Interview with Kabir Sehgal

We had the pleasure of interviewing Kabir Sehgal over Zoom video! Multi-GRAMMY Award (6x) and Latin GRAMMY Award-winning (5x) producer/artist Kabir Sehgal collaborates with leading BIPOC and women artists on his latest EP, Threshold, set for release on Tiger Turn (eOne) on Friday, August 27, 2021. An Indian American producer with more than 70 album credits to his name, Kabir Sehgal releases four singles leading up to Threshold with each showcasing the complexities of finding love and discovering one's individual identity. Threshold features pop sensation Sonna Rele (vocalist on "Strong" in Disney's motion picture, Cinderella) on the first single, "Somewhere Between 5th and Madison" (Release Date: May 14, 2021). Alyssa Raghu -- a Top 8 contestant on ABC's American Idol (2018, 2019) and who Katy Perrytouted about, "She's got that sauce!" -- teams up with U.S. immigrant and DACA recipient Caliph on "Wasted Pages" (Release Date: June 4, 2021). Sehgal remixes Emilio Solla's "Llegara, Llegara, Llegara" from the Latin GRAMMY-winning album Puertos ("Best Latin Jazz Album," 2020) with special guest vocalists Manu Manzo and Danay Suarez (Release Date: July 9, 2021). Threshold closes with a Pop/EDM track "What's Your Name?" highlighting GRAMMY Award-nominated singer Thana Alexa (Release Date: August 27, 2021). As one of today's leading producers, Sehgal's award-winning recording catalog reflects a career spotlighting political and social issues voiced through the mediums of big band jazz and working with soul/R&B stars such as Jon Batiste (featured on Sehgal's 2020 production, Swing States: Harmony in the Battleground). He has also made four albums as an artist with meditation pioneer Deepak Chopra, including Spiritual Warrior. Threshold takes Sehgal into the pop music realm with the same premise as his latest recordings: to project personal stories that must be heard by the masses. Sehgal is renowned for traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border with Arturo O'Farrill to film the feature documentary and 2-CD recording, Fandango at the Wall (HBO). His production American Dreamers with the John Daversa Big Band and DACA artists won three GRAMMY's (the 2nd most at the 61st GRAMMY's). Sehgal also produced Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom by Ted Nash along with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Threshold marks Sehgal's foray into Pop/EDM production featuring brilliant BIPOC vocalists each offering divergent perspectives on love's many languages. London-born Sonna Rele sings of a magical kiss and sleepless nights in the Big Apple on "Somewhere Between 5th and Madison." Emotive vocals meet multi-synth arrangements for a DJ-ready track for NYC's bars and clubs. Rele got signed by Ne-Yo to his Motown Records and has worked with John Legend, Maxi Priest, Wyclef Jean, and Michael Franti. Rele brings her A-game to "Somewhere Between 5th and Madison," a song by acclaimed songwriter Greer Baxter that is about the highs and lows of love in Manhattan. Baxter wrote the first, second, and fourth songs of the EP, and co-wrote the third one, and she's known for her "Line in the Sand" which Mandy Gonzalez of Hamilton performed on the album, Fandango at the Wall. While in the studio producing Threshold, Sehgal has presented more than 100 concerts in 77 days with his nightly "Quarantine Series" that's garnered more than 4 million views on Facebook. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #KabirSehgal #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetwork Listen & Subscribe to BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bringin-it-backwards--4972373/support. https://bringinitbackwards.com/