Vijay Narayan Gavande is a composer, arranger, music director, singer, and lyricist born in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. With over 17 years of experience, he has contributed to nearly 45-50 projects, including film songs, singles, jingles, and advertisements for well-known brands.

Career

Gavande began his musical journey in 2001–02, playing the

tabla A ''tabla'' is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent. Since the 18th century, it has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, where it may be played solo, as an accompaniment with other instruments a ...

and

harmonium The pump organ or reed organ is a type of organ that uses free reeds to generate sound, with air passing over vibrating thin metal strips mounted in a frame. Types include the pressure-based harmonium, the suction reed organ (which employs a va ...

for bhajan mandals in his hometown in

Konkan The Konkan is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, bound by the river Daman Ganga at Damaon in the north, to Anjediva Island next to Karwar town in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau to the eas ...

. After moving to

Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...

, he worked as a keyboard player in music groups until 2004. In 2005, he relocated to

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

to pursue a career in the mainstream film industry, working as a music arranger under various composers. His first opportunity as a background music director came with

Rajiv Patil Rajiv Patil was a National Award Winner, Marathi language, Marathi film director, best known for directing the film ''Jogwa''. He was a Nashik based theatre writer and director. He also directed the Marathi movie "Vanshvel" and "72 Miles: Ek Prava ...

National Award The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian P ...

-winning Marathi film ''

Jogwa ''Jogwa - The Awakening'' is a 2009 Marathi-language drama film directed by Rajiv Patil and produced under iDream Productions & Screenplay by Sanjay Krishnaji Patil. It stars Upendra Limaye and Mukta Barve while Priya Berde, Vinay Apte, Sha ...

'' (2009), where he collaborated with

Ajay-Atul Ajay-Atul is an Indian music composer duo comprising brothers Ajay Ashok Gogavale and Atul Ashok Gogavale. Known for their works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Marathi and Hindi films. They are recipient of a National Film Award, four Filmf ...

. He gained wider recognition with the song "Devak Kalji Re" from the Marathi film ''

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'' in 2018, which garnered over 170 million views. Over the years, his distinctive style has led to his involvement in new projects based on the appreciation of his previous work.

Discography

Films

Television

Album

Awards

References

External links

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