From The Crow's Nest, by Radhika De Saram

From The Crow's Nest

by Radhika De Saram

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From The Crow’s Nest is a new record from the innovative composer and multi-instrumentalist Radhika de Saram. Born in Sri Lanka to a family of classical musicians, Radhika de Saram moved to London aged 5, where she studied violin and piano with Igor Petrushevski at both the primary and junior departments of the Royal Academy of Music, subsequently becoming the leader of the String Sinfonia and then the highly selective Chamber Orchestra. 
 

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1.	Adalar 05:46	buy track
2.	Little Sloth Bear 06:30	buy track
3.	Carolin's Red Scarf 04:16	buy track
4.	Promise 05:31	buy track
5.	Do It Now 05:28	buy track
6.	Old Cane Chair 04:53	buy track
7.	Straight 07:53	buy track
8.	Arrack and Lion 06:19	buy track

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From The Crow’s Nest is a new record from the innovative composer and multi-instrumentalist Radhika de Saram. Born in Sri Lanka to a family of classical musicians, Radhika de Saram moved to London aged 5, where she studied violin and piano with Igor Petrushevski at both the primary and junior departments of the Royal Academy of Music, subsequently becoming the leader of the String Sinfonia and then the highly selective Chamber Orchestra. 
 
Later having been granted the Helmore Music Scholarship at Mill Hill School, at the age of sixteen Radhika won a Specialist Music Award to study at Wells Cathedral School in Somerset. It was during her time there that she developed an interest in jazz, listening ardently to a
a handful of her favourite records by Thelonius Monk, Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett and Pat Metheny.  
 
This was the inspiration that gradually led to Radhika’s unique development as an artist, with her creative endeavours gradually led to recording and performing regularly with the London Contemporary Orchestra and Chineke! Orchestra at prestigious venues such as the
Barbican, the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall. Radhika has also recorded violin on the soundtracks for films such as ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ which won an Oscar for Best Music, ‘The Matrix Resurrections’, ‘Tar’, ‘Overlord’ and ‘One Life’ and for albums by
bands such as The National and The Smile amongst others, as well as performing as part of a string section with rock and pop icons such as Grace Jones, Alicia Keys, Eric Clapton and Little Simz. This wealth of experience is a fascinating journey to a professional level and a
clear demonstration of Radhika’s prowess as a highly skilled and diverse musician and composer. 
 

Around six years ago Radhika bought a bass guitar, after watching a trio of Tim Lefebvre, Zhenya Strigalev and Eric Harland perform. As she explains: “It was eye-opening to see how three musicians who barely ever have the chance to play together or even to get to know
each other, click immediately and communicate in the most conversational way through music.” Radhika began to realise what a versatile instrument the bass guitar was - its ability to be virtuosic, melodic, or really part of the rhythmic groove and much more, and was
excited to observe the variety in which different bass players use and connect with the instrument.  
 
Since the Covid pandemic, Radhika has focused her attention on developing her style on bass guitar and writing her own compositions. From The Crow’s Nest is Radhika’s debut album. The majority of these tunes were written during the lockdown and was her first time composing. Musical influences include folk music from her native country, Sri Lanka, as well as jazz and other styles she’s encountered while travelling and working in London. Some of the music has also been shaped by memories of her childhood. Through the pieces on this album, Radhika hopes to convey her feelings of exploring new territory as well as some nostalgic contemplations.

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released November 24, 2023

Radhika de Saram: bass guitar (all tracks)
Zhenya Strigalev: saxophone (all tracks)
Garry Bagdasaryan: drums (all tracks)
Elliot Galvin: keys (‘Little Sloth Bear’ ‘Straight’ and ‘Arrack and Lion’)
Evgeny Ponomarev: keys (‘Do it Now’)
Rodion Grischenko: guitar (‘Adalar’ and ‘Old Cane Chair’)

Recording Engineer: Alexander Perfilyev at Dobrolet studio, Saint-Petersburg
Mixing: George Murphy at Eastcote studio, London
Mastering: Peter Beckmann at TechnologyWorks, London
Produced by Radhika de Saram & Eugene Petrushanskiy
Executive producer - Eugene Petrushanskiy

Cover artwork by Alexander Voytsekhovsky
Album Cover and package design by Nikita Klimov
Liner photography - Eugene Petrushanskiy

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