Matthew Harris and Nathan Lee Harris, brothers of Galeej Gurus fame, can’t really remember a time when they weren’t around each other.
They’re established artists in their own right. But, a professional rapport aside, their partners in crime are often their partners in business! On World Music Day today; we get chatty with eminent siblings-musicians who’ve made a mark – as a team or even otherwise. With inspiration and competition under the same roof, how does one learn to sync? We delve deeper.
Guitarists cum brothers Gaurav Vaz and Geeth Vaz may not have collaborated a lot together, but Geeth attributes a lot of his learning to Gaurav. “We have different bands to look into. Gaurav manages Raghu Dixit and I manage Lagori now. But, my main inspiration to take to the guitar came from Gaurav. He’s given me a great deal of insight and we have performed a couple of temporary English acts together in the past,” opines Geeth.
While there’s incomparable comfort that comes with performing with a sibling, the need to enrich a vision is the driving force, believes musician Sanjeev Thomas, founder of Rainbow Bridge, most known for his work as a lead guitarist for Oscar-winning composer, A.R Rahman in the past. He says, “Music is a gift. It is a medium of intense expression and creativity. Regardless of whether you’re siblings or not, music should ideally not be treated as a competition of skill or knowledge, rather be an amalgamation only to enrich a vision. Most of the time in music, everything is personal. Yet to be professional is to understand your role and play it well.” He often performs with his brothers Dilip and Rajeev. Dilip, too believes that a musician should adhere to the situation he is put into, while blending seamlessly. “One of the biggest things I’ve learnt from performing with my brother is to truly understand my own vision and blend the influences of the band in the best ways possible.”
