M S Viswanath

Raveendran Master was a legendary composer. Each and every song or tune from had his magical touch. "Paalnilavile Pavan Ithal"  -  a song from the Malayalam Movie Butterflies is one of those rare songs I heard long before I took to music for my career. The song evokes a special emotion which cannot be clarly defined - maybe its longing, love, melancholy or grief. This tune stayed with me for many years and I felt like playing it in my violin today - for all of you.  Do listen to this masterpiece from the master! Raveendran Master | PaalNilavile | M S Viswanath | Violin Cover

 Vira Burmenko, is an award winning artist, Violinist and Composer from Toronto, Ontario.  Last year I was included in World's Top Electric String Players . After watching it, Vira asked me for a Podcast interview which gave me some time to reflect upon my journey as an artist. I was really glad to share my experiences. Later, Vira and I came to know each other, became friends and we did a virtual collaboration - V2SYNC. Here, I am sharing the excerpts from the podcast.  ​ Q 1: How did you come up with your unique style? As any regular artist or violinist, I learned Indian traditional music at the University level. At that time I did not have many professional people to guide me. I just wanted to keep playing the Violin. At one point, the Western style of playing was very appealing to me, I got interested and I turned towards it. I learnt the Western style too and  I was able to excel in both styles. In my state Kerala, most of the artists were playing the Indian Traditional style