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Jaideep Subedar
has been involved with rhythm right from his childhood. He has learnt the Tabla
for about ten years and has now graduated to being a key percussionist - he
plays all percussion instruments ranging from the Tabla to the Drums! He has
recently delved into playing base on Keyboards and Guitar too. He is interested
in anything to do with music and acoustics. His other passions include cars and
photography. Jaideep has a BE from University of Bombay and a MS from University of
Pittsburgh, PA. He is currently working with Cisco Systems and lives in San Jose.
James Prasad
is a self-taught guitarist and plays Bass. He has been active in the Bay Area Indian music scene for over 7 years. The founder of the band Dhoom, he has performed for bands such as Geetanjali, BanditsLive, AndaazLive and others. His interests span from Bollywood music to rock and reggae.
Jyoti Makesh
is one of the lead singers for EasternWinds with a background in classical music. She strongly believes that a lifetime is not enough to master music and continues to learn classical music here. One of the recruiters for the group, she tries to bring together people, who, along with a passion for music, also believe in supporting a just cause. Jyoti has a MBA from Bombay University and a MBA from San Jose State University. Jyoti enjoys performing and is an active member of various other Bay Area based musical groups, including a Dandia group.
Kaumudee Torsekar
was born in Bombay and raised there till 12 years of age. Her family moved
to Toronto, Canada, where she learned Hindustani Classical Vocal from Shri Narendra Datar for
nearly 7 years and won first prize in a regional singing competition. After performing for several
years in local music bands, she then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. She currently sings with Jigary
and posts musical recordings on her audioblog. Her biggest musical influences are Asha Bhosle, RD Burman & Hridaynath Mangeshkar and she loves the poetry and other artistic works of Gulzar.
Makesh Rao
is one of the main percussionists for EasternWinds. He plays the Dholak and the
Electronic Drum Pad and occasionally sings too. An avid listener of classical
instrumental music, he equally enjoys Hindi film music and is a great fan of
Kishore Kumar and RD Burman. A software engineer by profession, astronomy is his other abiding interest. Makesh has a M.Sc in Physics, works for Cisco Systems and lives in Mountain View. He performs with some other Bay Area musical groups on occasion.
A late bloomer,
Pranab Bhowmick
played his first musical notes on his roommate's old acoustic guitar. It was
love at first sight. Five years and four guitars later, he has come a long way. Pranab graduated from
BITS Pilani and works as a software engineer with Cisco Systems.
Pranab has also been responsible for the band's slick visual presentations. He is taking a break
for a short while due to other priorities.
Rajkumar Venkat is a self-learned keyboardist with a keen ear for lndian light music. He has been playing the keyboard since his undergrad days where he was the lead keyboardist for TekMusik, the college music band of PSG Tech, Coimbatore. Raj has been very active in the Bay Area light music scene for almost 7 years and has performed for bands like Raagalaya, Bandits and Surabhee in addition to several others. His musical interests range all the way from Carnatic & Hindustani to R&B & Adult Contemporary. Raj has also composed and arranged a few original songs for his band and some of them ended up being featured in an Indian movie.
Rutul Dave
is a lifelong student of percussion. His passion is the Tabla and other Eastern
instruments, at the same time he has recently developed an understanding of and skills in Western drum sounds. A native of Baroda in Gujarat, Rutul has an MS in Computer Science from the University of Southern California. He lives and works in Sunnyvale.
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