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Nikhil Korula (born December 27, 1978) is an Indian American singer-songwriter, bandleader, and label owner, known as founder and front-man of The Nikhil Korula Band, or NK Band.〔 Based in Los Angeles, California, Korula has released seven albums and EPs on his independent record label Groove Infinity Records, including ''The Freedom EP'' (2003), ''The Way Things Work'' (2004), ''Acoustic B-Sides & Rarities'' EP (2007), the two-disc album ''Live Vibes'' (2010), ''Music Of The New Day'' (2012), ''Solo Sessions EP'' (2013) with Jeff Coffin and Butch Taylor, and ''A Decade In The Sun'' (2014). Korula frequently tours with the Nikhil Korula Band, and has performed at festivals such as Bonnaroo, the Playboy Jazz Festival, SXSW, and Summerfest. He has also headlined venues such as House of Blues and the Viper Room, as well as numerous college campuses. The group has opened for bands and artists such as Jason Mraz, John Mayer, The Roots, Erykah Badu,〔 and Rusted Root.〔 Korula and the band have also had songs featured on the soundtracks of shows such as ''Greek'', ''Burn Notice'', ''The Real World'', and ''Guiding Light''. In 2014, the music video for Korula's song "Fade Away" directed by Jethro Rothe-Kushel won Best Music Video Film at Indie Fest in Southern California,〔 as well as several other film festivals. ==Early life and education== Nikhil Korula was born on December 27, 1978, in Canada. After moving to the United States with his parents, he was raised in Arcadia, California, near Los Angeles.〔 Classically trained as a boy soprano since the age of five,〔 at age seven〔 Korula became the youngest founding member of the Los Angeles Children's Chorus.〔 He performed at Carnegie Hall with the group at age 10 along with Doreen Rao in May 1990, and that year he sang on the soundtrack for the horror film ''Nightbreed'', one of the first film scores composed by Danny Elfman.〔 Also in 1990, he performed with Mike and the Mechanics for the televised 1990 Grammy Awards,〔 which was titled ''The Living Years''.〔 According to Korula, it was meeting Miles Davis backstage at the Grammys that sparked his long-term interest in jazz.〔 He also shared stages with opera singers such as Placido Domingo, with whom he and the choir performed six operas such as ''Tosca'', ''Carmen'', and ''Othello''.〔 Performing on stage with pop artists such as Barry Manilow〔 and Luther Vandross as well,〔 other gigs as a child included Rod Stewart's wedding in 1993.〔 After his voice changed at age fourteen, Korula began singing in the jazz choir at Arcadia High School.〔 In 1997, he began attending the University of Southern California,〔 studying operatic performance at the university's Thornton School of Music.〔 He soon shifted his focus from opera to jazz, which led him to explore other genres such as world music.〔 He developed a specific fascination with African music after visiting Kenya and Johannesburg in 1999,〔 while his classes also shaped his changing musical interests. Stated Korula, "I studied (USC ) four years and was heavily influenced by jazz there, so I took a songwriting class that changed my life. It made me want to start a band.... The biggest factor came when I saw the Dave Matthews Band live and knew that’s what I wanted to do.”〔 He graduated from USC in 2001〔 with a degree in Operatic Vocal Performance.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nikhil Korula」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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