Singer Ankur Tewari to mentor emerging artists

By N.Lothungbeni HumtsoeNew Delhi, May 15 (IANSlife) In its first leg in India, Ballantines Glassware True Music sets the stage for emerging talent to unleash their true potential in the music industry, and collaborates with musicians Tesher, ManjMusik, and Ankur Tewari to mentor emerging artists.

It is a global platform that goes beyond genre or fame, it represents music communities and the people that make them thrive.

In India, Ballantines Glassware True Music is set to recognise young artists across trending music genres, empower them to find their voice in the music industry through mentorship and workshops, and give them a platform to unleash their true potential.It has collaborated with Big Bang Music, a new-age music label dedicated to finding superstars in the non-film music space, bridging the gap between pop culture and independent music.

Ankur Tewari, the duo singer of Dil Beparvah, speaks to IANSlife about his current partnership with Ballantines Glassware True Music.Read Excerpt:Tell us about your process of creating music.Ankur: The creative process is about expressing what you are feeling, which essentially means you have to be open to feeling things.You need to kind of open yourself to the idea that you can express what you feel and then try and build a story from there.

ది ప్యారడైజ్ లో నాని లుక్ వెనుక అసలు కథ ఇదేనా.. ఈ షాకింగ్ విషయాలు తెలుసా?...

Its kind of an unknown territory where you kind of submit yourself and then see what happens.You dont really know how its going to turn out but you pretty much try and put yourself in the subconscious state where you can give a form to what you are feeling.

From among your extensive discography, is there a song that is particularly close to your heart? Why?Ankur: One of the first songs that I wrote, Sabse Peeche Hum Khade, is a song that stayed in my setlist for a very long and it kind of opened many doors for me.How do you think the music scene has evolved over the years?Ankur: I mean, its become a very interesting market.Theres more money being put in and theres more system to it than there was earlier, and I feel that its still evolving - and evolving in a good way.What convinces you to take on a project?Ankur: The heart in it.The more the heart in a project, the more Im attracted to it.What upcoming projects are you currently working on?Ankur: Im essentially working on a few projects, in 2023, you will see this film called Kho Gaye Hum Kahan.And then Im also working on The Archies.

What urged you to join hands with Ballantines Glassware True Music?Ankur: One of the most exciting things about this platform is that I get to meet new artists and understand what they are saying.I feel its amazing to collaborate and meet new musicians and see their work.

In your opinion, what is the most unique thing about the property?Ankur: I feel that the interesting thing is the access that everyone gets to each other - like the access that I get to the artist and the access that the artists get to me in such a formal yet informal kind of setting.I wish something like this was around when I started making music.

How does the platform help bring aspiring talent to the forefront?Ankur: Just the idea that somebodys putting money behind a new artist is exciting and I feel that it should continue.How was the process of mentoring budding talents like Anoushka and Akshath?Ankur: Both Anoushka and Akshath are working on very exciting songs - they have such clarity of thought, theyre very bold, and theyre out there.Its amazing to hear new voices and the stories theyre telling - its exciting to hear what kind of work they are putting up.N.Lothungbeni Humtsoe can be contacted at lothungbeni.h@ians.in(IANSlife can be contacted at ianslife@ians.in)lh/tb #Ankur #Tewari #Delhi #Delhi #New Delhi #BSE #Idea #Song.