I build products
As a kid itself, I would spend hours every day sketching c o o l products like cars, sneakers & cellphones. I knew that I wanted to design things, to be an inventor of sorts.
I embarked on that journey in India where I studied engineering & industrial design, building a 'super-mileage' car & publishing research in aero-dynamics. Hungry to learn about business and data and move to New York City, I went to grad school at Columbia University, where I worked on projects with Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia & Louis Vuitton.
Fast forward to today: I've launched tools for creators at Spotify in New York, self-serve ad ops tools at Oracle Advertising (Moat) and defined product strategy at a British startup Grapeshot. I want to keep creating technology that help creators.
and I make music
I'm a composer and primarily play the piano and percussion. I'm currently working on solo projects, where I'm establishing my unique musical fingerprint - an alchemy of genre, personal poetic expression and cinema.
Having grown up in a musical family filled with piano teachers, choir leaders and orchestra members, I spent 12 years studying classical piano and 4 years drumming (and writing) for my band across venues in South India. I began releasing music as a solo artist in 2020 and have since been featured in publications like Rolling Stone India, Wild City, Berlin On Air & Jazz in India, and radio stations like 94.3 Radio One & Musomuso FM.
I usually compose, produce, record & mix my music, but have also collaborated with renowned artists including Aleif Hamdan, Bongi Duma (of the Lion King Ensemble) & Smokey the Ghost.