Bars And Beats

Weaving through the glamorous studios the recording booths and the mixing consoles this is the story of John-a violinist and his very close talented technician friend Sundar who works for the country's best music composers. The immensely talented artists like Rajashekar and Rahim are striving to give their best but will they be able to hold on to their own spaces and face the challenges thrown by the hidden enemy? With changing technology the problems are also new-fangled. The sweat sleaze stains and the inside stories of hard work of the real audio recording world passing through different periods come to life through the characters who endeavor to attain success and fame. The wretched ones are trying to take advantage of the weak and an underlying real threat of piracy is looming large on the lives of the entire music industry folk. Will the enemy be trapped? About the Author Iyer Venkatraman An unshakable optimist Venkat (short name) was a pharmaceutical executive for 25 years before he chose to pursue his passion. Trained in playing the keyboards he has travelled with many leading celebrity music artistes for numerous concerts in the country and to various foreign lands. He has also been seriously involved in learning teaching and managing studio related productions and major live events. An ardent reader when egged on by his friends he went on to pen down a story which has taken shape as Bars and Beats- the elemental factor of music. This book he asserts does not claim any accuracy and is an absolute work of fiction. However the imaginary story is in a setting which is reasonably real.