Sandeep Chowta | |
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Born | 1967or1968(age 55–56) [1] Buduburam, Ghana |
Genres | Film music |
Occupation(s) | Music director, vocalist |
Years active | 1996–present |
Sandeep Chowta (born 1967 or 1968) is an Indian music director who primarily works in Hindi cinema and Telugu cinema. He is also the head of Columbia Records in India. [2] He has also sung some of his songs.
In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titled Dead End, which entered into numerous film festivals. This was produced by seventeen-year-old college student and drug activist, Tanya Khubchandani.[ citation needed ]
In 2004 Chowta invited Jay Oliver and Richard Gannaway of the world/new age musical group, AO Music (also known as AO), to his Mumbai studio, and has since become one of the group's core members. [3] [4] [5] AO Music also features Miriam Stockley, the voice of Karl Jenkins' Adiemus project, and children's choral ensembles from around the globe. AO Music album releases crediting Chowta have charted in the top five internationally since 2009. [6] [7] [8]
He has composed music for 12 Tollywood films.[ citation needed ]
Chowta was born in Ghana, grew up in Nigeria and later moved to Bangalore, India. He is the son of D. K. Chowta, a Tulu author and businessman hailing from the Bunt community. [9] [10] His younger sister is ethnographer Prajna Chowta. [11]
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