Shyam Ravishankar
Musician and Marketing Manager in Chennai, India
Shyam Ravishankar is a genre bending professional violinist & vocalist enthralling audiences since 2005. With a wide repertoire of both popular & creative music, Shyam has performed over 700 shows across India & in Malaysia.
He has recorded and performed with some of the best musicians in the country such as Padma Vibhushan Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Illaiyaraaja, P.Unnikrishnan, Benny Dayal, Umayalpuram Dr. K. Sivaraman, Sudha Raghunathan, Shwetha Mohan, Ghibran, Vishal Chandrashekar, etc. In fact, the song he played solo violin in, Hey Pillagaada from the movie Fida has 35 million views!
In 2017, A. R. Rahman released his first album, Amalgam featuring Padma Vibhushan Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna on the vocals. This has received rave reviews in the media from esteemed organizations such as The Indian Express, The Hindu, Deccan Chronicle and over 20 other newspapers.