Technology has cast a spell over everything under the sun and beyond. Music is no exception. From monophony to polyphony, it has spread its wings wider with intervention of technology. Meet Mysuru’s M.G. Ravishankar, who was a guitar student before the advent of mobile phones, a Recording Artiste when Madras was the only Centre for cinemas of South Indian languages and now, a Guitar Teacher in an era where online learning, music apps and enormous reality shows have taken over the Gurukul methodology. Highly regarded in the orchestra circles and having accompanied on guitar for thousands of shows, Ravishankar has worked as a re-recording artiste for over 150 films in Telugu, a few Kannada films and also as a chord artiste at Mysuru Akashvani.
Star of Mysore caught up with the veteran guitarist who traces his journey from orchestras to recording studios, teaching practices and more. Excerpts:
