Judges

Preliminary Round

MANJUNTH

Manjunath NS, an Indian drummer, is well known in both national and international music spheres for his versatile playing of the Drum kit. He fits in seamlessly in Carnatic Classical, Hindustani Classical, Indian Classical Dance Forms, Fusion, Film and World Music genres. Read More

TUSHAR BANERJEE

Tushar Banerjee, presently the drummer of Krosswindz, started his musical journey back in the year 2004 in Kolkata. Through his growing years he developed an inclination towards music. What merely started with playing pots and pans culminated into an Read More

Final Round

A. SIVAMANI

Schooled in both the Carnatic rhythmic tradition and Western Jazz drums, Sivamani is truly a World Percussionist - surrounding his kit with an array of instruments.
He has played world over with some of the best International artistes & is also a part of World music outfits such as the ZAKIR HUSSAIN World Drums Ensemble & SILK, besides his own bands ASIA ELECTRIK & SIRAHA Trio and the recently launched NEW LIFE.
In fact, no major film or World tour of multi-Oscar and multi-Grammy winner A R Rahman is complete without Siva’s daunting presence. What makes him unique is not only his constant search for new techniques, new sounds & newer rhythmic configurations, but also his incredible showmanship. Read More