DJ Ravi Drums

Ravi Jakhotia,[1] who performs as DJ Ravi Drums, is a private party DJ and drummer.[2] He was the music director and drummer on the 2009 NBC TV series Howie Do It.

Career details

In 2002, he appeared in the Episode 5 of Dog Eat Dog hosted by Brooke Burns. He was not the top dog, but he and his teammates won the final trivia and split the total grand prize of $25,000.00.

As Ravi Jakhotia

In 1991, Jakhotia replaced Dana Burnell as the drummer for the progressive metal band Crimson Glory.[3] Following the departure of vocalist Midnight, the remaining Crimson Glory members (Jakhotia, Jon Drenning and Jeff Lords) moved to Arizona and formed the band Crush with former Michael Schenker singer, David Van Landing (who also toured with Crimson Glory after Midnight left) and released one album under that moniker.[4] They later changed name to Erotic Liquid Culture and released a self-titled album in 1996 on Quadra Records.

In 2007, Jakhotia was drummer for the alternative rock band The Last Goodnight and appeared on the album Poison Kiss.[5]

As DJ Ravi Drums

Voted 2010 Peoples Choice "The Worlds Best Innovative Dj/Drummer"

Drums was the first Indian American music director of an American TV series. Howie Mandel discovered Drums performing in the 2008 Super Bowl pregame show. Drums is also credited with inventing the process of live drum playing while re-mixing.

He also performed at the 2009 Oscars when two nominated songs came from Slumdog Millionaire, a movie filmed in India.[6] He has performed with Paula Abdul, Ricky Martin, Will Smith and The Black Eyed Peas.[7] Events where he appeared included the HBO Emmy after party, Fashion Week in New York City and Los Angeles, and a Michael Jordan party.[8] His musical styles include house, dance, funk, rock, Latin, Brazilian, reggae, Reggaeton, swing and hip-hop.[8][9]

Drums has served as personal DJ for Hugh Hefner, appeared in a Gap commercial, and played a small role in The Matrix Reloaded.[9]

Drums was also a key figure in the embarrassment that was the Nintendo 2008 E3 Presentation.

Personal life

Jakhotia was born in New York City in 1968.[1] He is married and lives in Santa Ana, Orange County.[2][10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ravi Jakhotia". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  2. 1 2 Hicks, Jerry (2009-01-01). "Ravi's rhythm". OCMetro. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Crimson Glory". Encyclopedia Metallum. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  4. ↑ "Band bio: Crimson Glory". Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  5. ↑ "The Last Goodnight - Poison Kiss". newbury-comics.com. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  6. ↑ "NBC's "Howie Do It" Co-Star DJ Ravi Drums to Perform on the 2009 Academy Awards". Business Wire. 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  7. ↑ "NBC Taps First Indian-American Music Director for “Howie Do It” TV Show". India Journal. 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  8. 1 2 Dinaro, Joy (2009-10-07). "Drumming Up a Good Time". WMAQ-TV. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  9. 1 2 "Musical profile". Bravo Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  10. ↑ http://www.whitepages.com/name/Ravi-Jakhotia

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 29, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.