Milind Date

Milind Date
Milind Date performing in Siddhi Vinayak Festival Mumbai
Background information
Birth name	Milind Date
Born	28 February Pune, Maharashtra, India
Genres	Hindustani classical music, Fusion, world music, pop
Occupation(s)	Composer, Producer, Bansuri Player
Instruments	Bansuri
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Polyglobe Music, Mook Sound, Questz World, Neelam Audio, Ragaworld.Com
Associated acts	Fusion Ensemble, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Trilok Gurtu
Website	www.milinddate.com
Notable instruments
Kanha Flutes

Milind Date (born 28 February) is an Indian flutist and music composer who plays the bansuri. He studied under Hariprasad Chaurasia and is known for his blowing technique and his playing of a variety of musical styles.

At the age of 21, Date started learning flute from Ajit Soman in his hometown Pune. In a year, he was learning from Hariprasad Chaurasia. By the time Date was 25, he had already performed with Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Yashwant Deo, Suresh Wadkar, Ghulam Ali, Trilok Gurtu and others. In 1998, Date started a world Music band – "Fusion Ensemble". Date has performed over 3000 Indian classical, fusion and world music concerts.

In 2002, Milind Date began to perform extensively in South Korea and gained recognition for his collaborations with musicians like maestro Kim De Hwan, Beik in Young, Park Chang Soo, Chang Jae Hyo, Mutdance – Kim Young Hee, Jin Bora, Roh Young Sim, Lim won Sik, Park Je Chun, Mi Yeon, Lim dong Chan, Lee Ki Hwa, Park Chi Um, and others. Date is part of Orientillica - the World Music Ensemble and recorded several albums released in Korea.

Milind Date has performed different styles of music such as Indian classical music, Indian folk music, Devotional Music, Jazz, Arabic, Blues, Rock, Fusion or World Music, and Free Music. He has experimented with several music and dance forms through his performances and recordings.

Date says he got the inspiration from the spiritual master Osho to create and compose music which has wider appeal all across the globe. Date has been visiting the Osho Commune International at Pune since 1988 and there he got opportunity to work with many renowned musicians from many different countries.