that is superb. wish ARR becomes brand ambassador of Apple in India (at least)
On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:38 AM, raamkumar vaidyanathan < raamkumar_vaidyanat...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > The *Mozart of Madras* is also a *Mozart of Technology*. > > It’s 2010. When you think of musicians, producers and artists you have to > think tech. Leave it to Indian super-producer A. R. Rahman to lead with the > latest in cutting edge tech, the iPad. > > MTV Iggy had the chance to sit down one-on-one with Rahman before he > announced his upcoming world tour, “A. R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The > Journey Home World Tour.” <http://www.arrahmanlive.com/> We found that not > only does he own an iPad, he now owns eight! > > When Rahman’s flight arrived from India to New York at 4am on Monday, he > and his staff went straight to the 24/7 Apple store on 5th avenue to buy the > tablet. > > “They wouldn’t give more than two for each person,” but “there were so many > emails from friends and directors [from India] wanting them.” So the *Mozart > of Technology*had his entourage help him out. Shhh, don’t tell Steve Jobs! > > By the time MTV Iggy was talking with him at 11am, A. R. was proudly > showing off the apps he had already downloaded. > > A. R. showed us a couple of programs that he was into. Upon swiping his > tablet open, the first one was already called up. “I love this program, Bebot > – Robot > Synth<http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bebot-robot-synth/id300309944?mt=8> > .” > > He demonstrated the program with an original song, on-the-fly. Every > finger-touch presented an auditory note, gestures up the pad controlled > volume and intensity. The horizontal movement changed the tone. He seemed to > have mastered the instrument that is Bebot, calling it a “polyphonic > theremin.” He modestly told us, “I’m getting used to it still.” > > Rahman also showed us a mixing > app<http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/proremote/id286627793?mt=8> that > he uses to control his studio program, Pro Tools. “I sit [back] and lounge,” > he jokes noting that his studio has “ a lot of Apple stuff.” > > http://blog.mtviggy.com/2010/04/20/a-r-rahman-masters-ipad-announces-tour/ > > http://mtviggy.com/content/38963 > > > <http://mtviggy.com/content/38963>Regards, > > Ram.. > > *~ Rαнмαη αddicт™ ~* > > >
