MEET THE ARTIST

Abhishek N S

Abhishek N S, Disciple of Vidwan S Shankar, is a Carnatic musician, music educator, and All-India Radio artist. He has been learning since he was 6 years of age, and also has received training in Western music from the Norwegian Academy of Music (one of Europe’s biggest conservatories), to further improve his vocal skills and dynamics.

Abhishek has been a performing artist for over 10 years, and has performed at various prestigious locations, including All India Radio (Bangalore), Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, Indian Institute of World Culture, and more. In addition to singing for films in Kannada Language and lending his voice to ads, he has also composed and sung for several special dance productions by renowned Bharatanatyam artists.

Abhishek is a music educator at SaPa, where he trains students to grow into performers. He is also involved in teacher training and has been part of music conferences by the Norwegian Academy of Music – SaPa’s partner institute.

Abhishek is also the Founder and Director of his school of music – Shankara Academy of Fine Arts and has been successfully running it for the past 3 years, training his students to carry on the legacy of his Guru, Vidwan| S Shankar.

Abhishek is an Electronics and Communications engineer by qualification, and worked at an info-tech company before he decided to pursue music full-time.