Aditya Pahuja

Aditya Pahuja is a tabla player, percussionist, music producer, music educator and multi-instrumentalist. Grounded in Hindustani musical traditions, he has shown a great inclination towards music from a young age. Consistently rated as a top performer at national level tabla competitions, including the top position at the National Dance and Music Competition organized in association with Indian Ministry of Culture, he has given solo performances as well as accompanied a wide range of vocalists and instrumentalists. He has completed his Visharad (Undergraduate Diploma) in Tabla from Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai and has a working knowledge of Western Music theory. He has been teacing tabla since the past four years. Curious about knowing the physics involved in music, he is presently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Science.

Aditya’s wide ranging approach and playful creativity come out in his work. He has worked in the song Suno Morey Mohan has also worked on the score for a silent short film. Aditya’s team was among the top 10 nominees in the Folk Fusion category of the India Film Project’s 50-Hour Music Challenge. A strong believer in collaborative work, he has been an active part of Baithak, which is a community where musicians meet every week, jam, and create music together, and the team successfully organized a two day festival called India Music Fest (IMF).