Vivek Maddala

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Vivek Maddala
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Vivek Maddala during a 2016 soundcheck
Background information
Born Rochester, New York
Genres Film score, Classical, big band, jazz, rock, funk, R&B, World
Occupation(s)Composer, musician, record producer, recording engineer, inventor
Instrument(s) Drums, piano, guitar, bass, Hammond organ, conductor
Website maddala.com

Vivek Maddala is a four-time Emmy-winning composer who focuses on writing music for feature films, theater and dance productions, and television. He is known for composing music scores for films such as Kaboom , Highway , and the Peabody-winning American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs , as well as for silent film restorations for Turner Classic Movies, including a 90-minute score for the Greta Garbo film The Mysterious Lady (2002). [1] Additionally, Maddala writes, produces, and performs as a multi-instrumentalist with various recording artists. He is a Sundance Lab Fellow [2] for film composition, and has had work premiere at the Cannes, Toronto, Berlin, and Sundance film festivals. [3] Maddala has received six Emmy nominations, with four wins, in the category of "Outstanding Music Direction and Composition." [4]

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Maddala has served as Composer-in-Residence at Columbia College Chicago and has guest lectured in various graduate and undergraduate music programs. [5] Since 2021, he has authored a column for Stereogum where he analyzes pop music for general audiences from the perspective of a composer and producer. [6]

Personal life

Vivek Maddala is the son of economist G. S. Maddala. He began playing music at age 3 and later studied jazz performance at the Berklee College of Music. [7] He earned degrees in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and pursued graduate studies at the University of Washington.

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