Born on 9th July 1966 Unnikrishnan began his training in Carnatic Music at the age of twelve.

His teachers were V.L. Seshadri, S. Ramanathan, Savithri Sathyamurthy and Calcutta K.S. Krishnamurthy.

Unnikrishnan received the National Award for the Best Male Playback Singer in 1994 for his film song debut "Ennavale" (in the film Kadalan). Since then he has recorded over 200 film songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. He has successfully released several songs on cassettes and CDs.

Not many know that this singer is a die-hard Cricket enthusiast who was once the State senior division league's top order batsman and wicket-keeper.

Unnikrishnan has toured successfully across the globe.

For more information on Unnikrishnan : www.unnikrishnan.com

If you thought the Guitar was only meant for rock or country music, then guitarist Prasanna will change your mind beyond further doubt. Pioneer in the use of Guitar for Carnatic music, Prasanna has stunned critics and audiences with the amazing expressive power he gives the guitar.

Born into a nonmusical family, on the 2nd of October, 1970 in Coimbatore , Prasanna took up the guitar when he was ten. When the veena teacher Tiruvarur Balasubramaniam, heard Prasanna spontaneously improvising on the raga Shanmukhapriya on the guitar, the boy's journey in classical musicianship began.

Even as he emerged as a rock guitarist of repute, Prasanna continued his Carnatic music learning with renowned Violinist A Kanya Kumari.

From his debut solo concert at Music Academy in 1989, this Engineer-turned-full time musician has composed and performed in a variety of musical forms - from Jazz and Rock to Carnatic and Fusion.

Prasanna is an Engineering graduate from IIT, Chennai and Classical and Jazz Music graduate from the Berkley School of Music, Boston.

For more on Prasanna : www.guitarprasanna.com

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