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On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 8:09 PM, suresh jayakumar <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Truly, well deserved.. Congratulations Sridhar sir, Deepak and Vivianne.. > > Regards, > Suresh > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Rajith Ramnivas <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thu, May 20, 2010 8:21:36 AM > *Subject:* RE: [arr] Grammy for Sridhar, Deepak and Vivianne > > > > Thank God! He deserves it. God is great... > > Regards, > > **Rajith Ramnivas > > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > From: raamkumar_vaidyanat h...@yahoo. com > > Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 18:31:43 +0530 > Subject: [arr] Grammy for Sridhar, Deepak and Vivianne > > > > > A.R.Rahman received two Grammys for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For > Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media and Best Song Written For > Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media. What is little known, is > that among the people who were also awarded for Best Compilation Soundtrack > Album were three sound engineers – the late H. Sridhar, a very close > colleague of A.R.Rahman for over two decades, and P.A.Deepak and Vivianne > Chaix. The Recording Academy recently acknowledged their contribution and > delivered their Grammy statuettes. > > A.R. Rahman noted that “Sridhar’s professional goal was to get a Grammy. I > am happy that God has answered his wish but sad that it came after his > demise.” > On this occasion, arrahman.com spoke to Varun and Vinay Hariharan, sons of > the late H. Sridhar > > *Q. ARR’s music had always been symbolised by H. Shridhar’s sound. How are > you now coping with the fact that he is not around anymore?* > > A Well…, it is difficult, but giving up would be the last thing he would’ve > wanted us to do. So, we are living on with a lot of great memories and I > think that’s the best way one can handle such a situation. > > *Q. His dream had been to win a Grammy award and now sadly though he is no > more with us, that dream has indeed got fulfilled. Your reaction?* > > * > * > * > A. When we heard about this we were blown away. This is absolutely amazing > news as we really know what esteem musicians and technicians in the music > industry hold the Grammys in. The day ARR won the Grammy we were, and we > still are so thrilled to know a Grammy winner by person and after knowing > about Dad’s win are just speechless. He always said he wanted to get a > gramophone to play the older vinyl records at home but little did we know > that it would be this miniature but most precious Grammy that’s coming > home! [image: :)] > * > > *Q. How did you react to Slumdog the first time you heard it?* > * > A. The first time we heard it, we listened to it not as an ARR album but as > a Hollywood movie soundtrack, and for that we liked the whole Indian theme > to the music as we aren’t used to hearing something like that in a Hollywood > movie and that obviously gave us cheap thrills. > * > > *Q. Any particular incident or two, which he had narrated that you would > like to share?* > * > A. He has always said it was his biggest ambition and goal to put his hands > on a Grammy statuette, leave alone taking one home. Even after a long day at > work, getting home at probably 3 AM in the morning, he still had the energy > to discuss work, who he was working with, etc. He has said many a time that > ARR and his music would go places. All this is finally happening and we > couldn’t be happier. > * > > *Q. Is anyone else in the family continuing to carry on the legacy > musically?* > * > A. Oh, Yes!! Both of us, Varun and Vinay are into music, follow a lot of > genres in music listening to both Indian as well as international musicians > and make it a point to keep up with what is happening in the world with > music. It is however a little early to say whether music will become our > profession. We’ll just have to wait to see. > > Q. Any favourite genres or tracks that you have and any special reason? > A. We could never say, there are so many! According to me, it depends a > lot on what mood one listens to a song in. We may suddenly find something > magical in a song or a soundtrack that we have been listening to for months > and had never noticed. > * > > Regards, > > Ram.. > > *~ Rαнмαη αddicт™ ~* > > > ------------------------------ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it > now.<https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969> > > > > > -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
