No 102, Balaji Residency ‘A’ Block, Byrappa gardens, Katriguppe, Bangalore-85 Email – tablapdrao@gmail.com Ph No-9900524245 Overall experience A versatile classical musician with an international reputation, working extensively as a Music director, composer, percussionist, stage Director, and arranger for over 30 years. He is currently serving as the Principal of the Academy and Head of dept. Sub : Classical music, at COSMOS ATMA school of Music & Arts.He has composed music for physical theatre, dance, soaps and movies apart from albums and advertisementsHe has performed across the India, Great Britain, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Middle east, Canada and the USA.Praveen is also a versatile multi-instrumentalist proficient in a range of percussion instruments, keyboards and electronic media.He trained under renowned Guru Pt. R. V. Seshadri Gavai of Aravinda Sangeetha Vidyalaya and Tabla Maestro Guru Pt. Ravindra Yavagal Praveen has also held/holds the following affiliations Vice President of Cine Musicians Union of Karnataka Served on the Advisory boards of Abhinava dance academy and Natya stem Dance Company. He was also on the board of Youth artists & writers guild Trustee in Kalavedike Served on the board of Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya Academy (2017-2019) Founder president of Prakruti an NGO that believes in promoting social awareness through performing arts International experience – Key highlights Worked as a composer and performer for Motherland – A musical whichcelebrated the 200th year of abolishment of slavery act. Worked with therenowned artistic director Eugene Skeef who is on the board of The LondonPhilharmonic orchestra & Jatinder Verma a renowned dramaturgy of UK. For thiswork, Praveen was awarded the PRS award for New Creations from the British Arts Council. Worked in the British arts council funded production Conversation – the performing abilities of the multiple disabled along with Dancer and Psychologist Gig Payne. Sampad, UK commissioned Praveen to compose music for Moving earth – a choreography involving 240 dancers to perform at the London cultural Olympiad alongside the 2012 London Olympics which was also presented in front of the queen. Worked as a composer and performer, faculty in Chitraleka dance company, ‘Artist in residence’ Birmingham university, UK. Worked with Moby Duck Theatre Company for productions such as ‘FIRE GIRL’, ‘MAZE MAKER’, ‘GRANNY VAMPIRE’, ‘BOPULUCHI’ etc. Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham invited Praveen to specially compose music and perform in the children’s dance/theatre production ‘Princess Aubergine’. He was invited by MILAP, Liverpool to compose and conduct workshops for Samyo and Tarang, the Leading National Youth Orchestra of UK performing South Asian Music. Over the years, He has visited Canada as a composer and performer in Lada Pada’s Sampradaya Dance Company touring dance production VIVARTA, SHUNYA, HOWZZAT, PRALAYA (a special production fusing Balinese and Indian Music), SANKHYA, MANDALA etc. Worked as a Composer for dance based multi starrer physical theatre production Taj premiered at Luminato Festival 2011 Toronto and toured Nationally in 2013. He is also closely associated with “Three Aksha Institute of Performing arts. USA” and has composed music for many creative dance productions like, Prayog (Maths+Music+Movement=Magic), Flute to Conch, Natya Shastra etc. He was commissioned to write an Indian music score for dance as a prelude to Gustav Holst’s Opera on Savitri performed by the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Praveen is the co-founder of EARTH’N BEAT, a world music band, performing South Asian Contemporary Music. The Band premiered at the Saddlers Wells Theatre in London along with renowned playback singer Hariharan. The band also performed at various festivals in the UK including the Sangeetham festival, London, Birmingham Arts fest 2006, The Liverpool Tourism Awards Ceremony 2006 etc. International Music & Dance festivals Praveen has performed in many of the prestigious venues and festivals in the Music and Dance Circuits in India, USA, Canada and UK. He has performed at various National and International music and dance festivals like PATTADAKAL FESTIVAL, NAVARASPUR FESTIVAL, LORD MAYOR’S CULTURAL EVENT 1994 (BIRMINGHAM), WORLD VEERASHAIVA CONFERENCE 1997 (U.S.A.), SOORYA FESTIVAL, WORLD KONKANI CONFERENCE 2002 (TEXAS), SOORYA FESTIVAL, NISHAGANDHI FESTIVAL, AKKA (USA) 2014, KONARK FESTIVAL etc. India experience – Key highlights As a composer, Praveen has created a style of his own in creative music. Over the last two decades he has composed scores for leading theatre, Indian ballet, films and television. As music arranger, he has been recognised for his creativity in fusing Hindustani music & Carnatic music with western techniques.He has arranged background scores for various films under much acclaimed music directors like L. Vaidyanathan, Dr. C. Ashwath, and Vid. Lalgudi Jayaram etc.His work for National award winning Indian Movies Stumble (English), Singaravva (Kannada), Sringaram (Tamil) & Namak ki Kankari (by M.S Satyu) has been highly appreciated by art critics.Many of his composition for Tele-Serials have become iconic like ‘GODHULI’, ‘TULASI’, ‘GUPTAGAAMINI’, ‘BELADINGALAAGI BAA’, ‘LAALI’, ‘LAKUMI’, ‘LAKSHMI BAARAMMA’, and the ever so popular ‘MAGALU JANAKI’ Praveen has been involved in the Physical theatre scenario in various capabilities.He has been a musician, composer & actor. He has directed many stage plays as well. He also has acted in several Television soaps like Manvantara, Mukta, Asare, Tulasi, Munjaavu, Yashodhe, Amma, Avalu etc. which have received good appreciation from press and the public. Praveen has had the privilege of composing music to more than 200 full length features for a host of dance and theatre institutions in India like Natya Stem Dance Company, Abhinava Dance Company, Nritarutya Dance Company to name a few. Rama Katha Vismaya – A live musical ballet glorifying Ramayana and choreographed by dance duo Smt. Nirupama and Sri Rajendra from Abhinava Dance Company. Performance in the prestigious Ramanavami Celebrations at Fort high school grounds, Bangalore, Kodachadri Utsav, Nadam music and dance festival etc. Swara Taranga – Musical tribute by the eminent singer Smt. M D Pallavi at Chowdaiah memorial hall, Bangalore S Janaki live show as part of Ramanavami celebrations in Anekal 2 Successive participations as part of the prestigious Namma Bengaluru awards Yadein, a musical extravaganza with the world famous singer, Hariharan Variations a contemporary world fusion music with renowned young singer and flautist, Varijashree Venugopal Performances in the famous Bengaluru Ganesha Utsav