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Viveick Rajagopalan
Viveick Rajagopalan is an accomplished music composer, percussionist, educator and innovator trained under the Carnatic tradition on the majestic percussive instrument of South India, Mridangam. Viveick uses his classical roots to compose music that moves between many styles. His music is stamped with this unique sound, reflecting his influences from electronic, drum-n-bass to jazz and folk. His ability and determined diligence to retain the unique flavour of Indian music while seamlessly integrating it into his collaborations and performance, is unmatched among many other musicians of his time. “Creativity begins where the mind pauses”, this has been the driving force for most of Viveick’s experiments with music. Viveick’s quest for sound led him to create his own “Mididangam” which is a first of its kind midi device based on the actions and techniques used to play the Mridangam.
Although his cooking skills are better not spoken about, most of his metaphors about music have always been through the culinary art. For instance “You blend the ingredients, not the dishes'', is how he "cooked his dishes" as Viveick Rajagopalan Collective, Ta Dhom Project or One Plate Idli. He has been recognised as the:
→ 2013 Best Folk Fusion Artist - Radio City Freedom Awards
→ 2023 - Best Album, Best Hip Hop\Rap Song of theYear - Get Up and Dance and Best Hip Hop Album of the Year - Ta Dhom Project
→ 2023 -Best Music Producer - Rap and Hip Hop for Get Up and Dance
He has composed and produced music for over 300 ad films along with some iconic brand audio - UTV and Mathrubhumi News. In 2009, he scored the music for a popular British sitcom, Mumbai Calling.
With a career spanning more than two decades as a performing artist and a Music Composer, 2015 Viveick started his journey as an educator.
Ta Dhom Project, a performing act which was the culmination of 3 years of teaching, now also defines this educational process and methodology. Musicians were taught and given access to knowledge of this ancient art form called “Konnakol”, respective of their social status without any monetary ramifications.
Today, there are dozens of students who Viveick teaches and mentors through these informal group sessions, and in the last two years it has snowballed into two schools of Mumbai run by NGOs incorporating Viveick’s Ta Dhom Project - ‘Dhai Akhshara’, where children from the Fisher Community attend for post school activities, and Akshara Foundation where children from Class 1 to 10 have regular Konnakol classes as a part of their curriculum.
Viveick Rajagopalan is an accomplished music composer, percussionist, educator and innovator trained under the Carnatic tradition on the majestic percussive instrument of South India, Mridangam. Viveick uses his classical roots to compose music that moves between many styles. His music is stamped with this unique sound, reflecting his influences from electronic, drum-n-bass to jazz and folk. His ability and determined diligence to retain the unique flavour of Indian music while seamlessly integrating it into his collaborations and performance, is unmatched among many other musicians of his time. “Creativity begins where the mind pauses”, this has been the driving force for most of Viveick’s experiments with music. Viveick’s quest for sound led him to create his own “Mididangam” which is a first of its kind midi device based on the actions and techniques used to play the Mridangam.
Although his cooking skills are better not spoken about, most of his metaphors about music have always been through the culinary art. For instance “You blend the ingredients, not the dishes'', is how he "cooked his dishes" as Viveick Rajagopalan Collective, Ta Dhom Project or One Plate Idli. He has been recognised as the:
→ 2013 Best Folk Fusion Artist - Radio City Freedom Awards
→ 2023 - Best Album, Best Hip Hop\Rap Song of theYear - Get Up and Dance and Best Hip Hop Album of the Year - Ta Dhom Project
→ 2023 -Best Music Producer - Rap and Hip Hop for Get Up and Dance
He has composed and produced music for over 300 ad films along with some iconic brand audio - UTV and Mathrubhumi News. In 2009, he scored the music for a popular British sitcom, Mumbai Calling.
With a career spanning more than two decades as a performing artist and a Music Composer, 2015 Viveick started his journey as an educator.
Ta Dhom Project, a performing act which was the culmination of 3 years of teaching, now also defines this educational process and methodology. Musicians were taught and given access to knowledge of this ancient art form called “Konnakol”, respective of their social status without any monetary ramifications.
Today, there are dozens of students who Viveick teaches and mentors through these informal group sessions, and in the last two years it has snowballed into two schools of Mumbai run by NGOs incorporating Viveick’s Ta Dhom Project - ‘Dhai Akhshara’, where children from the Fisher Community attend for post school activities, and Akshara Foundation where children from Class 1 to 10 have regular Konnakol classes as a part of their curriculum.