Magesh
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Magesh is a professional drummer
and a popular drum clinician drummer
from Australia
.
, and currently lives in Melbourne
. Magesh is currently one of Australia's most in demand session drummers.
Voted one of the “Top 20 Millennium Players” by Drumscene magazine, he is regarded as one of Australia’s most exciting and innovative drummers. Magesh does many workshops around Australia and in other parts of the world. He is known for incorporating tablas and electronics with the drumset. He has performed with International artists like Nelly Furtado
, The Pussy Cat Dolls, Lionel Richie
, Ricky Martin
, Justin Timberlake
, Anastacia
, Chris Brown, Rhianna
, Vanessa Amorosi
and Daniel Merriweather
.
Magesh recorded a DVD called Unique Beats in which he wrote all the music, played majority of the instruments and produced himself. He then signed a deal with Hal Leonard in the United States
. His skills have earned him praise from some of the biggest names in the music business. Magesh has appeared in TV adds for 'M&M' Chocolates and Sony
PlayStation
. He is currently finishing a book on drumming. He has also appeared in such drumming magazines as Modern Drummer (USA), Rhythm (USA), Newsbeat (Canada) and Drumscene (Australia).
Magesh has performed at the "Australian Ultimate Drummers Weekend" on more than one occasion, and has been a regular at the "Drumania" Festival in Geelong, run by Geelong's largest music store, "The Music Den".
Magesh currently works part time as a drum tutor at the Ivanhoe Grammar School Plenty Campus and still wishes to pursue his drumming career.
In November 2007, Magesh performed a few clinics with John Blackwell Jr. whilst he was in Australia on tour with Justin Timberlake
.
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
and a popular drum clinician drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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About Magesh
Magesh is from ponneriPonneri
Ponneri is a town, north of Chennai in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.- Geography :Ponneri is located at . It has an average elevation of 16 metres .- Demographics:...
, and currently lives in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. Magesh is currently one of Australia's most in demand session drummers.
Voted one of the “Top 20 Millennium Players” by Drumscene magazine, he is regarded as one of Australia’s most exciting and innovative drummers. Magesh does many workshops around Australia and in other parts of the world. He is known for incorporating tablas and electronics with the drumset. He has performed with International artists like Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...
, The Pussy Cat Dolls, Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
, Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
, Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
, Anastacia
Anastacia
Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...
, Chris Brown, Rhianna
Rhianna
Robyn Hannah Louise Kenny professionally known as Rhianna, is an English R&B singer.-Early life:...
, Vanessa Amorosi
Vanessa Amorosi
Vanessa Amorosi is an Australian singer-songwriter and recording artist. Her combined album and single sales have reached over 2 million worldwide.-Early life:...
and Daniel Merriweather
Daniel Merriweather
Daniel Paul Merriweather is an Australian R&B singer-songwriter who has worked as a featured vocalist for other artists and has a solo career. His guest vocals are included on album tracks by Disco Montego, Mark Ronson and Phrase...
.
Magesh recorded a DVD called Unique Beats in which he wrote all the music, played majority of the instruments and produced himself. He then signed a deal with Hal Leonard in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. His skills have earned him praise from some of the biggest names in the music business. Magesh has appeared in TV adds for 'M&M' Chocolates and Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
. He is currently finishing a book on drumming. He has also appeared in such drumming magazines as Modern Drummer (USA), Rhythm (USA), Newsbeat (Canada) and Drumscene (Australia).
Magesh has performed at the "Australian Ultimate Drummers Weekend" on more than one occasion, and has been a regular at the "Drumania" Festival in Geelong, run by Geelong's largest music store, "The Music Den".
Magesh currently works part time as a drum tutor at the Ivanhoe Grammar School Plenty Campus and still wishes to pursue his drumming career.
Current Kit (2007)
- TamaTama-Religion:* Tama , part of the soul in the Japanese Shinto faith, roughly equivalent to ghost, spirit, or soul* Tama , a votive deposit or ex-voto used in the Eastern Orthodox Churches...
Starclassic Maple Drums & Sabian Cymbals: - Drums – Sunset Burst
- 10x8" Rack Tom
- 14x16" Floor Tom
- 14x5.5" Starclassic Maple Snare
- 20x18" Bass Drum
- Cymbals – Sabian
- 14" Hi-Hats
- 17" HHX Stage Crash
- 18" HHX Crash
- 21" Jojo MayerJojo MayerJojo Mayer is a highly acclaimed Swiss drummer born in Zurich and currently resides in New York City.Mayer is the son of a touring musician and began his career as a drummer at an early age, receiving his first drum set at the age of two...
Signature Fierce Ride
- Magesh also uses Vic FirthVic FirthVic Firth is an American musician and is the founder of Vic Firth Company , a percussion stick and mallet manufacturing company that he started in 1963. The company bills itself as the world's largest manufacturer of drum sticks and mallets...
drum sticks & RemoRemoRemo is a male given name of Latin origin - see Romulus and Remus.Remo may also refer to:* Remo, an American drum skin company* Remo , another name for the German wine grape Riesling* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...
drum skins.
John Blackwell Jr. Clinics
On more than one occasion, Magesh has been the support act for John Blackwell Jr., whilst Blackwell has been on tour in Australia. Magesh and Blackwell have a close friendship and it seems every time Blackwell makes it to Australia, Magesh will do a clinic with Blackwell.In November 2007, Magesh performed a few clinics with John Blackwell Jr. whilst he was in Australia on tour with Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
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