Vivek Venugopal
Vivek Venugopal, better known as Visita, is an Indian composer, guitarist, and producer.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Venugopal started his music career in 2014 as a self-taught guitarist under the project named Visita.[3][4] Later, he became interested in Jazz and international ethnic music.[4]
In 2015, Venugopal released his debut album Musings.[5][6][7] It consisted of compositions for solo acoustic guitar that he performed.[6] He followed this up with Syncretism, Vol. 1 in 2016, which was inspired by West African, Celtic, and Hindustani music.[8][9]
In 2018, he released his second solo guitar album, The Ascent of Mt. Purpose.[5][10][8]
In 2019, he worked with pianists Mitali Saraf and Shantanu Patel on a set of solo piano pieces, titled Chroniles: Consolation.[5][11] A year later, he released the second part of this concept album series, titled Chronicles: Resolution.[12][13]
In 2020, he worked with singer and conductor Salome, cellist Tatiana Kritskaya, pianist Jay Parte, singer Anusha Ramasubramoney, to release An Ode to the Morphing Muse, Op. 6.[12]
In March 2021, Venugopal's album, Reveries, Op. 7, was released.[14][15]
In 2022, he released Moods for Violin & Piano, Op. 15.[16][1]
In February 2023, Venugopal released another album, String Quartets, Opp. 10, 12, that was recorded in Russia.[2] The album includes two pieces, titled "A Prayer for Mother Nature, Op. 10" and "Conflicted Resolution, Op. 12."[2]
Venugopal is also known for introducing a musical instrument called Visitar along with Erisa Neogy.[14]
Discography[edit]
- Musings (2015)[17]
- Syncretism Vol. 1 (2016)[18]
- The Ascent of Mt. Purpose (2018)[5][10]
- Chronicles: Consolation (2019)[18]
- Chronicles: Resolution (2020)[18]
- An Ode to the Morphing Muse, Op. 6 (2020)[18]
- Reveries, Op. 7 (2021)[18][14]
- Moods for Violin & Piano, Op. 15 (2022)[1]
- String Quartets, Opp. 10, 12 (2023)[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Murthy, Neeraja (September 1, 2022). "Composer Vivek Venugopal's latest album has the pandemic and its after-effects as subjects". The Hindu.
- ^ a b c d Tagat, Anurag (February 4, 2023). "Composer Visita aka Vivek Venugopal Made His New Classical Album in Russia". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "A lilting union of instruments". New Indian Express.
- ^ a b "Taking the classical route: Journey of a self-taught musician in Hyderabad". New Indian Express.
- ^ a b c d Tagat, Anurag (June 14, 2019). "Exclusive Premiere: Visita's Evocative Piano Piece 'Moments of Profundity'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b Tagat, Anurag (September 25, 2015). "New Music: From Bengaluru Math Rock to Kolkata Djent".
- ^ "A purposeful climb". The Hindu. June 7, 2018.
- ^ a b Tagat, Anurag (April 7, 2018). "Exclusive Premiere: Visita's Introspective New Song 'Epiphanies'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Tagat, Anurag (December 1, 2016). "Exclusive Stream: Listen to Fingerstyle Guitarist Visita's Enchanting New EP". Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b "Exclusive Release: The Bitter In Sweet by Visita". Rock Street Journal.
- ^ "Strumming a different chord". The Hindu. July 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Tagat, Anurag (August 8, 2020). "Hyderabad Artist Visita Taps Into Neo-Classical on 'An Ode to the Morphing Muse' EP".
- ^ "Hyderabad's Vivek Venugopal talks about his new album and working with international musicians". Indulge Express.
- ^ a b c Murthy, Neeraja (April 5, 2021). "Composer Vivek Venugopal's seventh album Reveries, Op. 7: Spectrum of contemplative moods". The Hindu.
- ^ Tagat, Anurag (February 28, 2021). "Premiere: Composer Visita Evokes Contemplation on 'An Affective Crossroad'".
- ^ Tagat, Anurag (August 13, 2022). "Premiere: Composer Visita, Pianist Nadine Jo Crasto and Violinist Nourhe Khate's New Classical Piece 'Whimsical Randomness & Existential Absurdity'".
- ^ "The thriving culture for western contemporary music in Chennai". The Hindu. November 16, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Visita Music | THE MUSIC".