Manoj George | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Olarikkara, Thrissur, Kerala, India |
Genres | World fusion, Indian fusion, Contemporary, Classical, Indian blues, Indo jazz, Indian folk music, Rock music New-age |
Occupation(s) | Violinist, Music composer, Music Arranger, Music Director, |
Instrument | Violin |
Years active | 1987–present |
Website | manojgeorge |
Manoj George is an Indian violinist and a music composer.[1] He performed as the conductor, string arranger, solo violinist and choral arranger of 3 Grammy Award Winning albums : Winds of Samsara, in 2015,[2] Divine Tides in 2022 for the Best New Age Album & Divine Tides in 2023 as the Best Immersive Audio album. He is reported to be the first Indian violinist recognised by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, The Grammys, United States and the first Malayali violinist to receive the honour.[3] Manoj George has won several accolades for his Music Compositions including a nomination to HollyWood Music in Media awards and Silver Medal from Global Music Awards.
Manoj George estimated to be performed at more than 3000 concerts around the globe. He has composed music for Malayalam and Kannada films, documentary films, corporate movies and advertisements. He is the brand ambassador for YAMAHA Violins, ROLAND- Japan, CANTINI Electric Violins - Italy & STENTOR Violins - UK.
One of the best violinists known for his own compositions and noted for introducing contemporary styles on violin amalgamating western music with Indian classical. His experiments in Indian music with different styles of music from different parts of the world like blues, Latin, Indo jazz etc. brought him to be one of the famous violinists in India. He is an avid humanitarian and philanthropist, donating and raising money for beneficial causes and supporting charities.