Imagine being so immersed in a sound, that it feels as if you are in the moment as opposed to being a mere observer.
For years, Dolby Atmos has been providing that kind of immersion through its audio technology. Now there is a Dolby Certified music studio in TT, due to the efforts of sound engineer/producer Rishi Mahato.
Maha Productions and Mahato are well known in soca and chutney music. He is a musician, producer and sound engineer with more than 17 awards to his name and is the owner of Maha Productions.
Mahato and Anthony “Chinese Laundry” Chow Lin On believe this is a major step for the local music industry as the global growth in immersive and digital technologies continue.
[caption id="attachment_919080" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Rishi Mahato in his Maha Productions Dolby Atmos studio. It was launched on October 11 at Maha Productions, Caroni Savannah Road, Charlieville, Chaguanas. -[/caption]
Mahato announced that his Maha Productions studio was now a Dolby Atmos commissioned studio at a media conference on October 11 at Caroni Savannah Road, Charlieville, Chaguanas.
Chinese Laundry and Mahato will also release a Caribbean music album mixed in Dolby Atmos Audio. The album will be titled Precious Angel featuring Trinidadian artistes Machel Montano, Ravi B and Azaryah. It will include nine songs such as Kes’ Savannah Grass, Jah Melody’s first soca called Soca We Love and Ravi B’s and Jahllano’s Rum in Meh Veins, among others.
Mahato’s journey to constructing a Dolby Atmos commissioned studio started with Montano. Montano became Mahato’s inspiration – without him knowing – when he was at his studio six months ago.
He said Montano told them a story saying that he felt like he was sometimes trapped in a little box or room and like he had outgrown the space and needed to come out.
Mahato said that was exactly how he was feeling; like he had reached his potential and needed to expand.
“All of a sudden, I don’t know where it came from but I got the link to Dolby…”
Around that time, he had also got some calls to do some music for a TV series and a couple documentaries.
“These things just came up there and I said, ‘You know what...this looks like the path I have to go because it would take me into the TV and movies I want to do.’ Plus, it would bring the music I love doing to another level.’”
He sent an e-mail to Dolby and waited for a couple weeks, taking the approach that if the company did not reply he was okay and, at least, he tried.
“Over a couple weeks after I got an e-mail from them and I was like jumping for joy because they sent a whole handbook on how to set up the studio, what I needed to do from A-Z, how to register with them and go through the whole process.”
Mahato said he then left everything up to God and everything fell into place.
[caption id="attachment_919083" align="alignnone" width="766"] Maha Productions owner Rishi Mahato and his fiance, Navita Ramsingh celebrate the launch of his Dolby Atmos commissioned studio on October 11. -[/caption]
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