OffSet Out of the Box

Episode 2 of Season 2 explores THE JOURNEY OF SELF LEARNING as Nush and Shanelle are joined by musicians Radhapriya Gupta and Keshav Dhar.
Radhapriya Gupta aka Noni-Mouse is a left-of-center, electronica artist, film composer and sound artist, based in Mumbai, India. With curation, storytelling and synthesis of ideas at the center of her practice, Radhapriya likes taking inspiration from the most unexpected things, and creating sonic translations of the same.
Keshav Dhar is an award-winning music producer, mix engineer, musician and songwriter. With a production career spanning over a decade, Keshav rose to acclaim with his breakout ambient metal project Skyharbor and has since produced several dozen records and singles for independent artist from all across the subcontinent, the UK and the USA, and is noted for his versatility with genres ranging from heavy metal to hip-hop, orchestral to ambient electronic, and everything in between.

In this fun-filled conversation, the participants cover the process of self-learning and applying those skills in practice, as well as understanding the drivers of motivation in this particular educational space. The role of obtaining certifications in the industry, the influence of mentors or the community in guiding learning outcomes is discussed as well.

Credentials –
Produced and Hosted by – Nush Lewis & Shanelle Rodrigues
Edited, Mixed & Mastered by – Ayan De
Executive Production by – Jai Dev Gupta

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Credentials –
Produced and Hosted by – Nush Lewis & Shanelle Rodrigues
Edited, Mixed & Mastered by – Hersh Desai
Executive Production by – Jai Dev Gupta

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Episode 6. We had the pleasure of interviewing the very accomplished Rudy David of Thermal and a Quarter fame. A songwriter and composer who has worked with some incredible names in the industry. But here with us, he is the founder and creator of Hum Drum. An incredible music program built for neurodiverse children and adults. He walks us through his journey of how Hum Drum was created and how it was the autistic children and adults who pretty much told him how they learn.
Note from Nush Lewis: What stood out for me while interviewing Rudy was the fact that he WAS NOT a special educator. He took help from special educators, therapists, parents and most of all the children themselves. Learning how they learnt was what gave rise to Hum Drum. In my experience as a music educator, I've seen a lot of music institutions deny education for children/adults with special needs because they didn't have anyone "qualified" for the job. The point I'm trying to make is, it doesn't take much to equip yourself to teach neurodiverse people specially when we have the internet at our fingertips. I hope this interview inspires you as much as it inspired me.

Credentials –
Produced and Hosted by – Nush Lewis & Shanelle Rodrigues
Edited, Mixed & Mastered by – Hersh Desai
Executive Production by – Jai Dev Gupta

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For our final episode of Season 1 of Out of the Box we have the very accomplished, Annette Philip. Founder and Director of the Berklee Indian Ensemble and Artistic Director of the Berklee India Exchange. Annette is someone who has always believed in whole music education in the form of group and community learning. She walks us through her production process for the Berklee Indian Ensemble and also stresses on the role of the student in such settings.

Credentials –
Produced and Hosted by – Nush Lewis & Shanelle Rodrigues
Edited, Mixed & Mastered by – Hersh Desai
Executive Production by – Jai Dev Gupta

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In this episode we explore and learn more about the world of Music Therapy with music therapist, Pruvaa Sampath.
Purvaa Sampath is the founder and director of Mayahs’ Universe and a graduate from Berklee College of Music. She is one of the few CBMT Board-certified music therapists and NMTs (Neurologic Music Therapist) in the country.
You can learn more about her services here

Credentials –
Produced and Hosted by – Nush Lewis & Shanelle Rodrigues
Edited, Mixed & Mastered by – Hersh Desai
Executive Production by – Jai Dev Gupta

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Closing season 2, we thought it only appropriate to talking about, what we would like to call it, "songs of the soil" or Folk Music and it's standing in academic spaces. We invited the very eloquent and accomplished folk musician and composer, Shruthi Veena Vishwanath, who took us through the intricacies of the importance of folk music and why we need to continue to keep in alive through oral tradition.
To every single listener who lent us your time and support, we really appreciate it.
Stay tuned for Season 3!

Credentials –
Produced and Hosted by – Nush Lewis & Shanelle Rodrigues
Edited, Mixed & Mastered by – Hersh Desai
Executive Production by – Jai Dev Gupta

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