Arun Shenoy

Arun Shenoy
Arun Shenoy
Born (1978-04-30) 30 April 1978 (age 46)
Manipal, India
CitizenshipSingapore
Occupations
  • Recording Artist
  • Producer
  • Composer
  • Arranger
Years active2010–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Guitar
LabelsNarked Records
Websitewww.arunshenoy.com

Arun Shenoy (born 30 April 1978) is an Indian-Singaporean musician and songwriter. He is best known for his Grammy Award nomination at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards for his debut full-length studio album Rumbadoodle[1] released in 2012. "Bliss", the first song from his Indian Fusion project released as a single in 2013 was featured on a worldwide Exclusive First Look on Grammy.com.[2] His second album A Stagey Bank Affair,[3] released in 2016 was chosen as the Critics's Pick for Best Album of the Year by Jazziz Magazine.[4] He was conferred the Outstanding Computing Alumni Award by the School of Computing at NUS in 2018[5] and is also a Distinguished Alumni of MIT, Manipal.[6][7] He is the founder of record label, Narked Records.[8] Looking back at Shenoy's music over the years, music critic Jonathan Widran[9] has noted that Shenoy's discography may sound a bit scattered, but it's reflective of a brilliant, multi-faceted creative mind, pushed relentlessly by a restless spirit. He has stated that (band) name shifts aside, it's some of the most compelling, heartfelt and life affirming music he has heard.[10] Shenoy has been featured by Zen Magazine in the best dressed couples list[11] at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards red carpet arrivals in 2014; and again by Le Guide Noir at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards red carpet arrivals in 2015.[12]

  1. ^ "Grammy Nominees". Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Exclusive First look Arun Shenoy". Grammy.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Arun Shenoy & The Groove Project – A Stagey Bank Affair". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. ^ Widran, Jonathan (2016). "Best Albums of the Year – Critics' Picks". JAZZIZ Magazine (Winter 2017 Edition Pg 62). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ^ "NUS SOC 2018 OCAA Winners". NUS School of Computing. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. ^ "India's MIT basks in Nadella-Suri glory". Business Standard. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Manipal has some distinguished alumni". India Times. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Narked Records Official Website". Narked. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Jonathan Widran". HuffPost. 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  10. ^ Widran, Jonathan (2019). "The Groove Project Takes Flight!". The JW Vibe. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Zen Magazine features Shenoy and Mohapatra in the best dressed couples list". zenmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Le Guide Noir features Shenoy in the best dressed list". leguidenoir.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2019.