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Many Things
A Cross-Genre Instrumental Trio
Performers
First Things First is the debut album of Many Things, which was recorded at River Records Studios in Chennai between the 11th and the 13th of April 2023.
The band took an old school approach to the recording process. The entire album was recorded by the band playing together in the same room live with absolutely no overdubs or individual tracking.
Many Things is a cross genre instrumental trio from Chennai, India consisting of Maarten Visser on saxophone, Aravind Murali on bass, and Manukrishnan on drums. They combine a variety of musical styles such as jazz, rock, classical and funk and delicately tread the fine line between composition and improvisation. Their innovative music takes the listener on a journey, with unexpected twists and turns. Many Things has played at various venues across the country.
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Performers
Maarten Visser
Maarten Visser is a Dutch born saxophonist/ composer living in Chennai. He has written music for his own projects MV3, oto.3, MV-HJ and Many Things over the course of the last 2 decades.
He has been collaborating and touring with contemporary dancer Padmini Chettur since 1999 over multiple stage performances and video installations.
He is a founder member of contemporary interdisciplinary artist collective, Basement 21.
Aravind Murali
Aravind Murali is a bass player and music producer from Chennai.
He won the national award in 2015 for best music score for a non-feature film along with his longtime collaborator, Jai Shankar Iyer.
Aravind also has his own independent music projects such as I and Self, Wascally Wabbit, Many Things and Goods Vandi.
Manukrishnan
Manukrishnan is a drummer based in Chennai.
Currently he is a part of Many Things, Jatayu, Chaos, Escher’s Knot and the Casteless Collective. In the past, he has composed, recorded, toured or collaborated with artists such as The F16’s, Baiju Dharmajan, Masala Coffee, Sanah Moidutty, ofRO, The Down Troddence, Wolf’s Lair to name a few.
He is the founder member of Metal Chennai, a community focused on organising metal events in Chennai.
