About Divine Music Academy
Bhavesh Chauhan is the founder of Divine Music Academy. The Online Academy started in 2013 with over 100 students worldwide and offers music instruction in piano, Harmonium, Keyboard, and vocals. Our students have an opportunity to perform in Online recitals, live events, and recording projects. We deliver excellence in learning music in a way where the joys of music can be everlasting.
Our lessons include genres like Bhajans, Ghazals, Hindustani Classical, Light Classical, Western Piano Techniques, and Indo-Western Piano Techniques. We have carefully designed our curriculum to meet the learning demands of all ages.
Every student excels with unique colors, and it is our goal to help each student flourish in their path. Our lessons are carefully designed with Internationally recognized standards. We bring both worlds' beauty, western and Indian approach to learning one universal language, "music".
About Teacher
Bhavesh Chauhan
Founder of Divine Music Academy
Bhavesh Chauhan, gifted with almighty's inner musical creativity, began his music career as early as he can remember. His childhood days, filled with Music all around him, were spent singing and learning from the learned musician saints of BAPS Mandir. As a child, he debuted in the “Anand Killol” album, which later followed Bhakta Prahlad, Ghanshyam Charitra, Ame Bal Tarla, to name a few. He has dedicated hours to giving background scores and compositions for primary short story production and albums for the BAPS Sampraday and the Indian Television Channel. He is a recipient of the 25th Swar Sadhana Samiti Award, an all-India Competition for Music and Dance enthusiasts.
Bhavesh Chauhan has been fortunate to have the privilege of learning from various Gurus. He is trained in Hindustani Vocal under Pandit Murli Manohar Shukla and Shri Narendra Kothambikar. He has trained under Shri Vipul Samani, Chanchal Benerjee, and Ms. Veronica (USA) for his Indo-Western approach to Keyboard Techniques and Piano. Besides his learning experiences from various Gurus, he has a vast collection of performance and recording experiences.
With the blessings of his Gurus HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj and HH Mahant Swami Maharaj, Bhavesh Chauhan has established a strong community of music lovers called “The Divine Music Academy”. It is his vision to spread the knowledge of Music and bring out each individual's potentials so that they can spread the fragrance of Music.
Mentors
Pandit Murlimanohar Shukla “Manhar”
Birth Mumbai 6th October, 1932. Studied singing, music and painting. (Gayan, Vadan and Chitrakala). Learn music from late Pr. K. G. Javkar, late pandit Rajaram Shukla, late Pr. B. R. Devdhar & late Gunighadharva Pandit Lakshmanprasad Jaipurwale.
In 1951 passed Sangeet Prabhakar (B-Music) with first class from Vishnu Digambar Vidhyapith, Pradhan Sangeet Samiti, Alahabad.
Presented programmes for Radio Goa 1950-1954. Classical singing for Aakashvani Mumbai Kendra 1951-2008. And presentation for Shaley Paath Karyakram. Specially invited as singer, composer, director and lecturer by Space Application Center, Ahmedabad, and other Music Institutions in 1974. Classical music teaching from 1952-1959 at Lalit Kala Kunj, and Swar Sadhana Mandir Sion.
Founder and life member for Brihad Mumbai Mahanagar Palika Sangeet Sabha. Specialise in playing various musical instruments, also arranging music composition with orchestra.
Music teacher in 1965 at Brihad Mumbai Mahanagarpalika Education Department. Worked as Music instructor in 1974 for Sangeet & Art Academy. 1986-1990 worked as acting vice principal with music division. Lecturer in Mumbai Vidhyapith, music division. Guide for classical & Sugam Sangit 1974-2006. Guided music teaching classes and Shibirs in 1995 for Yuvak Biradari Bharat Sanstha. Classical music presentation in different cities and institutions conferences all over India.
Felicitation: “Swar Sadhana Ratna-1992” by Swar Sadhana Samiti. “Jivan Gaurav” Purshkar by Indian Musicologist and Music Forum N. C. P. A. in 2010. “Jyestha Kalakar” by Kanara Sarswat Association during Centenary Celebration in 2013. Awarded Momento in 2013 by Gyanacharya Pandit Rajaram Shukla “Jyotirang Foundation”. “Swar Vrati” in 2014 by Shri Khadke Pratisthan. “Saraswat Ratna” in 2015 by Shri Parigyan Parivar, all in Mumbai.
Publication: “Manhar Sangit Rachna” in 3 Volumes.
Vipul Samani
FOUNDER AND HEAD OF: GURUKUL — THE MUSIC ACADEMY
Imparting knowledge of music since two decade
- Teaching techniques of keyboard playing in child friendly manner.
- Imparting basic keyboard and music knowledge.
- Engraving and building the logic and technique of setting songs.
- Training students to play keyboard with both hands.
- Nature of music/songs – nursery rhymes, hymns and devotional songs, Indian classical, western classical, Bollywood.
- Enhancing the capability of students to set songs by themselves.
- Training students through the various stages of musical excellence on keyboards — right from basic to the level of budding composers.
- Organising performances to showcase students’ musical talent.
- Providing guidance to performers and composers in selection of and mastery over chords.
- Giving guidance to fresh composers in composing melodies.
Our Motto: Perfection is our goal, excellence will be tolerated.
Jaydeep Swadia
Music is the fabric of human instincts. These instincts are vocalized through deep rooted music masters of India. Driven by inspiration from his spiritual guru, His Divine Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj and his own indomitable will to excel in his field of endeavor, Mr. Jaydeep Swadia started singing at a young age.
At the tender age of fourteen he started his career by making a debut in a children's album “Bal Kilol” and also voiced in few Gujarati films. In his eighteenth year he won first place in the prestigious “Startrex” competition, organized by Music India Ltd., and McDowell's. At the end of nationwide preliminary rounds, renowned judges Khayamji and Sapan Jagmohan chose Jaydeep as the animated star of tommorrow. This led to Music India inviting him to produce an album of Hindi gazals, “Pehlu”, which has given him a unique identity with connoisseurs of music, as a versatile singer and composer. During his visits to USA, UK, UAE and Africa, he struck a chord with the audience who gave him a standing ovation.
In 1988 he visited Dubai and Bahrain raising funds for drought relief and Gujarat's cattle camps. In 1991, during the Cultural Festival of India in the United States of America, be caught the attention of many maestros and foreign audience.
Jaydeep Swadia has released a Hindi Bhajan album, “Sant Sangat”, on behalf of Swaminarayan Institute, through which he has captured the various moods of sublime religious music. Time Audio has produced a novel album of gees and gliazals, “Guldasta”, by which he took a step forward in the field of Hindi light music.