Selecting and creating your path to Bliss | Niteesh Kondiparthy | TEDxGITAMHyderabad

20 Mar 2024 (8 months ago)

Nitish's Musical Journey

Nitish comes from a family of artists and entertainers and started acting at the age of five.
He learned to play the guitar at 15 and quickly became proficient, forming a band and playing at open mics and college gigs.
After college, he took a year off to focus on music and lived in Goa for a month.
He formed a new band with a more aggressive sound and opened for several well-known bands.
His musical sensibilities evolved, and he started finding solace in more technical genres like progressive rock, progressive metal, jazz, funk, and fusion.
He recorded and released his debut solo EP titled "Not Worth It."

Nitish faced a setback when the drummer of his band quit before recording their first EP.
Despite his anxiety and self-doubt, Nitish decided to go to the studio and record the EP with the help of a producer.
During the recording process, he felt an urge to write a song in his mother tongue, Telugu, resulting in the creation of his first Telugu song, "Kalid."
After completing his education in advertising, Nitish realized that he wanted to pursue music full-time and moved back home.
He worked on his nine-track Telugu album, "Lea," which broke conventional norms by seamlessly merging various genres.
The album was well-received and gained positive publicity, leading to its inclusion in several playlists even today.

After the success of "Lea," Nitish focused on learning music production and collaborated with various Telugu independent artists, film composers, and bands.
He emphasizes the importance of unity in diversity and being an interdisciplinary artist in the 21st-century music scene.
Despite his achievements, Nitish admits that he is still searching for his unique sound and embraces the uncertainty of his journey.