{"id":839275,"date":"2025-04-05T16:14:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T21:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/05\/utsavi-jha-looks-back-on-the-making-of-lush-debut-ep-khata\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T16:14:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T21:14:25","slug":"utsavi-jha-looks-back-on-the-making-of-lush-debut-ep-khata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/05\/utsavi-jha-looks-back-on-the-making-of-lush-debut-ep-khata\/","title":{"rendered":"Utsavi Jha Looks Back on the Making of Lush Debut EP \u2018Khata\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The five-track EP \u2013 released in October 2024 \u2013 chronicles the Mumbai-based singer-songwriter journeying through stages of heartbreak<\/p>\n

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Singer-songwriter Utsavi Jha. Photo: Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mumbai-based singer-songwriter Utsavi Jha<\/a>\u2019s debut EP Khata <\/em>has storytelling at its center and atmospheric production across five Hindi songs.<\/p>\n

Released in October 2024, Jha traverses different moods, from \u201cshock and confusion\u201d in the title track, \u201cgrief and heaviness\u201d in \u201cMujhe Jaane Do\u201d and \u201canger and relief\u201d in \u201cAzaad.\u201d In the latter part of the EP, Jha acknowledges a \u201crelapse after the moment of empowerment has passed\u201d with \u201cTum Kyun\u201d and finally comes to the realization of needing to move on, on \u201cKaisi Hoon Poocho Na.\u201d Jha worked with producer Manav, with the mix and master by engineer Carl Nazareth. The title track was mixed and mastered by Prathamesh Dudhane and Praneeth Kumar.<\/p>\n

She said in a statement at the time of releasing the EP, \u201cEveryone experiences heartbreak differently. Khata <\/em>was my attempt at finding closure and interpreting heartbreak, so those seeking catharsis can find some company.\u201d She added in a video interview with Dolby India, \u201cThis EP is an extremely personal body of work because it\u2019s based on my experiences with heartbreak. It\u2019s extremely honest, extremely embarrassing to accept that you\u2019ve gotten your heart broken, but I still wrote this because it allowed me to heal a part of myself while also allowing people who are going through the same feelings to find company in these songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

In order to do justice to the production flourishes and stories throughout Khata<\/em>, the EP was Jha\u2019s first project to be mixed in Dolby Atmos. \u201cBefore that, I hadn\u2019t experienced what my song would sound like with immersive sound. So when I went to the studio and heard my songs for the first time, I literally felt like I was inside the song,\u201d she says in a video interview with Dolby India. The EP had an added dimension with a short film, featuring visuals for each track. <\/p>\n

Jha\u2019s association is a part of Dolby\u2019s Love Music More campaign ahead of International Women\u2019s Day. Dolby has worked with multiple female artists across the globe as a part of their ongoing initiatives.<\/p>\n

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