AR Rahman & Firdaus Studios: A Scoring Stage For The 21st Century

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From mono optical recordings to multi-terabyte software instruments, legendary composer AR Rahman has always embraced new technology, and his latest venture is a futuristic recording space in Dubai’s Expo City.
In our exclusive video feature, AR and Head of Studio Aditya Modi tell us how his compositional process has evolved over the years, and explain how the unique Firdaus Studio was created.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:50 - AR Rahman's First Memories Of Recording
02:03 - Firdaus Head Of Studio Aditya Modi
04:31 - Experiencing How Music Technology Has Evolved
06:39 - AR Rahman's Most Significant Music Technology Purchases
09:28 - Advanced Acoustic Features Found At Firdaus Studios
11:56 - Building Recording Studios For Necessity And Functionality
14:57 - Firdaus Studios' Dolby Atmos-Certifed Control Room
17:24 - How Digital Technology Can Affect The Creative Process
21:09 - Designing A Networked Recording Studio
22:15 - AR Rahman's Vision For Firdaus Orchestra
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  • @daviddonaldson4808
    @daviddonaldson48084 ай бұрын

    I got to work with AR on the Golden Age, absolute gem of a man.

  • @bossraaja1267

    @bossraaja1267

    4 ай бұрын

    Good super latest technology ok ? Can he give one song like ஆள.marathu கிளி ஆள பார்த்துக் பேரும் கிளி dr song இதய வீணை?????

  • @gopinathbalakrishnan7390

    @gopinathbalakrishnan7390

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@bossraaja1267bro David is western musician who worked for Elizabeth movie

  • @sridharkarthik64

    @sridharkarthik64

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@bossraaja1267பேசும் கிளி.

  • @LostStoriesMusic
    @LostStoriesMusic4 ай бұрын

    Big love to Aditya for showing us around Firdaus during the expo. What an amazing facility.

  • @waggishboy21

    @waggishboy21

    4 ай бұрын

    Hmm..!!! Bombay dreams ❤❤

  • @pauld1588
    @pauld1588Ай бұрын

    not many know this.. Aditya Modi acted as a child artist in Nayagan movie as Kamalhasan's grandson.. my dream of becoming a sound engineer just flew out of the window due to financial constraints because in Chennai there was only SAE institute back in 2001 which was charging Rs.1.5 lakhs for a sound engineering course.. I didnt want to burden my Dad, so I met the legendry Mr. H Sridhar in 2001 and unfortunately he said he doesnt have an open spot in his team.. so as an Indian middle class guy i had to bury my dreams and went on to complete MBA, work for different corporates and settled in the US. After family and kids i consoled myself that there is a reason for everything.. so i always envy these guys Adithya Modi, Suresh Permal and Karthik 🙂❤ cheers to you guys, you are at least doing what you love in life.. ARR Sir you are a great inspiration to all of us.. Especially i admire you so much for The Sunshine Orchestra.. ❤

  • @nnTamilan

    @nnTamilan

    18 күн бұрын

    Brother... may be you didn't succeed your dream... but you achieved something. having a better life and family. because still people out there lost their whole life chasing their dream. people can praise them because of their not give-up mentality. but end of the life what they had?. so don't worry. you are also a winner in your life... God bless you

  • @svisves
    @svisves4 ай бұрын

    Finally we get to hear the audio engineer Rahman and he is suddenly so articulate and no more bashful!! Awesome studio!

  • @SXNCHA
    @SXNCHA4 ай бұрын

    I was authorized to handle Mr. Rahman at Sufi Routes, Delhi a few years back. From picking him up from the airport to his stay & travel, I spent a few hours of my life with him. The aura that the man has is infectious. Got to see him perform live from the stage itself. His musicians are also phenomenal.

  • @rajeevp.j7311

    @rajeevp.j7311

    3 ай бұрын

    You do speak good English too...❤❤

  • @RhythmicDias
    @RhythmicDias4 ай бұрын

    I had a chance to visit Firdaus studio in December 23, very different feeling to be in AR Rahman's studios.

  • @Dragonfruit233
    @Dragonfruit2334 ай бұрын

    Ar Rahman songs literally teleports the listener to a new dimension.especially the songs frm Roja,Bombay, thiruda thiruda, rangeela, dilse nd lot more..he ruled the 90s music scenario nd reinvented indian music to a new era

  • @pmishraofficial
    @pmishraofficial4 ай бұрын

    A R Rahman has always embraced technology. Steps ahead in his vision of the possibilities. Audio tech industry can have so many new ideas come to life with the collaboration between artists, engineers and developers.

  • @choudrimasilamani6127
    @choudrimasilamani61274 ай бұрын

    Ar Rahman Sir is a genius and a great fighter. He is a self-made person. He reached this position by himself only. He is an inspiration for everybody. I am proud of him because he is from South India.

  • @KrishnanSubramanian-wt4gv

    @KrishnanSubramanian-wt4gv

    17 күн бұрын

    "யனக்கு இங்லீசு லாம் தெர்யாது ! நா தமுள ல தா மீச்சிக்கி பண்ணுவேன் ! யாம் பாட்ட மட்டு தா சனங்க கேக்றாங்க ! அதனால தா என்னிய ராகரிசி, கானரிசி, வாய்க்கரிசி னு லாம் சொல்றானுக ! நா பாடற மாதிரி தா பாடகருங்க பாடியே ஆகணோம் !! யாங் கொரலு மாதிரி தா அவிங்க பாட்டு வரணோம் !! பாடகரும் மத்தவங்கள காப்பியடிக்க கூடாது ! நா எவ்வளவோ மீச்சிக்குகள காப்பியடிச்சாலும் பாட்டு அது தெரியாத மாதிரி வரணோம் ! அதுக்கு காலோம் நியரோம் லா பாக்க கூடாது ! ஆமா, யாம் மீச்சிக்கி தா இண்ணைக்கி ஒலக பொகளு தருது !"---எளயராசா !

  • @AtanuDey
    @AtanuDey4 ай бұрын

    I always wondered how he was able to produce such world class sound sitting in india where his peers were clueless about most of the technical stuff! If you compare the songs produced by him during 90’s with western hits, he was at per or even better in cases! Such an advanced mind! Got to know a lot about the secrets! 😇

  • @user-ee4oe2ue4w

    @user-ee4oe2ue4w

    4 ай бұрын

    Absolutely!

  • @debonitabhowmick9774

    @debonitabhowmick9774

    4 ай бұрын

    One of the legends of world music.

  • @gopinathbalakrishnan7390

    @gopinathbalakrishnan7390

    4 ай бұрын

    In 90s he was having only his homestudio built converting his carrage

  • @noblemathewfrancis6853
    @noblemathewfrancis68534 ай бұрын

    ARR -- the one man who radically changed how Indian music was produced and sounded with the album Roja... the effect of his works still echoes to this day, basically, everyone just followed him since then.

  • @PrasadVidhyabaskaran
    @PrasadVidhyabaskaran4 ай бұрын

    Great to hear stories from the past. Amazing to think ARR sir had to manually enter all the CC parameters for every note. And the size of those equipments! Would have been so painstaking. Only when you hear these accounts , one can truly appreciate how far technology has come today :) would be a dream come true to visit this studio someday.

  • @avinashoak752
    @avinashoak7524 ай бұрын

    AR and Adi you are at the limit of technology and music creation!!!! Grand, gorgeous and greatly innovative. No words .... Stay blessed always.

  • @bobmarley-wo9dx
    @bobmarley-wo9dx4 ай бұрын

    Indan pride ARR ❤

  • @stephenmorais7758
    @stephenmorais77584 ай бұрын

    Awestruck by our Chennai Mate #ARR ji, what he has done to this world and for it's reckoning soul in peace ✌️ (MUSIC) 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏.

  • @Since-em2vy
    @Since-em2vy4 ай бұрын

    Not surprised but A R is a great a musician & great business man as well, understanding what's the requirement in UAE and all over the world by understanding small small problems in the studios faced by artists and solving them with high tech equipments and attracting the clients.

  • @Astitha

    @Astitha

    4 ай бұрын

    That's true. He is a musical and brand enterpreneur to put it blunty. In kamini matha's book, Subhash Ghai told even in late 90's AR was a good business men. We are very fortunate to have him

  • @sameerudeen710
    @sameerudeen7104 ай бұрын

    India Pride ARR❤

  • @Hassan_Omer
    @Hassan_Omer4 ай бұрын

    Whenever we meet Mr. Shiraz Uppal, he speaks highly of Mr. AR Rahaman especially about how he helped him in his journey.

  • @vikramtheone
    @vikramtheone4 ай бұрын

    I loved what ARR said in one of the interviews, I'm paraphrasing here, that whatever he wants to do, he wants to do it the best. For example, he told Maniratnam that he wanted to work with best lyricists.

  • @dvdzonenz2

    @dvdzonenz2

    4 ай бұрын

    If he wants everything to be best then why did he sing his own songs?

  • @sheikmohammedsameerkhan298

    @sheikmohammedsameerkhan298

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@dvdzonenz2 Becoz he is the best. Who are you?

  • @HarshKS2

    @HarshKS2

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@dvdzonenz2bcoz he sings great, now whats ur point? Even Shankar Mahadevan approves, now?

  • @gopinathbalakrishnan7390

    @gopinathbalakrishnan7390

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@dvdzonenz2hope you are ignorant of his singing in guru, dilse, swades and many more his tamil numbers

  • @Balakrisnanchinniah-xu7fc
    @Balakrisnanchinniah-xu7fc4 ай бұрын

    my musical kingmaker monster terrific mass rocking hero always thalaivARR godfather creates treat magical 🎼🎼🎼👑💪❤️🔥🥰🤩😍

  • @Vijay.Jebastin
    @Vijay.JebastinАй бұрын

    Hey Legend, From an audiophile Thanks for the Studio and your service to Music. Let's bring the world together with Music. Love and Hugs Rahman😊❤

  • @prabhuja7554
    @prabhuja75544 ай бұрын

    Please use a Lav Mic for such interviews SOS...making a niche studio sound and you do sound with direct wireless Mic seems...low-fi not a pro level recording...actually Boom shud have been used or least Lav Mic plugged in... and the constant Shirt rub against the concealed ARR Sir's Mic is to be noted...too...I would not have minded all these if the name is not A R Rahman...huge love and respect for him❤

  • @Alchemetica
    @Alchemetica4 ай бұрын

    Wow, two very interesting people and the main desk and rooms at Firdaus are a sight to behold. I guess, where else would it be but Dubai. Great doco Sound On Sound.

  • @Vismayas13world
    @Vismayas13world2 күн бұрын

    Visiting once this studio, will be a life time achievement. Thank you sir ARR, for such innovative work

  • @arulkumar4682
    @arulkumar46824 ай бұрын

    Music Scientist!

  • @shaadhirshaadhir5119

    @shaadhirshaadhir5119

    8 күн бұрын

    Yes bro this is 100% true

  • @sarbudiin
    @sarbudiin4 ай бұрын

    வாழ்த்துகள் 💜

  • @amitmangave6140
    @amitmangave61404 ай бұрын

    Inspiring .. Amazing .. God Of Music .. Mr. A. R. Rahman Sir .. ❤❤

  • @ProAudioIQ
    @ProAudioIQ4 ай бұрын

    Wow, such a fantastic facility!!

  • @peterheinen6110
    @peterheinen61104 ай бұрын

    This is truly very inspiring indeed. The music bits are phenomenal

  • @Ganesh-op6wc
    @Ganesh-op6wc4 ай бұрын

    So nice to hear studio history from legend himself

  • @srinivasaraomaney8972
    @srinivasaraomaney897220 күн бұрын

    Alla Rakha Rehman Sir, I was literally in the heavens when I heard Roja songs. I am not qualified to comment about your Studio. However you are a true genius I want to meet you atleast once in my lifetime. I pray God for that day and occasion. Hat,'s off Sir for the giving the AMRIT of music 🎵🎵🎵 Jai Ho

  • @KoushikVaraghur
    @KoushikVaraghur28 күн бұрын

    Legendry. Composing by trial and error method along with generous collaboration. There are composers who write notes on paper and magic happens when musicians just play it. No trial. No error. Just pure magic.

  • @raviedwardchandran
    @raviedwardchandran4 ай бұрын

    Amazing... Avesome... Magnificent...On The Exploration On Dream Studios... Damn Futuristic...🙏👍🔥

  • @17043WS
    @17043WS3 ай бұрын

    GOAT 🐐

  • @amalgami
    @amalgami4 ай бұрын

    excellent share.. loved it. Learnt a lot about the gears..

  • @NibirX
    @NibirX4 ай бұрын

    Wow this place is a dream

  • @pahji
    @pahji4 ай бұрын

    Good job Aditya. BTW AR, love the glasses and the green shirt. 😊 All the best 🙏🏼

  • @preetyvashishth5338
    @preetyvashishth53383 ай бұрын

    Music precious...gift.. blessings for life..🎶🌿🎹

  • @kuthuruamritha625
    @kuthuruamritha62512 күн бұрын

    MUSIC...............AS ENIGMATIC AND DEEP AS EVER..............I REALLY CANT STILL BELIEVE THAT IT CAN CURE WORST MENTAL ILLNESSES ALSO, INCLUDING SCHIZO................ITS TRUE!!!!!

  • @arunarunarun51
    @arunarunarun514 ай бұрын

    I loved Rahman songs when he composed with limited technology.

  • @bossraaja1267

    @bossraaja1267

    4 ай бұрын

    Bit now with high technology --------???????????

  • @bossraaja1267

    @bossraaja1267

    4 ай бұрын

    His all storage finished no new creation ???? Same same he will repeat his own creation????? Recording quality 200% good ok but------- creation????.?

  • @gopinathbalakrishnan7390

    @gopinathbalakrishnan7390

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@bossraaja1267do you think millienels encourage creativity or shit called trend

  • @DharmaNKarma

    @DharmaNKarma

    2 ай бұрын

    Music is not something which you try to create, it comes natural for some for whom it doesn't stop till they exist.

  • @ARZick-li9ph
    @ARZick-li9ph4 ай бұрын

    Trade Mark icon ARR 💥🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰 past present future ARR ONLY

  • @AnkurSarsiya
    @AnkurSarsiya4 ай бұрын

    Marvelous!

  • @shbnmp
    @shbnmp4 ай бұрын

    Wow!!!❤❤❤

  • @simstudiodhanasheelan5603
    @simstudiodhanasheelan5603Ай бұрын

    You have made a wonderful & ultimate modern studio in the world Mr. A.R. RAHMAN . Proud to be an INDIAN Musician.👆👍🤝👏👏

  • @sudhekarthi4581
    @sudhekarthi45814 ай бұрын

    Wow Rahman sir .......❤

  • @StratsRUs
    @StratsRUs4 ай бұрын

    I still think Roja and Bombay are knockout.Play them all the time.

  • @queentgrss
    @queentgrss4 ай бұрын

    Fabulous

  • @nanographics21
    @nanographics214 ай бұрын

    Great Great Great....

  • @vidyaradhakrishnan5611
    @vidyaradhakrishnan56114 ай бұрын

    ❤ the studio and the explanation 🎉

  • @Dwoed
    @Dwoed3 ай бұрын

    A Paradise indeed❤

  • @waziriguess
    @waziriguess4 ай бұрын

    So good.

  • @shivamubhe1544
    @shivamubhe15444 ай бұрын

    Dream ❤

  • @iam7bit
    @iam7bit4 ай бұрын

    Long time due. Legend!

  • @psysword
    @psysword4 ай бұрын

    He's so well spoken and well educated. I had a different impression about him.

  • @udlovemusic
    @udlovemusic4 ай бұрын

    Good to hear how music can bring the world closer bikini and burqa..best luck ARR and team..love you 💗

  • @seigoulenchongloi1089
    @seigoulenchongloi10894 ай бұрын

    Music to its finest

  • @shivamubhe1544
    @shivamubhe15444 ай бұрын

    Love❤

  • @jonathanandrews5916
    @jonathanandrews59162 ай бұрын

    Great human Rahman sir, my humble pray wishes to your music journey.

  • @MM-xp8vs
    @MM-xp8vs4 ай бұрын

    He is so happy like a child whe he was talking about all those sound mixers. ❤❤❤

  • @PlantsmithAgro-bn7zt
    @PlantsmithAgro-bn7zt4 ай бұрын

    Great effort towards establishing the fact 💯 full power to you all lovely people out there 🙏 keep rocking this planet 👍✌️🤘👌👊💗🕊️✨

  • @rishc328
    @rishc3284 ай бұрын

    Very nice,and intresting, innovative,

  • @Ali.xiivii
    @Ali.xiivii4 ай бұрын

    Aditya Sir ❤️

  • @vsmraj
    @vsmrajАй бұрын

    Legends makes themselves better everyday!

  • @sirjohnpiraan1662
    @sirjohnpiraan16623 ай бұрын

    You must get Simon Shaheen and orhcestrate some of his pieces on/with firdaus and the orchestra, also guys like Dhaffer Youseff, Rabih Abou Khalil and even Kayhan Kalhor, these guys are a generation of original sound! - much love from madras, tamil nadu - sir john piraan

  • @JV-nt9bp
    @JV-nt9bp4 ай бұрын

    Super 😍

  • @boyrazak
    @boyrazak4 ай бұрын

    salute..

  • @purpleaudiio
    @purpleaudiio4 ай бұрын

    Respect 🙏❤️ 🙌

  • @sawaas2001
    @sawaas20014 ай бұрын

    Since he released many floo songs for the last ten years, I would recommend AR to bring back his old instruments and working style. Now, I can see the gaps in his recent compositions.

  • @krishnansrinivasan830
    @krishnansrinivasan8304 ай бұрын

    Quite a learning :)

  • @tharindu721
    @tharindu7214 ай бұрын

    great person

  • @boopathy701
    @boopathy7014 ай бұрын

    Music is not that easy... Still Stereo is my preferred sound mode 😊... Great work AR sir...

  • @ijeshwardhillon4927
    @ijeshwardhillon49274 ай бұрын

    hes indias kohinoor

  • @soorya.k.geethanjali
    @soorya.k.geethanjali4 ай бұрын

    wow

  • @LostStoriesMusic
    @LostStoriesMusic4 ай бұрын

    KING

  • @amitanaudiophile
    @amitanaudiophile4 ай бұрын

    Great work..also try to know what is true high fidelity sound recording and reproduction.... which is actually feels natural to human ears..if properly done with authentic vintage equipments. India is still need to develop toward this topic.... Controlling vision/video is might simpler but controling audio/sound is only possible throughout experience and true understanding....

  • @imagicstudio7133
    @imagicstudio71334 ай бұрын

    panchathan my fav one

  • @Ahamed-he1ps
    @Ahamed-he1ps4 ай бұрын

    Arr❤❤

  • @SamIntharaphithakSamSonic
    @SamIntharaphithakSamSonic4 ай бұрын

    Can't wait to visit for Manny's mixing class.

  • @nikhilesstudio2449
    @nikhilesstudio24492 күн бұрын

    Nice

  • @DeniseDeion
    @DeniseDeion4 ай бұрын

    I think the edit on this could have been better. Imo there could have been more b roll while they were talking. They would be talking about something and I would expect to see more of the camera switch to what they were talking about but it felt static at times.

  • @themastersfilmss
    @themastersfilmss4 ай бұрын

    ❤ from DONGRYA movie team

  • @mahendrans8369
    @mahendrans83693 ай бұрын

    💯👌🎵🎼🎹AR R

  • @user-gu2nc5ge4m
    @user-gu2nc5ge4m3 ай бұрын

    Very nice sir 🎉ar Rahman sir 🎉good best 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @k.yogeswaran1601
    @k.yogeswaran16014 ай бұрын

  • @ramsaudio
    @ramsaudio3 ай бұрын

    Finally boils down to loops and samples, the MSV tharatharadha IS music. ARR knows that. I am sure.

  • @Puttyankit11music
    @Puttyankit11music3 ай бұрын

    Now Indians feel more proud that his work is shown by people from other country's people and Sir Ar Rehman... Indian's gems..music... Can feel.. ❤

  • @supersmart671
    @supersmart6714 ай бұрын

    Inspiring

  • @jaanejaan272
    @jaanejaan2724 ай бұрын

    19:19 ❤

  • @enarendranaik
    @enarendranaik4 ай бұрын

    ❤🎉

  • @RR-vu8ch
    @RR-vu8ch2 ай бұрын

    Great Proportions. Apart from theatre Experiences, Hiqh Quality Indian music especially Tamil is not available. If Mr Rahman could create Magic with AI he can offer us Remastered old Music of Giants like MSV, KVM others & Ilayaraja & his music too it would great. We long for high quality audio (irrespective of good listening equipments)

  • @tan.p.h3243
    @tan.p.h32434 ай бұрын

    👍

  • @singaporecomposer
    @singaporecomposer4 ай бұрын

    I also buy from Swee Lee singapore..

  • @SayIamYou
    @SayIamYou4 ай бұрын

    Any updates on when Raaja sir-L.S combo work done Firdaus would be released ?

  • @gopinathbalakrishnan7390

    @gopinathbalakrishnan7390

    4 ай бұрын

    Who L Sankar?

  • @noufalbadusha7922
    @noufalbadusha79224 ай бұрын

    Out of 130 crore Indians, at least 1000 will get what AR is talking about music and music related technical computers and softwares. Because india just know movie music and thats it

  • @Stuuuu123dd

    @Stuuuu123dd

    4 ай бұрын

    there r a lot more than 1000 genius av techs in india.

  • @varundurge

    @varundurge

    4 ай бұрын

    Not everyone wants to become sound engineer u know😂

  • @siddhantdutta6333

    @siddhantdutta6333

    4 ай бұрын

    I'm one.. Let's find the other 999. 😂

  • @Sudheerkumar-fd1nw

    @Sudheerkumar-fd1nw

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@siddhantdutta6333I'm the two...search for 998😂

  • @khoslaraghu2280

    @khoslaraghu2280

    4 ай бұрын

    Very true

  • @mohinmohin3566
    @mohinmohin35663 ай бұрын

    ❤ Jannatul Ferdaus

  • @cryptoinu
    @cryptoinu4 ай бұрын

    🎉

  • @bapisynthesizerghazalsinge429
    @bapisynthesizerghazalsinge4294 ай бұрын

    ❤❤🙏🏼🙏🏼🌹

  • @keerthimeenakshikeerthijo9919
    @keerthimeenakshikeerthijo99194 ай бұрын

    நமக்கு பாட்டும் நானே பாவமும் நானே, எனக்கும் இடம் உண்டு , மன்னானாலும் திருச்செந்தூரில் மன்னாவேன்,தனிகைமலைப் படிகள் எல்லாம் திருப்புகழ் பாடும், இயற்கை எனும் இளைய கன்னி, இதுவே போதும்ப்பா!!! babu madurai

  • @DushyantSL
    @DushyantSL4 ай бұрын

    Want to know name of your voice recording mic

  • @909RG
    @909RG3 ай бұрын

    25 years ago same green shirt he gave his first interview!!!

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