Gaurav Dagaonkar
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gaurav Ajay Dagaonkar |
| Also known as | Dawgie |
| Born | 10 July 1982 Mumbai, India |
| Genres | Rock, Pop |
| Occupations | Music Composer, Singer-songwriter, Producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Group |
| Website | Gaurav |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gibson Les Paul Gibson Epiphone Acoustic |
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Gaurav Dagaonkar (Hindi: गौरव दगओंकर ;born 10 July 1982 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) Gaurav is a Music Director and singer from Mumbai, India.
Gaurav shot to fame in India in 2006 after his decision to pursue a career in music after completing his masters in business management from the Indian Institute of Management,Ahmedabad, the most prestigious business school in India. This rare incident received tremendous coverage in all prominent newspapers and news channels in India. Gaurav's music career was flagged off by Mr. Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys, the Indian software giant. Subsequently, his debut album "College Days" was released in February 2008. The first single "College Days" peaked at #5 on the Indipop Charts of Radio Mirchi and Planet M, India's biggest Radio Station and music store, respectively. It has become the newest college anthem in India similar to Ali Haider's Purani Jeans and KK's Yaaron.
Gaurav has written and composed all the songs of "College Days". The album was produced by Ranjit Barot, one of India's leading producers and drummers. Gaurav is also a left-handed guitar player and is one of the official brand ambassadors of Gibson guitars in India.
Gaurav plays with a four-piece band and has performed at some of the biggest festivals in India such as Mood Indigo (IIT Bombay), Chaos (IIM Ahmedabad), Backwaters (IIM Kohzikode), Sparsh (SVNIT, Surat), Dishaa 09 (SCT College of Engineering, Trivandrum), Taj Mahotsava to name a few. He has shared the stage with renowned artistes and bands from India and Pakistan such as Junoon, Silk Route, Mohit Chauhan, Parikrama, Rahul Sharma etc.
Gaurav has been featured amongst the "Faces of the Future" by India Today (Simply Mumbai, January '09).
Gaurav has composed an item number in the film "Joker", starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha. The film is scheduled to release on August 31, 2012. He has also composed and recorded a song with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for the film "Will You Marry Me?" (to be released on April, 01, 2012). He is presently composing the music for a film being produced by TV personality Shekhar Suman, starring his son, Adhyayan Suman.
[edit] External links
- Gaurav's http://www.gauravonline.com
- Gaurav refuses job offers to choose music - http://inhome.rediff.com/cms/print.jsp?docpath=//money/2006/apr/01iim.htm
- Narayana Murthy releases Gaurav's demo - http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060402/asp/frontpage/story_6046972.asp
- Gaurav releases his album - http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2752731.cms
- Gaurav on Indiatimes: http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2759382.cms
- Gaurav in the "Times of India" - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/828003.cms
- Gaurav named in Faces of the Future - http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25296&Itemid=1&issueid=89§ionid=20&secid=34&limit=1&limitstart=3
- Gaurav in Westside Plus, TOI - http://www.mumbaipluses.com/santacruzplus/index.aspx?page=article§id=3&contentid=200802292008030316282966e77f5bbe§xslt=&comments=true&pageno=1
- Sonu Nigam sings for 'Joker' - http://sonuniigaamandviviek.blogspot.com/2010/01/sonu-niigaam-ji-records-two-songs-in.html
