DJ Ravi Drums
| DJ Ravidrums | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ravi Jakhotia |
| Born | 1968 (age 48–49) New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | House, dance, funk, rock |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, drummer |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion, keyboards, samples, computer, turntables, vocals |
| Associated acts |
Crimson Glory The Last Goodnight Mariah Carey Paula Abdul |
| Website | ravidrums |
| Notable instruments | |
| Drums, Percussion | |
DJ Ravidrums (born Ravi Jakhotia, 1968), who performs as DJ Ravidrums, is an electronic music Artist DJ and drummer. He was the music director and drummer on the 2009 NBC TV series Howie Do It, CBS TV 2011 series Live To Dance, performed on the Oscars 2009 for SlumDog Millionaire, Mariah Carey Infinity Las Vegas show special guest 2015 and Super Bowl pre game amougst numerous other shows.
In 2002, he appeared in the Episode 5 of Dog Eat Dog hosted by Brooke Burns. He was not the top dog, but he and his teammates won the final trivia and split the total grand prize of $25,000.00.
In 1991, Jakhotia replaced Dana Burnell as the drummer for the progressive metal band Crimson Glory. Following the departure of vocalist Midnight, the remaining Crimson Glory members (Jakhotia, Jon Drenning and Jeff Lords) moved to Arizona and formed the band Crush with Billy Martinez, releasing one studio album in 1995. They also formed Erotic Liquid Culture with former Michael Schenker singer, David Van Landing (who also toured with Crimson Glory after Midnight left) and released one album with that project as well.
In 2007, Jakhotia was drummer for the alternative rock band The Last Goodnight and appeared on the album Poison Kiss.
Ravidrums was the first Indian American music director of an American TV series. Howie Mandel discovered Drums performing in the 2008 Super Bowl pregame show. Drums is also credited with inventing the process of live drum playing while re-mixing.
Drums has served as personal DJ for Hugh Hefner, appeared in a Gap commercial, and played a small role in The Matrix Reloaded.
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