Tanmay Bichu

Tanmay Bichu was initiated into Tabla by his maternal uncle Shree Vinayak Naik. He began his formal training at the age of 6 under Shree Manohar Pimpalaskar. He has received advanced training under Pt. Ramdas Palsule for more than 12 years and is now learning under Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri at the Ali Akbar College of Music. He has also received guidance from eminent tabla maestros like Pt. Arup Chattopadhyay and Ustaad Zakir Hussain. He is an active performer in various Indian Classical and World Music concerts in India and the US. He is an accomplished soloist and is a sought after accompanist for all formats of Indian Classical Music - vocal, instrumental and dance. Tanmay holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech and works as a camera research engineer at Apple in the Bay area.