LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE:
Shayan Italia's Pyaar Tu Tha, Na Bhi Tha: An Unprecedented Ensemble For A Hindi Love Song
PTTNBT
A Hindi Love Song Like No Other
150 Legendary Musicians
Recorded On GP9 Tape
100% Pure Analogue
Zero Digital Manipulation
Zero Vocal Tuning
100% Real Instruments
100% Pure Performance
Back To The Basics
BACK TO BASICS
Pyaar Tu Tha, Na Bhi Tha Is Recorded on GP9 Tape & Mixed Entirely In Analogue
Quantegy's GP9 is a high-performance analogue recording tape engineered for large-scale, dynamic productions. Its exceptional headroom allows dense orchestration, wide dynamics, and powerful transients to be captured without digital compression or manipulation.
Recording on GP9 demands commitment. Performances must be real. Takes must be complete. Edits are limited. Nothing can be “fixed later.” Shayan Italia's debut, “Pyaar Tu Tha, Na Bhi Tha | PTTNBT" has been recorded, mixed, and mastered entirely in the analogue domain - without vocal tuning, digital correction, or post-production gimmicks. What you hear is the musicians performing, together, as the tape rolls.
Every breath, every resonance, every imperfection is preserved - not as noise, but as character.
This is not assembled sound.
It is performed sound.
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150 Musicians. One SINGER.
An Assembly of Masters
Guthrie Govan
Praised by Hans Zimmer as one of the greatest guitarists working today, Guthrie Govan adds a powerful third dimension to “Pyaar Tu Tha, Na Bhi Tha | PTTNBT”
Shayan Italia
As writer, composer, pianist, and vocalist of "Pyaar Tu Tha, Na Bhi Tha,” Shayan Italia performs the song on a Steinway B grand piano, anchoring the recording at its emotional core.
Ralph Salmins
On "Pyaar Tu Tha, Na Bhi Tha", Ralph Salmins delivers one of the most dramatic comeback drum rolls - a moment rarely heard in Hindi recordings of this scale.
Laurence Cottle
A first-call jazz bassist of international repute, Laurence Cottle anchors PTTNBT with a deep, resonant low-end that gives the recording its gravitas.
Luis Jardim
Luis Jardim opens "Pyaar Tu Tha, Na Bhi Tha" with a striking, percussion-led introduction on live djembe - a rare and evocative entry point for a Hindi recording of this scale.
Mike Ross-Trevor
Mike Ross-Trevor brings a cinematic sonic vision to “Pyaar Tu Tha, Na Bhi Tha,” insisting the recording be captured entirely on analogue tape to match its scale and ambition.
Levine Andrade
A former BBC child prodigy, Levine Andrade leads the first violin on the track, directing the recording’s expansive string section with precision and authority.
The 100-Piece
Pyaar Tu Tha, Na Bhi Tha | PTTNBT features a 100-piece string section performed by the London Philharmonic and Telefilmonic Orchestras, recorded entirely in analogue.
Tim Young
Mastered by Tim Young at Metropolis Mastering in London, 'Pyaar Tu Tha, Na Bhi Tha' preserves its full cinematic analogue soundstage.
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