Transient Phase: "Life in Canada"
The third TRANSIENT PHASE track is ethereal and atmospheric, meant to conjure up images of a frozen wasteland. Chill out to this chilled-out track and enjoy a musical trip up north!
Transient Phase: "By Night"
Get ready to unwind and imagine yourself walking through a quiet urban sprawl late at night with the second TRANSIENT PHASE track! Now streaming on SoundCloud.
Transient Phase: "A Wednesday in September"
I'm very pleased to announce a brand-new musical project!
Not a lot of people know that during my time at Berklee I recorded a lot of ambient/relaxation music on the side, separate of my other musical projects. It's time for these tracks to finally be heard - and I'll be releasing them under the name of TRANSIENT PHASE.
This project will consist of ambient instrumentals meant to be played in the background, with the goal of relaxing you and helping you decompress from your daily routine. Please use them for meditation, yoga, reiki, or any of your other unwinding activities! I will be releasing one track per week until I run out of material... which I promise, won't be for a while!
The first track, called "A Wednesday in September," is now available for streaming on SoundCloud (link below). I'll make the tracks available for download in the near future. I can't wait to share the rest of this new music with you - a project that is close to my heart and has blossoming quietly without much attention. It's time you guys get to hear it all!
Payal Ki Jhankaar Released!
PAYAL KI JHANKAAR, the Indian classical fusion album I produced for vocalist Veena Watwe last summer, was launched in Houston last weekend. We had a great time at the launch telling the audience about the making of the project and also presenting some of the material from the record live in vocal and instrumental performance as well as through Indian classical dance.
Here are some pictures of the event - special thanks to Ravi Ozarker for these!
A.W.I.S.
Here's a preview of some new album artwork!
A new release is scheduled to be announced soon.
M.Mus.
Master of Music, Music Production, Technology, and Innovation.
Berklee College of Music — Valencia Campus 2015-2016.
Excellence in Engineering Award!
Today is a pretty special day for me because I got a Director's Award from the person who I've learned the most from this year and my most favorite professor of my college life, Ian Kagey! I am super humbled to have been selected for the Excellence in Engineering award in a class full of truly remarkable musicians, engineers, and recording artists. And a special thank you to Ian - you have given me the lessons of a lifetime in just ten short months!
Paus (Official Music Video) feat. Shruti & Sahana
Happy to share the multilingual monsoon-themed single I have been working on with Shruti & Sahana. We released the music video this week and it is already getting some great attention! We hope you enjoy this one-of-a-kind collaboration in Marathi and Hindi.
Lago Concert - June 24, 2016
Had a great time performing with the Riyaaz By Night band at the weekly Lago de Conciertos show last Friday! Here are some pictures from the gig, courtesy of Berklee Valencia.
"Paus" Music Video Shoot
Here are some more glimpses of the music video shoot for the new single I have produced called "Paus" - featuring Shruti & Sahana! We're still working on a release date but hope you all enjoyed the trailer. :)
Happy World Music Day!
On the occasion of World Music Day, Shruti & Sahana and I are excited to share a teaser of our new project... this time in Marathi! :)
Look out for "Paus"... coming soon! In the meantime, enjoy this brief glimpse of the monsoon...
Special thanks to Alex Ortberg for being our cameraman!
Sense of Touch
A new track from my upcoming world instrumental album! SENSE OF TOUCH is all about using your hands to make music. This is my tribute to the work of the great worldbeat projects such as Tabla Beat Science and Planet Drum. I hope you enjoy this blend of electronics and world grooves!
Recorded and mixed in Valencia, Spain.
Djembe and tabla by Nitish Kulkarni.
"Sense of Touch" features sounds from the Seaboard RISE by ROLI.
Copyright © 2016 Nitish Kulkarni Music.
Seaboard RISE
I had the honor of debuting ROLI's new Seaboard RISE at Berklee Valencia Friday night! Lots of fun. Thanks to Lia Lowe for the wonderful shot! :-)
New Interview!
Happy to be featured on Berklee Blogs along with my fellow collaborator and the other half of the brand-new 1WORLD project, Enrique Ponce! Check out the new interview here.
New Album Recording Sessions
Hey everyone! It's been a busy past couple months with a whole slew of new recording sessions to get some incredible instruments tracked for the new album. Here are a few highlights from the sessions — including trumpet, Uilleann pipes, didgeridoo, glissentar, and more!
1World
Taking a quick break from Berklee life to share some exciting news with you all—the past couple months I've been spending whatever free time I have working on a really special collaboration project with the one and only Enrique Ponce. Both of us were intrigued by the idea of working in an exciting new genre of music that is stylistically different than what both of us do normally. We're calling the project 1World—an ethnic chillout duo that's sure to be a breath of fresh air for your ears.
One of our new tracks features our very own extraordinary Indian classical singers, Shruti Kumar and Sahana Kumar. We just got word that we've been selected to perform at Berklee's most unique semesterly concert, Innovation En Vivo! We'll be playing on April 22nd and all of you around the world will be able to tune in on the live stream! :-)
Enrique and I are really excited to finish up this new collection of tracks and will work on scheduling a release once they are completed. Stay tuned for more!
"Payal Ki Jhankaar"
Excited that the first single from a very special project is finally available! Veena Watwe and I had a great time recording this album together last year and it is definitely one of the highlights of 2015 for me - my first time actually fully producing an album for an artist! I'm happy that the album is in its final stages and ready to be released soon. Check out the single now on iTunes, Amazon, or Spotify!
January 2016 Studio Sessions
January 2016 was an amazing month for studio sessions... here's a glimpse of what has been keeping me busy the past few weeks!
SYNESTHETIC on Michael's 2015 Favorites!
I just got word that my debut album SYNESTHETIC has made Michael Debbage's 2015 Favorites list!
For those of you who don't know, Michael is one of the most well-respected music critics in the instrumental/New Age music fraternity. He wrote a stellar review for my album when it was released a year ago. To be picked in the Top 20 after all the other fantastic albums that came out during 2015 is a HUGE honor.
Listed among Enya, John Adorney, David Arkenstone, and more! I am so honored. A wonderful way to bring in the new year.
Check out the Top 20 list here.