13 May – Bishi Battacharya
BISHI is a singer, electronic rock-sitarist, composer, producer, and performer born in London of Bengali heritage. As a multi-instrumentalist, she has been trained in both Hindustani and Western Classical styles and studied the sitar under Gaurav Mazumdar, a senior disciple of Ravi Shankar.
BISHI has written, performed and released two albums and five EP’s on her own label Gryphon Records to critical acclaim. Her most recent single ‘Don’t Shoot The Messenger,’ was produced by Tony Visconti.
BISHI is the founder of WITCiH: The Women in Technology Creative Industries Hub, a platform elevating Womxn in Tech. She launched the podcast ‘Creative Women in Tech,’ in May 2020.
Q: What is your relationship between learning Western and Indian styles of singing, how well are they linked?
Q: You have worked with London Symphony Orchestra and they have a special technical way of translating body movements with music into dance. have you been subjected to this technology in your work, and if yes, can you talk about it?
Q: Do you think that the trend of using new technologies and more multimedia presentations will make traditional artists feel pressured?
Q: What are your current favorite or go-to pieces of tech equipment? Is there anything that you feel always makes it into your work-like a favorite microphone, program, or synth? And why?