Akshay Anantapadmanabhan is an energetic mridangam (South Indian Hand Drum) artist striving to create a sustained impact through Carnatic (South Indian classical) percussion in the United States. He is a disciple of the world renowned percussion maestro Professor T.H. Subash Chandran. Akshay has been performing in concerts throughout the USA and India, accompanying distinguished classical artists from across the world. He has also collaborated with Hindustani, Latin jazz, rock and Brazilian musicians, expressing his voice through unique showcases of Indian percussion. Akshay is an educator of Carnatic percussion under Sankara Academy (NJ), Anamika-Navatman (NY) and is part of the performing and teaching team at Sarva Sree Foundation (Iowa).
Akshay received his B.E. and M.E. degree from The Cooper Union in 2011 and is pursuing a career combining his passion in music and technology. Please visit www.AkshayLaya.com for further details.
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