By Vaishnav G Edappattu
From Mug to Mike, a platform for toilet singers in Bengaluru, was began by techie-turned-singer, music director and vocal coach Sunil Koshy along with his spouse, Archana Hallikeri. From Mug to Mike launched an original music video, Music ka Silsila, in collaboration with Parikrma Humanity Foundation on June 22 to rejoice World Music Day this yr.
In maintaining with their ethos, the music video too, options folks from completely different walks of life as singers — a dentist, a retired financial institution officer, a college pupil, IT skilled and others. Showcasing the concept of a hidden singer in all of us, the music was penned by Sahil Sultanpuri and directed by Sunil Koshy. The video additionally options college students of Parikrma Humanity Foundation.
“The concept of this music video is to showcase that everybody deserves a spotlight to sing and that every moment in life can be celebrated with music,” Sunil says. He and Archana based From Mug to Mike (FMTM), in 2013 as a start-up that helped newbie singers polish their singing abilities; they’ve educated over 15,000 folks since inception.
“We hold workshops for people passionate about singing, at schools and workplaces, among other venues. One such workshop was held at Parikrma Humanity Foundation, and coaching the students inspired me to approach them for this music video,” he says.
While the scholars of Parikrma Humanity Foundation lead the refrain of ‘Music ka Silsila’, different members of FMTM within the video embrace, Siya Rakesh, Dr D Jai Ganesh, Nidhi Srivastava, BK Srinivas, Prabhudev B Metri and Neeraj Sethi, from completely different professions in addition to Sunil himself.
