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Devika started vocal music training in
New Delhi, India when she was eight years old, starting with as she likes
to put it, simple permutations of the seven notes using the harmonium
as the accompanying instrument. She continued her training and entered
the enchanting world of Ragas and Hindustani Classical Music, learning
under the supervision of several great teachers. The classical training
provided her a great base for expansion to other popular styles. She performed
frequently through high school, using both classical and popular styles
to capture her audience. She moved to the United States for her undergraduate
study in Computer Science. It was during these years that she experimented
with a fusion of Indian classical music and western compositions and teamed
up with Holmes Ives and performed vocals for the album titled Satyriasis.
After graduation she resumed her formal training in Hindustani Classical
Music under the supervision of a highly revered teacher. She is in the
process of completing an Indian pop album, to be released shortly.
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