Vivek Venugopal

Vivek Venugopal, also known by his music project Visita, is an Indian composer, guitarist, and producer.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Venugopal started his music career in 2014 as a self-taught guitarist under the project named Visita.^[3]^[4] Later, he became interested in Jazz and international ethnic music.^[5]

In 2015, Venugopal released his debut album Musings.^[6]^[7]^[8] It consisted of compositions for solo acoustic guitar that he performed.^[9] He followed this up with Syncretism, Vol. 1 in 2016, which was inspired by West African, Celtic, and Hindustani music.^[10]^[11] This album also featured additional instrumentation by producer Aditya TB.^[12]

In 2018, he released his second solo guitar album, The Ascent of Mt. Purpose.^[13]^[14]^[15]

In 2019, he worked with pianists Mitali Saraf and Shantanu Patel on a set of solo piano pieces, titled Chroniles: Consolation.^[16]^[17] A year later, he released the second part of this concept album series, titled Chronicles: Resolution, and these pieces featured additional instrumentation from Arsen Petrosyan, Magdalena Sas, Zdenek Kansky, Johnny Woodham, Biju Karthik, and Aditya TB, apart from Mitali Saraf and Shantanu Patel.^[18]^[19]

In 2020, he worked with singer and conductor Salome, cellist Tatiana Kritskaya, pianist Jay Parte, singer Anusha Ramasubramoney, to release An Ode to the Morphing Muse, Op. 6.^[20]

In March 2021, Venugopal's album, Reveries, Op. 7, was released.^[21]^[22] The work was completed with the help of Shantanu Patel as pianist, Tomasz Pajak as violinist, and Tatiana Kritskaya as cellist.^[23]^[24]

In 2022, he released Moods for Violin & Piano, Op. 15, in collaboration with Pianist Nadine Jo Crasto, and Violinist Nourhe Khate.^[25]^[26]

In February 2023, Venugopal released another album, String Quartets, Opp. 10, 12, that was recorded in Russia with violinists, Anastasia Kuskasheva and Anna Ansolis; the viola artist, Alexandra Marutaeva; and the cellist, Maria Ryzhkova.^[27] The album includes two pieces, titled "A Prayer for Mother Nature, Op. 10" and "Conflicted Resolution, Op. 12."^[28]

Venugopal is also known for introducing a musical instrument called Visitar along with Erisa Neogy.^[29]

Discography

Musings (2015)^[30]
Syncretism Vol. 1 (2016)^[31]
The Ascent of Mt. Purpose (2018)^[32]^[33]
Chronicles: Consolation (2019)^[34]
Chronicles: Resolution (2020)^[35]
An Ode to the Morphing Muse, Op. 6 (2020)^[36]
Reveries, Op. 7 (2021)^[37]^[38]
Moods for Violin & Piano, Op. 15 (2022)^[39]
String Quartets, Opp. 10, 12 (2023)^[40]

References

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[2] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/hyderabad-composer-visita-vivek-venugopal-classical-album-made-in-russia/

[3] ttps://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2021/mar/23/a-lilting-union-ofinstruments-2280127.html

[4] ttps://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2022/sep/13/taking-the-classical-route-journey-of-a-self-taught-musician-in-hyderabad-2497525.html

[5] ttps://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2022/sep/13/taking-the-classical-route-journey-of-a-self-taught-musician-in-hyderabad-2497525.html

[6] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/exclusive-premiere-visita-evocative-piano-piece-moments-profundity/

[7] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/new-music-from-bengaluru-math-rock-to-kolkata-djent/

[8] ttps://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-purposeful-climb/article24109345.ece

[9] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/new-music-from-bengaluru-math-rock-to-kolkata-djent/

[10] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/exclusive-premiere-visita-introspective-new-song-epiphanies/

[11] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/exclusive-hyderabad-guitarist-visita-enchanting-ep-syncretism/

[12] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/exclusive-hyderabad-guitarist-visita-enchanting-ep-syncretism/

[13] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/exclusive-premiere-visita-evocative-piano-piece-moments-profundity/

[14] ttps://rsjonline.com/buzz/exclusive-release-the-bitter-in-sweet-by-visita.html

[15] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/exclusive-premiere-visita-introspective-new-song-epiphanies/

[16] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/exclusive-premiere-visita-evocative-piano-piece-moments-profundity/

[17] ttps://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/strumming-a-different-chord/article28267082.ece

[18] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/hyderabad-artist-visita-ode-morphing-muse/

[19] ttps://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2019/dec/06/hyderabads-vivek-venugopal-talks-about-his-new-album-and-working-with-international-musicians-20360.html

[20] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/hyderabad-artist-visita-ode-morphing-muse/

[21] ttps://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/composer-vivek-venugopal-on-his-new-album-reveries-op-7/article34243222.ece

[22] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/premiere-composer-visita-evokes-contemplation-on-an-affective-crossroad/

[23] ttps://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2021/mar/23/a-lilting-union-ofinstruments-2280127.html

[24] ttps://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/composer-vivek-venugopal-on-his-new-album-reveries-op-7/article34243222.ece

[25] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/premiere-composer-visita-nadine-jo-crasto-nourhe-khate-violin-piano/

[26] ttps://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/composer-vivek-venugopals-latest-album-has-the-pandemic-and-its-after-effects-as-subjects/article65813908.ece

[27] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/hyderabad-composer-visita-vivek-venugopal-classical-album-made-in-russia/

[28] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/hyderabad-composer-visita-vivek-venugopal-classical-album-made-in-russia/

[29] ttps://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/composer-vivek-venugopal-on-his-new-album-reveries-op-7/article34243222.ece

[30] ttps://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/A-world-beyond-Carnatic/article16643753.ece

[31] ttps://visitamusic.com/themusic/

[32] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/exclusive-premiere-visita-evocative-piano-piece-moments-profundity/

[33] ttps://rsjonline.com/buzz/exclusive-release-the-bitter-in-sweet-by-visita.html

[34] ttps://visitamusic.com/themusic/

[35] ttps://visitamusic.com/themusic/

[36] ttps://visitamusic.com/themusic/

[37] ttps://visitamusic.com/themusic/

[38] ttps://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/composer-vivek-venugopal-on-his-new-album-reveries-op-7/article34243222.ece

[39] ttps://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/composer-vivek-venugopals-latest-album-has-the-pandemic-and-its-after-effects-as-subjects/article65813908.ece

[40] ttps://rollingstoneindia.com/hyderabad-composer-visita-vivek-venugopal-classical-album-made-in-russia/

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