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An Interview with Kaizad Patel, Creator of the Self Isolation Collaboration Song Love, Pray, Hope

by Mike Haberfelner

April 2020

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Your new song Love, Pray, Hope - before we go into any background, just talk about the song as such for a bit, the composition, musical influences, arrangement and the like?

 

So, all of this started with being in isolation and not having to go anywhere. A thought came up to my mind about how I could write a song that could spread some love and energy across the world. So I began writing some lyrics for the song but it wasn't turning out as I expected. So I happened to speak to a friend of mine, Shaharukh Irani, who agreed to help me out with it and surprised me with some amazing lyrics that had a lovely message for the world. It got me inspired to immediately get on to composing the song. My aim was to create a melody that was simple but catchy, something that could run in your mind even after the song was over, and I guess I achieved that since most of the artists found it quiet memorable when they heard it the first time. I was always fascinated with what Michael Jackson did for We are the World when he brought all the artists from across the world together for a purpose, and I always wanted to do something similar. So I decided to speak to some of the artists who I've already worked with in the past, and most of them really loved this idea of coming together to put this song across to the world.

From an arrangement point of view, I wanted to make this song very inspirational and grand. I didn't want to just stick to a very basic and common arrangement of piano, guitar, bass and drums. So I decided to add some orchestral instruments to the arrangement to add richness to the song, so I brought in some very amazing french horn, cello, flute and viola players to collaborate from all different parts of the world on this project.

 

Now what actually inspired you to write Love, Pray, Hope?

 

It was just a spark that came into my idle mind. I wanted to use my time wisely and put something out to the world. Of course, I've grown up listening to the king of pop Michael Jackson and loved his concept of bringing art from all across the world together and putting out an amazing song for a higher purpose.

 

Love, Pray, Hope is a big international collaboration project - so do talk about your Global All-Stars for a bit, and how did you get them to do the song?

 

I have had the honor to work with my friend Amanda Cole in the past, who has shared the stage with Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston back then. So my first call went out to her, and I shared this idea with her. And the moment I knew she was up for it, I just jumped into planning and thinking seriously with this whole concept. I began contacting some of my friends who are internationally known for their songs, and they all seemed really excited to be a part of this collaboration. So far, I already had 4 to 5 artists on board. Some were singers, while some were instrumentalists. So the first step began with Elena Moreno (from Spain) helping me out record a cue track with her amazingly sweet voice which would be used as a reference file for all the artists to record their parts on. So the first instrument to be recorded was the bass guitar played by Anne Reburn from California. While the track was sent to Kristens Kupcs to record the acoustic and electric guitar, I stumbled upon some lush and vibrant french horn parts recorded by Marc Papeghin from France. This was the turning point for the song when it started sounding more like the Disney songs than just a regular pop song. This brought me to the idea of bringing in some cellos, flutes and violas to support the french horn and add emotion and expression to the song. And finally with all the instruments coming in, it was finally sent to Amanda Cole to add her powerful voice to the song.

 

Love, Pray, Hope was entirely recorded by all performers under quarantine - so what are the challenges of creating a song that way?

 

Being in Isolation, I had no access to any of my studio gear all the time. Not that I wouldn't be going to the studio, but only if it was necessary. So the only thing I had with me was a piano where I composed the entire song and a Mac Book Pro with Garage Band to hear and put all the parts together. It was quite a challenge to work on Garage Band after working on pro tools at my studio for so many years. The other challenge was to constantly communicate and hold meetings with all the artists, sharing ideas, constantly providing them with various mixes that would be comfortable for each one to record on.

 

The $64-question of course: When and where will Love, Pray, Hope be released?

 

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This song will be released worldwide on all social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and more. Every single artist on this project has millions of fan followers, so the song will also be posted on their respective pages and social media handles. So please do make sure to keep an eye out for all these artists and posts from me to know about its release which is scheduled for next week around April 27th.

 

Nobody knows exactly when the lockdown might end - so if this goes on a bit, will you record more songs with international performers the way you did Love, Pray, Hope? And/or any other future projects you'd like to share?

 

As of now, haven't yet thought of making more songs, but depending on the response we get from the first one, we shall consider thinking about some more.

 

Thanks for the interview!

 

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