Appu Krishnan

Appu Krishnan (Born December 22, 1981), known professionally as "The Professor", is a music producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. He started his professional career in the US as an instructor at the prestigious "Musicians Institute" in Hollywood teaching programming, mixing and synthesizers. Rapidly he moved on to working with Sony/RCA label as a producer and songwriter. He has worked with artists such as Christina Aguilera, Jordin Sparks and The Jacksons; collaborated with producers such as Shea Taylor, Brandon Friesen and Emile Ghantous.

Originally from Kerala, India "The Professor" started his love for music since a very young age. He started playing Keyboards in his native Kochi for local school and college bands. In his teens Appu was part of Rajagiri High School, Sacred Heart College and Cochin University bands winning several inter university competitions and eventually becoming a session musician and programmer. In college he studied Physics and later graduated from the Cochin University of Science and Technology with a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering.

Showing huge appreciation for synths and music technology, Appu moved to the United States and enrolled in the Audio Engineering program at Musicians Institute, followed by the Keyboard Technology program and eventually ending his studies at Bachelor's in Keyboard performance..

The Professor has a broad experience with different types of music. Starting with organic Independent rock music all the way to Pop and EDM.

During 2009-2010 Appu worked as Engineer with the Italian composer Valente Bertelli and Aaron Embry on Valente's album Music for Rooftops. In 2011 he work with the Colombian singer Laura Torres AKA "Laura y la Máquina de escribir" on her debut album laberinto. The album consisted of Spanish and English songs with rock, indie influences combined with creative visuals and soundscapes. Appu produced and mixed the entire album. The single Laberinto"Laberinto" won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. In his student years at Musicians Institute, Appu also did set ups and sound design for the Brazilian keyboard player Renato Neto for his concerts with Prince.

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