Teachers

Divya Nandyala

Educated in Hindustani Classical Music from the masters of the art, Divya has a Masters degree in Hindustani Classical Vocal from Akhil Bhartiya Gandharv Sangeet Mahavidyala, Bombay.

A disciple of Smt. Vijaya Ramachandran and Smt. Veena Shukla(disciples of Shri. Kashinath Bodus of Kanpur), she has performed in India and US on radio and television. A Zee TV professional singing winner in 1999, she worked with DCTV, Dallas to promote Indian Classical Music. She has taught students all over US for fifteen years.

She is currently exploring Dhruvpad style of singing with "Padmashri" Gundecha Brothers of Bhopal.

With her distinctive style of teaching and advanced techniques, she has inspired many to start the quest to learn classical music.

Currently in New Jersey, she coaches adults and children in Hindustani Classical Music.

In her spare time, she is an avid runner, a triathlete and a half marathoner. She loves reading, cooking and DIY projects.

Easha Nandyala

A singer/songwriter far beyond her years, Easha Nandyala is a Princeton based artist. An undeniable talent, she has been vocally trained in Indian Classical Music for 12 years, and is pursuing her Master’s degree with ABGMVM. She is proficient in Violin, Harmonium and enjoys playing guitar, piano and creating music using Logic Pro X.

Using these diverse influences, she has composed multiple songs with a unique style that is insanely catchy, yet seamlessly profound, grabbing the attention of audiences and media likewise. Alone with a camera, she wrote and made a debut video in one hour of an original song about the viral Comcast Customer Service Call. Amazingly, it stacked 23,000+ views in 146 countries worldwide in less than one month. The video was featured on Yahoo Technology page and written about in the Atlantic Journal.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/this-girl-just-turned-the-comcast-call-from-hell-into-an-emo-ballad/374568.

The acclaimed journalist Megan Garber gave her praise to the satire wrapped in a soulful love song, and comments flooded in of Easha's impressive creativity and voice:

“Love it!”

“[She’s] amazing! Can’t believe how [she] transformed a horrible customer service example into something so, so beautiful ”

“Awesome! [She’s] got a bright future in show business:-)”

“[Her] voice is fantastic” etc.

Easha has received a multitude of awards including the “La La Land National Cover Contest Winner” recently in April 2017, and hopes to release an album soon, enabling her to share her voice with the world. She has been compared to some of the greatest: Adele, Lorde, Norah Jones, Ingrid Michaelson etc. Her storytelling tone has been paralleled to country songs. She’s a regular performer on YouTube and in the local Princeton area. She offers voice lessons in the Princeton area from kids to adults.

Outside of music, she likes to cook, participate in sports, and has a passion for fashion. She is extraordinarily determined, completing 4 triathlons, 3 half marathons, getting a black belt at the age of 9 and is an avid rower and runner.