(May 3, 2022) Growing up in Singapore, Alvin Seville Arumugam had to find a way to make it into the world of western classical music. Coming from a financially weak background, this Indian Tamilian had a lot to prove. The eminent Indian conductor in Singapore and the...
Smiling with his Grammy double, musician and UN ambassador, Ricky Kej shares what it means to win, and how hardwork played a part. (April 9, 2022) It’s a double whammy for two-time Grammy award-winning musician Ricky Kej. After winning a Grammy in 2015 for Winds of...
(April 19, 2022) On the sets of Carmen at the Arts Centre Melbourne, Shanul Sharma gave his first audition for an opera. For someone with a decade-long experience in heavy metal and rock n roll, it was unusual to see him take the centre stage. But everything stopped...
(March 24, 2022) As he made music with his friends in high school, it was clear that Anurag Shanker had a special talent. It wasn’t as a glamorous frontman, or an even more glamorous lead guitarist. He knew early on that his gift lay in composition and arrangement, to...
(December 23, 2021) Rohan Solomon could well have been a Taekwondo champ. Until 11, he was obsessed with Taekwondo. In fact, he participated and won every single state and national tournament. Rohan represented India in the junior league too, though he ended up losing...
