Ravi Hutheesing
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Ravi Hutheesing is an American singer-songwriter/guitarist and former guitarist for the band Hanson
, motivational speaker, writer, and pilot who works in both the music and aviation industries under the brand names "Ravi" and "The Raviator"; and also a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family
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He is the grand nephew of Jawaharlal Nehru
(India's first Prime Minister) and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
(first woman president of the United Nations' General Assembly), and youngest son of Ajit Hutheesing
, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Capital Partners Inc.
(Mercury/Polygram) in 1997 when they reached #1 on the Billboard Charts and were nominated for three Grammy awards. They appeared on The David Letterman Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Saturday Night Live, Good Morning America, Today, and several other national television shows, and also performed at Madison Square Garden and a White House Christmas party.
Ravi works in both music and aviation industries, and is a founding member of the Flying Musicians Association. He has performed with his own band at the Louisiana Superdome and multiple festivals around the country, and has released two CDs entitled "Beyond the Blur" and "Ravi." Berklee College of Music, National Association of Music Merchandisers (NAMM), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, University of North Dakota, EAA AirVenture, Sun 'n' Fun, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), and others have hosted his lectures. Electronic Musician, Music Inc., Music & Sound Retailer, Musician, On Stage, and Flight Training magazines have published his articles. Simon and Schuster published Ravi's tour journal, "Dancin with Hanson" in 1999. This millennium, Samick Music Corporation hired him to be the national electric guitar clinician for Greg Bennett Guitars, and he represents Cessna Aircraft Company and Sennheiser Electronic Corporation through aviation lectures. Additionally, Ravi holds professional endorsement deals in music with Martin Guitars, Voyage-Air Guitars, Brian Moore Guitars, Greg Bennett Guitars, Digitech, Gibson, Graph Tech, Levy's Leathers, Kustom Amplification, Sennheiser, Seymour Duncan, and Yamaha; and in aviation with Sennheiser Headsets, BrightLine Bags, and Scheyden Precision Eyewear. Ravi also volunteers with the Shanti Bhavan
Children's Project in Tamil Nadu India, and is working with The George Foundation
to spearhead the creation of more schools for the poorest of the poor ("untouchables" caste).
Hanson (band)
Hanson are an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Isaac , Taylor , and Zac Hanson . They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations...
, motivational speaker, writer, and pilot who works in both the music and aviation industries under the brand names "Ravi" and "The Raviator"; and also a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family
Nehru-Gandhi family
The Nehru–Gandhi family or Nehru - Feroze Gandhi family is an Indian political family which has been dominant in the Indian National Congress for most of India's history since independence...
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He is the grand nephew of Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru , often referred to with the epithet of Panditji, was an Indian statesman who became the first Prime Minister of independent India and became noted for his “neutralist” policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of India’s independence movement in the...
(India's first Prime Minister) and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit was an Indian diplomat and politician, the sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, the aunt of Indira Gandhi and the great-aunt of Rajiv Gandhi, all of whom served as Prime Minister of India.In 1921 she married Ranjit Sitaram Pandit, who died on 14 January 1944...
(first woman president of the United Nations' General Assembly), and youngest son of Ajit Hutheesing
Ajit Hutheesing
Ajit G. Hutheesing is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Capital Partners Inc. . ICP commenced investment activities in 1992, providing private placement equity to finance the growth of successful smaller companies. After a successful record of investments in small...
, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Capital Partners Inc.
Early life
He was born on 30 May 1971 in Washington DC, grew up in Greenwich CT, lived three years in New Orleans LA, and currently resides between Charlottesville VA and Paris, France.Career
Ravi was a guitarist for HansonHanson (band)
Hanson are an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Isaac , Taylor , and Zac Hanson . They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations...
(Mercury/Polygram) in 1997 when they reached #1 on the Billboard Charts and were nominated for three Grammy awards. They appeared on The David Letterman Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Saturday Night Live, Good Morning America, Today, and several other national television shows, and also performed at Madison Square Garden and a White House Christmas party.
Ravi works in both music and aviation industries, and is a founding member of the Flying Musicians Association. He has performed with his own band at the Louisiana Superdome and multiple festivals around the country, and has released two CDs entitled "Beyond the Blur" and "Ravi." Berklee College of Music, National Association of Music Merchandisers (NAMM), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, University of North Dakota, EAA AirVenture, Sun 'n' Fun, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), and others have hosted his lectures. Electronic Musician, Music Inc., Music & Sound Retailer, Musician, On Stage, and Flight Training magazines have published his articles. Simon and Schuster published Ravi's tour journal, "Dancin with Hanson" in 1999. This millennium, Samick Music Corporation hired him to be the national electric guitar clinician for Greg Bennett Guitars, and he represents Cessna Aircraft Company and Sennheiser Electronic Corporation through aviation lectures. Additionally, Ravi holds professional endorsement deals in music with Martin Guitars, Voyage-Air Guitars, Brian Moore Guitars, Greg Bennett Guitars, Digitech, Gibson, Graph Tech, Levy's Leathers, Kustom Amplification, Sennheiser, Seymour Duncan, and Yamaha; and in aviation with Sennheiser Headsets, BrightLine Bags, and Scheyden Precision Eyewear. Ravi also volunteers with the Shanti Bhavan
Shanti Bhavan
The Shanti Bhavan Children's Project is a U.S. 501 and India 80-G non-profit organization based in Bangalore, India, that operates a K-12 residential school in Baliganapalli, Tamil Nadu...
Children's Project in Tamil Nadu India, and is working with The George Foundation
The George Foundation
The George Foundation is a non-governmental organization established in 1995 with head office in Bangalore, India. Its founder is Dr. Abraham M...
to spearhead the creation of more schools for the poorest of the poor ("untouchables" caste).
Works
- Hanson: Tulsa Tokyo & the Middle of Nowhere (Long Form Video, Mercury/Polygram), 1997
- Ravi (CD, Suburban Turban), 1998
- Brian Moore Artist Series Volume 1 (CD, Brian Moore Guitars), 1998
- Beyond the Blur (CD, Suburban Turban), 1999
- Dancin' With Hanson (Book, Simon & Schuster), 1999. ISBN 0671035983.
- Maintaining Artistic Integrity While Running Your Career as a Business (CD-Lecture, Suburban Turban) 2005
- Learn Guitar in 21 Days (DVD, Truefire/GuitarLab/eMedia), 2009
- Guitarology (DVD, Truefire/GuitarLab), 2011
- Rock/Pop Progressions You Must Know (DVD, Truefire/GuitarLab), 2011
External links
- http://www.HeyRavi.com
- http://www.theRaviator.com
- http://www.ArtisticIntegrity.org
- http://www.hanson.net