Viveick Rajagopalan

Viveick is a, composer, percussionist, educator and innovator.

Trained under the Carnatic tradition on the majestic percussive instrument of South India, Mridangam, Viveick uses his classical roots to compose music that moves between many styles. His music is stamped with this unique sound, reflecting his influences from electronic, drum-n-bass to jazz and folk. His ability and determined diligence to retain the unique flavour of Indian music while seamlessly integrating it into his collaborations and performance, is unmatched among many other musicians of his time.

“Creativity begins where the mind pauses”, this has been the driving force for most of Viveick’s experiments with music. His Live shows always have one thing that is left to create spontaneously, that is a reflection of the energy from the audience through Live Looping and creating a spectrum of soundscapes.

His quest for sound led him to create his own “Mididangam” which is a first of its kind midi device based on the actions and techniques used to  play the Mridangam. 

Although his cooking skills are better not spoken about, most of his metaphors about music have always been through the culinary art. For instance “You blend the ingredients, not the dishes'', is how he "cooked his dishes" as Viveick Rajagopalan Collective, Ta Dhom Project or One Plate Idli.

2013 Best Folk Fusion Artist - Radio City Freedom Awards

2023 - Best Album, Best Hip Hop\Rap Song of theYear - Get Up and Dance and Best Hip Hop Album of the Year - Ta Dhom Project

2023 -Best Music Producer - Rap and Hip Hop for Get Up and Dance

He has composed and produced music for over 300 ad films along with some iconic brand audio  - UTV and Mathrubhumi News. In 2009, he scored the music for a popular British sitcom, Mumbai Calling.

He is also a proud endorsee of the Harman Professional,AKG microphones.