Could you give us some more examples?
Our song Walayar has an Ilayaraja sample. For Atmasphere, we took samples from Anoushka Shankar….
Akhil: We might get into trouble for saying this… (laughs).
Amjad: Sampling is something that cannot be fought with legally…
Copyright issues?
Amjad: World over, sampling is something that is heavily done.
Arjjun: And now, there are websites that sell you loops. You can buy these samples for money.
There were allegations against Sushin [Shyam], too… that he copied. He didn’t copy, he paid for it and took the loops. Anyone can buy and use them.
You guys are from different professions… one is a doctor, another an agri officer….
Amjad: He is an engineer (pointing to Arjjun).
Presumably, you people don’t pursue those professions and are full-time into music…
Amjad: Others, to a large extent, yes. But in my case, I do both. I am a business consultant, basically a facilitator. Haris still practises as a doctor.
Arjjun: The one who started this, Rjv Ernesto, is an agricultural officer. I think we were doing this [music] before we became a doctor or engineer.
Amjad: And we never stopped.
It appears hip-hop is a well-paying field…
Amjad: I don’t stick to this for monetary reasons. For me, both business consultancy and music are soul food.
Arjjun: I definitely make more than what I used to make in a month with just one show now. I used to work in Bengaluru, where pay scales are high, so you can imagine. It [music] definitely pays more.
TNIE Team: Anil S, Aparna Nair, Parvana K B, Varsha Somaraj Photo: Vincent Pulickal
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