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with musicians, most of whom I
had already worked with.
You had many performers on
the album and recorded it on three
continents—how did you manage
to fine-tune it for the stage? • LASER HAIR REMOVAL
The original album was com-
prised of 279 musicians and artists • SKIN REJUVENATION
from different genres and countries. • VARICOSE VEIN TREATMENT
Adapting it for the stage at the Ken- • TOE NAIL FUNGAL TREATMENT
nedy Center was a complex reimag-
ining. We had to think of how to
simplify complicated arrangements
and produce similar sounds with
fewer instruments.
“Music is what I am, everything else is what I do,” says Tandon.
If the forest were only filled with
others around me—there is no judgment!
Shivoham has been your passion for several
years. Can you share with us the journey, beginning nightingales, it would be a very
with the idea and its birth?
The album is really the musical expression of my
fested in bits and pieces, based on what I was experi- boring forest indeed.
personal journey over the last twenty years. It mani-

encing in my life at different phases.
I would keep notes about melodies and lyrics on When recording the album, we used an extensive Full Body
little pieces of paper everywhere. For example, “Song of string section, and instruments like a harp and viola da CALL FOR
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eral lyrics in English to express the important idea that thias “Teese” Gohl. As we worked through rehearsals, and Bikini
chanting these five syllables—Na mah Shi va ya—also different ideas emerged about what worked on stage. It
known as the Panchabhootam or five prime elements was an iterative and very collaborative process, which
of the universe (earth, water, fire, air, and space), can was extremely rewarding.
help get rid of negative emotions. What place will Shivoham hold in your heart as
You took many performers from New York, Lon- you move on to other things?
don, and India. How did you decide which performers This kind of journey is really about searching for
went to Kennedy Center? something, getting a glimpse of it, and trying to stay in
Choosing a great sounding choir was really impor- that space for as long as possible. It’s something that
tant. We auditioned intensively and ultimately select- happens once in a lifetime. Bhavin Patel, MD Aakar Thaker, MD Dhara Patel, PA-C Binny Virk Farhat Haseeb Khyati Patel
ed a mix of students, faculty, and alumni from NYU, My hope is that with the narrative that accom-
as well as a few other talented singers from New York panies this album, I will be able to help others start
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