I'm Koda (Akhil Kodamanchili), a South Indian alternative artist and musician currently based in Berlin, Germany. My work plays with dark, moody and paradoxical themes with optimistic overtones across various mediums to create evocative and immersive experiences that often revolve around identity, mental health and existentialism among other light hearted topics.
I am a multi-instrumentalist and a curious being with a thirst for impactful expression and in this portfolio you will find my work as a music composer, producer, designer, photographer and film maker to paint a holistic image of what I can bring to the table. I am interested in positions of leadership as well as positions of specialised contribution.
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Music
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Media
My approach to scoring films comes from a natural sensitivity to the symbiosis of different disciplines converging to tell a compelling story. Considering my off-beat journey through my career, the sounds and motifs take on a distinct sound despite being characteristically diverse. Below you can explore my past work and a range of compositions and productions that were made to real and imaginary briefs of styles that I enjoy.
Role: Music Genre: Drama, Tragedy. Language: Hindi Scoring this heart wrenching film was approached with a self imposed limitation of working exclusively with an electric guitar. The key challenges of this project were around staying sensitive to moments where music needed to allow the starkness of the story portrayed to come through by virtue of minimalism.
Role: Music & Sound Design, Genre: Various, Language: N/A This playlist features a spread of various works with corresponding descriptors.
Role: Music, Sound Design & Post Production Genre: Psychological Drama, Language: Kannada The sound design for this film posed some interesting opportunities to represent the same character in multiple angles through the auditory channel. It was also an interesting challenge to maintain a balance between sympathy and the abstraction of feelings beying represented in the film.
Role: Music & Sound Design Language: N/A The sound design and music for this animated short demanded an arc that could match the sweetness of the visuals and the intensity of the climax.
Design & Digital Art
I have also worked extensively with digital art and design as a natural extension to my record making efforts. My album artworks offer a critical value add-on as I leverage my immersion in the creation of the album and interactions with the artist to organically arrive at appropriate aesthetics. I enjoy exploring emerging technologies and styles resulting in a rather wide spread of looks and feels, whilst still maintaining a strong identity.
Video
Moving images have always been a powerful medium that society has used to communicate across every domain of culture and my involvement with this channel of expression began in my mid 20's as editing softwares and hardware became more accessible to the independent creators. I have a very adaptable approach to shooting and editing performances of both scripted and improvised scenes. As an extension of many projects as a music producer, i have made music videos & live videos and intend to eventually make some short films.
Foto
Photography was initially mostly an act of documenting my personal life during the early years, but I eventually found it becoming yet another side to the creative puzzle. Especially as my community of creatives expanded over my career, who offer a constant stream of inspiration, I began to capture portraits and moments both planned but more often candid. I use my calm demeanour to bring out the most natural expressions from my subjects while exploiting my experimental urges to keep things fresh.
Music Production
& Post Production
My approach to music production and post production is informed heavily by a strong sense of compassion for the vision of the artist and fuelled by my patience to become immersed in various styles of creativity in the spirit of authenticity.
I have worked on 10+ albums & singles in various capacities over the last 7 year, often holding multiple responsibilities from concept to delivery, from recording to arranging to post production all while managing available resources to the best efficacy possible.
Thank you for your attention & consideration!
If you would like to discuss what value I can bring to your projects, please write me to schedule a call