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Episode 2, Season 2 of Notes to Myself brings you, Sowmya, acclaimed Carnatic vocalist who appeals to the head and to the heart. Her academic background fuels her leanings towards musical grammar, language and an enviable compositional repertoire of a wide spectrum of composers. Yet, learning and negotiating two contrasting musical styles taught her to go with the natural sound and flow of music.
Sowmya belongs to the brigade of musicians that was a force to reckon with in the 1980s-90s, setting new performance trends and standards, paving for the way for youngsters to look at Carnatic music with fresh eyes. In this episode, she speaks candidly about some of the challenges life threw her way, issues that dot the performing arena and how she deals with them.
Notes to Myself is one of MOPA's flagship projects - a series of interactive, expository documentaries that deconstructs the lives and creative processes of some of the most impactful professionals associated with South India's performing arts. Done in a let-your-hair-down and from-the-heart way, these offer an honest, moving and at times funny and charmingly unguarded look at the lives of these artistes.
Film Credits:
Concept, Curation and Artistic Direction: Savita Narasimhan
Video Direction and Filming: Gowrishankar Venkatraman, Swung Dash Studios, Chennai
Director of Photography: Kalaiselvan Sivaji
Associate Cameraman: Ignatius Vivek David, Siddharth Maharajan
Production Support: Gowtham Ganesan, B Charles
Editor: Clinton Harold Jacob
Post Production: The Zoe Trope Company, Chennai
Subtitles: Anugrah Lakshmanan, Vishwesh Rajan
Photographs:
Sowmya
Ramanathan Iyer
The Music Academy Archives
Video Excerpts:
From YouTube channels of:
Mudhra Bhaskar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=420jqXqIBRM
YAMINI -2021 organised by SPICMACAY, IIM-Bangalore chapter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IuI8frafVA&t=1738s
Spirit of Unity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-4AX3tvD7g
Ranganathan Srinivasan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=66nlqma409M
Film Location: The Artery, Chennai
Soundtracks by: Matthew L Fisher, Scott Buckley
Artwork by S Sowmya
Produced by MOPA Foundation ©2021