Aditya Oke
| Aditya Oke | |
|---|---|
 Aditya Oke | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Aditya |
| Born | 20 December |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Harmonium Player |
| Instruments | Harmonium |
| Years active | Since 1991 |
| Notable instruments | |
| Harmonium | |
Aditya Oke is a harmonium player, a sound engineer and a music arranger in films.[1] He is a fourth generation Harmoniumist, learned Harmonium from Maestro Late Pandit Govindrao Patwardhan.
Early life and background
A fourth generation harmonium player, Aditya started accompanying his father and guru Vidyadhar Oke from the age of 8 years. He also received guidance from Vidyadhar Oke’s guru Late Govindrao Patwardhan for six years. His first solo performance was as a child artist in Ram Marathe Sangeet Samaroh, Thane in the year 1991. Oke completed his schooling from Dr. Bedekar Vidya Mandir, Thane. He completed graduation in arts from D.G.Ruparel College, Matunga, Mumbai in the year 1998.
Career
Oke gave solo concerts in USA at the age of 17, and has accompanied singers including Asha Bhonsle, Jasraj, Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krishnamoorthy, Jayateerth Mevundi, Rahul Deshpande and Anand Bhate. Besides Classical Music, he has played Harmonium for more than 50 films. He has been an Associate Musical Director for films, Balagandharva and Ajintha. He has made several performances during his career and contributed as harmonium player in many musical programs.[2] He along with Satyajeet Prabhu have started an independent program on Harmonium as "Jaduchi Peti" (जादूची पेटी) where he explains the history of harmonium and motivates people to lo learn harmonium.[3] He contributed as associate music director in the film Balgandharva. He is the director at "Audioarts", a music studio. He has done music arrangement for the movie Katyar Kaljat Ghusali.[4]
Programs and stage shows
- "Jaduchi Peti" (जादूची पेटी) with Satyajit Prabhu [5][6]
- "Gandharv" with Anand Bhate
Music Arranger
Awards
- 2011 - Mifta award in Japan
- 2012 - Anil Mohile Award for his contribution towards music industry [7]
Personal details
Aditya Oke's wife Vedashree Oke is a stage actress and a singer. His mother in law Asha Khadilkar performs Indian (Hindustani) classical, semi-classical and devotional music including Natya Sangeet. He has a daughter Vaishnavi.