Aakash Ghoshal
Biography
Aakash Ghoshal is an Indian Film Score Composer and Sound Designer, based out of Calcutta, India. His eclectic musical upbringing as a child led him to studying the piano and music theory. He obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering along with studying orchestration and jazz music from Berklee Online. As a Composer, Aakash's career began on a featurette film - A Gift, and later followed by many other short films with other directors. His passion for music technology and sound design then led him to work as sound designer in several award winning short films, working with many independent film directors. Aakash's musical foundations are rooted in world music, which informs his experimental, multi-instrumental and creatively diverse approach. This, coupled with experience in sound design and technical innovation, informs Aakash's powerful and immersive musicals and soundscapes. His innovative procedure includes integrating sound designs with traditional scores and profoundly investigated coordinated efforts to discover those voices that are not typically heard, and sounds that are genuinely one of a kind. He received Best Sound Design Award for MEAL, at Filmingo International Short Film Festival, Mumbai & received Best Sound Design Award for Midnight Mirror, at Ritu Rangam Film Festival, Kolkata & Clubby Mini Movie Festival, Bengaluru.
