Faculty

Meet a highly motivated and versatile drummer and percussionist with an extensive background in both live and recorded performances. With over 14 years of musical experience, he possess a remarkable musical ear, proficient sight-reading ability, and improvisational skills. His journey includes active participation in various bands and ensembles, alongside teaching experience. He is known for his strong improvisational abilities, diverse musical styles, punctuality, decent music theory knowledge, and broad rhythmic ideas. He completed his diploma certificate course from THE TRUE SCHOOL OF MUSIC (MUMBAI) and have recorded tracks with renowned musicians from Mumbai and Kolkata. His performances range from Rock, R n b, jazz and Latin ensembles. He also played at the renowned Palm Expo (2019), to appearances at local venues like The Finch, Stables, NCPA, and more. He also contributed to a drumline group.

With six years of experience in training both adults and children for the Trinity Rock and Pop syllabus, alongside Rockschool, both online and offline, Nigel Pereira brings a unique blend of personalized teaching and creativity to his musical services. His background includes collaboration on numerous projects in music schools and degree colleges, honing his skills as both a performer and a problem solver. He prioritize ensuring that guitar playing is not hindered by poorly set-up instruments, drawing from his own extensive experience in guitar set-up and organizing equipment for seamless performances. His goal is to provide a personalized yet creatively original musical experience for all the students and clients.

Ajay Narayanan is a Mumbai based drummer who started playing the drums at the age of 17. After finishing his undergrad in 2018, he went on to complete a 2 year diploma in music performance majoring in drums at the True School Of Music under the mentorship of Aron Nyiro. Ajay’s influences are majorly driven by the kind of music he listens to which has always been very dynamic in terms of genre and style ranging from 70’s rock, jazz, funk and latin. Ajay has been playing live, in and around the city with multiple projects as a band as well as a session player since 2019. He has also been actively teaching drums and is a drum faculty at The Soundmonk School Of Music since March 2021.