Mrs. Nair’s Dream
“ok, this crap i have written..i want it become a song … and i dnt know what to do as i cant write hindi ” Is what Smita Nair had to say before she shared the lyrics of this song.

I loved the abstract flow of the song she just kept pinging word by word while on Gmail chat. The original poetry has been trimmed down and made into this retro’ish dopey mix, crooned by Preeti Pillai. Its Preeti’s singing style that make the dry trumpets blowing through the words of the song, even more rustic. I decided to give it an Indian flavour by adding in Ghatam. Charan popped in with his additional programming and a trippy piano solo in the fag end of the track.

Will the track keep you awake
Well, Get the dope. Trip on it!

 Little Info :
Smita Nair is a dynamic journalist, and she writes for Indian Express. She is also the wife of my good friend and amazing flutist – Shriram Sampath.

Hear the rest of the album here : http://groovelovescompany.com/debut/

We have moved from the initial site interface, and made it even more spaced out and minimalist. We would like to thank Ellen from Elma Studio and Madras Blues for developing and designing the site.  Check the site and let us now how like it?

Season I that will be released on 23 July 2011 will feature artists, musicians and friends of Prashant Pillai.

1. Shriram Sampath
Flute
- has learnt flute under Ronu Majumdar
- has a fusion-folk band Filter Coffee
- impromptu improvisations and his liking for diverse musical soundscapes makes him a perfect session and live artist.
- has been a regular for all of Prashant Pillai’s Film projects.

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2. Krishnan Sankaran
Lyrics + Vocals
- learnt music from different gurus, with his base learning being in Carnatic Classical
- debuted as a lyric writer for the Malayalam Film -City of God.
- eccentrically talented and witty to the core, Krishnan draws his influences from anything that’s trippy.
- has a long association with Prashant, through his liking for A.R.Rahman’s music.

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3. Preeti Pillai
Lyrics + Vocals
- learnt music from different gurus, with her base learning being in Carnatic Classical.
- debuted as a singer and lyricist for the Malayalam Film Nayakan and the cult hindi film Shaitan.
- a rapid learner she embraces music genres with her soulful singing.
- has been doing sessions for her brother and music producer Prashant Pillai for last 10 years.

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4. Alok Kulkarni
Guitars
- a self-taught musician.
- part of a band called Chakra and tours with sufi singer Tochi.
- an impromptu session artist, versatile with multiple genres.
- has recorded guitars with Prashant for two feature films.

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5. Charan Raj
Keys + Vocals
-  has learnt western classical from Neecia Majolly, Biju Raj and Carnatic from Vidushi Leela Tharanath, Perumbavar G Ravindranath.
- has produced and composed one of the most melodious album -Thalam with his friend and singer Job.
- he draws his inspiration from  jazz and Indian folk music.
- Prashant happened to discover him on You Tube video.

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6. Prashant Pillai
Production
-  a self taught musician , has learnt tabla for 8 years before making way for digital audio production.
- has scored for a few Malayalam projects, and recently debuted with the score of  ‘Shaitan’ in the Hindi film circuit.
- he draws his inspiration from A.R.Rahman, Ray Charles, Nitin Sawhney, Ennio Morricone and Gustavo Santoalalla.
- Prashant is in music and production because of his mother’s love for music.