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Name: Ishaan Chhabra
AGE: 18
BORN: 6 March 1990
PROF: Student, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA, USA.
INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: Piano, drums, guitar and keyboard
PROFILE
*Child prodigy, playing keyboard and drums since the
age of five.
*Composer and programmer
*Expertise in using pro audio software like Reason, Cubase, Nuendo, Protools and other soft synths.
*Experience in providing live background music (school plays: Fiddler on the Roof,1999,Animal Farm,2000,The Kanterville
Ghost,2001,The Three Musketeers,2002,Treasure Island,2003,A Christmas Carol,2004,The Lion King,2005.)
KEY PERFORMANCES
*Performed in the opening of The Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2006 on 30th August, 2006 at The Grand, Vasant Kunj.
Provided the opening for Manish Arora's show titled "Life is Beautiful"
*National Bravery Awards functions at Prime minister A.B. Vajpayee's Residence, 2001 and 2002
*ICCW silver jubilee celebrations; conducted choir group before Mrs. Sonia Gandhi.
*Children's Day Awards Ceremony organized by the Cottage Emporium before Chief Minister Mrs. Sheila Dixit.
Provided Background Scores for -
1) Ummidein Kuch Baaki Hain - A social satire directed by Gaurav Pahwa staged at Kamani Auditorium in August, 2006 and
a repeat show in April, 2007.
2) The Lion King - Staged During the International Children's Cultural Festival in September, 2006
*Over fifty public performances at school, interschool level.
TELEVISION PERFORMANCES/ INTERVIEWS
*Interviewed on Zee TV on Morning Zee in 2000.
*Interviewed and featured in Doordarshan Episode on prodigies in 2004.
*Performed on Zee TV on Independence Day, Children's day, World Music Day, Christmas and India-Australia World Cup final.
*Also Performed on Sahara TV on 59th Indipendence Day, 2006.
*Provided background score for five-episode DD TV serial "Kya Khoya Kya Paya" in 2005.
*Learning Western Classical Music at The Delhi School of Music. Passed with distinction the grade V exam conducted by
Trinity College, London.
*Learning Indian Classical music
INTERESTS
*Western Classical, Film Scores, World music, Hindustani Classical, Electronica, Classic Rock, RnB...
INSPIRED BY-
A. R. Rahman, Yanni, Hans Zimmer, A. Sivamani, Illayaraja, Beethoven, John Williams, pink floyd, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Miklos
Rozsa, Salim-Sulaiman, John Debney.
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