Music Director
In 2012, Dagaonkar made his debut as music director in Bollywood with the song ‘Soniye’, sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for the movie ‘Will You Marry Me’. [8] His second movie ‘Lanka’ starring Manoj Bajpai also released in the same year. Dagaonkar composed two songs for the movie, sung by KK and Shreya Ghoshal. [9]
Gaurav composed an item number called Kaafirana in the film "Joker", directed by Shirish Kunder, starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha. The song was sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and picturized on Chitrangada Singh. [10] In the same year, Dagaonkar also composed songs in the movie ‘Heartless’, starring Adhyayan Suman. [11] Dagaonkar composed 5 songs in the movie, which were sung by Arijit Singh, KK, Mohit Chauhan, Ash King and Shekhar Suman. The song ‘Main Dhoondhne Ko Zamaane Mein’, sung by Arijit Singh, achieved notable success.
In 2016, he composed the soundtrack for the Marathi film One Way Ticket which earned him nominations for Best Music Director and Best Music Album at the Radio Mirchi Awards and Zee Gaurav Awards. [12] The song "Mast Malanga" from the film received Best Upcoming Playback Singer award at the Radio Mirchi Awards.
Dagaonkar also composed and produced The Chamiya Song, a vibrant wedding track featuring West Indies cricketer Dwayne Bravo and Indian dancer Shakti Mohan. The track was well-received for its energetic beats and catchy melody, further showcasing Dagaonkar’s versatility as a music producer. [13] [14] In 2023, he composed the title track music for the film 'Saali Mohabbat,' produced by Manish Malhotra and starring Tisca Chopra.
Synchronicity
Gaurav is the lead vocalist and frontman of the group 'Synchronicity'. [15] Synchronicity is also the name of the series started by Gaurav in which he performs mashups of popular Bollywood, Nepali and Western songs. The first mashup to be recorded and shot as a music video in this series was ‘Tujhe Bhula Diya / Hello.’ The video has had over 500,000 hits on YouTube. Subsequently, two more tracks, ‘Yara Sili Sili / Careless Whisper’ and ‘Pee Loon / You Sang To Me’ were released to a great response. The band Synchronicity was subsequently formed with Dagaonkar and Arunima Bhattacharya as the permanent singers along with many guests such as Neeti Mohan, Shalmali Kholgade, Rahul Saxena, Natalie De Luccio, Ustad Sawan Khan, Thomson Andrews, and Vidhi Sharma in live shows.
As a live performer, Gaurav plays with a four-piece band and has performed at some of the biggest festivals in India such as Mood Indigo (IIT Bombay), Chaos (IIM Ahmedabad), Backwaters (IIM Kozhikode). He has shared the stage with renowned artists and bands from India and Pakistan such as Junoon, Silk Route, Mohit Chauhan, Parikrama, Rahul Sharma, etc. He is one of the official brand ambassadors of Gibson guitars in India. Gaurav has been featured amongst the "Faces of the Future" by India Today. [16]
