Rohit Shakti | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
When Rohit Shakti composed a Hindi song a year ago during his stay back home in Muvattupuzha, he hardly had a plan except to give vent to his creative urge.
Soon after, 26 left to work with Germany-based Fraunhofer, developers of next-generation audio technology, after taking a one-year break from the University of Huddersfield in the UK, where he completed his B.Sc (Hons) Were staying Sound engineering and music production.
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It was then that he was given the opportunity to participate in Europe’s 6th 3D Audio Production Competition organized by the Institute for Electronic Music and Acoustics in Graz, Austria last year. That’s when he dusted off his creation, Giola again.
“It was a competition to influence music with immersive audio. I thought I would submit an entry and even if it qualifies, it will be a recognition in itself,” said Sri Sakthi, a vocalist trained in Carnatic music.
They decided to contest in the ‘Music Recording/Studio Production’ category and started mixing their tracks using next generation immersive audio technology. He kept it up late before completing the work in a single day and submitted the entry on time.
Not only was the entry accepted but the track, which he sang himself, received competing acts from Austria and Germany, beating it gold. The University of Huddersfield published his achievement in its newsletter on Tuesday and since then Mr Shakti, who is now back at the university for the final year of the course after a break from his placement year, has been garnering a lot of attention on his social media handles. Attracting.
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“For example, my LinkedIn profile is getting a lot of interest from recognized names in audio technology. Hyunkook Lee, a leading researcher in immersive audio technology, also shared a post about my achievement, which is a great deal. Big recognition,” said Mr. Shakti.
Parents remain her biggest cheerleaders. After all, not many parents will put up when their son, a B.Tech graduate in Mechanical Engineering, prefers to pursue a second bachelor’s degree and that too in music instead of following in the footsteps of his father who is an engineer.
“I tried a job in engineering for a few months but realized I was not ready for it. I wanted to pursue music and my parents immediately agreed. Now if I don’t write anything for a few months, they like me,” Mr. Shakti said. His first composition, a Tamil track, was released on YouTube by music director Bijibal.
He is now looking forward to pursue music related profession abroad. But eventually, he wants to return home and set up an immersive studio or record label and become an entrepreneur in the music industry.