http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/02/stories/2008120257990200.htm
Sound engineer Sridhar dead
Staff Reporter
H. Sridhar
CHENNAI: He could make any singer sound extraordinary. One of the best sound
engineers in India, H. Sridhar passed away here on Monday, following a cardiac
arrest. He was 48.
Sridhar, Chief Sound Engineer, Media Artists, had worked with A.R. Rahman as
the chief sound engineer in all his films.
His ear for music and passion for audio engineering made him one of the best in
his field. He entered the industry in 1988, when there was not any
sophisticated technology. Self-taught
His childhood friend and colleague Jayendra Panchapakesan of Real Image recalls
the vibrant and fun-filled childhood they shared.
“He loved playing cricket in our colony at Mylapore.” When he was in Std. IX,
he wanted to learn playing the guitar, and in two years, he taught himself to
play the instrument with ease. “He is a completely self-taught audio-engineer,
too,” Mr. Panchapakesan said.
A winner of the President’s Gold Medal (The National Award for Best
Audiography) for ‘Mahanadi’ (1994), ‘Dil Se’ (1999), ‘Lagaan’ (2001) and
‘Kannathil Muththamittal’ (2003), he is considered the pioneer of the use of
digital sound in Indian films in the DTS format.
Mr. Sridhar also worked with artists of international acclaim, including George
Harrison of The Beatles, John Neptune Kaizan, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Zakir
Hussain, L. Shankar and John McLaughlin. Mr. Sridhar is survived by his wife
and two sons
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