Vishnu R is an award-winning Indian Classical & Jazz performer, composer and the inventor of the new, unique 9-string instrument NAVTAR (patented). A Fellow of the US Govt. Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs, Mentor of British Council's India-UK Exchange and a top Grade 8 Western Classical graduate from the Trinity College of London, Vishnu is the recipient of prestigious awards such as ‘Best Performer & Composition Award’ Beyond Music International Project (Switzerland), Karnataka Rajyothsava, and has collaborated with leading artists such as 5-time GRAMMY award-winning artists Snarky Puppy, Padmavibhushan Umayalapuram K. Sivaraman, Padmashri A.Kanyakumari, Vijay Prakash, Singer Karthik, Guitar Prasanna, BC Manjunath, Ghatam Giridhar Udupa to name a few.