{"id":149060,"date":"2012-06-15T14:39:11","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T14:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socancom100stg.wpenginepowered.com\/arun-chaturvedi-keeps-up-with-the-kardashians\/"},"modified":"2012-06-15T14:39:11","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T14:39:11","slug":"arun-chaturvedi-keeps-up-with-the-kardashians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uat.socan.com\/fr\/arun-chaturvedi-keeps-up-with-the-kardashians\/","title":{"rendered":"Arun Chaturvedi keeps up with the Kardashians"},"content":{"rendered":"

Les traductions pour les articles avant l\u2019automne 2013 ne sont pas disponibles pour le moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If trying to get played on mainstream radio is a challenge for independent musicians, you can imagine what a gargantuan task it is to get their music placed in popular films and television shows.
\nWinnipeg producer Arun Chaturvedi, who won Producer of the Year honours at last year’s Western Canadian Music Awards, never expected to write for TV, but the singer-songwriter is now working on one of the hottest reality shows in the U.S.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0I was in L.A. promoting my [self-titled 2010] solo album, and Manitoba Music arranged a dinner with various music supervisors,\u00a0\u00bb he says. \u00ab\u00a0The restaurant had a grand piano so I played and sang a few songs. One of the guys from\u00a0Keeping Up With The Kardashians<\/em>\u00a0ended up placing a few of my songs, and a little while later he asked me if I’d be interested in composing some custom music for the show.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Chaturvedi has been providing music for the show for about a year, and explains how he composes music for it.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0The Kardashians definitely have a sound that they go for, so I stay true to that,\u201d he says. \u201cIt’s sort of pop\/hip-hop but the characters often get into some crazy antics so the music reflects this. For example, I often do \u2018sneaky\u2019 or \u2018comedic\u2019 sounding cues using the xylophone, timpani, and violins with a pizzicato articulation. And sometimes, I’ll compose instrumental rock music for high-energy transition scenes.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Chaturvedi has been writing and producing since his early teens, but only professionally for the last seven years. Having a great ear, being able to write songs and play different instruments in a variety of styles are all marks of a good producer, says the former frontman for Driver, an indie rock group.
\n\u00ab\u00a0It helps, of course, to know the technical ins and outs of recording and mixing music,\u00a0\u00bb he says. \u00ab\u00a0But, the most important aspect is being able to interact with people, and draw the best performance out of them. I can usually get a track sounding good pretty quickly, and that puts artists at ease. I’d like to think that after only a few minutes of working with me in the studio, it’s clear to them that I get it.\u00a0\u00bb
\nChaturvedi says he doesn’t follow a template when writing.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0I like to start with a premise or a title, and lyrics are important to me,\u201d he says. \u201cOther times, I have a melodic-harmonic framework and I add words to it later. Once in a while, songs seem to flow out naturally \u2013 melody, lyric, chords all at the same time. It\u2019s a gift when that happens, because a lot of times I have to roll up my sleeves and put some elbow grease into it.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Track Record<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Chaturvedi’s former indie rock group, Driver, had a hit in 2005 with the single \u201cShe Laughed at Me.\u201d
\n\u2022 To date, he’s worked with artists such as James Struthers, Don Amero, Luke McMaster, and Little Hawk.
\n\u2022 In addition to\u00a0Keeping Up With The Kardashians<\/em>, Chaturvedi’s film and TV placements include\u00a0Bad Girls Club, Pretty Little Liars, Being Erica<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Casino Jack.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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