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ME AND MANDOLIN


N.S. PRASAD

S/o Late N.R. Srinivasa Iyengar
Born on 15th March 1960
Age 60 years

Education Academics: B.Sc – Mysore University

GURUS:
1. Veena : Guru – Vidwan V.Desikachar
2. Mandolin : Guru – Satyanarayana (Ratan)
3. Sarod: Guru – Pt. Rajeev Taranath

Gained Mastery over Mandolin and popularly known as “Mandolin Prasad”. Being a well-known Mandolin Player, is a “Graded Music Composer” of AIR

In India and Abroad

Participated in National Sugam Sangeeth Festival held in Town Hall in Bangalore Accompanied renowed Marathi sugam sangeeth singer Pt. Yashwanth Dev

As Session Musician( Recordings)

Has played recordings for many cassettes and cd’s for basic programmes like bhavageeth, bakthi sangeeth, folk music, several documentaries, dance ballets and feature films Has played recordings for Renowed music directors like G.K. Venkatesh, Vijay Bhaskar, Sangeeta Raja, C Ashwath, Mysore Ananthswamy, Manoranjan Prabhakar, Deva(Tamil Music Director), Guru Kiran, R P Patnaik & Others
Played under the direction of Music Director Pt. Vijaya Raghava Rao for a dance ballet “Sri Rama Pratheeksha” produced by Prabhat Kalavidaru

As a Music Arranger

Worked as a music arranger for around 36 years with C. Aswath for several Albums & some of his feature films like Chinnari Mutha, Kotreshi Kanasu. Collaborated with Praveen Dutt Stephen & Bali which has won awards & also worked as first assistant for Mysore Mallige, Nagamandala, Shishunala Sharief, Singaravva mattu Aramane and so on……. Also previlaged to do arrangement with Sri.Mysore Ananthswamy, Sri.Padmacharan, Sri.H.K.Narayan, Sri.Puttur Narasimha Nayak and so on…

As a Music Composer

Composed and arranged Music
DURING 2019 MARCH 9TH AND 10TH RAGASHREE MUSIC ACADEMY ® ORGANISED NATIONAL MANDOFEST 3 AT CHOWDAIAH MEMORIAL HALL, BANGALORE, FOLLWED BY TELUGU VIGNANA SAMITHI(10TH MARCH) INAGURATED BY HIS HIGHNESS SRIU YADUVEERA KRISHNA DUTTA WODEYAR FOR WHICH TOP MANDOLIN ARTISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ABROAD PARTICIPATED
“LOT TO THINK”
“LOT TO LEARN”
“LOT TO IMPART”
“LOT TO CONTRIBUTE”
“MUSIC IS ETERNAL”