Miss Torsekar goes to the opera...

Wow what an experience....definitely something I want to do again. It was a compilation of music from different operas. I felt like Cher from Moonstruck...I even had a new hairdo and gorgeous gown. However I have no grey hair, so didn't have to color anything. The opera was called Merola Grand Finale and featured music from The Barber of Seville and Béatrice et Bénédict to name a few. My personal favorite was Street Scene by Kurt Weill speaking of the delights of icecream in America...That was too good, as was the new Italian American immigrant styling that was done on the piece. Fun stuff !

Didn't stay for the whole thing but would have loved to. I think I want to go again....Thank you Lisa.

What do little geeks dream of.....? COMPUTERS of course !!!

Time to record again....my new computer comes home tomorrow. I will record then. Thank you for the constructive criticism, good wishes and encouragement that you all have sent my way....I have been working on one song, which I just can't wait to record. With the new computer the sound is going to really be much better. Stay tuned....

Aao Na Gale Laga Lo Na - Mere Jeevan Saathi

Classic rendition by RD Burman and picturized on who else, but the Mallika of Sensuality, Helen. It is strange to begin my audio posts with a seduction song but somehow the composition got to me years ago and now again when I was scoping out tracks to do.

RD's orchestration is remarkable and the full band is of course unbeatable. Sung originally by her royal highness, Asha Bhosle, I have merely attempted to mimic her by skimming the surface of her rendition.

Finally....I did a song....

This was decent...not awesome. Decent. My homage to the Goddess Asha. She is ultimately the artist I would like to transform into. I have grown up listening to her. I think she has kept me company more than any other singer; in my teenage years I used to sleep to her sultry renditions of sensual numbers. The gentle fires she lit with Gulzar's beautiful lyrics and the images of utter and complete romance she created remain etched in the recesses of my mind. I will forget all else, all others, but her.

I present to your kind ears, a humble recording. I am still trying to dust the cobwebs on my vocal chords so please forgive the mistakes. I promise to get better; I aim to be a perfectionist, so your guidance means a lot.

PS, music classes start soon :-)

Chandni

Did a little recording experiment...

I need someone's help on this...with CoolEdit Pro. So turns out, my soundcard is a piece of CRAP on a CRAP CRACKER ! I can't hear myself singing. So the notes come out unsure and uncertain. I recorded two songs...both sounded mediocre at best. I didn't know what was going on............................UNTIL:

I recorded with one ear open and the other covered by the headphone. When I heard myself in the room, I was able to project better. All this time everyone I asked said, you don't know what you're talking about but you can actually hear the music and your singing. Fix your sound card.

Well tell you what people: SOMEONE HELP ME CONFIGURE MY COOLEDIT SO I CAN HEAR MYSELF SINGING. PLEASE. I CAN'T DEAF-SING. I'M NOT THAT TALENTED :-P

Thanks,
Muniya !

My Asha......

Just wanted to put her photo with me up here. No good reason to do so. Just wanted to.


Isn't she AWESOME ????

I am MOOOOVING !!!

It feels like a bovine experience either way....I'm chewing my cud (that being my ridiculous crap that I have around the house) in a slow manner, much to the chagrin of my family and dear friends.

So guess what sports fans --- the music's gotta wait. I'm about to have an emotional breakdown right about now...

Hope I can live up to all the expectations of me. Murali and his one man advertising crew has already got musical hopefuls thinking I've got some remote sense of talent ! Hee hee...kidding....

So yes, I will record, but in a few days. I'm sorry. Maybe I can put just one on here and then do the rest later. So maybe today. Toodles !

Komdi !

Having difficulty with mic and Cooledit

And truly have been distracted...things should calm down by Friday....I'm hoping to have some recordings up by the weekend. Super excited :)

I found some Karaoke tracks...

That would suit my voice well and also show my range. I have 2-3 by Asha, 2 by Lata and one by Kavita. I suspect I'm going to get some more nice goodies. I'm looking for some newer songs as well. If you or anyone you know have some goodies by Shreya and Sunidhi, let me know...I wanna record their stuff too. Also I'm comfortable with most scales, so even if it's an Ila Arun or Usha Uthup song I'll do it....

I plan to record in a few days but I want to do the prep by practicing everything and removing the cobwebs on my vocal chords.....

Wish me luck !
Komdi