{"id":6446,"date":"2023-02-23T14:46:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T09:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalmusicinstitute.in\/?p=6446"},"modified":"2023-02-23T14:46:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T09:16:33","slug":"in-conversation-with-takar-nabam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalmusicinstitute.in\/v1\/in-conversation-with-takar-nabam\/","title":{"rendered":"In Conversation With – Takar Nabam"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u00a0\u2018In Conversation with\u2019 series brings to you the stories of various creative professionals from the music industry and provides a glimpse into their journeys. Today\u2019s conversation gives us a glimpse into the life of Takar Nabam. We explore his influences as a musician and also dive into his creativity and songwriting process.<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cMusic means liberation. It is about a sense of freedom, having faith in yourself and accepting yourself as an artist. There needs to be some relaxation that needs to be drawn out of it and when doing it, try to have a good intention in channeling a message, be it through performance or writing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hailing from Arunachal Pradesh, <\/span>Takar Nabam<\/span><\/a> is a phenomenal guitarist and singer-songwriter. Growing up with influences from North East India and also listening to artists like Backstreet Boys, Brian Adams, Guns & Roses and Bon Iver. He received his first guitar in 2002 which was a gift from his parents, music for him was a present disguised as a blessing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Genesis – A Teenage Fantasy<\/h2>\n

Like most of us, the beginning of Takar\u2019s musical journey was mostly self-taught and his preferences for musical genres were ever changing. \u201cMy school had a really good music society, therefore I was always a part of the performances that were happening. I was getting exposed to a lot of genres, especially Metal and Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll. As time progressed, my inclination and fondness kept changing, mostly because I started writing my originals.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We grew up watching idols being made on television and a part of us always wanted to experience what that was like, for Takar it was the same however, it was his family that helped him realize his creativity. \u201cMy cousin was an active performer in Arunachal Pradesh, he always wanted to be a rockstar. I guess a lot of us have that teenage fantasy of being on stage and performing for the audience. In some aspects, music was in the family as I grew up watching my cousin and uncles dive into different creative outlets. Yet I never thought of it as a career. Living in our society, education took quite a lot of importance and an institute for music didn\u2019t even cross my mind. But I was curious as to what lay on the other side, so I chose to further study music and get some training under my instrument. It occurred to me that there are various things one can do, you don\u2019t always have to put on a single hat. There were many different avenues I saw and therefore had quite a lot of things to look at, be it as a session musician, making commercial music or arranging for other artists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Journaling to Songwriting<\/h2>\n

We are all aware of the importance journaling can have on us and for Takar, it goes beyond just transcribing his mind and heart. \u201cIt is frightening to look at the blank piece of paper as it can get quite challenging. I find it a good practice to keep writing something every other day, it doesn\u2019t have to be sensible but it is about the craft of simply sitting down and doing something. Inspiration can hit at any moment be it while traveling, meeting new people, waking early or sleeping late. I would find ways to narrate my stories into songs and all these feelings helped me express myself to the fullest. My album \u2018Same Skies\u2019 was my launch as a writer, it wasn\u2019t guitar driven even though everyone around me knew me as a guitarist. It struck me that journaling was slowly transforming into a creative format. Writing a song gave me a sense of liberation which only further helped me.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Takar Nabam takes us through the process of working on his<\/span> \u2018Red and Yellow\u2019<\/span><\/a> and what goes behind the process of working on an EP. \u201cI was never really making an EP but simply writing songs and after a point, I saw a similarity between a few which shared a thread or theme in common. It was quite reflective of the phase I was going through as it was written during the pandemic. At times playing together with a band also helps, certain songs I’ve written have only been possible by jamming with a few of the artists. I miss having that jam session because it brings out the rawest and truest form of my musicality. I think we are living in a time where albums aren\u2019t as appreciated, people\u2019s listening span has dropped and so I find a lot of the time albums lack the thrill and beauty that once existed within music.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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