By Mannu Shahi

As we are going through the most uncertain of times every sector of the society has been driven to a severely dysfunctional state because of the mismanaged political state of the government of nations globally. And music field is no exception to this disaster as majority of musicians survive off their live performances and tours. Musicians working as studio techs, music teachers, Youtubers, session artists, music journalists, video makers, editors and more still can continue their work and earn some money for basic survival but having no public performances has completely shut down any way of generating income for the uncountable families whose livelihood depended upon their earning musician member.
The only left medium for many now is turning to the digital platform with an expectation of making it in the universal algorithm of the internet. Thus, releasing covers to writing new original music, creating Youtube accounts, sharing knowledge, skills and everything is more apparent in the digital realms now more than ever. And many artists are writing and publishing original music as that is a more valid way to earn money from the internet if the song goes viral or even if it just gains a decent following. While, other musical institutions and music business platforms have also started hosting exciting musical online contents to lure in more followings in their digital outlets.
Arna Beers, Gears & Riffs, is one such show that was recently launched through Revolution TV’s Youtube channel, dedicated to supporting the ever growing guitar community of Nepali modern music, being the first of its kind talk show in Nepal. Premiering on 23rd October the first episode featured none other than the most prominent and celebrated guitar figure of the country, Sunny Tuladhar from the power group Jindabaad. The guitar player shared his journey of becoming this iconic figure in the music industry, his guitar making experience and details about ST Guitars, the kinds of gears he prefers using and much more. Similarly, the recently released second episode of the series featured the axe-man of the most popular rock group ever, Sunny Manadhar of the band Albatross. Manadhar shared his personal experiences of coming this far in his musical career, reaching out and connecting to his audience, his Youtube channel and the Favorite 5 Riff Series, about his band and their future endeavors, his preferable gears and guitars.
Sponsored by Arna Beer, powered by LSR studios and supported by Tootle, Achaar Ghar, Inline Creation, Guitar Shop, Proxima Studios the show is hosted by prominent rock singer Abhishek S. Mishra of ASM.