GMI Faculty – Global Music Institute

Faculty

Learn what counts, the rest is a discovery

Our diverse international faculty bring in a wide range of expertise, skill sets and professional experience to empower your learning journey. Discover music intimately as we ensure you build a strong foundation, stoke your curiosity and keep you inspired in your quest of creative expression.

Aditya Balani

Multi-faceted musician, GMI Co-Founder and Director. Implements innovative teaching methodologies. Featured on BBC, MTV and Rolling Stones.

Aditya Balani

India

Aleksandra Denda

She is an internationally recognized, singer-songwriter, music therapist and educator who's been featured on Grammy, Emmy and Latin Grammy albums and projects.

Aleksandra Denda

Serbia

Anhad Khanna

Record producer and sound engineer, part of the Delhi/Durham duo Anhad + Tanner. His music has featured in Rolling Stone India, Mixmag, and BBC Asian Network. Known for blending organic sounds with electronic production.

Anhad Khanna

India

Almudena Longares

Almudena Díaz-Llanos Longares, known as "Ena Marley," is a pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer from Madrid. A cum laude graduate and a scholarship recipient for masters at Berklee College of Music, she co-owns Silk Road Studios in Delhi NCR.

Almudena Longares

Spain

Anirudh Varma

Contemporary pianist and creative director of The Anirudh Varma Collective. His work reimagines Indian classical music with modern elements. Albums Perspectives and Homecoming feature over 150 artists globally.

Anirudh Varma

India

Enrico Fallea

Italian composer and orchestrator. Berklee Valencia Film Scoring graduate. Has collaborated with Musiversal, CdM, and Federico Jusid. His music has been recorded in renowned studios like Air Studios in London and CNSO Studios in Prague.

Enrico Fallea

Italy

Harshit Verma

Audio Engineer and music composer who has been working in the audio industry for the last 4 years. In this duration, he has played the role of recording engineer at Synergy Audio Productions where he has been the chief recording engineer for artists such as KiNG, Shye- Ben- Tzur, Charan, Seedhe Maut and more.

Harshit Verma

India

Jasmine Kok

Founder of She Knows Tech and advocate for gender equity in the music industry. Holds a Master's in Music Production from Berklee. Organized over 48 events, impacting 400+ participants globally.

Jasmine Kok

United States

Jatziri Gallegos

Singer, educator, and Jazz vocal coordinator. Dedicated to connecting and collaborating with the next generation of musicians globally.

Jatziri Gallegos

Mexico

Jay Anand

A proud alum of GMI and Musicians Institute, he is a dynamic leader in music education, currently driving Institutional Growth and Partnerships at GMI. He also founded Crescendo Institute of Music and White Canvas, Queer Plexus, and Echolair, helping artists discover their sound.

Jay Anand

India

Lucas Fixel

Drummer, composer, music producer and director from Rio de Janeiro. A UNIRIO graduate with an exchange program completed in Jazz and Rock at Örebro University. His artistic expression explores Afro-Indigenous traditions through improvisation and decolonial perspectives.

Lucas Fixel

Brazil

Priyana Chauhan

Vocalist, composer, and GMI alum awarded a Berklee College of Music scholarship. Her music blends folk, singer-songwriter, and pop elements. Performs widely across India, leading her project Eshaan and Priyana.

Priyana Chauhan

India

Sandhya Surendran

Business lawyer specializing in media, tech, and entertainment. Founder of Lexic, advising startups and celebrity clients. Featured in World IP Review Influential Women in IP (2021) and ALB India Super 50 Lawyers (2020).

Sandhya Surendran

India

Satyam Sangwan

Producer and sound engineer with Berklee degree. Imparts music production knowledge through engaging content. Founder of Silk Road Studios, New Delhi.

Satyam Sangwan

India

Shubh Saran

Guitarist and composer with a global touring record across six countries. His genre-blending compositions merge jazz, neo-soul, and rock with classical Indian influences. Pitchfork praised his 2021 album inglish for its exploration of global identity.

Shubh Saran

India/US

Siddharth Gautam

Versatile guitarist contributing to India's jazz scene. Collaborates with bands like Thermal and a Quarter, SAS Trio leader. Endorses D'Addario strings and Walden guitars.

Siddharth Gautam

India

Ujwal Nagar

Renowned Hindustani vocalist, Advaita band member, 10+ years at GMI. All India Radio artist, PhD holder, performs globally. Fusion projects with platforms like MTV Coke Studio.

Ujwal Nagar

India

Vatsal Bakhda

Classically trained pianist, active performer, and music educator. Part of projects like Submarine in Space. Releases albums and performs at major festivals

Vatsal Bakhda

India

Vir RC

New Delhi-based electronic artist known for atmospheric, emotive, and groovy music. Releases on labels like Manjumasi & Traum Schallplatten. Renowned DJ & producer.

Vir RC

India

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