Visiting AR Rahman at his studio in Chennai
Whilst in Chennai, I was lucky enough to meet up with AR Rahman - the winner of the recent oscar for Slumdog Millionaire. He invited me to visit his studio, which is a large, impressive and obviously highly capable facility. We chatted about Slumdog, and I mentioned reading that he appreciated the fact that Danny Boyle has a genuine affection for India, which he confirmed. AR exudes a warmth and gentle quality, which is most engaging, and for all his success, which is clearly now huge, he remains humble, grounded and affable. He invited me to give a talk to the music conservatory that is run with his support - the KM Music Conservatory - to talk about what I do in my field of music and how I go about it. This was clearly an honour, which I appreciated. The next day I gave the talk to about 30 students, and played excerpts from my albums and explained how they came into being. Snaps: http://www.james-asher.co.uk/images/india/jamesandar11.jpg http://www.james-asher.co.uk/images/india/arstudio4.jpg http://www.james-asher.co.uk/images/india/arfantom7.jpg More on his travels.. http://www.james-asher.co.uk/indian_travels2.php James asher has done many albums- he plays almost all kinda instruments-his music has a indian touch... drums on Fire -Sivamani ji collaborated with him.... From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/
