Surya   Well liked for the melody in his compositions, Surya Vakkalanka, has made a mark for himself as a composer, keyboardist and singer in the bay area from the last 10 years. He has 2 music albums and over 50 compositions ranging from Folk/Ghazals to Contemporary/New Age genres under his belt.

He is very passionate about music and has been singing and playing the keyboard from a very young age. He was nominated as the light music coordinator for 2 years at IIT-Madras and has bagged several prizes in inter-collegiate (Saarang) music competitions at IIT.

Being a fanatic of Ilayaraja's music, he enjoys melody and harmony especially playing guitar, flute and mouth organ besides the keyboard. He has been mentored by Chitraveena Ravikiran on mel-harmony. Ilayaraja, A.R. Rahman and R.D Burman's music is among his all-time favorites.

Besides Aavakai, Surya is actively involved with SiliconAndhra where he has composed music for various events, songs, ballets and musicals.

Other interests: Painting, Photography and Video/Audio Mixing. Working as a full-time software professional at Yahoo! Inc., Surya is a musician at heart and an entrepreneur at mind.

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Srikanth 's serendipity of getting into professional singing with Aavakai has had a long journey of hardwork, motivation from self and family combined with innate talent and ear to understanding the nuances of the musical notes.

Coming from a family of musicians (his mother is a singer), his inclination towards music was just a natural phenomenon. Starting singing at a tender age of 10, he has been flooded with awards and accolades at various levels of singing, including but not limited to the All India Radio, intercollegiate competitons and the like.

"Aavakai is a huge leap to pursue my interest and showcase my skill" - he remarks. Apart from singing, he is a talented keyboard player too. He is an ardent fan of Illayaraja's melody, AR Rahman's orchestration & SP Balasubramaniam as a singer.

While he is not singing, Srik is busy coding away as a Sr Software Engineer for Cisco Systems. His other hobbies include tennis, cricket & chess.