{"id":5963,"date":"2023-09-29T06:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T06:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/?p=5963"},"modified":"2023-09-29T06:59:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T06:59:08","slug":"another-feather-in-their-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/2023\/09\/29\/another-feather-in-their-cap\/","title":{"rendered":"Another feather in their cap"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5963\" class=\"elementor elementor-5963\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd4d40a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bd4d40a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57737af1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57737af1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>May 26, 2014 \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/living.com.np\/Music\">Music<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5248f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5248f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d16f5ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d16f5ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Topi, comprised of Pramithus Khadka and Rohit Shakya, released their debut album Mitho Bihani on 1 January, 2014, but their singles had already hit digital platforms before. Through simple yet heartwarming lyrics and two creatively done videos from Fuzz Factory Productions (a multimedia firm opened by Rohit and his friends), Topi has managed to strike a chord with the listeners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Mitho Bihani, says Pramithus Khadka, is about a person who has a big influence in your life. Mitho Bihani would be the one you come home to and who would take all your worries away. It could be a friend, a parent or a child. It could also be strangers who you see every day that inspire you.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e6e43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4e6e43\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639f0b1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"639f0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" width=\"640\" height=\"410\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 640 410'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/music-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-large size-large wp-image-5967\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/music-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/music-1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/music-1-561x359.jpg 561w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/music-1-265x170.jpg 265w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/music-1-531x340.jpg 531w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/music-1-364x233.jpg 364w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/music-1-608x390.jpg 608w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/music-1-75x48.jpg 75w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/music-1-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/music-1-313x201.jpg 313w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f92e0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f92e0c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a2b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63a2b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\">The interesting thing about the band is that its members live in two different parts of the world and have never met to put the album together. They\u2019ve met a few times in Nepal at gigs but not with the intention to work together. Everything was done over the internet and recorded in their respective home studios.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u201cWe never met or even talked verbally during the entire production for the album. I don\u2019t know why but it just felt comfortable like that. I don\u2019t even remember what his voice is like when he talks. Maybe we were subconsciously cutting out the drama and just keeping it basic,\u201d says Rohit, \u201cIt\u2019s all about music after all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Pramithus and Rohit have been both involved in the music scene separately and long before Topi. Pramithus played guitar for death metal bands Bitter Euphemism and Shraap while Rohit Shakya is with the alternative rock band Jindabaad!! and is also an independent music producer. For Mitho Bihani, all the songs were written and composed by Pramithus and were arranged and produced, mixed and mastered by Rohit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\">The following is an excerpt of an email conversation with Pramithus and Rohit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">How was Topi conceived?<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Pramithus:\u00a0<\/strong>I had asked Rohit for some help regarding the mixing of my band\u2019s first EP. We started talking and sharing ideas on Facebook. After that, we worked together for our song Thorai and the collaboration grew to a full length album.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Rohit:<\/strong>\u00a0When I heard the Topi EP a few years back, I was amazed by Pramithus\u2019s simple but effective songwriting skills and composition. So I just had to ask him if I could be onboard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">What is the story behind the name of the band?<\/strong><br \/><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Pramithus:\u00a0<\/strong>During my college days, we had annual music competitions among students. We formed a band, wrote and practiced songs for the competition. It was already a day before the competition and we still did not have a name for ourselves. Our drummer at that time (Bikash Shrestha) usually wore a green and white cap during practice. So we just agreed to call ourselves Topi. For the competition, each one of us wore different colored caps while playing our songs on stage. The name stuck with me ever since then.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Both of you are or have previously been associated with bands from a different genre than what Topi is about now. Why the transition and how has it been?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Pramithus:<\/strong>\u00a0Even though I was playing guitar in death metal bands, I was still open to all genres of music. I had a lot of influences from pop too, which is our sound now. I have always played pop songs on an acoustic guitar by myself. One day, I just started writing my own songs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Rohit:\u00a0<\/strong>I wouldn\u2019t call this a transition because Pop music like this has always been inside us. I think we just got a chance to label it as \u2018Topi\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">The songwriting of Mitho Bihani is unique. How do you write these songs? Are they autobiographical?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Pramithus:\u00a0<\/strong>They are pretty much the last few years of my life. \u00a0I am quite shy so I guess the songs speak for me. I had to lose my grandma, went through somewhat of a quarter life crisis, re-discovered the meaning of family and friendship \u2013 they are all part of our songs.\u00a0<br \/>The music videos for your songs are exceptionally creative and well made. How much of the popularity of your singles, would you say, is because of the videos?<br \/>Rohit: When I produce music, I have a visual definition of its emotions on my mind. I do believe that videos give extra depth to what I am producing. I think our music videos have helped us get discovered by new audience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">What next for Topi?<\/strong><br \/>Both: For us, we will keep making more music and hopefully play live shows when the time and circumstances are right.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 26, 2014 \/\u00a0Music Topi, comprised of Pramithus Khadka and Rohit Shakya, released their debut album Mitho Bihani on 1 January, 2014, but their singles had already hit digital platforms before. 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