#21- Manas R.K.: Performing Virtually, Abstract Music, Music and AI

Manas R.K. is a drummer and musician who plays for Inverted Zebra. Inverted Zebra is a band that predominately focuses on Rock Music however do experiment with different music genres.   In this conversation, I speak to Manas about performing in-person vs virtually, music as an escape from reality, music and AI and if there will be a point in the future where AI music will be able to create better music than what humans create.   The hours flew by in this conversation and I hope to have him on my show at several points in the future.   EPISODE LINKS: Manas' YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCabQ... Manas on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/28X0y... Manas' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manasrk_/ Manas on Shazam: https://www.shazam.com/gb/artist/2070... Manas on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/man... Inverted Zebra on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invertedzebra/   PODCAST INFO: Illustrator: Nandini Agarwal Nandini's website: https://www.nandiniagarwal.net/ Nandini's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nandinistud... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4nDXhBh... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...   CONTACT: Business Email: [email protected]   OUTLINE: 0:00- Introduction 1:52- Spending time during the quarantine period 2:50- Collaborating with artists 4:09- Performing in front of an audience vs performing virtually 8:48- Understanding the crowd 12:02- Performing in front of an audience vs performing virtually 16:11- Do different instruments require different levels of concentration? 21:28- Is it objectively possible to differentiate between good music and bad music and if there even is a thing such as good and bad in music?
29:06- How did you get into music and what were your early inspirations? 33:50- If you were not brought up on rock music would what you compose today be different? 36:31- How important is it to learn from other genres of music? 39:20- How does music turn us on? 41:42- Placebo effect and music 43:52- Do drugs help musicians perform? 51:02- Are we are consumers more sympathetic to some musicians than others? 54:56- Why do people create music? 59:42- Is it an obligation for musicians to put out social messages after a point? 1:04:00- Neurolink and it’s impacts on language and music 1:08:49- Music as an escape from reality? 1:11:47- What’s your music creation process like? 1:20:30- Does music allow you to think about abstract ideas? 1:26:10- Do you think about the interpretation of your work? 1:29:03- Artificial Intelligence in Music 1:39:37- Music as a medium to find purpose in life 1:42:15- The meaning of life 1:44:17- Final Words   CONNECT: Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjeNeJFzADTfKE-JwllTJZA?view_as=subscriber Twitter: https://twitter.com/agarwalishan_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishan-a-a... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishanagarwal_/ Blog: https://www.ishanagarwal.net/   #manasrk #music #abstractmusic #ai #musicandai #aimusic #meaningoflife #life #musicpodcast #musician #drummer

Manas R.K. is a drummer and musician who plays for Inverted Zebra. Inverted Zebra is a band that predominately focuses on Rock Music however do experiment with different music genres.   In this conversation, I speak to Manas about performing in-person vs virtually, music as an escape from reality, music and AI and if there will be a point in the future where AI music will be able to create better music than what humans create.   The hours flew by in this conversation and I hope to have him on my show at several points in the future.   EPISODE LINKS: Manas' YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCabQ... Manas on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/28X0y... Manas' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manasrk_/ Manas on Shazam: https://www.shazam.com/gb/artist/2070... Manas on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/man... Inverted Zebra on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invertedzebra/   PODCAST INFO: Illustrator: Nandini Agarwal Nandini's website: https://www.nandiniagarwal.net/ Nandini's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nandinistud... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4nDXhBh... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...   CONTACT: Business Email: [email protected]   OUTLINE: 0:00- Introduction 1:52- Spending time during the quarantine period 2:50- Collaborating with artists 4:09- Performing in front of an audience vs performing virtually 8:48- Understanding the crowd 12:02- Performing in front of an audience vs performing virtually 16:11- Do different instruments require different levels of concentration? 21:28- Is it objectively possible to differentiate between good music and bad music and if there even is a thing such as good and bad in music? 29:06- How did you get into music and what were your early inspirations? 33:50- If you were not brought up on rock music would what you compose today be different? 36:31- How important is it to learn from other genres of music? 39:20- How does music turn us on? 41:42- Placebo effect and music 43:52- Do drugs help musicians perform? 51:02- Are we are consumers more sympathetic to some musicians than others? 54:56- Why do people create music? 59:42- Is it an obligation for musicians to put out social messages after a point? 1:04:00- Neurolink and it’s impacts on language and music 1:08:49- Music as an escape from reality? 1:11:47- What’s your music creation process like? 1:20:30- Does music allow you to think about abstract ideas? 1:26:10- Do you think about the interpretation of your work? 1:29:03- Artificial Intelligence in Music 1:39:37- Music as a medium to find purpose in life 1:42:15- The meaning of life 1:44:17- Final Words   CONNECT: Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjeNeJFzADTfKE-JwllTJZA?view_as=subscriber Twitter: https://twitter.com/agarwalishan_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishan-a-a... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishanagarwal_/ Blog: https://www.ishanagarwal.net/   #manasrk #music #abstractmusic #ai #musicandai #aimusic #meaningoflife #life #musicpodcast #musician #drummer