overwhelmed with joy with a sounding rhythm coursing through their veins - a performance to set the mood of the event.
Bio - Greg Ellis
Hollywood Percussionist, Composer, Producer
Greg Ellis is recognized as one of the most innovative & versatile drummers in the world. He has performed around the world and recorded with musical artists from over 30 countries including Mickey Hart (USA), Zakir Hussain (India), KODO (Japan), Bickram Ghosh (India), Mahsa Vahdat (Iran), Tord Gustavsen (Norway), Yungchen Lhamo (Tibet), Chiwoniso Mairaire (Zimbabwe), Juno Reactor (England), Billy Idol (USA) & many more. He has released many critically acclaimed albums with his groups Vas & Biomusique, as well as his solo album Kala Rupa. His drumming can be heard on more than 150 film, television & video game scores, including 300, Argo, The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions, Iron Man, Body of Lies, Transformers: Age of Extinction and many more. He has also composed full scores for numerous international film and television projects. Being a self-taught drummer & percussionist, his performances are completely improvised allowing him to not rely on what he’s learned but on what he feels.

Bio - Nitin Satav
Nitin Satav is a percussionist based out of Pune, Maharashtra. He is a disciple of Ustad Taufiq Qureshi. He runs a music academy Trk DHOOM (त्रक धूम) which currently has more than 100 students.
Nitin learnt Tabla from Shri. Sanjay Karandikar and Pt. Ramdas Palsule for several years. Since the year 2000, he has taught Tabla and other Percussion instruments in various schools across Pune and has also conducted personal Tabla classes.
Nitin is taking djembe percussion lessons from Ustad Taufiq Qureshi, the djembe Maestro. Taking inspiration from his guru, Nitin started teaching Djembe in Pune in 2010. He is a passionate teacher and is the sole Indian classical rhythms (taalas) teacher in Pune who teaches djembe.
Nitin excels equally in the western rhythms. He has a fine command on the hand played standing Drum kit and mixes djembe playing with drums and other percussion instruments to give an unique experience to his audiences.
Nitin has started his own percussion band called Djembers . He is associated with three other bands- Trio Craft, LumiNation and Mukti band.
He has showcased his talent in many rhythm festivals like the Damru Festival and Abhisheki festival. He has performed with many fusion bands in India. He also conducts workshops and drum circles and has accompanied a variety of artists in various genres like Kathak, Bharatnatyam and world of rhythm. Greg Ellis is recognized as one of the most innovative & versatile drummers in the world. He has performed around the world and recorded with musical artists from over 30 countries including Mickey Hart (USA), Zakir Hussain (India), KODO (Japan), Bickram Ghosh (India), Mahsa Vahdat (Iran), Tord Gustavsen (Norway), Yungchen Lhamo (Tibet), Chiwoniso Mairaire (Zimbabwe), Juno Reactor (England), Billy Idol (USA) & many more. He has released many critically acclaimed albums with his groups Vas & Biomusique, as well as his solo album Kala Rupa. His drumming can be heard on more than 150 film, television & video game scores, including 300, Argo, The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions, Iron Man, Body of Lies, Transformers: Age of Extinction and many more. He has also composed full scores for numerous international film and television projects. Being a self-taught drummer & percussionist, his performances are completely improvised allowing him to not rely on what he’s learned but on what he feels. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx