with Chamikara Weerasinghe DN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2009 IN TUNE Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

Intro: C A# Am G beginnning: F....

AmI thought I saw a man brought to life A# He was warm he came around and he was dignified F He showed me what it was to cry Am Well you couldn’t be that man I adored A# You don’t seem to know seem to care what your heart is for,

Chamine at the studio. Pictures by Mahinda Vithanachchi LPs and CDs Well I don’t know him anymore

Em Am There’s nothing where he used to lie Gm Chamine in the hey day The conversation has run dry C That’s what’s goin’ on F Nothing’s fine I’m torn

of audio recording C I’m all out of faith you record from a 12 inch Em record the sound quality is This is how I feel much high although you A# may hear that kara kara I’m cold and I am shamed sort of noise in the track. F The song have more Lying naked on the floor weight, punch and depth, C How about writing from Illusion never changed CHAMIKARA WEERASINGHE a CD to another ? Isn’t that Em good? Into something real here were only a We have special A# F very few people for recorders to do a better job. I’m wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn T audio recording in It can take a little more C Em A# F the country when its trade time but it does a quality You’re a little late I’ m already torn audio started in the mid job. If you go to Weeraman- ‘70s. It was in the country thri you will see that we all Am in the form of record bars use the similar sort of So I guess the fortune teller’s right or recording studios. They heavy players (pointing at A# were to cater to local his recording devices). I should have seen just what was there music lovers who would They are definitely better and not some Holy light pay a fair sum to get their than a normal CD transfers. favorite collection of music Our customers prefer quali- But you crawled beneath my veins and now recorded to a cassette tapes ty to that they are also pre- for listening pleasure. pared to pay extra. Lakshman Weeramanthi Some people have soft- Em Am was one of the pioneers in ware to transfer from cas- I don’t care - I have no luck - this field who stated a settes to CD, which they do Gm recording studio at his by using computer. But I don’t miss it all that much Windsor Avenue residence there is a huge gap between C in Dehiwala in the ‘ 70s . such recordings when you There’s just so many things The sound quality has to be good ...... Lucky (as he is popularly consider the quality. F known) had a huge collec- ing. It takes more than over 20 years or so,” he Because there is loss of That I can’t touch I’m torn tion of LPs of a variety of mere aluminum and plastic said. “We exchange the quality in bass when you do artistes, such as Jim electronic devices and com- songs we have. I had been that. You will also lose Reeves, Elvis Presley, The puters and recording soft- to his recording studio to sharp treble sounds. Beatles, Eric Clapton, Led wares to become a profes- get some songs recorded as There are some “market Zeppelin and Miles Davis, sional recordist. The a school kid. ” killers” who get some songs to record from vinyl to cas- devices are useful but with- How did you make such a recorded from us and settes. The compact cas- out the knowledge of the huge collection? record from them to a less- sette had been the major songs and the artistes, and I have been collecting er cost. But the quality will consumer audio format. an idea on sound reproduc- songs since I was a student never be the same because “The professional audio tion and quality, one cannot of S. Thomas’ College, we use sophisticated recording community was make any real progress in Mount Lavinia. I started by machines to do our record- just four or five persons the field, Chamine said. collecting LPs in the house ings. Natalie who have established the He was in an an inter- which belonged to my par- The specialist recordist Imbruglia much needed shops for the view on Thursday with the ents and protected from said he was supported by purpose. They had LPs, In Tune about his recording dust, the rain and the sun. his wife Lakshani in his cassettes and electronic career. We interviewed him Later I collected cassette efforts. Looking at her little devices to record them,” because we were impressed tapes and now CDs. I care daughter, Chameena , he said Chamine Perera, pro- the vast selection of songs about my CDs a lot, I even said, she just seems to show prietor of Chamine Record- of LPs and CDs he had. His got a disc repair liquid from some interest in what I do ing Studio at Mendis recording studio could be Singapore to ensure their with these recording decks Chamine, Chameena (daughter) and Lakshani (wife). Avenue, Idama in described as a song library. safety. And I always take and she helps me to find Moratuwa. It is an every wish fulfilled up their song lists. He has DJs have recorded songs care to record my old CDs songs from the shelves. He ”Even by 1997 there were place for music enthusi- an amazing collection of from me. But they do not into new CDs as a means also remembered his par- only a very few recording asts for they can find any both old and new songs mention that. Sometimes to preserve them. ents for their support. people running the busi- song that they have been from 1930s upto this date. they send their friends and Isn’t song recording easi- ness. There was Weeraman- unable to find anywhere While our interview was get things recorded,” he er with the availability of thri, Dreams, and Trax as from that place. in progress Chamine said laughing. the Internet providing song far as I can remember,” he Chamine has got over received a fax, which he Chamine seems to downloads? said on being asked to 8,000 LPs, 15,000 audio showed. It was from a DJ in respect his seniors in the When you download explain how things pro- CDs, and also 900 English Maldives requesting him to field. “Weeramanthri has songs from the Internet, gressed in audio cassette gospel CDs. Most DJs record a collection of rap been in this field for over there is no “crack sound” or recording and CD master- depend on Chamine to pile and hip hop songs. ”Most 65 years and me I think for noise one may say but when Stephen Gately funeral today YMCA, Moratuwa Lawyer Gerald Kean, a 10 tracks for the comeback sing-along tomorrow spokesman for Gately’s fam- album. He said he had ily in Ireland, said: “The never seen the 33-year-old nus Fernando, Treasurer Purple led by evergreen family are pleased that the West End star in better Sampath Fernando. They musician Lincoln de Silva post-mortem has been com- health or better form. will be assisted by Malindra with a remarkable reper- pleted. They are pleased ‘’The boys are devastat- Fernando, Nihal Peiris, toire for Country and West- that the results of the post ed. It’s like they have lost MCA, Moratuwa Philip Anthony, Jeffrey ern and vintage music. mortem indicate exactly their very, very best friend, will present ‘Y Sing- Bandara, Suranga Fernando Sohan Weerasinghe and ost-mortem results what they said all along, and me too,’’ Walsh said. Y along 2009’ tomor- and Roshan Mendis. Annesley Malawana will announced on Tues- that Stephen died as a ‘’His best friend was his sis- row at Hotel Ranmal, The team is sing-along also perform. The concert P day concluded that result of natural causes. ter Michelle - I don’t know Moratuwa from 6.30 p.m. veterans as Priya Peiris, will feature vintage ‘golden Gately had died from natu- “They would like to how she is coping. onwards. Hiran Fernando, Delvin oldies’ along with popular ral causes, and a judge said thank the authorities in ‘’The boys are like his The organizers hope to Pereira. songs of more recent times his body could now be Spain and Ireland for doing family now. The four boys make ‘Y Sing-along 2009’ The President of and well loved Sinhala returned home from Major- everything in their power where like four daddies for one of the best events in the Moratuwa YMCA Mr. Lasla melodies. ca. Stephen Gately to complete formalities as him.” musical calendar. The con- Fernando said the proceeds Hiran Fernando and The Irish singer was quickly as possible to get Speaking of Gately’s cert’s project committee is will go to construct a new Delvin Pereira will compere found dead on Saturday on the body of Boyzone singer Saturday Stephen Gate- Stephen’s body home.” upbringing in Dublin, he headed by former musician building of indoor games the concert. the sofa in his apartment in Stephen Gately to the ly’s family is preparing to Mr Kean said the family said: “He came from Sheriff and past President of and other recreational Port Andratx on the island morgue in Palma de Mallor- hold the Boyzone singer’s was planning the funeral to Street. He was a very work- Moratuwa YMCA, Brian activities for the youth. after a night out with his ca Stephen Gately: Boyzone funeral in Dublin on Satur- take place at noon on Satur- ing class kid. All he wanted Coorey who is supported Music for show will be ‘husband’ Andrew Cowles. singer’s funeral to be held day, it is understood. day. A court official in to do was sing and go to the by Project Secretary Quri- provided by Super Pink ‘N’ Funerary workers carry in Dublin on Post-mortem results Majorica said the singer West End and he loved Dis- announced on Tuesday con- suffered a pulmonary oede- ney, that was Stephen. cluded that Gately had died ma, an accumulation of ‘’Of all the people I’ve from natural causes, and a fluid on the lungs. The worked with I don’t think judge said his body could underlying cause was not anybody thanked me as now be returned home from revealed. Louis Walsh, the much as Stephen. He used Majorca. X Factor judge and Boy- to always say to me ‘if I The Irish singer was zone’s manager, has paid wasn’t in Boyzone I don’t found dead on Saturday on tribute to Gately. know where I’d be today, the sofa in his apartment in ‘’We’re all in shock. thank-you’. A great, great, Port Andratx on the island Nobody can believe it - the great professional kid.’’ after a night out with his guys, me, nobody. We are in ‘husband’ Andrew Cowles. shock,’’ he said. Gately was born and bred Walsh, who put Boyzone in the Sheriff Street area of together in the mid-1990s, Dublin and his funeral is was with Gately and the Funerary workers carry the body of Boyzone songer Gately being planned for St Lau- rest of the band last week in to the morgue in Palma de Mallorca rence O’Toole’s Church. London to discuss the final Super Pink ‘N’ Purple with Lincoln de Silva (centre) =