I was the lone
talentless one
in a room of musicians.
As each took his place,
at his instrument
I turned on the cassette
recorder, determined
to capture the moment.
I collapsed onto
the couch, in
blurry eyed reverie
as the music tangled
in my brain, filled the
basement, bounced
off the ceiling tiles.
The pianist glanced
into my starry eyes
and grinned.
The others teased
between their strings,
but words fell away
in the fog of my euphoria.
His lips curled upwards
on one side
as his eyes twinkled at mine.
When he packed to go
I rewound the tape.
I heard the
mangled mess of a
damaged tape.
Devastated, I
blinked through
tearful eyes.
Everyone laughed,
but he draped an
arm around my shoulders
and guided me up the stairs.
As his ride arrived
he whispered,
“Don’t worry.
I’ll make you
more music.”
And
he
did.
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.
.
(Is it any wonder I wrote a book about this? lol Tonight, I had a flashback. Thought I’d share.)
Join the Interstellar celebration September 1, 2012
Tags: amin bhatia, analog, anniversary, bhatia music, composer, Interstellar suite, music, recording, synthesizer
You know those people who have a single, straight forward dream, and from the moment they climb out of their cribs, they head toward it with determination? I have often wished I was as single-minded as my friend, Amin.
I’ve mentioned Amin before on this blog. When I met him (back when he was an oh-so-mature thirteen and I was a star struck ten year old), he was already striving toward his goal to become a composer for television and film. To his natural talent he added perseverance, practice, and experimentation. His whacky humour and considerable charm helped him attract people willing and able to support his dream. When he was in his twenties, he won major awards and prizes which led to the record deal that blasted Interstellar Suite into the universe.
Interstellar Suite isn’t popular genre music. It was hard to classify. Usually, it is labelled New Age, because how do you classify a masterpiece of orchestrated analog synthesizers? They didn’t have a big section in the record stores for “Electronic movie soundtrack for a non-existent sci-fi movie,” which is the truest label it could have had. “Stinking brilliant” would be a good label, too, but the sound afficionados shouted that far and wide. Amin composes for all sorts of shows you’ve known and loved (like Flashpoint), so you’ve probably heard his music. He’s won many awards; go to BhatiaMusic.com to be impressed by the list! You should go there just to listen to snippets of his work, actually. There is a delightful breadth of styles represented in his music.
This year Amin is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the original release of Interstellar Suite, and you are invited to be part of the grand adventure to commemorate the occasion with a galactic celebratory launch into new frontiers! Check out the details on the Interstellar Suite page and help the project go super nova! You know you’ve always wanted to mingle with the stars!
Now, if you know Interstellar Suite, and you have something amazing to share about it, you were asked to tell the crew about it. If you haven’t seen the plea, the deadline was yesterday, but the video about it is pretty entertaining and there’s some great music on it. Who knows, maybe you can still sneak your memories in if you contact them quickly…
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Here’s an added treat because you made it all the way through this post. While I truly wish there were photos of the 13/10 meeting, for all the inevitable mortification likely attendant, this one will have to do. This is my high school graduation weekend. I am chilling with a (soon to be) famous musician, and as you can tell by my laughter, I am having fun:
(What’s happened to our hair?!)
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