Sridhar Narasimhan

42 years of music and 27 years of Software/IT "techno-leadership".

Music journey:
Since the beginning of 2018, have decided to pursue my core passion full-time i.e., Music.

As a musician, singer, violinist and composer, I strongly endorse by saying that “Music is Magic”. Have been grooming disciples in Carnatic music (Vocal and Violin) over 3 decades. Have embarked on a new journey in composing, producing, directing music for film industry in areas of background score (BGM), special effects (SFX), Songs in all genres and writing lyrics. Am also producing music for private albums in world music genre.

/> Started with violin at the tender age of 6 and went on to give my maiden performance at Gayana Samaja, Bangalore at the age of 11. Was groomed and trained under Sri AV Venkataramanaiah, Sangeeta Kala Ratna RR Keshavamurthy and further nurtured by Padma Bhushan Parur MS Gopalakrishnan, with a blend of Hindustani and Carnatic in Gayaki style. By 20s, had performed numerous concerts as an accompanist and soloist providing support to Bombay Sisters, Sikkil Sisters, CV Madhuranath, MT Selvanarayana, Kurudi Venkannachar, BN Suresh, to name a few.

Achievements: Accompanist and Solo performances : Bangalore Gayana Samaja, Fort High School Rama Seva Mandali, Seshadripuram Rama Seva Mandali, Chennai’s Krishna Gana Sabha, Narada Gana Sabha , Mysore Navarathri Utsava, IISc Bangalore, Hampi and Pattadakal Festivals, Mulbagal and others. Have performed for fusion band “Shoonya". Have also played for Doordarshan and All India Radio.

Private Album: Ranjaka was launched on April 07, 2018. This is a unique album delving into the vidwath of Carnatic ragas, the shrungaar of hindustani raags, harmonised western chords, melancholic arabic strains, mellifluous jazz. Ranjaka invigorates a fresh lease of life to the discerning listener with a thoughtful and innovative portrayal of youthful experience interlaced with an ornamental medley of enchanting musical notes and melodious instruments.

Film industry: Entered film industry in 2018. Completed 3 movies and working on two movies.
- Music composition, music production
- Lyrics for Film Songs
- Sound special effects (SFX)
- Background score (BGM)

IT journey:
An executive with 27 years of proven “techno-leadership” track record in Entrepreneurship, Application Engineering, Business Solutions, Solution Architecting and IT enabled services. Operating in high growth environments, driven by new challenges and desire to be successful. Worked in companies viz. Microsoft, Brio InfoTech, TCS, Phoenix Global Solutions and others.
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