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No bar to his music
IT MAY seem like two odd bits desperately trying to juxtapose. One trying to merge into the other but would always remain a disharmonious blend. A sort of mismatched ensemble of sorts. But when Krishna Prasad, a lawyer by profession, hums the tunes to his album `Indumukhi' and simultaneously attends to court cases, one will begin to think otherwise. Music requires no set rules. It could come to anyone, at anytime, as a creative outflow that sure finds one regaling in ecstasy. That's exactly what happened to this practising lawyer.
A native of Palakkad, Krishna Prasad moved to Kochi for his studies, eventually doing law and practising at the High Court. He immersed himself more into music after a personal tragedy. This, he says, gave him the much-needed solace.
Krishna Prasad began playing the flute, an instrument he believes is highly versatile. Slowly, as tunes developed, with persuasion from his family and friends, they were recorded. These were then elaborated with the use of keyboards and a computer. And later, at the final recording, he used specific instruments like the guitar, mridangam and flute for the wholesome effect he was searching for. And that was the start of a new beginning.
Krishna Prasad's music is different. "There is no set pattern on which my music is based, no repetition of a chorus or a pallavi. But are of melody and unison. Basically you allow creativity to take over, breaking usual norms," he says. So, when he worked with his lyricist Rajeev Alunkal, they came up with a whole set of lyrics that perfectly adapted into the theme and blended with the music. His favourite is `Iniyum... ' sung by Jyotsna, which he says is a universal tune, one that can be easily adapted to have lyrics in any language and should be widely accepted the globe over.
What inspires him? "Everything around you leads to some form of creativity. I created my music over a period of time, sometimes all of a sudden, when a tune came to my mind. And music is always different, you cannot expect Rock to be the same as Trance or Classical, but I believe the key is to blend all of these, to form something different but in perfect harmony," he explains.
Krishna Prasad says that many musicians have inspired him, with Ilayaraja on the top of his list. "This does not mean I copy music. I listen to tunes and examine the manner in which they are presented."
Undoubtedly, music is not new to this 31-year-old. He has being playing the mridangam since the age of eight, immersing in its nuances and details. Krishna Prasad still says that he would like to be referred to as a practising lawyer and not a music director. "Never have I put aside work to pursue my passion. I create music in my free time. It is something that happens from within, but is satisfying." And with an album to be released at the end of this month, which has seven songs, one karaoke and a music video, he believes it would initiate the start of a whole new arena of things. One that would help kindle a certain desire to create. And prove that there are no boundaries to do so.
TANYA ABRAHAM
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