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Vivek Shraya (born in 1981 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian singer songwriter and short story writer. He currently lives in Toronto.〔("8½ things to do this week" ). ''Edmonton Journal'', October 18, 2007.〕 Shraya began writing songs at the age of 13, went on to perform and have success at various talent competitions (including winning the 2001 Futuresfest competition and finalist at 2002 Northern Alberta Singer/Songwriter Competition)〔(Vivek Shraya presskit )〕 until recording his debut alternative pop rock record ''THROAT'' in 2002 featuring instrumentation by Jann Arden’s chief collaborator, Russell Broom. Three songs from ''THROAT'' were remixed by John Wozniak from Marcy Playground and were included〔(Vivek Shraya discography )〕 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 including Canadian Music Week and NXNE 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'',〔("A Reflection on Christmas, Music, and the Art of Thinking for Yourself" ). ''Soul Shine'', December 22, 2005.〕 and its single, ''Logic Vs.'', was the winner of We Are Listening's 2005 International Singer/Songwriter Awards.〔(We Are Listening )〕 In 2007, Shraya changed direction entirely, releasing an electropop record titled ''If We’re Not Talking'', featuring Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara and produced by Meghan Toohey, which was reviewed and showcased positively on numerous music blogs with comparisons to Prince,〔("On Store Shelves: If We're Not Talking by Vivek Shraya" ). ''Torontoist'', May 15, 2007.〕 Of Montreal〔(Now Magazine )〕 and Justin Timberlake.〔("Vivek Forever" ). ''i (heart) music'', May 18, 2007.〕 This was shortly followed by the release of an electro dance cover of The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" as a free download〔(Arjan Writes )〕 on MySpace and Shraya's website. Shraya has toured across North America, sharing the stage with Tegan and Sara,〔("Vive Le Shraya" ). ''SEE Magazine'', August 24, 2006.〕 Dragonette, Melanie C, Team Dresch, Melissa Ferrick, Brian Byrne and Greg MacPherson. He released his follow up to ''If We're Not Talking'' in the fall of 2009, titled ''Keys & Machines''. In 2010, Shraya released the short story collection ''God Loves Hair''.〔("Vivek Shraya launches his first collection of short stories" ). ''Xtra!'', May 5, 2010.〕 He identifies as queer,〔 and the collection explores gender politics, queer theory, religion and regionalism. The book was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in the Children's/Young Adult category at the 2011 Lambda Literary Awards. In 2013 he served alongside Amber Dawn and Anne Fleming on the jury of the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, a literary award for LGBT writers in Canada, selecting C. E. Gatchalian as that year's winner.〔("C. E. Gatchalian wins Dayne Ogilvie Prize" ). ''National Post'', June 27, 2013.〕 He was subsequently awarded an Honour of Distinction at the 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize.〔("Alex Leslie wins 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Emerging Writers" ). ''Quill & Quire'', June 8, 2015.〕 His 2014 novel ''She of the Mountains'' was launched on a joint book tour with Raziel Reid, whose debut novel ''When Everything Feels Like the Movies'' was published around the same time.〔("Raziel Reid & Vivek Shraya -- Dual Book Launch" ). McNally Robinson, October 1, 2014.〕 ==Discography== *''Samsara: The Sketches'' (2002) *''THROAT EP'' (2003) *''A Composite of Straight Lines'' (2005) *''If We're Not Talking'' (2007) *''If We're Not Talking'' Single (2008) *''Keys & Machines'' (2009) 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「Vivek Shraya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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