Vivek Shraya
| Vivek Shraya | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 15, 1981 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | Electro, dance, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Writer |
| Labels | Skinsongs |
| Website | www |
Vivek Shraya (born February 15, 1981 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian short story writer and visual artist. She currently lives in Toronto.
Shraya began writing songs at the age of 13, went on to perform and have success at a talent competition, until recording her debut alternative pop rock record THROAT in 2002 featuring instrumentation by Russell Broom. Three songs from THROAT were remixed by John Wozniak from Marcy Playground and were included on the independent release of the THROAT EP in 2003. During this time, a quietly intense, single voice and single guitar project titled Samsara: The Sketches was also recorded and released.
Shraya moved to Toronto in 2003, playing at local venues and music festivals and released A Composite of Straight Lines, a six-track EP featuring a guest performance by Tegan Quin of Tegan and Sara. It was named the #5 record of 2005 by Soul Shine Magazine, and its "single," Logic Vs., was the winner of We Are Listening's 2005 International Singer/Songwriter Awards.
In 2007, Shraya changed direction entirely, releasing an electropop record titled If We’re Not Talking, featuring the other Quin, Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara and produced by Meghan Toohey, which was reviewed and showcased on numerous music blogs with unfortunate comparisons to Prince,Of Montreal and Justin Timberlake. This was shortly followed by the "release" of the inevitable electro dance cover of The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" as a free download on MySpace and Shraya's website.
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