{"id":1340,"date":"2015-04-01T17:50:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T12:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.officechai.com\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2015-08-27T14:24:29","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T08:54:29","slug":"in-conversation-with-sashi-evani-musician-and-artist-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officechai.com\/uncorporate-jobs\/in-conversation-with-sashi-evani-musician-and-artist-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"In conversation with Sashi Evani, Musician and Artist Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This article is a part of our series Off the desk<\/a>,<\/span> where we feature unconventional jobs that go beyond the corporate]<\/span><\/p>\n

Sashi Evani is a Hyderabad based Music Promoter, Artist Manager and Musician. His company ‘livenergi’<\/a>, though not more than two years old, has already organized more than 150 shows across Hyderabad and Bangalore. They have done shows for cultural centers, the government, colleges and pubs. They have discovered many musicians who are now known as some of the best in the city. ‘livenergi’ specializes in creating new sounds by putting together artists of different genres and experimenting. Their platform \u201cJamathon\u201d encourages musicians of all genres and provides them a platform to showcase their skill. The Bangalore edition at Big Pitcher is listed as one of top 20 music events to watch out for.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Here is OfficeChai talking with Sashi in his musical journey and his venture.<\/span><\/p>\n

Give us a background into your musical journey? How did you come to get so involved in music?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Though I come from a musical family, my foray into music happened much later in life. I When I was younger, I used to consider myself to be a bit of a\u00a0black sheep because I was the only one in the family with no musical skill. Or so I thought. That said, I was always passionate about music. I grew up listening to and collecting a lot of Telugu movie songs and albums.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was 1992. During my usual walk back from school I heard a really catchy song playing at\u00a0a gift store. I was so mesmerized by it that I walked into the store and asked the proprietor which song it was. He showed me the album cover. The album was Khaled\u2019s \u201cKhaled\u201d and the song was, yes, \u201cDidi\u201d. I knew I had\u00a0to buy the album cassette but being a broke teenager, did not have the money to pay for it. So I assiduously saved up my pocket money for two weeks and was finally able to buy it. I played the cassette so many times that it wore out and I had to go back to the store to buy the same album again. As years passed I was getting more and more interested in music. I would listen to a host of genres and artists. But I was still just a music lover.<\/span><\/p>\n