User:Rzhude

Rudy David alias Rzhude

Singer-Songwriter, Performer, Music Producer, recording and live sound engineer.

15 + years as an advertising and marketing professional working for multinationals such as O&M, JWT, Rediffusion DY&R and Avid Technologies, USA.

Professional music and sound recording experience: 20+ years on Guitars, Bass, Vocal & Percussion, Digital Audio and Music Technology for Studio and Live production. Work and contribution in Music Field: Recording artist for TVC/documentary music, Music Albums and Stage Productions, Chennai - 1992-1998. Wrote and Co-produced his first studio production, Four By Four – 1996. Numerous Live performances and recordings with Folk, Fusion, Rock groups including four studio albums with Bangalore based “Thermal And A Quarter” - Composing, recording, and performing across India and Abroad since 1999 - consistently voted in the top 3 Indian Rock acts since 2003.

Featured on NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’, 2005; won the Worldspace honors, 2007, for outstanding contribution to Indian Rock (TAAQ). Co-wrote and produced (with Raghu Dixit) the Radiocity 2005 Karnataka theme song 'Namma nadu karunadu' and the winner of the 2006 CNBC National Integration Song competition with 'Challa Hai Tiranga'.

Session Bassist for Indian Jazz/Pop/Fusion artists like Dr. L. Subramaniam, Suresh Peters, Ravi Kullur and Lucky Ali. Heads a Music Technology company called MusicLab (www.musiclab.in  ) based out of Bangalore. Run's an Independent Music Production studio called Acoustic Garden (sound@acousticgarden.net) in Bangalore.

Program Director, MusicLab.in : Spearheading a new initiative in the development, marketing and delivery for Technology in Music Education in India.

Goals: To expand and command the knowledge base in Music Education, Creation, Performance and Audio Production Technology, create strategies for Music Curriculum Design for K-12 Schools and Music Schools with particular focus on Theory and Practice in Music Education Technology. Make Music a real career choice for students and teachers.

Specialties

Extensive experience in Advertising and Marketing, PR, Trade shows and Live Events, Product Launches, Demand Generation, Music Performance/Production and Education.