It’s not every day that you see an artiste bring together music, visual arts and dance onto the same platform. But for city-based music producer and live performance artiste Lubomir Jabbanda, his amalgamated genre of bass and dubstep infused into electronic music is never complete without a visual spectacle which is what he tries to bring alive through his unique project Beat Hierarchy.
Speaking before his gig at the Humming Tree organised by Kingfisher, Lubomir talked about presenting Beat Hierarchy live with the launch of his first single ‘Understanding Paradox’. Talking about the single, Lobomir says it’s based on a conversation between God and man from a quote in Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy audiobook.
“The first time I heard it, it had me thinking for days – almost like it explained everything about life to me. So I built and modified the lyrics around that conversation. If I didn’t make the track relate to my situations and circumstances, I would just be ripping Douglas Adams. My own thought has gone behind what he said. So this makes it my own understanding of the paradox of life.”
Excited about launching it in the city which brought him up, Lobomir says initially he had a big bias against electronic music.
“I thought it lacked substance and depth and couldn’t relate to it. I couldn’t compare it to Pink Floyd track where so much of thought goes into the music and the lyrics. But then I felt someone had to do something to change it and decided to give it a shot. It worked out quite well so far.”
Looking back Lobomir says he tried playing in a band and making music on a guitar but felt he could do more in front of a computer then with a guitar. “I didn’t have it in me to practice the same thing over and over again. To get good at the guitar you needed to do that. In software you are practicing and you do something new. I felt justified doing something like this and still making it as a musician.”
For Lobomir, music has been more than just a fun trip. “Getting into music was the real escape for me. The more I did it, the more I liked it. I really needed to do what I loved the most which was making music.”
The 26-year-old, who has been playing since he was six, says there is always something to learn in electronic music. “Even today’s gig has six guys on stage playing electronic music live so it’s not just about pushing buttons on a computer anymore.”
Looking ahead, Lobomir plans to do a lot more gigs, travel often and meet people. “I also incorporate a lot of other art forms into my music so a lot of art work inspired by the track goes along with it. There is no dearth for talent in this country. So I would like to do work more with people rather than sit in a studio. An album is in the offing within a year’s time.”
To other musicians, his message is to be ready to give it everything you have and stick to it. “Take the leap of faith. My biggest challenge was to overcome fear. After I passed that stage, it’s been a smooth ride.”
Check him out at >www.beathierarchy.com
