Vikram Srivastava

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Vikram Srivastava was born on Tuesday, May 2, 1995 in Alwar district in State of Rajasthan, his upbringing was done in Jaipur. He attended Sanskar School and briefly attended Stani Memorial College where he studied Bachelor's degree (B.Mus) in Vocal Music, Jaipur. Earlier in his childhood days he was more attracted towards the Light, Pop & Bollywood Music but after listening to the meastros like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Rajan-Sajan Mishra (Indian Classical Vocal Duet) and many others , which attracted him and drastically his interest was developed for Indian Classical Music and he started learning and practicing the art of Indian Classical Music under the guidance of his Teacher Pandit Kundanmal Sharma.

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Music means everything to me.

What is your music dream?

To increase the popularity & spread the Indian Classical Music to Doorstep in the world lie any other Genre of Music.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

To start telling the Audience that my genre is all about.

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

It's a Hindi Bollywood song from "Delhi-6" movie, composed by Oscar winning Music Director AR Rehman, name of the Track is "Rehna Tu".

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

From Indian Classical Music fraternity- Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Sahab, Ustad Amir Khan, Pandit DV Paluskar, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Rajan-Sajan Mishra, Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Rashid Khan, Ustad Zakir Hussain,Pandit Ravishankar, Pandit Niladri Kumar, Pandit Sanju Sahai, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Kishori Amonkar, Girija Devi, Begum Akhtar, Farida Khanam. From Bollywood- Shankar Mahadevan, AR Rehman, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Goshal, Shaan. From Hollywood- Travis Scott, Justin Timberlake, Daddy Yankee, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez.

What inspires you to make music?

Too Make someone Happy

What is the message you want to send with your music?

I am here spread Harmony through my Music

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Great!!

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

Musicians should unite now , times has come now.

What do you think of Drooble?

It's Great

What frustrates you most as a musician?

When people questions and disrespects my Genre

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

Yes.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

A musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience, should have these points 1. Should be Aware of what Audience wants. 2. Master your Genre with sparking abilities. 3. Generate good Aesthetic Sense. 4. Should be efficient enough to influence crowd.

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Ustad Rashid Khan