Sandeep Khurana
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Origin | New Delhi, India |
Genres | New-age, Indian classical, electronic dance, world fusion, Bollywood |
Occupation(s) | Film maker, music composer, singer, record producer, songwriter, film composer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | SK Infinity World Media |
Website | www |
Sandeep Khurana is a US based music composer, record producer, singer, and filmmaker originally from India.
He has produced and directed short films and documentaries, and released more than 100 music albums in the genres of new-age music, Western classical music, dance music and world music. His works on yoga, Reiki, chakras, mantras and world music are available online and his music is aired on radio channels worldwide, released under the label of SK Infinity World Media.
He has produced documentaries on different forms of yoga, e.g. Reiki, pranayama, chakras, mantras, and meditation. Newspapers and magazines in the US (India West, India Currents and more), UK (Positive Health), South Asian and Canada (Starbuzz Weekly) have published features about his works. He has published several articles on yoga music, music as a form of healing, and mudra yoga.
His popular new-age music albums include Yoga Philharmonic in 5 volumes, Yoga Music by SK Infinity, New Age Yoga Music, Shiva Mantra Chants by SK Infinity, and Yoga Music and Guided Meditations. His music is a unique blend of Eastern and Western sounds, including acoustic music as well as electronic music. He also produced two instrumental albums on the compositions of Bollywood composer R.D. Burman, also known as Rahul Dev Burman. They are titled RD Burman: The Digital Way, Volume 1 and Volume 2. He produced another instrumental music album, titled Kishore Kumar The Gifted Voice Instrumentals, as a tribute to the Bollywood singer Kishore Kumar, popularly known as Kishoreda. Indian Express (North American Edition) published a feature on his music albums in September 2009. Originally from New Delhi, India, he studied music from several prestigious music schools around the world including Ali Akbar College of Music, and then at Asian Academy of Film & Television, where he studied film making, film direction and television journalism. Prior to pursuing music and film, he studied computer engineering at Delhi Institute of Technology, University of Delhi.
His music continues to be ranked high in iTunes' Top 100 New Age music charts in UK, Australia, Netherlands, Norway, Mexico, Sweden and other countries since 2010. His music has been part of TV productions on STAR TV, Channel V, KMVT15 (California), and other TV channels worldwide. The radio station SKY.FM listed him among its most played artists in the new-age music category.
In 2010, he produced a series of albums group-titled Osho Music Lounge as a dedication to the Indian spiritual mystic Osho. Osho Music Lounge features fusion music, with nature sounds mixed with acoustic guitars and electronic synthesizers. In 2011, he released another series of new-age and world music albums, group-titled Yoga Philharmonic in several volumes.
He composed the theme song for a world music concert held in California on 4 November 2011. The concert was a kickoff for a series of world music events titled "Singing for a Greener Tomorrow", organised by singingrecord.com. Sandeep Khurana was nominated for Silicon Valley Award – Media & Short Films in California by a Sheetal Ohri Inc in October 2012.
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Discographies
- Love in the Rainbow New Age Music Voices (2012)
- Sacred Chants Ensemble (2012)
- Ethereal Buddha Vibes for Meditation (2012)
- Endless Numinous String Ensemble (2012)
- Moods and Music World Classical (2012)
- LoVe Dance InVisible (2011)
- Yoga Philharmonic Vol. 1 Enlightenment World Music Album (2011)
- Yoga Philharmonic Vol. 2 Ethereal New Age Music Album (2011)
- Yoga Philharmonic Vol. 3 in Voice Harmony World Music Album (2011)
- Yoga Philharmonic Vol. 4 Ethereal Chakra Sounds World Music Album (2011)
- Yoga Philharmonic Vol. 5 Zen Meditation World Music Album (2011)
- Shri Hanuman Chalisa, Symphony of Sacred Chants World Music Album (2011)
- Shiva Mantras Sacred Chants Spiritual Music Album (2011)
- Crescendo World Music Album (2007)
- Kishore Kumar The Gifted Voice Instrumentals (2009), SK Infinity World Media
- RD Burman The Digital Way Instrumentals (2009), SK Infinity World Media
- Yoga Music by SK Infinity (2009), SK Infinity World Media
- Digital Percussion World Dance (2009), SK Infinity World Media
- RD Burman The Digital Way Vol 2 Instrumentals (2009), SK Infinity World Media
- Ethereal Chakra Sounds by SK Infinity (2009), SK Infinity World Media
- Shiva Mantra Chants by SK Infinity (2009), SK Infinity World Media
- New Age Yoga Music by SK Infinity (2009), SK Infinity World Media
- Nature Sounds Music for Relaxation (2009), SK Infinity World Media
- Zen Osho Music Lounge (2010), SK Infinity World Media
- Chakra Guided Meditation (2010), SK Infinity World Media
- Yoga Music and Guided Meditations (2010), SK Infinity World Media
- Yoga Music in Ten Volumes Volume 1 (Meditation) (2010), SK Infinity World Media
- Yoga Music in Ten Volumes Volume 2 (Infinite Elements) (2010), SK Infinity World Media
- Yoga Music in Ten Volumes Volume 7 (Tantra)(2011), SK Infinity World Media
- Reiki Healing Music by SK Infinity (2009), SK Infinity World Media
- Mantra Chants on New Age Music (2011), SK Infinity World Media
See also
- New-age music
- Yanni
- Enya
- Rahul Dev Burman
- Classical music
- World music
- Indian music
- Yoga
- Reiki
- Meditation
References
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- ^ Health, Positive (8 March 2013). "Sandeep Khurana's article on "Karma World & Yoga of Healing" in Positive Health". Sandeep Khurana. Positive Health. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ Health, Positive (8 August 2013). "Sandeep Khurana's article on "Timeless Healing" in Positive Health". Sandeep Khurana. Positive Health. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ Ohri, Sheetal (11 November 2012). "Sandeep Khurana nominated for Silicon Valley Award in Media & Short Films by Sheetal Ohri Inc". Sheetal Ohri. Sheetal Ohri Inc. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Rohini, Diana (25 February 2012). "Sandeep Khurana honored as Influential and Innovative NRI by India West for his work in music and media". Diana Diana Rohini LaVigne. India West News. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Media Access, Davis (11 October 2011). "Davis TV airs TV Show on Yoga, Reiki produced by Sandeep Khurana every week on Channel 15". Davis Media. Davis Media Access. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ News, Rush PR (21 February 2011). "News Article on Sandeep Khurana". Rush PR. RUSH PR News. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Unplugged, Culture (21 December 2011). "Documentary on Reiki made by Sandeep Khurana featured in film festival". Culture Unplugged. Culture Unplugged. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ Bannerjee, Neil (11 November 2011). "Theme Music for global warming awareness event organized by Singing Record, composed by Sandeep Khurana". Neil Banerjee. SingingRecord. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ WB, Radio (21 September 2011). "Yoga Philharmonic, new album composed by Sandeep Khurana is for Yoga practitioners and beginners". WB Radio. WBRadio. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ Van Velsen, Jane (21 May 2011). "Van Velsen refers to Sandeep Khurana's music in her articler – The Rise of Spiritual and New Age Music in Global Communities". Jane Van Velsen. Next Level Articles. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Studios, Marwah (25 February 2011). "Leading film institute in India, Asian Academy of Film and TV publishes feature on Sandeep Khurana – AAFT Alumni Sandeep Khurana Doing Wonders in Music". AAFT. Asian Academy of Film & TV. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ Pradhan, Vidya (26 May 2009). "Psychedelic Pancham". Water No Ice. Water No Ice. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ Rao, Sam (11 September 2009). "Indian Express publishes article on Sandeep Khurana's music – A Tribute to Pancham by SK Infinity, Khurana". Indian Express North American Edition. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ TSERING, LISA (9 November 2009). "California Newspaper India West publishes feature on Sandeep Khurana's work – SF Bay Area Musician blends New Age with RD Burman". India West Newspaper. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ Coad, Cherry (1 June 2010). "New Age Yoga Music". Positive Health, UK Publishes Feature on Sandeep Khurana's Music: 1. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ Coad, Cherry (1 November 2010). "Yoga Music and Guided Meditation CD is for Yoga practitioners and beginners to learn and practice Yoga and different forms of Meditation". Positive Health Online: 1. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ Tsering, Lisa (1 May 2010). "Semblances and Me, Eastern Voices World Music". India West. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ Khurana, Sandeep (16 January 2010). "Sound Yoga: Music and Sounds Heal Body and Mind". Positive Health Online. Positive Health Online London. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ India, Currents (19 February 2010). "Music's Healing Powers". India Currents. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ Store, iTunes. "Sandeep Khurana iTunes Discography". iTunes. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ Starbuzz, Reporter (28 October 2010). "Music for Yoga, Meditation, Healing and Relaxation from SK Infinity World Media". Starbuzz Canada. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ Khurana, Sandeep (10 November 2004). "Main Website". Retrieved 20 January 2011.
External links
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- Official Website
- Sandeep Khurana at IMDb
- Links to Music by Sandeep Khurana on Pandora Radio