The Indian music scene is present process a change and an artiste right now doesn’t need to depend upon movies to turn into standard, says singer Shaan. The vocalist, who broke onto the indie pop scene within the late Nineteen Nineties with albums “Love-ology” and “Tanha Dil”, mentioned it appears to be the age of rappers or musicians like Guru Randhawa, Neha Kakkar and Badshah. Arjit Singh is the “final huge exponent” to come back from movies, he mentioned.
“All the massive names right now in music, they’re both rappers or they’ve their very own model of music types. Arijit Singh was most likely the final huge exponent who got here in from movie music,” Shaan advised PTI in an interview.
“However a variety of them first obtained standard doing their very own non-film music, like Guru Randhawa, Honey Singh, Badshah, King. However right now, movie music is hardly providing you with the massive singing star,” the singer added.
The 51-year-old playback singer, recognized for movie songs “Musu Musu Haasi Deu”, “Woh Ladki Hai Kahan”, “Chand Sifarish”, and “Jab Se Tere Naina”, mentioned it’s troublesome to make followers hearken to his non-film music.
“The one factor is {that a} singer like me, who’s branding has turn into that of a Bollywood singer, it’s very troublesome to get out of that and for individuals to begin listening to my non-film songs.
“However for others like Neha Kakkar, who got here in from social media after which began getting their movie songs… At this time, it’s (music scene) altering, a singer doesn’t have to essentially rely to turn into standard by means of movie music,” he added.
Shaan additionally mentioned he feels “underutilised” in Bollywood.
“Sadly, within the final 10 to fifteen years, (I’ve) been a lot underutilised and never been part of these huge Bollywood songs, like I was. However on the similar time, this could possibly be of assist. If you find yourself always on a roll, there’s no time to introspect, no time to work in your expertise. You are likely to hold going with the circulate. In some unspecified time in the future, you realise you’re turning into mechanical, redundant. So, I take this break, this little getaway as a great factor, that I get to work on my ability units,” he mentioned.
The singer recalled a current occasion when his music from Rajkumar Hirani’s “Dunki”, starring Shah Rukh Khan, was dropped by the makers.
“I used to be thrilled that I obtained to sing a Shah Rukh Khan music, however for some purpose it was changed by one other music. So, these items (occur). The music, ‘O Maahi’ obtained on to turn into the favored music of that soundtrack, which is the place my music was speculated to be slotted in,” he mentioned.
As an alternative, Shaan mentioned he obtained the chance to collaborate with famend percussionist Bickram Ghosh on his newest single “Tanhaiyyan”. “I sang this stunning music with Bickram Ghosh da. The music carries on whether or not it’s a movie or not, and each different day I’m recording a phenomenal music.”
“Tanhaiyyan”, that includes Shaan and Ghosh, is produced underneath the latter’s music label Everlasting Sounds. The singer mentioned his purpose is to construct a memorable discography.
“It’s a legacy that you just go away behind, the thought is to maintain making good music… that may hopefully transcend time. I’m glad we’ve got Everlasting Sounds, the identify everlasting itself says all of it, it means we obtained to create one thing that’s timeless and never one thing that persons are listening to at golf equipment, or are dancing to at events,” he added.
Ghosh described Shaan as a improbable singer who’s in “great” kind.
“We hold speaking and generally I vent with him, and a little bit of that he does too about what we should always do to justify music as a result of music has been underneath the baton of movies for too lengthy. Music ought to have its personal life, and that’s taking place right now with indie music,” he added.
Singing, no matter platform, brings him happiness, mentioned Shaan.
“For a singer, the largest thrill is when you find yourself behind the mic creating music. Nothing excites me greater than that. I’m getting alternatives to try this a dime a dozen. So, I’m pleased about it. That childlike ardour and pleasure, that fireplace within the stomach is now greater than ever earlier than.”
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