One of the finest voices to command awe and respect in the western music circles of the country, Vasundhara Vee is back after an interlude with a stunning pop-soul video single titled Run. Produced lushly by the renowned music composer Dhruv Ghanekar, Run creates a bridge between what Vee has showcased so far and what her future sound holds. The song which is quite literally written with the artist’s actual ‘notes to self’, Run releases today.

The track attempts to change the lens through which we view the concept of the word 'run', and weaves in an empowering narrative of self-love, mental health, personal faith & reconnecting with self, both through the music and the video. 

Mumbai-based Vasundhara Vidalur better known in the music world as Vasundhara Vee, has been among very few jazz/soul vocalists synonymous with revival of RnB, Soul and Jazz into the live circuits and bringing it back to the playlist of today’s youth. In a first-of-its-kind release for the powerhouse vocalist, Run documents Vee’s new journey as a solo artist, marking the beginning of a new artistic phase of her musical journey. 

Symbolically, this new song starts with a soul ballad style intro and then pops a massive surprise 30 seconds in. This pop-soul adult contemporary number Run creates a bridge between what Vee has showcased so far and what her future sound holds in a lush production by music composer Dhruv Ghanekar.

 “Run is not an escape song. It’s about the kind of running that has intention, freedom and full power. It’s about claiming our right to be yourself. There’s literally no need to hesitate to claim our birthright to whatever we consider to be our identity,” says Vasundhara Vee about her latest video single. 

The song which was written with actual notes to self is fittingly complemented by a video that explores the “othering of the self” or in more millennial terms, “breaking up with oneself” - through the visible disconnect between Vee and her reflection in the window. The window turns out to be a more appropriate symbol than a mirror. It was meant to symbolise a ‘window to the inner state’ rather than a surface reflection or your Self-perception. There were notes to self that couldn’t fit well into the lyric... and these were physically brought into the video. 

Vasundhara has been an active contributor to the Independent music movement in India and has performed across the country and abroad with leading musicians like Louiz Banks, Loy Mendonsa, Ranjit Barot to international names like John McLaughlin, Etienne Mbappe, among many others.

Vasundhara been singing since she was a three-year-old  and began her musical journey with choral music making the shift to pop, RnB, Motown, soul, and post-soul.

She is part of the quintet Merkaba, an alliance between musicians Sanjay Divecha, Karan Joseph, Sheldon D’Silva and Gino Banks.

Her sound and story have also been showcased on the award winning documentary series ‘The Dewarists’. She has also been a part of various projects, like Funkophone with Jean Philippe Bottin (Director Alliance Francaise de Delhi), numerous fashion brands, leading corporate and embassies and cultural groups who have regularly associated with her sound and ethos.

Apart from music, Vasundhara has a passion to teach and loves to study the human voice and to help singers free their voices and further their careers. She has been coaching professional singers and actors in vocal technique in her voice development platform The School of Voice. 

Her unique vocal development regimes are applicable to any style (Western Contemporary, Indian Folk or Bollywood) and are used to enhance ability, efficiency and vocal longevity. Vasundhara also helps set up and install voice curricula in music schools. She has been Visiting Faculty and Curriculum Developer at NMIMS School of Performing Arts (Bachelors in Performing Arts Program). Currently she is a GMI Mentor - Global Music Institute and a consultant and coach for other professional music schools. 

Unlike many of her contemporaries, Vasundhara has not been formally trained in music, but she was fortunate to have taken vocal lessons from Mark Baxter (a vocal coach with Aerosmith, Journey, Goo Goo Dolls).

Click on the link below to check her new single Run:

Audio:

https://linktr.ee/vasundharavee

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abyO_NsSOx0