Anand has been singing for bands since the Y2K. Back in India Anand has mostly sung western classic rock belting out numbers from Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Megadeth, Metallica, Pink Floyd and the list goes on. Anand has been singing more of Hindi/Tamil/Telugu in bands here in Bay Area which he seldom did in India. Anand has been learning Hindustani music from a very young and talented tutor, Mahesh kale. Anand's strength is his powerful voice and he enjoys singing at the top of his voice. He has sung for a couple of movies and jingles back in India and have participated in the final shoot of SaReGaMaPa USA 2008.
Easwar has been part of a rock and roll band in India until he was introduced to Ilayaragam, he can easily deliver the nuances of classical and western guitar and is a great asset of Ilayaragam.
Gopal has been part of singing and organizing band from early school and college/post college days. He has sung few devotional jingles and also done several shows in India. Being a hardcore Ilayaraja fan, he is keen on making Ilayaragam a very orchestral band focused on delivering quality music in the area.
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Rangarajan is a trained singer with several years of experience singing for bands and recording. He was instrumental in forming Ilayaragam with his vast knowledge of music including playing Bass Guitar.
Venkatesh is a trained singer and winner of several awards for singing including the Galataa Idol 2009 in the bay area. His versatile voice is a great asset to Ilayaragam and he has also sung for other popular bands in the Bay area.
Ashwin is a classically trained musician and a well trained key board player who has been integral part of many popular bands in bay area. His performing style and great motivation is a great asset to Ilayaragam.
Banu is a classically trained singer who renders high voices with much ease. Her voice will definetely attract all ages due to her versatality.
Sarav has great passion to percussion and loves to play the acoustic drums. He is a home grown member of Ilayaragam with lots of potential.
Vidi has been playing keyboard for over 8 years and has played for several bands in India. He has also done his own compositions and is the home keyboardist for Ilayaragam.
Ashok is trained in rhythm guitar for several years, and being a great fan of guitar legends in western music as well as indian music - he adds great rhythm support in Ilayaragam.
Ishwarya is classically trained in carnatic music for several years, a winner in sapthaswarangal who likes to sing all south indian languages and is a great fan of Music Maestro Ilayaraja.
Janani is a classically trained carnatic music singer who learnt under the able guidance of Late Vidwan Shri Mudikondan Krishnamurthi. She started learning classical music at the age of 7 and was junior artist in All India Radio, Chennai. She also underwent a few years of hindustani music training under the renowned Bay Area vocalist and teacher Shri Nachiketa Sharma. Janani has a great passion for Arts and has performed for various Bay Area music bands and dance troupes. She is also an active dancer of Sanhiti - South Indian Dance Troupe. Her other passions include painting and blogging.
Smriti is a singing enthusiast who started formal vocal training at the age of 8. She is currently under the tutelage of her Guru Smt. Sangeetha Swaminathan, the senior most student of Smt Sudha Raghunathan, for Carnatic music. Smriti has been part of several bands through high school, college and currently free lances for prominent Bay Area bands. Over the years she has participated and won numerous competitions and awards for excellence in vocal music. Her captivating voice equips her to sing several genres of music ranging from traditional Carnatic to classic English Rock to Bollywood music. She has a flair for singing with equal ease in English, Hindi and Tamil.
Paddu is en energetic drummer with experience playing both acoustic and electronic V-drums and he strives to move the audience with his beats. He has played for bands in the bay area and loves to play Ilayaraja numbers.
As trained bass guitarist, Koushik is instrumental in the band to deliver excellent bass for Ilayaragam.
Anitha is an excellent coordinator when it comes to events. Planning and Perfection in achieving the best presentation has been her motto in any event organization. Her invaluable experience will play an important role in organizing Ilayaragam's shows.
Senthil is a trained singer who has sing in bands and competitions in India and won awards. His melodious voice makes him a great fit for singing melodies with ease.
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Giri has a great passion in music and his involvement in talam and beats makes him a great support to the percussion team of Ilayaragam by playing the Kabbas.
Guru is trained in various percussion instruments and loves music. He has great knowledge in analyzing and maintaining tempo and also conducts the songs for Ilayaragam.
Nathan is classically trained on tabla and mridangam for several years, and has expert knowledge on the percussion department in Ilayaragam. He also has great depth of knowledge in classical/semi-classical film music and plays pads for Ilayaragam. Nathan is also a key in making Ilayaragam a perfect band through practice.
Srinath Viswanathan, doing my Masters in Software Engineering at San Jose State University has been learning music(Keyboard) for the past 10 years,predominantly western music almost for 8 years and 2 years carnatic music.He has completed 5 grades both in theory and practical in music from Trinity College of London.He has also done some compositions in recording theatre. Right now he is at the place where skill meets passion.