My Musical Journey


1989–1993
Youngest member of the St. Paul’s Primary School Choir: Hyderabad, India at age 3

1990
First stage performance – “The Happy Wanderer”

1991
Won the First prize in the intercity singing competition across 25 schools (in the twin cities of Hyderabad & Secunderabad)

1992
Won the First prize in the intercity singing competition across 15 schools (in the twin cities of Hyderabad & Secunderabad)

1993
Won the First prize in the state-level singing competition across 35 schools (in the state of Andhra Pradesh)

1994–1999
St. Paul’s High School Choir: Hyderabad, India
Solo tenor voice

2000–2006
Tenor at the Hyderabad Choral Society

2006–2008
Moved to Switzerland and had solo performances with a focus on jazz, soul & blues in educational institutions and clubs in Zürich, Bern, Basel, Chur, Passugg and Luzern

2008–2010
First jazz band in India with ‘The Comfort Zone’
Performances across luxury hotels in India

2011–2014
Moved to Canada
Regular performances at Café Koi in Calgary with The Inspiration Band and in churches across Canada

2015
Moved to Germany and joined the Kanemaki Choir in Hamburg as a tenor with Kazuo Kanemaki

2016
First performance of ‘Carmina Burana’ with the Hamburg Polizeichor at Hamburg Rathaus

2016
Joined Music Rocks choir as a guest artist, taking up solo projects
First performance of ‘Kia Ora’ as a solo artist at the Grand Hall of Laeiszhalle in Hamburg for an audience of over 2000

2017
First performance at the newly opened Grand Hall of the Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall for an audience of over 2000

2017
Tours begin with Music Rocks choir with solo Gospel Songs

2017
First solo performance with Music Rocks choir in China across Shanghai, Nanjing & Hunan at the Shanghai International Music Festival

2018
First solo performance of “Time to Say Goodbye” with the Music Rocks choir in and across Sweden and Denmark

2019–2023
Solo projects through the Covid-19 years, pandemic-era gigs in churches & weddings

2024
Joined the Baltic Jazz Singers based in Lübeck for a season as a tenor

2025
Formed my first band in Germany with my quintet
First sold-out solo concert for New Year’s Eve with Marcus Rau

Musical Highlights

1992 – First piano lesson
1994 – First guitar lesson
1998–2009 – Music teacher (freelance) at the International School of Hyderabad
2005 – Completed Advanced Grade 6 Piano from Trinity Guildhall