronica; all amalgamated by the thread of Carnatic and Hindustani. We hope to have an album by the end of the year. <br /><br />What are the other bands you’re part of?<br /><br />I’m part of ‘Anand Bhaskar Collective’ from Mumbai, ‘Madrascals’ and ‘Matt Bacon’ from Chennai and ‘Pineapple Express’ and ‘West Block’ from Bengaluru.<br /><br />How do you manage these collaboratives? <br /><br />I basically live at the airport (laughs)! It is quite hectic, I must say. <br />Between practice sessions and performances, it’s hard to find the time. <br />I also have my other freelance work to do. <br /><br />Where do you get all this energy from? <br /><br />I guess it’s the busy life that I boosts me to work harder. It’s almost like being in three places at once. <br /><br />Any artistes you want to collaborate with? <br /><br />I would love to work with Karsh Kale. He’s always been a great inspiration. He has created his own genre of music and that’s just awesome.<br /><br />Do you ever get any free time?<br /><br />(Laughs) It’s been a couple of months since I watched any movie. But I’m not complaining, I do love my job. <br /><br />However, whenever I am waiting at airports, I catch up on my television shows. <br /><br />Any new projects we can look forward to? <br /><br />The bands I’m part of have interesting numbers coming up. I’m working on a few solo projects too. Apart from that, I’ve collaborated with Mahesh Raghvan and our song will be going live soon.</p>