Biography

Ravi Iyer began his musical journey by learning the tabla during his childhood and later took up the guitar. Since then, there’s been no looking back since then. Been over three decades that he has mentored innumerable students, many of who, today are well-known names in the music industry themselves, has given countless number of LIVE performances with his earlier rock bands, currently tours with his world fusion project across India and internationally, has released four albums in the rock/fusion genres, sessions as guitar player for LIVE concerts/studio sessions and scores music for commercial projects. He has performed with some of the biggest names in the fusion music genre like Pandit Ravi Chary, Dr L Subramaniam, Padmabushan Shri Vikku Vinayakram, Shri Sivamani, and Ustad Fazal Qureshi. His latest album titled ‘Raga Punch’ will be released in the near future. Ravi received the Best Song Award globally for his composition called 786 (an art attack) at The Akademia Music Awards, California, USA. Ravi Iyer's fusion album titled 'Bends' and was nominated for the best fusion album of the year at the GIMA Awards 2013. LIVE concerts: Headlined The Taehwa River International Jazz Festival in Ulsan (South Korea) Sept’ 2014 With Padmabushan Vikku Vinayakram at Pashan Festival, Pune 2014 With Dr L Subramaniam in Hyderabad and Singapore 2014 With Ustad Fazal Qureshi at The Water Festival, Ahmedabad 2011-2012 Headlined at The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai 2011 Performed in USA at The Chittirai Festival, San Francisco, The Indian Embassy New York and at The North Castle Library Auditorium, Armonk 2012 Sanskruti Arts Festival, Thane 2015