Mahesh Raghvan

Mahesh Raghvan is a Carnatic (South Indian Classical) music fusion artist.[1] He is known for playing Carnatic music on the iPad[2] on an app named GeoShred.[3]

Mahesh Raghvan

Genres| Carnatic classical music, Fusion
Occupation(s)| Musician, Producer, Songwriter
Instrument(s)| Keyboards, Violin
Website| maheshraghvan.com

Musical artist

## Education

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Mahesh Raghvan completed his MSc in digital composition and performance from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom.[4] He obtained a bachelor's degree in audio production from the Dubai campus of the SAE Institute.[5]

## Personal life

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Mahesh married a well-known Indian violinist (Hindustani), Nandini Shankar on 9 May 2021.

## Musical career

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Mahesh gained popularity through his YouTube channel,[6] which he created in July 2014.[7] Where he releases Carnatic fusion music and Indian style covers of pop music. With over 500,000[8] subscribers today, his videos have garnered millions of views.[9][10] He became known for his ability to play Carnatic Music on the iPad[11] application GeoShred.[12] He is the creative director of IndianRaga,[1] an organization that promotes Indian Fine Arts. Mahesh has over 500,000 streams on Spotify as of December 2019.[13]

He has collaborated with the likes of Ranjani-Gayatri,[14] Aruna Sairam,[15] P. Unnikrishnan,[16] and Jordan Rudess.[17] Mahesh is part of two bands: Carnatic 2.0 with violinist Shravan Sridhar[18][19] and The Thayir Sadam Project with vocalist Bindu Subramaniam, violinist Ambi Subramaniam and percussionist Akshay Anantapadmanabhan.[20][13]

## Reception

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"He’s a youth icon in the music field, a YouTube sensation and boasts of over 6,00,000 fan following online. Chennai-based music fusion artiste Mahesh Raghvan is known for his unique brand of peppy and urbane Carnatic music."[19]

"Raghvan is a carnatic music fusion performer who has gained notoriety for experimenting with classical music. Those experiments have garnered him millions of views on YouTube and Facebook, as fans watch Raghvan perform on his iPad. He’s also tackled modern songs and transformed them into classical Indian music."[21]

"A Carnatic fusion artiste, Mahesh has been gaining enormous popularity, especially among the millennials, for his hip, foot-tapping Carnatic versions of popular songs — some of which are arguably better than the original compositions."[22]

"From Adele’s Hello to the epic soundtrack of Game of Thrones, 26-year-old Mahesh Raghvan continues to infuse Carnatic wonder into popular mainstream hits. Most of his tracks have garnered over a million views each on social media platforms"[23]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Mahesh Raghvan". IndianRaga. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
2. ^ Yadav, Nandini (2016-08-25). "This man uses iPad Pro to recreate Friends theme song in an Indian classical style". BGR India. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
3. ^ gps (5 January 2017). "Mahesh Raghvan Shares His Xitar 1.5 GeoShred Preset". www.moforte.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
4. ^ "Graduate profile: Mahesh Raghvan | Edinburgh College of Art". www.eca.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
5. ^ "Alumni Stories". SAE Dubai. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
6. ^ Chatterjee, Anamika. "Watch: Dubai-based musician gives Adele an Indian makeover". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
7. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
8. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
9. ^ jha, neha (2016-05-23). "Game of Thrones: Desi versions of Western hits". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
10. ^ "Carnatic music is one of the most complex and complete systems of music that exists in the world: Mahesh Raghvan - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
11. ^ Akundi, Sweta (2018-07-16). "Ragas on my iPad". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
12. ^ "GeoShred - Wizdom Music". www.wizdommusic.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
13. ^ a b S, Yogitha (2019-12-20). "Fresh twists to Carnatic music Carnatic 2.0 Reloaded - And how!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
14. ^ Narayanan, Lavanya (2018-09-20). "A novel venture with Chakravaham". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
15. ^ "Aruna Sairam & The Thayir Sadam Project Featured The SaPa Choir | RITZ". RITZ Magazine. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
16. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
17. ^ "Light Becomes Day - collaboration with Mahesh Raghvan!". Jordan Rudess. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
18. ^ Paitandy, Priyadarshini (2019-08-29). "Check out Carnatic 2.0's new video 'Mylapore Rap'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
19. ^ a b Shrikumar, A. (2018-08-24). "A heady medley". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
20. ^ "The Thayir Sadam Project". thethayirsadamproject.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
21. ^ Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Delight in classical Indian music with a twist at Lilburn concert". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
22. ^ "Tech-sonic blends". Deccan Herald. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
23. ^ Bhavani, Divya Kala (2017-06-29). "Despacito's desi flair". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-07-11.