Sandeep_Chowtha

Sandeep Chowta

Sandeep Chowta

Indian music director

Sandeep Chowta (born 1967 or 1968) is an Indian music director who primarily works in Bollywood and Telugu cinema. He is also the head of Columbia Records in India.[2] He has also sung some of his songs.

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In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titled Dead End, which entered into numerous film festivals. This was produced by seventeen-year-old college student and drug activist, Tanya Khubchandani.[citation needed]

In 2004 Chowta invited Jay Oliver and Richard Gannaway of the world/new age musical group, AO Music (also known as AO), to his Mumbai studio, and has since become one of the group's core members.[3][4][5] AO Music also features Miriam Stockley, the voice of Karl Jenkins' Adiemus project, and children's choral ensembles from around the globe. AO Music album releases crediting Chowta have charted in the top five internationally since 2009.[6][7][8]

He has composed music for 12 Tollywood films.[citation needed]

Early life

Chowta was born in Ghana,[9] grew up in Nigeria and later moved to Bangalore, India. He is the son of D. K. Chowta, a Tulu author and businessman hailing from the Bunt community.[9][10] His younger sister is ethnographer Prajna Chowta.[11]

Filmography

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Album Discography

  • Matters of The Heart - Jazz Album
  • The Immersive Experience - New Age EP
  • Re-Enter the Dragon - Pop Single
  • The Arrival - Progressive Rock Single
  • From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 1 - New Age Album
  • From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 2 - New Age Album
  • From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 3 - New Age Album
  • From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 4 - New Age Album
  • From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 5 - New Age Album
  • From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 6 - New Age Album
  • From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 7 - New Age Album
  • From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 8 - New Age Album
  • From The Cinematic Vault Vol. 9 - New Age Album
  • Boom / The Lost Files - New Age Album
  • Chalk & Cheeze - Electronic Dance Music Album
  • 560001 by Peepal Tree & Sandeep Chowta - Kannada Pop/Rock Album
  • Re-Laxman Vol. 1 by Tony Das & Sandeep Chowta - Lounge/Pop/Easy Listening Music Album
  • Re-Laxman Vol. 2 by Tony Das & Sandeep Chowta - Lounge/Pop/Easy Listening Music Album
  • Venu - Carnatic Classical Fusion Music Album
  • Mallika I Hate You - Hindi Album
  • Mitti- Hindi Album
  • Now That's Sandeep Chowta- Hindi Album
  • Alisha Alisha- Hindi Album
  • Viva - Hindi Album
  • Mila- Hindi Album

Band/Ensemble Discography

  • Aomusic – Twirl 2009 (contributing producer)[citation needed]
  • Aomusic – ...and Love Rages on! 2011 (contributing producer)[citation needed]
  • Aomusic – Hokulea 2013 (contributing producer)[12]

References

  1. [1]
    Srinivasa, Srikanth (15 November 1999). "Music is his muse". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 19 April 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    "New musical direction". The Hindu. 26 May 2007. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  3. [3]
    AllMusic artist album-"...and Love Rages On!"
  4. [4]
    AllMusic artist album-"Twirl"
  5. [5]
    Publicity Wire news article
  6. [6]
    Zone Music Reporter Charts Top 100 February 2009–"Twirl"
  7. [7]
    Zone Music Reporter Charts Top 100 August 2011–"...and Love Rages On!"
  8. [8]
    ZMR Top 10 for April 2013
  9. [9]
    Correspondent (31 December 2005). "Sandeep Chowta to be back with a bang". manglorean.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  10. [10]
    Shivashankar, Praveen (25 October 2013). "Keeping Tulu close to heart". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  11. [11]
    Savitha Karthik (28 October 2010). "May we have the trumpets please". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  12. [12]
    AllMusic artist album-"Hokulea"

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