Music
My earliest and longest-living passion.Key: π€ sung, π₯ drummed, πΉ played piano/keys/harmonium, π arranged, π‘ composed, ποΈ produced/edited. π€ collaboration, πΏ live performance, π theater performance.
The Joshi Show
This is a little pet project of mine, where I cover Western pop songs in Indian classical style. Some love it, most hate it. I call it, "The Joshi Show".
- Episode 6. Run to You, Pentatonix (Raag Sindh Bhairavi). August 4, 2022.
- Episode 5. Scarborough Fair, Simon and Garfunkel (Raag Kaafi). April 27, 2021.
- Episode 4. Lovely, Billie Eilish (Raag Asavari). January 19, 2020.
- Episode 3. Skyfall, Adele (Raag Asavari). September 12, 2019.
- Episode 2. Yesterday, The Beatles (Raag Mishra Bilaaval). June 24, 2019.
- Episode 1. How Long, Charlie Puth (Raag Asavari). May 28, 2019.
UW Awaaz
UW Awaaz is the premier South-Asian fusion a cappella group at the University of Washington. I joined the team in 2014, and left after graduating in 2018. I've highlighted a few of my favorite songs below!
2017-18 (Musical Director)
For my final year on the team, we recorded our fourth studio album, which I am in the process of locating.
- Numb/Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (Aarohi 2018). Soloist for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. π€π€ππΏ
- Cry Me a River/Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om (Aarohi 2018). Soloist for Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om. π€π€ππΏ
- Senior Song (Aarohi 2018). A 10-minute tour de force which charts the stories of the four seniors who graduated in 2018. π€π€ππΏ
2016-17 (Musical Director)
An exciting project this year was Expressions, which was a collaborative showcase with Natya UW, the University of Washington's premier Indian classical dance team. We also recorded our third studio album, Avrutti.
- Summertime Sadness/Tujhe Bhula Diya (Studio recording) (Desi Dhamaka 2017). π€π€ππΏ
- Tanhayee (Studio recording) (Expressions). Soloed in live performances in the second half of the year. π€π€ππΏ
- Bravery (Expressions). UW Awaaz's first ever fully original composition, an instrumental piece depicting a story of immigrants leaving their homes for a new land. π€π€π‘πΏ
2015-16
This year, we competed at Anahat 2015 and placed 3rd, which was UW Awaaz's first ever competitive top-3 placing! We also recorded our second studio album, Alankaar.
2014-15
This was the first year we did studio recordings, producing our first album Studio Sessions.