Candid Confessions - a podcast by Indian musicians, sound engineers and industry professionals

Sound engineer Shantanu Hudlikar shares with us how he handles new comers or debutants in the studio. Very important experiences of years being shared in this podcast. Make sure you absorb these lessons and implement them in your own careers.   And yes, do thank Shantanu for this candid confession. - Team SudeepAudio.com

Sound engineer KJ Singh shares how he and debutant music composer, Vishal Bhardwaj were nervous during the recording sessions of their first Hindi film : Maachis (1996).   An accidental mistake also gave birth to Vishal Bhardwaj as a playback singer too Chhod Aaye Hum title song!  Do listen to the whole confession and learn.  And yes, do thank KJ in the comments box for making this Candid Confession. - Team SudeepAudio.com

Rhythm percussionist and arranger, Dipesh Varma, shares an experience he had about the use of flam in the recording studio with his guru, Ustad Taufiq Qureshi. Do learn from what the Ustad had to share about which other musicians thought was a mistake / bad take.   And yes, please thank Dipesh in the comments box for this Candid Confession. - Team SudeepAudio.com

Music composer Rajat Dholakia shares an experience where he found that a very good ad film maker went on and on in a dubbing session to achieve perfection. He agrees on trying to get the best out of one's team. But in the creative world, forcing a talent does not work and natural takes or recordings come out the closest to what the talent can do. Do listen to this podcast and thank Juku too. - Team SudeepAudio.com

Vijay Dayal is the chief sound engineer at Yashraj Film Studios in Mumbai. He shares with us an incident which taught him to be careful. And he has always approached his work accordingly after this experience. Do thank Vijay for sharing this confession. - Team SudeepAudio.com

Sound engineer Pramod Chandorkar shares an experience of his while recording India's nightingale, late Lata Mangeshkar. The film was Veer Zaara (Yashraj Films) in 2004. Though he knew her personally, Pramod learnt from this experience about why legends are called so. Listen to the whole episode and thank Pramod for sharing it with us. - Team SudeepAudio.com

In this episode, sound engineer Shantanu Hudlikar shares some experiences of learning from singers and musicians. He mentions some names like Ehsaan Noorani, Ranjit Barot, Sonu Nigam, Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, etc. who he has recorded for years, and how such artists have enabled him to grow professionally. Do listen to this episode to know how one can learn from your recording sessions. And yes, do thank Shantanu for this candid confession. - Team SudeepAudio.com

In this episode, sound engineer KJ Singh shares his experience of recording acoustic guitars in the Hindi film, Maachis (1996). Using the song "Tum gaye sab gaya", KJ talks about how he made some changes in the selection of the guitar for that song. Listen to the whole podcast and learn. Do thank KJ for sharing this story. - Team SudeepAudio.com

During a recording session, music producer, Nishadh Chandra saw the composer disturb fader settings when the sound engineer stepped out. The senior engineer realised this and handled it nicely. And in the process, Nishadh learnt a lesson from the mistake made by that composer. Do listen to the whole story and thank Nishadh for sharing it with us. - Team SudeepAudio.com

Music composer Uttank Vora shares some experiences he had with the mighty talented Gujarati stage director, (late) Mahendra Joshi. He shares some incidents in which he learnt that sometimes taking on a challenge and using one's own gut feel helps in the final music track! Do listen to this Candid Confession and thank Uttank for the same. Trivia: Mahendra Joshi was married to actor Aamir Khan's sister, Nikhad. He passed away at a very young age. But has left behind several memorable plays and has groomed many talents in the Gujarati theatre world. - Team SudeepAudio.com

Shantanu Hudlikar shares a lot of anecdotes from his own journey as a sound engineer. Listeners will gain a lot from this veteran and highly experienced sound engineer known for speaking his mind. So do listen to the whole candid confession episode. And yes, do thank Shantanu for the invaluable tips he shares openly from his own mistakes as an intern and more. - Team SudeepAudio.com

Sound engineer KJ Singh has worked on several albums with AR Rahman. And every recording helped him learn new things which he has implemented in his own work over years. Listen to this episode where he shares about a tine piano added to the song Kabhi Kabhi Aditi from the Hindi film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008). Do thank KJ in the comments box for sharing this experience and learning. - Team SudeepAudio.com

National-award winning composer, Rajat Dholakia (Juku), shares a hilarious incident from his work life. Those who know Juku will have a hundred more such stories to share and all in good faith. He is not just talented but is forgetful too (as he himself admits). We can even have a special Juku series on our podcast :-) Listen to his Candid Confession and share a laugh. - Team SA

Mujeeb Dadarkar has been in the music industry for over 40 years. A freelance sound engineer and educator, Mujeeb shares a funny incident during a live concert. Not to be taken as a gospel truth ofcourse, but he says it is very important to keep an artist on stage happy. And that is the most important aspect as an FOH engineer. Do thank Mujeeb for sharing this story. - Team SudeepAudio.com

Dr. Pramod Chandorkar is an educator, a top sound engineer and also runs an educational institute called SoundIdeaz Academy in Mumbai. One would expect such a talent to never admit a professional mistake, or infact ever have committed one!  But here he is sharing an incident which he says changed his attitude towards machine and gadgets and also helped him become a better sound engineer. Listen to the confession and do thank Pramod for sharing it openly with us. - Team SudeepAudio.com