IdentityI started learning Carnatic music at the age of 5. I have learned under different gurus namely Sri. Puthumana Damodaran Namboothiri, Sri. Vaikom Prasanth and Sri. Perumbavur G Raveendranath. I have won prizes in Carnatic Music and Light Music in the State Level School/Higher Secondary Youth Festivals during the period of 2000 to 2005.
I work as a full time musician (after I left a well-paying job as Mech Engineer). I make original music and also sing and compose for my band The Free Fall. We debuted through Music Mojo (Season 4) last year. I have done a few Carnatic concerts before I decided to move more into contemporary music though most of my compositions are raga-based (because that's the kind of foundation I got in music). I'm working on a new age Carnatic/Folk album right now.
I intend to teach carnatic music to atleast a few kids in an innovative way by which I hope to make them more interested in Indian music. I think it would be quite interesting for a kid to understand notations from everyday sounds. It would be real fun for a kid to relate ragas to what he/she listens to daily on TV/radio.
I have learned more than 150 kritis over a span of 16 years from different gurus. I'm still updating my knowledge in different kinds of music. I believe that any kind of music can be understood in terms of carnatic music concepts. I still am a learner and do experiments regularly.
I'm basically from Malappuram but currently settled at Kochi for doing full time music.
Vyttila, Kochi 
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