First South Indian Hindustani Bansuri artiste graded “A Top” in 2013

               •             Winner of Two National Awards as co producer of Kannada feature films “BERU &   VIMUKTI”

•             First Indian to perform ragas on the 8 feet Contrabass Flute, which he renamed as “Gods Bansi”

• First Indian to introduce Circular Breathing technique in classical music 

•             Creator of three unique flutes 

Mandra Bansuri (Alto Bansuri): India’s first U shaped Bansuri which can reach Lower Octave Pancham.

               Flutar :  A combination of Flute and Electric Guitar

               Divya Bansuri : An amplified illuminating flute which has LED bulbs and an in-built mic

•             Formed a Fusion Band “KRISHNA  in 1998, which has elements of Hindustani, Carnatic & Western music, which is still popular in the concert circuit of India and Abroad.

               •             Composed Title songs and Original sound tracks  for over 40 TV Serials & 15 feature films

               •             Has composed music for numerous Devotional Albums, Bhaavageeth and Dance Dramas

•             His first Kannada novel “ Prahara - Haaduva Gadiyara” was released in the year 2022. He translated the same novel into English as “Prahar - The Singing Clock”  which released in 2023

               •              Has performed jugalbandi concerts with eminent maestros of Hindustani & Carnatic music

•             Became a household name as music arranger/ flautist for popular Tv Serial “Yede Tumbi Haaduvenu” featuring the legendary Dr SP Balasubramanyam

               •             Directed & hosted award winning music serial “Raaga Ranjani” on ETV Kannada channel

•             He has also acted in a TV serial “GARVA” along side Sri Ananth Nag, under the well known director Sri Prakash Belawadi

               •             Has composed background score for more than 1000 episodes for several kannada TV serials 

               •             Performed 101 ragas in a YouTube series called “Raagatainment” 

International collaborations

•             The album “Imaginings” won the prestigious ZMR awards (Zone Music Reporter) USA in 2016, wherein he collaborated with Paul Adams & Elizabeth Geyer

•             Travelled &  performed with Dutch Rockband “BLOF” which was released as a DVD

•             Has worked with many fusion maestros like George Brookes, Farid Ul Haq, Louis banks & Sivamani

               •             1st Indian to perform in World Flute Festival at Mendoza, Argentina

               •             Has worked with 3 time Grammy award winner Ricky Kej on several of his compositions

Prominent Awards

•             Honorary Doctorate from Tumkur University in the year 2022

               •             Chowdiah Award from Academy of Music, Bengaluru 

               •             Kempegowda Award from BBMP, Bengaluru

               •             Best Music Serial Award for Raaga Ranjani by Zee TV & Essel World

               •             Aaryabhatta Award for the title song of TV Serial “ Malebillu”

               •             KIMA Award  for title song of “Radha Kalyana” 

•             Best Music Award for Tulu film “ Shree Narayanguruswamy”  by Karnataka Chalanachitra Rasikara Sangha, Bengaluru.

•             Aasthan Sangeet Vidwan - Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt, Sringeri Sharada Peetham & Aavani Shringeri mutt, Bengaluru

Titles

•             NAADNIDHI – By Kalachetana, Gadag

•             SUR-MANI – By Sur Singaar Samsad Mumbai at the age of 16 years

• VENU GAANA MAHARAJ – Title from the TRINITY MUSIC ASSOCIATION, CHENNAI
• SINGAARA KALA RATNA – SINGAPORE KANNADA SANGHA

Jugalbandi and well known collaborations with…

Ustad Zakir Hussain, Vidwan M Balamuralikrishna, Vid Dr. Umayalapuram Sivaraman, Sri Hariharan, Sri Shankar Mahadevan, Sri Anup Jalota,  Vidwan Kadri Gopalnath, Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Rashid Khan, Pandit Bikram Ghosh, Vidushi Nagamani Srinath, Vid Mysore Nagaraj & Manjunath, Vidwan Kumaresh, Pandit Vishwamohan Bhat, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Vidushi Kala Ramanath, Vidushi Bombay Jayashree, Vidwan Shashank Subramanyam, Pandit Vijay Ghate, Vidushi Lalgudi Vijaylaxmi.