Sanjeev T

Sanjeev Thomas (Sanjeev T) is a musician and composed, who has been in the industry for nearly 18 years. He is best known for his decade long work as Oscar & Grammy winner AR Rahman's lead guitarist, following which he set up Rainbow Bridge in Bangalore in 2015. He has composed the original soundtrack and score for Malayalam movies, Vilakkumaram (2017) and Manoharam (2019). As an independent musician, he has won international acclaim for both his albums, Freewill and Epic Shit, for best vocalist and guitarist, including at the Jack Daniel’s & Rolling Stone Magazine Awards 2013 and AVIMA and has been hailed as one of the most innovative and genre-bending artists in the country. His latest EP, St., has once again been nominated at the AVIMA and at the prestigious Independent Music Awards (IMA), New York. He was among the first musicians to be featured in the MTV Coke Studio India series, and has performed with the best names in the industry, globally and at home, like John Beasley, Taku Hirano, Oscar Seaton, Sivamani, Hariharan, Kailash Kher, Papon, Rabbi Shergil, Chinnaponnu and Leslie Lewis, to name a few. He is endorsed by brands like Gibson Guitars (USA), Faith Guitars (UK), D'Addario (UK) and Laney Amps (US).