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Rahul Suntah (born 6 June 1997) is a composer, music producer, recording artist and pianist born in Mauritius, currently living in Bristol, England. Classically trained, Rahul gained attention online after posting piano covers of popular songs on YouTube and Instagram.

Early Life
Rahul started learning the piano when he was 8 years old at the Frederic Chopin Conservatory of Mauritius situated in his hometown where he studied ABRSM Piano and Music Theory. His mother herself being a piano player initially encouraged him to do so and Rahul's interest in music picked up immediately afterwards and started posting YouTube covers later on. Rahul completed his Grade 5 by the time he was 14 and got his Bachelor's Degree in Audio and Music Technology in 2019.

Career and Piano Stories
After graduating high school, Rahul decided to pursue his studies in Audio and Music Technology at the University of the West of England in Bristol, graduating in July 2019 with focus in composition, production and sound engineering During his time at university he was among the winners of the annual University Talent Show and was invited to perform for the University Degree show. Rahul was also featured numerous times on BBC Radio Bristol, twice on BBC Music Introducing to talk about his original composition Paradise Island, and once on BBC Upload being interviewed for his virtuosic piano and launchpad cover of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody which was described as "Creative and absolutely insane!"

As of today, Rahul has more than a million total views on his YouTube channel and over 30,000 followers online accross his social media channels; +25,000 on his Instagram and +8,000 on his Facebook page. He is widely supported by other big global artist discovery platforms and music magazines such as Music Crowns and The Music Man where several of his videos have gone viral including his piano and launchpad cover of the 80s hit Eye of the Tiger by Survivor and his rendition of Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca which have amassed over hundreds of thousands of views and reactions in a few days on Facebook. Rahul is also supported by the popular sheet music retail website Musicnotes where he publishes arrangements of both popular songs and original compositions.

On February 1st 2020, Rahul independently released his debut EP entitled Piano Stories through CD Baby which was entirely composed and self-produced, described as a compilation of original piano ideas reflecting several musical genres that he used to listen to while growing up. Piano Stories received more than 10,000 streams on Spotify within months of its release. His piece Paradise Island was praised and supported by BBC Music Introducing and played several times on air. 2 music videos were subsequently released for his pieces Stardust Lullaby and Paradise Island as part of the EP. Passionate about cinematography and film music, Rahul is now currently pursuing a master's degree in Film Scoring on scholarship at the University of Bristol, one of the top 10 universities in the UK.

Musical Style and Influences
Rahul has been described as a versatile artist and a piano prodigy known for blending classical and electronic elements using piano extended techniques and live loop setups with Ableton Live and a Novation Launchpad   while incorporating a wide range of musical genres from Classical, Jazz to Electronic,Rock and Pop in his music. Rahul cites many artists that influenced and inspired him such as Beethoven, Mozart, Hans Zimmer, Charlie Puth, Jacob Collier, Daft Punk, Michael Jackson, Queen, Peter Bence, The Piano Guys and much more