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Ricky Kej
Ricky Kej (born 5 August 1981) is a composer and music producer is an indo-American . He won the Grammy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for his album ''Winds of Samsara'', a collaboration with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman. Kej and Kellerman were announced as nominees on December 5, 2014, in the Best New Age Album category. The project, his 14th studio album, had made a debut at #1 on the US ''Billboard'' New Age Albums Chart earlier in the year in August 2014, a first for a person of Indian origin. The album also peaked at #1 on the Zone Music Reporter Top 100 Radio Airplay Chart in the month of July 2014.
Kej has previously composed the soundtrack for four feature films in the Kannada language, and is credited with over 3,000 placements for Radio and Television Jingles. He also composed the music for the 2011 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony, held at Dhakka on 17 February 2011.
== Early life & education ==
Ricky Kej was born on 5 August 1981 in North Carolina. A half Punjabi and Marwari by birth, Kej moved to Bangalore, India when he was eight years old and has lived there since.〔 He completed his schooling at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore and subsequently, his Dentistry from the Oxford Dental College in Bangalore. He did not pursue a career in the field and opted for a career in music instead.
Kej never received any formal training in music in his early years and is self-taught. In university he joined a progressive rock band which he says gave him a good foundation and exposure to music 〔 In an early interview, Kej’s mother, Pammi Kej, has opined that Kej’s artistic genes were inherited from his grandfather Janaki Das, an actor, Olympic cyclist, and freedom fighter. He does not look upon his degree in dentistry as an alternate career option, and notes that there are ups and downs in every profession and there is no real need for a backup career.〔 Kej has revealed that his decision to follow a career in music was not an easy one for his parents to accept. He is an American citizen.〔
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