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Vinay Kaushal

Musician's Institute (Hollywood) alumni and Fender Artist Vinay Kaushal is all about writing music that resonates with the soul. A musician and composer proficient in various styles of music, Vinay's originals are an "instant earworm" (Rolling Stone Magazine), telling a story brimming with individuality yet immensely relatable to every audience. Music released under Vinay’s name boasts stylistic versatility. Growing up surrounded by Indian classical music and being formally trained in western contemporary music has given Vinay the advantage of either being able to seamlessly blend various genres or compose music in any one genre.

He released his debut album 'Naked on a Train' in January 2018 which received accolades from some of the top names in the music industry. More recent releases include singles such as 'Is It Sunny?', 'Reality Check' and 'The Elephant In The Room' featuring musicians from various parts of the globe. Vinay's music has been featured extensively on popular publications like All About Jazz, The Rolling Stone Magazine, The Score Magazine, etc as well as being played on the BBC Radio.

Writing music for visuals is his forte - be it cinematic, organic and/ or minimal. Vinay’s arrangements have included strong flavors of genres like rock, pop, jazz, blues, funk, hip hop, orchestral and world fusion music. Vinay has worked on various award winning albums and singles for other artists as an arranger and producer. He has composed music for T.V, Advertisements and Films that are streaming on OTT platforms such as Disney+Hotstar.

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"(Vinay's music) makes you want to get out your smoothest single malt in the middle of the day and watch the sun fade out. " - VOGUE MAGAZINE

“The dance between philosophically similar but texturally different notes is flaunted with open grace. Boredom is impossible while it plays.” - THE SCORE MAGAZINE

“(Vinay's Music) instantly feels like a beautiful ear worm.” - ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE

“There’s pedigree in his playing and great songwriting chops in his choice of riffs.” - ROCK STREET JOURNAL

“(Vinay's Music) hits hard and hits home.” - THE SCORE MAGAZINE

Primary Instrument

Guitar, electric

Location

Mumbai

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Duality

Self Produced
2022

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Is It Sunny?

Self Produced
2020

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Naked on a Train

Self Produced
2018

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Is It Sunny?

From: Is It Sunny?
By Vinay Kaushal

Naked on a Train

From: Naked on a Train
By Vinay Kaushal

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