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Dr. Suchethan Rangaswamy was born on 18th June 1979 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He began learning Carnatic Vocal music at the age of four. His initial training was under his mother Smt. Suma Rangaswamy and later under various gurus Like Vid. Dr. Sarvamangala Shankar, Vid. Smt. M.S. Vidya and Karnataka Kalashree Vid. P. Ramaa for a period of almost eight years. His skills were further sharpened under Padmabhushana Vid. Dr. R.K. Srikantan and Kalaimamani Vid. P. Unnikrishnan. Constant training under them led to innovations and blending of tradition and modernity in Suchethan’s singing as he continues to learn from Vid. Unnikrishnan.

Dr. Suchethan Rangaswamy is also trained to play the Veena by Vid. Smt. T. Sharada and Ganakalabhushana Vid. Smt. Dr. Suma Sudhindra.

Dr. Suchethan is an accomplished anchor, RJ and TV actor. He has acted in many teleserials and anchored many prestigious stage shows. He is known for his natural acting skills in teleserials like Mukta mukta, Chitralekha, Putta gowri maduve, Anuraagasangama and Nagini.

He has worked in the production of many events here and abroad. Television awards, Bangalore International arts festival, Tarangini festival, Marathons for social cause, Short film awards to name a few.

He has been a sought after teacher not just for music, but also for speech. He also specialises in voice culture. He, in fact, is a professor in music and holds a PhD in voice culturing (“Voice culture - the lesser known secrets”) from the University of Swahili. He has many students who have made it big in the contemporary music and visual field.

Apart from acting to a set script, Dr. Suchethan takes over a very crucial, critical role in the very popular reality show - Saregamapa which is aired on Zee Kannada. He is the official mentor for the contestants on the show and one of the major reason for the successful seasons with highest TRP all through.

Styles of Singing

Although he has been trained hardcore in Carnatic classical music, he has mastered techniques native to other styles of music on his own accord. This has given him an added  pointer for being in the A list of musicians who can blend both traditional and creative forms of music. He has drawn considerable influence from Jazz, Western classical, light music, film music and Hindustani classical music.

Suchethan specialises in -

• Singing and Music Direction in both Classical and Light music

• Voice culturing

• Event management

• Acting, voiceover/dubbing and anchoring for stage shows and television

• Choir group training

• Composing music for Dance Ballads and special performances

• Composing background score for Dance Ballads, movies, telefilms, dramas and stage shows

• Composing music with special showcase on blending different types of music (album to release soon)

Dr. Suchethan has sung for more than 200 Ballads of dance for popular dance institutions and dance Gurus like

• Prabhaat Kalavidaru

• Dr. Vasundhara Doraiswamy

• Kiran Subramanyam

• Dr. Sanjay Shantaram - Shivapriya School of Dance

• Vyjayanthi Kaashi

• Prathibha Prahlad

• Veena Murthy Vijay

• Asha Gopal

• Krupa Bhaskaran

• Radha Sridhar

Performances in India

Dr. Suchethan Rangaswamy has had some notable performances at

• AIR, Bangalore & Delhi

• AIR National Program For Youth Festival

• Doordarshan, Bangalore

• Naadaneerajanam, TTD

• Sangeetha Sammelana, Bangalore Gayana samaja

• Music festival, Academy of music, Chowdaiah memorial hall, Bangalore

• Karnataka Ganakala Parishat

• Ramani’s academy of flute, Chennai and Bangalore

• Naradagana sabha, Chennai

• Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai

• Hampi Festival, Hampi

• Bangalore Habba

• Bangalore International Arts Festival

• Malleshwaram Sangeetha Sabha

• Vijayanagara Sangeetha Sabha

• Tarangini Festival, Chennai

• Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha

• BTM Cultural Academy

• Ananya, Bangalore

• Pallavotsava, Mysore

• Natarajotsava, Mysore

• Nalanda festival, Mumbai

• Yuva Dhvani, Mysore

• Garjat Malhar, Arohi, Bangalore

• Sai mandir, Whitefield and Malleswaram

• Evening cultural programme at Yavanika, every Friday, Bangalore

Performances abroad

He has performed in USA, Australia, Dubai, Egypt, Israel, London, Malta, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, and other foreign countries sponsored by ICCR.

Dr. Suchethan Rangaswamy has been teaching music since the past 15 years and has many successful students who are performing independently. He heads the Sumadhura Education and Cultural Trust. This institution focuses on teaching music - both vocal and instrumental for the interested and also works toward showcasing art forms by organising concerts in the premises itself.

Some notable activities of the Institution are as follows

• Regular Music classes (one on one basis) both in vocal and veena

• Online classes via Skype for the students abroad

• Concerts by veterans and the young artists

• Concert series called CHIGURU for the students from here and abroad

• Voice culturing workshops

• Creating awareness about classical art forms by having interactive sessions

• Book reading sessions

• Annual music festivals

• Audio releases

• Talks about Music

Titles and Awards

• “A” Grade From AIR and DD Bangalore

• AIR National Award for choral group singing

• State Award for best classical Vocal from Sangeetha Nrutya Kala Acadamy, Bangalore

• Vani Star Award from Sri Vani Education Centre, Rajajinagar, Bangalore

• Distinguished alumnus award, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore

• Carnatica Mr. Voice 2003 From Carnatica

Qualification

B.E. (Electrical & Electronics) From M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore

DNIIT from NIIT

Currently a Professor of music at Alliance University