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Abstract
The Diary of a Solo Saint is a 5 song alternative hip-hop EP that is written, produced, and arranged by Bhuwan Jamdagni. It serves as a vessel for an introduction of a new artist persona, "Solo Saint". The project flows from the mental state of loneliness to solitude with the first part of the project being extremely vulnerable and introspective, reflecting on the aspects of the artist's life that are causing the loneliness to the second half being extremely confident and content with the way things currently are. It features an appearance by a batch mate - Ena Izomor on the 3rd track - "WYDFL". Along with this, it has instrumental contributions from Igor Egholm for playing the strings on the first track - "Horns & Halos", as well as Jure Kekec, who played the bass on the 4th track - "Jaywalking". The tracklist is set up to answer 3 questions about the artist's life - "Where are you from?", "What keeps you going?", and "What would you do for love?" to establish the persona's psych that eventually would be delved deeper into on the following projects.
Publication Date
7-1-2025
Campus
New York City Campus
Specialization
Songwriting and Production
Recommended Citation
Jamdagni, Bhuwan. “The Diary of a Solo Saint.” Master's thesis, Berklee College of Music, 2025. https://remix.berklee.edu/graduate-studies-cmat/141.