Nepotism may provide initial boost to your career but talent makes you survive: Singer Deep Kalsi
Deep Kalsi is a young Punjabi singer, producer and songwriter. He dropped out of college to pursue his passion-music. After about ten years, his hard work seems to be paying
Tell us about your journey.
I started my journey in 2010 at that time I was writing stuff and rapping but in 2015, I started producing music and singing. Then I started working with Kalamkaar label. It has been an incredible journey so far but there’s a lot in the pipeline.
Tell us a bit about your song ‘Bajre Da Sitta’. How did you decide upon this particular track?
Bajre Da Sitta is a classic Punjabi folk ceremonial song, whose popularity dates back to the 1940’s. Punjabi folk is our roots and one should never forget his roots so we decided to create a fusion of Punjabi folk mixed with hip- hop beats to give the track a new vibe.
When did you decide to become a musician and if you were not a musician what would you aspire to be?
The year 2010 is when I decided to pursue music as a profession. I have never thought about it but if not a musician, then I would have done something in performing arts or something creative.
What is your take on the culture of remixes in Bollywood ?
It’s good and at some point, it’s bad too. I feel till the point you keep the essence of the original melody intact it’s fine because at times the remix gets justice and the audience appreciates it but at times, we try to add a lot and the beauty of the original song vanishes. Like even with “Bajre Da Sitta” we were very sure that we don’t want to play with the beauty of the folk song but fuse the original track with a different genre to keep the folk alive among the younger generations.
What do you think of singing reality shows like Indian Idol, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, The Voice, etc?
I feel they’re extremely encouraging platforms for budding singers. They provide you with a great platform to showcase your talent and help you reach the masses but again they can only provide you with the platform rest of the journey is in your hands.
What’s your take on the nepotism in the music industry?
I feel Nepotism can provide an initial boost to your career but it’s your talent and hard-work which is going to help you survive in any industry. I would just say keep working hard on yourself, keep learning and hustling.
What are your upcoming projects?
A lot of tracks are lined up . Can’t reveal the names but there are a lot of collaborations happening.
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