Oxygen Band and Aura Music Studios in Chennai
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OXYGEN W O R L D F U S I O N M U S I C B A N D W W W . O X Y G E N B A N D . C O M About us Challenging the boundaries set by traditional schools of music, Oxygen, was formed in 2002 by five young, idealistic musicians. Their vision was to push beyond the conventional sounds, and explore and experiment with different genres from India and around the world (such as Arabic, Carnatic, Funk, Hindustani, Indian folk, Irish, Jazz, Latin, Oriental, Synth, Symphonic and Rock). The result of such endeavours allowed them to flavour new sounds, and usher in a new age in music. Spearheaded by Girinandh, this world fusion band have independently released five albums, of which had been produced and championed by none other than AR Rahman. Having performed over 3,000 live concerts, around the world, Oxygen has collaborated with various artists like Padmabushan Umayalpuram K Sivaraman , Pt Janardhan Mitta , Padmashri Smt.Aruna Sairam , Keith peters and many more artists across india. W W W . O X Y G E N B A N D . C O M D I S C O G R A P H Y Associated with Carnatica. 2004 Released by playback singer Srinivas, Breath of Music guitarist Steve Vatz, and actor Bharath. Released by Prasanna, a Jazz Guitarist, Sitar 2005 Artiste Pandit Janardhan Mitta, Manikanth Dimensions Kadri, Music Director, Palghat Srirama Bhagvathar, a Carnatic Musician and playback Singer Unni Menon performed too. 2007 Released by acclaimed Mridangam artist PadmaVibushan Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Aura and Ganesh of the famous violinist duo Ganesh-Kumaresh. 2009 Released by A.R.Rahman as OXYGEN was declared winners of "OOH LA LA LA", a reality Ooh La La show produced by Saregama Suntv and Judged by A.R.Rahman. 2014 Launched by Siddharth Vipin, Krishna Oxygen Vol 1 Kumar, Justin Prabhakaran, music directors in the Tamil cinema industry. 2016 Girinandh. Oxygen’s founder and keyboard player collaborated with renowned cinema Spirit of Chennai actor Chiyan Vikram during the 2015 Chennai floods to create awareness. WWWWWW. .OOXXYYGGEENNBTAHNEDB.ACNODM. C O M BAND MEMBERS GIRINANDH C Founder and producer of Oxygen Band and Aura Music Studios in Chennai. He started playing keys since age 5. He has composed jingles for corporate brands, music for web series, and worked on several Indian films. KS RAMANA Ramana hails from a Carnatic background and has performed over 4000 concerts across the world. He is also a music teacher and a Marketing professional. BUMON KASHYAP A self-taught basist from Assam who has been playing for 10 years is also an audio engineering professional. He enjoys playing funk, rock, RnB, Jazz etc. W W W . O X Y G E N B A N D . C O M BAND MEMBERS BHARATH A passionate drummer from Chennai who has been playing for 16 years now. His gurus include Gopal (his dad), Nagarajan, and D A Srinivas. LALIT TALLURI Lalit Talluri hails from a family of musicians with his father Nagaraju Talluri, a well known flutist and composer. He can play more than 15 different wind instruments. CARL FERNANDES Carl Fernandes on the Bass is always a joy to listen to, given his rich experience spanning more than 20 years in the independent music scenario. Carl has been associated with Oxygen since 2014. W W W . O X Y G E N T H E B A N D . C O M W W W . O X Y G E N B A N D . C O M COLLABORATORS VANDANA SRINIVASAN POOJA VAIDYANATH JITHIN DEEPAK NIVAS W W W . O X Y G E N T H E B A N D . C O M W W W . O X Y G E N B A N D . C O M PHOTOS W W W . O X Y G E N T H E B A N D . C O M W W W . O X Y G E N B A N D . C O M PHOTOS W W W . O X Y G E N B A N D . C O M Concert Bookings or Inquiries +91 80560 44336 [email protected] +91 98403 00078 follow us /oxygenthemusic /oxygenthemusic /oxygenthemusic /user/aurao2/videos W W W . O X Y G E N T H E B A N D . C O M W W W . O X Y G E N B A N D . C O M.