SAMMAS School of Music

Department Member, Anatomical Motion in Musical instrumental Performance

Music Composer, Musical Anatomical Performance Theory- Inventor

Thesis Title: SHASHTHAK

About

AMIT INVITES INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS TO ASSOCIATE ON THE FOLLOWING

SHASHTHAK:

Amit has invented a new theory of perceiving and interpreting music and has named it SHASHTHAK.

SHASHTHAK is a radical ‘Anatomical Key’ based theoretical practice pedagogy on musical Instrumental Performance; for setting a standard for quantifying performance and creating controlled conditions where in the elemental development of musical motion for note clusters sample(s) is achieved.
The intention is to enhance human creative manifestations based on scientific and aesthetic premise. To motivate logical learning and inclusive, open-to-all approach, where the existing pedagogical material is anatomically interpreted and calibrated. He aims to bridge a vast gap amongst the theory conservators, virtuous performers, serious listeners and scientific explorers by this innovation.

The process unfolds numerous mathematical, aesthetic and scientific logical dimensions imbibed  in the structure  of every dynamic musical action/expression of human being.

Since the year 2002, Amit started designing a software system  SAMMAS (Synchronous Anatomical Musical Motion Action System) to enable the rule-based music computing.

Current Project:
MAQAM (Musical Art Quotient Artificial Motion):
A music sequencer  for  Emulation of  Anatomical Musical Motion based on SAMMAS .

The sequencer will emulate the anatomic action of human hands and Musical instrumental Keys, when a MIDI file is imported in the program.It features virtual - real Musical Instrument(Piano Keyboard) and Human Hands on the computer screen.

Amit is seeking institutional associations to realize the  MAQAM project.
Previous Phase:

Amit started as a music composer at the early age of 14. He has been professionally active since 1978; in which he  composed about 300 songs written by his childhood friend Dr. Phiroze Kazi. Amit, as Virtuoso pianist, Stage performer, Orchestra-composer,is presently working  as a music producer, composer and director in Indian film industry (Mainstream cinema) in Mumbai.

Worked in the field of Development Communications for last 20 years and have undertaken grass root media activities, for human- interest motivation and effective social -cultural- political - economical expression. Produced Video films, Audio programs (with film maker and wife Dinaz Kalwachwala) , for telecast domains for Indian states and abroad and for local community viewing, on the issues like Land, Water and natural resources, Leadership,  Self governance in Indian political context, Rights based movements by the communities against the caste and class related marginalization, Gender disparities, Employment Guarantee, Livelihood, Legal and Paralegal studies, Sustainable Development, HIV-Aids, etc. for NGO’s and various National and International organizations like NID, ISRO, UNDP, UNIFEM, UNICEF, AKRSP, GTZ, Handicap International.

Composed music for several documentaries and award winning animation film projects for television, multi-screen media shows in Delhi and films for the ‘Discovery of India’ project being exhibited at Nehru Center, Mumbai.Worked as media consultant for international organizations like UNIFEM and MacArthur Foundation.

Amit is Founder of Sandhiprakash School of Music, a music circle for performing artists of all ages (since 1998). He has also worked as a chief resource person and undertook training programs for media students on subjects related to production design, sound design and post production with several institutes. He has also conducted workshop for organized musical performance by Tribal Musicians of Gujarat – India, for McArthur Foundation.

Amit is keenly interested in research of civilization trends and musical structural commonalities across the human societies in the world. Researching Tribal traditions and habits of performance and common attributes found in aboriginal people.