Sollisai
should be tattooed on his body, Dr Burn aka Athiruban Manoharan Naicker is not
to give up on Tamil Sollisai and wants to make Malaysian music to be recognized
internationally.
Dr Burn known for his punchy and racy Tamil rap started his
music life in 1997. His introduction into hip hop was when he and some of his
friends formed the underground rap group called Worst Media Clique (W.M.C.).
During this period, he decided to further strengthen his music knowledge and
studied audio engineering and subsequently worked for Malaysia’s well known
record label – Alai Osai. During this
time, after gaining four years of experience in the Tamil Music Industry, he
came out with a debut album entitled Dr Burn, which was under Alai Osai. In addition, while working with Tribe
Studios, he worked with most of the Tamil Industry’s leading artists.
Eventually,
Dr Burn got together with Yogi B when he was working on Lock Up Guna’s solo
project. ‘I heard his stuff and knew he was in’ said Yogi B, who then
approached Emcee Jesz, who was a Club DJ. The triangle was completed, thus
formed Yogi B and Natchatra. Vallavan was launched on 1st September 2005 and
went on to become a big hit worldwide. They gained further prominence after
performing in Star Vijay Awards. Music Composer Dharan approached Dr Burn to
rap in his composition. The track Oh Nenje became an instant hit.
Soon opportunities came from every nook and corner of the world! And the rest
as they often say is history.
