Film music director S. Thaman on Sunday announced that he would set up a music studio in Visakhapatnam soon.
Mr. Thaman inaugurated an Audio Engineering and Music Production Phase-1 Lab on the Andhra University (AU) campus here on Sunday in the presence of AU Vice-Chancellor P.V.G.D Prasad Reddy.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Mr. Thaman said that he currently owns such studios in Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai. “We have our own site in Bheemili. So, we are planning to set up a music studio at the site. Moreover, I am also keen to settle in Visakhapatnam as it is a beautiful and peaceful coastal city,” Mr. Thaman said.
Mr. Thaman appreciated AU for setting up the Studio Lab on AU campus to promote music and train interested students.
Mr. Thaman said “Where there is music, there is no conflict between people. Music is medicine for the heart when it is disturbed due to mental pressure and stress.”
Prof. Prasad Reddy said that St. Luke’s came forward to set up the studio in AU as part of the MoU. For the first phase of the lab, they had spent around ₹3.5 crore, he added. “We are also planning to introduce music as an optional subject to relieve the stress of students during their studies,” Prof. Prasad Reddy said.
He said that the popular open auditorium of the university, which had been closed for decades, would be reopened in the last week of April. Renovation works were currently under way, he added.
St. Luke’s Studio founder Ashirvad Luke was present.
