Suraj Mani Explained
Suraj Mani |
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Birth Name: | Suraj Mani |
Alias: | Singing Sensei |
Birth Date: | 1972 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Nigeria |
Genre: | Rock |
Occupations: | Mechanical engineer, musician, poet, songwriter, entrepreneur |
Instruments: | Guitar |
Years Active: | 2002 – present |
Label: | Aum i Artistes |
Associated Acts: | Motherjane |
Website: | https://www.surajmani.in/ |
Origin: | Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering |
Suraj Mani is an Indian rock musician, poet-philosopher, songwriter and former lead vocalist and member of the band Motherjane,[1] and one of the prominent personalities in the field of independent music[2] in India. He is popularly known as the 'singing sensei' and hails from Kerala, a southern state of India. He has performed with Thaikkudam Bridge,[3] Indian Ocean, Shubha Mudgal, Indus Creed, Megadeth, Opeth, Third Eye Blind, Mr. Big etc.
He is the founder & frontman of Suraj Mani & The Tattva Trip (SMATTT) which is about a real-time, multi-sensory interaction between the artist, audience & a mythical traveller – The Tattva Tripper; who can move through time & space, see into the hearts & minds of most people, tell us their stories & sing us their songs. Apart from this Suraj Mani is also the founder CEO of Suraj Mani Engineers Pvt. Ltd,[4] a premium HVAC firm, Aum I Artistes (media production and artist management) and founder trustee of Aum I Art Foundation (a not for profit music trust). He plays a key role in influencing the growth of independent music in India. His company Aum I Artistes is behind popular music programs, festivals, properties such as Music Mojo, Muse Room, Mojo Rising, Alt & Pepper, HOME Fest, OO Heaven, TGIIR (The Great Indian Indie Recordings) etc. He is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from TKM College of Engineering, Kollam.[5] [6]
Albums and releases
- Insane Biography- Motherjane, year 2002. Produced by Aum I Artistes, this album went on to win many awards nationally. Some of the popular songs from the album – Mindstreet, Soul Corporation, Questions, Disillusioned etc.
- Maktub- Motherjane, year 2008. Produced by Aum I Artistes, this album went on to win many awards nationally and internationally. Some of the popular songs from the album- Chasing the sun, Fields of sound, Broken, Maktub, Karmic Steps etc.
- The Tattva Trip- Suraj Mani, year 2012. Produced by Aum I Artistes, this album was Suraj Mani's first solo work and featured award-winning art work and story line that inspired his onward journey as an artist. Some of the popular songs from the album- Tribes of Babel, Whole, The Gift, Rise Up, The Tattva Trip etc.
- In April 2020, Mani released the single I am Fine. In an interview. The same month in an interview Mani said that in June he would be releasing Rinse and Repeat, a four-song EP.[7]
Awards and recognition
- 'Best Rock Vocalist in Asia' – AVIMA 2010 The World's Largest Indie Awards
- 'Best Singer' – The Jack Daniels Rock Awards 08-09[8]
- 'Best Singer/Songwriter' – The Leon Ireland Award 08-09[9]
- 'Best Album Art (The Tattva Trip)' – The Jack Daniel Rock Awards 2014[10]
- 'Best Rock Act in Asia' – AVIMA 2008 The World's Largest Indie Awards
- 'Rock Act of The Decade' – Rock Street Journal
- 'Best Rock Album (Maktub)’- Rolling Stone Magazine[11] 2008, Unwind Awards 2008
- 'Best Rock Album (Insane Biography) – Unwind Awards 2002
Notes and References
- News: Motherjane: An Indian Tale -. 25 July 2009. Rolling Stone India. 1 September 2018.
- News: Imagine all the people…. Rodricks. Allan Moses. 19 April 2018. The Hindu. 1 September 2018. 0971-751X.
- News: Suraj Mani: Worth the trip!. Rodricks. Allan Moses. 17 August 2015. The Hindu. 1 September 2018. 0971-751X.
- News: Behind that painted smile. 28 July 2018. Deccan Herald. 1 September 2018.
- Web site: ragging did me good!. 2020-08-13. suraj mani- the singing sensei.
- Web site: Vellanchola. Rasal. 2020-08-13. In conversation with Suraj Mani: A TKM Alumnus who'd later become a Music and Entrepreneurship…. 2020-08-13. Medium. en.
- News: Menon. Anasuya. 2020-04-17. Rock musician Suraj Mani's new single is on separation and hope. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-07-30. 0971-751X.
- News: Accolades for rock act. 27 April 2009. The Hindu. 1 September 2018. 0971-751X.
- News: It rained rock. 8 July 2009. The Hindu. 1 September 2018. 0971-751X.
- News: Sky Rabbit Take Home Top Honors at the 9th Jack Daniel's Annual Rock Awards -. 22 February 2014. Rolling Stone India. 1 September 2018.
- Web site: The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) Entertainment The Good Life. https://web.archive.org/web/20180901145442/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1090609/jsp/entertainment/story_11081650.jsp. dead. 1 September 2018. The Telegraph. Kolkota. 1 September 2018.