Lak | |
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| File:Lak in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Siva Lakkshman Meignanam |
| Also known as | Lak |
| Born | September 8 Tiruchirappalli, India |
| Origin | Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Genres | Indie Pop , Edm , Acoustic |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter / Music Producer / Actor |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Years active | 2015-Present |
Lak is an Independent Songwriter / Composer / Music Producer
Early life and career
editLak was born in Tiruchirappalli, India[[1]]. He Learnt to play the piano when he was in his late teens and started songwriting in his early twenty's. He finished his school from Sri Akilandeshwari Vidyalaya & high school from Sri Vaijayanthee Vidyalaya, Trichy. Later, He studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering at C.A.R.E School Of Engineering, Trichy and also he studied Audio Engineering at Loyola College, Chennai[2]]. After graduating from Loyola, he joined as the only Music director for the youtube channel Smile Settai[1][2] which is now known as 'Blacksheep' in 2015. He was noted for the music in the series ' love all with anbu ' and later on made his Tamil - Independent debut single ' Usurey ' in 2018. He started ‘Raavana’, a band of talented Indie musicians and performed originals at ‘Motta Maade Music’ in Mylapore, Chennai 2019.
Lak has worked with many of his country's brightest music stars and a growing list of international luminaries, including Sri Lankan artists like Yohani [3] for her english debut ' Merry Christmas Baby ' in 2020 and Medhavi J for her sinhala debut single ' Sirakariya ' [4] in 2021.
Discography
edit| Year | Singles | Composer | Singers | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Vizhiyaal Vizhiyaal | Lak | Gunasekaran Balasubramanian | Yoagandran AR |
| Takkunu Sollu | Lak | Vallavan | Lak | |
| 2018 | Usurey | Lak | Vallavan , Sruthy Sasidharan | Maathevan |
| 2021 | ‘’Ulaa’’ | Lak | Jerin C Raj | Harsaa VT |
| ‘’Coffee’’ | Lak | Shamitha John | Gahbudu Nantham | |
| Kannamma | Lak | Manoj Chinnaswamy , Yogisekar | Manoj Chinnaswamy , Lak | |
| Magaraasi | Lak | Jerin C Raj | Harsaa VT | |
| Parthen Rasithaen | Lak | Vallavan , Sruthy Sasidharan & Rashaanth Arwin | Lak | |
| Dhoora Kaadhali | Lak | Lak | Lak | |
| Ceylon Ponnu | Lak | Lak | Lak , Akshayaa |
Songs
editList of singles by Lak:
| Year | Short Film/Series |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Love all with anbu |
| 2016 | Vai Raja Mai ( Smile Settai ) |
| YouTube Freedom Anthem ( Smile Settai ) | |
| Marudhanayagam ( Smile Settai ) [5] | |
| 2019 | Kannalane |
Film/Series songs
edit| Year | Song | Composer(s) | Music Producer | Singer(s) | Writer(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Merry Christmas Baby | "Yohani" | Lak | Yohani | Dilanjan | The Morning Magazine LK |
| 2021 | Sirakariya | "Medhavi J" | Lak | Medhavi J | Dilanjan | The Morning Magazine LK |