EP #82: Sundar Viswanathan - Award-Winning (Including A 2022 Juno) Canadian Jazz Musician

Sundar Viswanathan (@sundarvmusic) is an award-winning (including a 2022 JUNO) Canadian Jazz musician.He joins Ara on this week’s episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss how being subjected to racism led him to a career in music, how his dad got him a second opportunity for music education after he failed an audition, going from getting paid in wings to winning a JUNO (@thejunoawards), similarities between being a musician and entrepreneur, the importance of The Canada Council for the Arts (@canada.council) spreading Canadian music around the world, his biggest regret (Creator Confessions), and so much more.Follow Sundar:- Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sundarvmusic/) Timestamps00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Sundar Viswanathan01:25 - Convincing his parents that music was a viable career path05:03 - Growing up in Sudbury with few South Asians; racism, being bullied in high school08:38 - His popular brother, Sudbury being less racist, and Sundar’s perspective on this10:28 - Confronting one of his bullies, and his bully having no recollection of it11:44 - Embracing challenges and changing the narrative12:45 - Being optimistic and naive; the time Sundar wanted to ask a girl out on a date14:26 - Getting rejected from Laurier; his Dad getting him a second opportunity18:35 - No expectations of winning a JUNO; critical mass leading to this award21:19 - Similarities between musicianship and entrepreneurship; the work never stops23:26 - Where Sundar draws inspiration from; different types of music27:26 - His first music gig; getting paid in chicken wings29:07 - Playing in a ceremonial guard band in Ottawa; marching on Parliament Hill30:34 - How people book Sundar for a performance; networking34:02 - Mostly not being able to cover his costs; teaching music to compensate36:44 - The Canada Council for the Arts spreading Canadian music around the world38:53 - Travelling to Japan, South Africa, and more; what he prefers the most41:05 - Has his connection to Canada faded as a result of touring from a young age?43:24 - How Sundar maintains his passion with music, despite doing it for 30+ years47:00 - Never being satisfied with success; Sundar's supportive49:00 - Does Sundar identify more as Indian or Tamil; Aziz Ansari’s ‘Master of None’51:14 - Advice he would give his younger self, and how he wants to be remembered52:27 - Creator Confessions57:38 - The Wrap UpIntro MusicProduced And Mixed By:- The Tamil Creator- YanchanWritten By:- Aravinthan Ehamparam- Yanchan Rajmohan  Support the show