Vikram Singh (born 23 April 1983) is an Indian producer, director and composer. He works upon singles, films, TV commercials and radio jingles.
He is the brother of
Gajendra Verma
Gajendra Verma (born 20 April 1990) is an Indian singer, composer, lyricist and sound recordist. He came under the spotlight when he claimed that his song, titled "Emptiness", also known as "Tune Mere Jaana", which he had composed seven and a ...
, singer of the viral song "Emptiness – Tune Mere Jaana" and other famous singles like "Ik Kahani", "Anjaam", "Mera Jahan," and the most famous 2018 hit, "Tera Ghata".
Early life
Vikram Singh Verma was born in
Sirsa, Haryana
Sirsa is a city and a municipal council in Sirsa district in the westernmost region of the Indian state of Haryana, bordering Punjab and Rajasthan. It is located in Thar desert. It is located 250 kilometres north-west of New Delhi and 260 kilome ...
, India, to Dr. Surender Verma, a poet, writer, teacher and theater personality, and Chand Verma. Vikram's love for music and his father's able guidance worked wonders and at the age of three began his homeschooling for music. While still in school he started his vocal training under his guru Prof. Bakshi.
By the age of 15, he had completed his Visharad in music and started composing for school and college plays as well. He also performed at several state-level college competitions and won numerous awards for Best Harmonium Player, Best Vocalist, Best Keyboardist, by
Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK) is a university established on 11January 1956 in Kurukshetra, in the Indian state of Haryana, from the capital, Delhi. It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities.
History
The univer ...
, Haryana.
After completing his graduation, along with his family he moved to
Jaipur
Jaipur (; Hindi Language, Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Rajasthan. , the city had a pop ...
where he finished his master's degree in music from
University of Rajasthan
University of Rajasthan is a public and state university in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India and is one of the oldest universities in the state. It was set up on 8 January 1947 as the University of Rajputana and was given its current name in 1956.
...
and did initial grades from
Trinity College London, Board of the Trinity College of Music.
Career
Earlier Vikram has worked as national sound designer for Indian FM radio channel 94.3 MyFm.
He has produced more than 300 radio and TV jingles nationally and internationally.
He is best known for his work as director/composer/producer for his brother
Gajendra Verma
Gajendra Verma (born 20 April 1990) is an Indian singer, composer, lyricist and sound recordist. He came under the spotlight when he claimed that his song, titled "Emptiness", also known as "Tune Mere Jaana", which he had composed seven and a ...
's hit singles like "Emptiness – Tune Mere Jaana" which was a viral song and got instant million of hits and downloads on the internet, "Phir Suna", "Saajna Re", "Tujse Door Jo Hota hu", "Tera Ghata" and many more. and Tera Hi Rahun.
As a music composer he has worked for
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
films and background scores and themes for Indian TV serials on Channel V, Sony, Zee TV, Starplus and DD National. In May 2013, as composer he collaborated with Indian rap artist
Yo Yo Honey Singh for the song "Kudi Tu Butter" which went on to be a part of the Hindi feature film ''
Bajatey Raho
''Bajatey Raho'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Shashant Shah and produced by Krishika Lulla. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor, Dolly Ahluwalia, Ranvir Shorey, Vinay Pathak and Vishakha Singh. The film follows a bunch o ...
''. In 2014–15 he composed music for Bollywood films like ''Chor Bazari''
and ''
Guddu Ki Gun''.
Discography
Singles
Movies
Awards
*Winner "Golden Mike Award 2012-13" For Creative Radio Production.
*Winner "Golden Mike Award 2010-11" For Creative Radio Production.
*Excellency Award for Hero Cycle Jingle. (Aired in 8 Different Languages all over India.)
*Winner 1st Prize for "9th River To River Short film Festival- Italy". (Judged by Film Maker Azeez Mirza.)
*Winner 2nd Prize for "National Creative Ad Making Competition".(Judged by Ad Film Maker Prahalad Kakkar.)
*New-York International Radio Awards 2011.
References
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1983 births
Living people
People from Sirsa, Haryana
University of Rajasthan alumni
21st-century Indian composers
Indian radio producers
Indian advertising directors