Aby Tom Cyriac
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Aby Tom Cyriac |
| Born | 23 June 1989 |
| Genres | Film score, Electronic music |
| Occupation(s) | Music Producer, Music Director, Arranger, Conductor, Programmer, music programmer, Composer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, drums, Keyboard, |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Aby Tom Cyriac (Malayalam: എബി ടോം സിറിയാക് ; born 23 June 1989) is an Indian music composer, arranger and programmer. He is a well known music arranger and programmer to major music composers in the Indian film industry.
Early life
Aby Tom Cyriac was born in Kanjirappally, Kottayam, Kerala to Mr.Cyriac Thomas and Mrs.Shaji Cyriac.
His musical abilities were spotted early in his life, and he started working with church choirs when he was studying in 5th standard. At such a young age, he had also started playing for several stage programs. He started exploring his music life when he met Fr. Sebastian Vechookarottu who is a Priest as well as a musician. It was Fr. Sebastian who opened him the wide world of music through different opportunities. The development of his career was through devotional songs and programs. [1]
Career
Music programming and arranging
His interests, later on moved to Music arranging and programming. He got a chance to work for film music when he was in college, doing his B.Com. Since then he have been working in the industry programming and arranging music for many well known composers. Alphons Joseph, Berny Ignatius, Gopi Sunder, Deepak Dev etc. were some of them. Apart from Malayalam, he has got opportunities to work with some of the leading composers in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industry as well. By 2016 he has arranged and programmed music for more than 250 movies and 100 Jingles in different languages, including soundtrack and background scores.
Film scoring and soundtracks
Aby debuted as an independent music composer through the 2013 produced Malayalam movie Second Innings. The movie did not get released due to some technical problems. Later in 2015, He is Composing music for movie Pavada Starring Prithviraj Sukumaran.[2]
Personal life
Born to Mr. Cyriac Thomas and Mrs. Shaji Cyriac in Kanjirappally, Kottayam Dist. He has a younger sister named Annu Mary Cyriac. He with his parents have settled in Cochin, Kerala.
Discography
Films
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Second Innings | Malayalam | Debut movie as a film composer[3] |
| 2016 | Pavada | Malayalam | Jayasurya & Nedumudi Venu have sung in the film[4] |
| 2016 | Shikhamani | Malayalam | Trailer music only[3] |
Short Films
| Year | Short Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Murugan | Malayalam | Short Docu Drama [5] |
| 2015 | Moonnamidam | Malayalam | Produced By Jayasurya, DBISFF Best Original Music Award, EKTA Short Film Festival Best Music Director, Festellen Film Festival Best Music Director [6] |
References
- ↑ "Profile of Malayalam Musician Aby Tom Cyriac". en.msidb.org. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ↑ "Profile of Malayalam Musician Aby Tom Cyriac". en.msidb.org. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- 1 2 "List of Malayalam Songs by Musician Aby Tom Cyriac". en.msidb.org. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ↑ http://www.ytalkies.com/mollywood-film-news/jayasurya-sings-for-prithviraj. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/An-Ode-to-the-Faceless/2014/07/22/article2342164.ece
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/in-their-own-space/article6544643.ece
External links
- "Profile of Malayalam Musician Aby Tom Cyriac". en.msidb.org. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- "An Ode to the Faceless".
- "List of Malayalam Songs composed by Aby Tom Cyriac".
- Aby Tom Cyriac on Facebook