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NITEESH
KONDIPARTHI
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You are known to be a brilliant stage performer . Which according to you has been your best till date and why ?
I ' ve played my fair deal of live shows and I ' ve learnt a lot from them . Having said that , not every show is your best . There are days when you ' re downright exhausted , but you turn up and get on stage just because you love what you do .
However , there are some special performances that you put your heart and soul into . My best live performance ever was my EP launch gig . It was perfect ! My old band , the people who helped me record my music were there to support me on stage and the crowd was a perfect blend of familiar faces and new people who had no clue who I was . I ' ve had the chance to perform with some of my closest friends on stage and needless to say , it was a very dear experience . A lot of people who ' ve been following my journey told me that I was at my best that night .
Tell us a little bit about your song writing process
Inspiration has always struck me when I wasn ' t looking for it . And the worst part is , you ' re never in the same headspace twice . As such , songs just happen to me . For me , there ' s no one particular approach to writing music . The end objective is to tap into and reproduce the sound I hear inside my head . This can be particularly hard , especially if you ' re having a tough time listening . But the good news is , the boundaries you draw for yourself are imaginary .
Do you have any dream artists / musicians you would like to work with ? Who would it be and why ?
John Mayer . Period . The first ever John Mayer song I picked up was " Why Georgia " and I remember thinking to myself , all those years ago , if or not this man was actually human . Everytime I ' m having a particularly bad case of writer ' s block , I find myself going back to his Berklee Clinic . As such , working with him would absolutely blow my mind away , because I ' ve looked up to his abilities of expression and improvisation for a long while now and it would be an incredible experience .
How did you begin your journey as a musician ?
I picked up the guitar when I was 15 years old and there ' s been no looking back ever since . I was hooked to it right from the start and was quite ambitious about getting better at it . I started jamming with a bunch of other musicians who were just starting off as well and we started working together . Well , one thing led to another and here we are !
Do you have a dream stage to perform on ?
I don ' t really have a dream stage as such . But I do have a lot of venues that I want to perform at and take my music to . So I ' m really intrigued as to see which one of these places I ' ll hit first .
Any upcoming projects in the pipeline ?
As of now , I ' ve made the big move to Mumbai and I ' ve been trying to find my ground . After my EP release in May , I ' ve pretty much been back to the lab , trying to reinvent my sound and approach . I believe that there ' s a lot more left for me to say and I want to strike a balance / Hit a sweet spot with my songwriting .
The big challenge in front of me right now is to venture into the unknown . I ' m the new kid on the block who is trying to find his place in one of the most decorated music environments of the country while balancing a very hectic college schedule , and so far , it ' s been damn fun !