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On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Aravind AM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > Here are the links to this week's scans. Scroll down for translation. > > Week 06 Part 01 > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aravind_am/3530274756/ > Week 06 Part 02 > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/aravind_am/3530274756/> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aravind_am/3530274752/ > Week 06 Part 03 > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aravind_am/3530274748/ > > > > Week 6 > > Dileep, who started playing keyboards for Ilayaraja at a young age, was > amazed that Raja was making wonderful music, without any bad habits. “His > sage-like appearance and his calm and composed way of composing, was very > different”, says Rahman. Bubbling youth, with cash on hand, and unlimited > freedom – despite all this, Rahman did not get into any bad habits. The > reasons for this were his mother’s love and the fact that he was inspired by > Ilayaraja. > > > > “Rahman became busy right from his childhood. We could never predict when > he would come home, just like how it was for his dad. But he was very > disciplined. He started going abroad when he was just 17-18 years old. But, > no bad habits trapped him. Always calm, composed and humble. Very rarely > have we seen him angry. My son, who was soft by nature, was further refined > by Islam. Though my son started earning well by playing for recordings, I > kept praying for him! ‘He is destined for much bigger things. God mus show > him the path for that very soon’, used to be my constant prayer”, says > Rahman’s mom. > > > > Very soon, their dream realized. > > > > Though Rahman was playing for popular composers, he was longing for > something more – a strong craving to do something much more than all this. > But, what more? That he couldn’t fathom. > > > > In the meantime, he played for iconic musicians like Vikku Vinayakram, TV > Gopalakrishnan, Kadri Gopalnath, and bands like Shakthi and accompanied them > in world tours. Money also started pouring in and the financial situation of > the family improved. > > > > He often went on world tours along with Zakir Hussain and Kunnakkudi > Vaidyanathan too. He played keyboards for the album “Colours” along with > Zakir Hussain, Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan and Sivamani. > > > > Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain goes back to those days – “I remember seeing > Rahman as a 19 year old boy. Even in those days, he would amaze us with > Jazz, rock and carnatic. He would not leave the studio even after his > recording got over. He would sit there listening to other musicians. His > eyes, ears and heart would be on just music. He understood people’s taste in > those days itself. That’s what has earned him such a huge success. When I > look at his growth from Dileep to Rahman, I get reminded of R.D.Burman. Both > are geniuses with extra-ordinary music sense, who understood the taste of > public.” > > > > Though he worked with renowned musicians like Zakhir Hussain, there was > still some unsatisfied hunger in Dileep. The question “what can be done new” > kept haunting him. Played for bands, did music arrangements for famous > composers, foreign tours too kept happening with world-famous musicians, > cash flowed in. Was this enough? No… He needed to go further. That’s when he > met a very talented keyboard player – Viju Manuel. Viju worked as the main > keyboard player with Ilayaraja. Viju’s friendship opened a new door for > Dileep. That was the advertising industry. Till then, Dileep never realized > that was such a creative field. > > > > Viju asked Dileep to play for the jingles he was composing, then. Dileep > didn’t know much about the advertising industry. He looked at it as just > another way to earn money. > > > > “Strange thoughts used to occur to me in those days. I would get a fear > that how would I sustain my family if film music industry ceased to exist > all of a sudden. So, I learnt driving in the hope that I could survive by > becoming a car-driver”, says Rahman laughing! > > > > Only when working with Viju Manuel on jingles did Dileep realize what an > interesting job it was. New windows opened, and through those came music in > a different form. > > > > Composing for ad jingles was a very challenging job, for it was just one > minute that composer and the director got to prove their talent. The ad > and the catchy tune must reach the hearts of the public. > > > > Dileep liked this new challenge. He worked for Viju Manuel for many > jingles. He started understanding the nuances of this industry. Slowly > Dileep’s fame started spreading in the ad music world. The Malayalam ad > music industry was dominated by composer and director, Isaac Thomas. He had > completed his Direction course at Pune Institute and had worked with > director Aravindan. Later, he turned composer. > > > > Isaac Thomas who had composed for 4 movied of Adoor Gopalakrishnan, had > composing for a tamil film too, named Varnam. He heard about Dileep from > Viju and invited him to compose for an ad film he was directing. Dileep > grabbed the offer immediately, as it was his first individual composing > opportunity. That was just a 30-second jingle, but it became a huge hit. > > > > Yet another turning point was his composition for Harvest Oil > advertisement. That ad film directed by Rajeev Menon required the sound of > breaking of a ceramic plate. That sound needed to be very clear and precise > – as though it was breaking just in front of us. So many people tried, but > Rajeev Menon wasn’t satisfied with the sound. He then heard of Dileep, and > invited him. And Dileep totally rocked. He produced a sound, which was so > precise and so different. That ad became so famous. Dileep followed it up > with another hit ad jingle – Alwyn Trendy watches. > > > > Several more opportunities came beckoning. Almost for 5 years, Dileep > focused all his energy towards music for ad jingles. One of the most notable > ones out of all those was his work for Trish Productions. Sharada > Trilok of Trish Productions speaks about this – “We made a film about the > ill-effects of drugs, and we were looking for a young musician for that > film. We heard about Dileep and signed him for the project. He made > wonderful music for the film. The film won many awards. Then came the ad for > Leo Coffee, which is on air even today. That ad brought Dileep and us, the > award for best music in an advertisement. I used to be amazed at the talent > of the young boy. He would always come with several music instruments. In > his soft voice, he would talk only about latest music technology. I always > felt there was so much musical talent in this guy, which is why I spoke > about him to Mani Ratnam. I never imagined it would take Rahman this far! > Rahman is just amazing!” > > > > When Dileep was at a crucial juncture in his music career, a strange > disease affected one of his sisters. She suffered from severe stomach-ache. > This reminded the entire family of the pain and suffering during Shekar’s > last days. > > > > Though they consulted several doctors, everyone gave up. The condition was > getting severe day by day. Everyone in the family were troubled by the same > questions – Is there any cure for this? Can this be cured? Is this going to > affect the entire family one by one? Will she survive? Which God will come > to save her? > > > > That was the period when there was a ocean of change in Dileeps thoughts > about religion. > > > > (To be continued) > > > > > > Cheers, > Aravind > > ------------------------------ > My Blog: http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com > Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com > ------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------ > Share files, take polls, and make new friends - all under one roof. Click > here.<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_groups_8/*http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/> > > > -- regards, Vithur
