Suraj Mani is an Indian rock musician, poet-philosopher, songwriter and former lead vocalist and member of the band

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. He has performed with

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, Mr. Big etc. He is the founder & frontman of Suraj Mani & The Tattva Trip (SMATTT) which is about a real-time, multi-sensory interaction between the artist, audience & a mythical traveller – The Tattva Tripper; who can move through time & space, see into the hearts & minds of most people, tell us their stories & sing us their songs. Apart from this Suraj Mani is also the founder CEO of Suraj Mani Engineers Pvt. Ltd, a premium HVAC firm, Aum I Artistes (media production and artist management) and founder trustee of Aum I Art Foundation (a not for profit music trust). He plays a key role in influencing the growth of

in India. His company Aum I Artistes is behind popular music programs, festivals, properties such as Music Mojo, Muse Room, Mojo Rising, Alt & Pepper, HOME Fest, OO Heaven, TGIIR (The Great Indian Indie Recordings) etc. He is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from

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, Kollam.

Albums and releases

* Insane Biography- Motherjane, year 2002. Produced by Aum I Artistes, this album went on to win many awards nationally. Some of the popular songs from the album – Mindstreet, Soul Corporation, Questions, Disillusioned etc. * Maktub- Motherjane, year 2008. Produced by Aum I Artistes, this album went on to win many awards nationally and internationally. Some of the popular songs from the album- Chasing the sun, Fields of sound, Broken, Maktub, Karmic Steps etc. * The Tattva Trip- Suraj Mani, year 2012. Produced by Aum I Artistes, this album was Suraj Mani's first solo work and featured award-winning art work and story line that inspired his onward journey as an artist. Some of the popular songs from the album- Tribes of Babel, Whole, The Gift, Rise Up, The Tattva Trip etc. * In April 2020, Mani released the single ''I am Fine.'' In an interview. The same month in an interview Mani said that in June he would be releasing ''Rinse and Repeat'', a four-song EP.

Awards and recognition

* 'Best Rock Vocalist in Asia' – AVIMA 2010 The World's Largest Indie Awards * 'Best Singer' – The Jack Daniels Rock Awards 08-09 * 'Best Singer/Songwriter' – The Leon Ireland Award 08-09 * 'Best Album Art (The Tattva Trip)' – The Jack Daniel Rock Awards 2014 * 'Best Rock Act in Asia' – AVIMA 2008 The World's Largest Indie Awards * 'Rock Act of The Decade' – Rock Street Journal * 'Best Rock Album (Maktub)’-

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Magazine 2008, Unwind Awards 2008 * 'Best Rock Album (Insane Biography) – Unwind Awards 2002

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mani, Suraj 1972 births Living people Indian male singer-songwriters Indian singer-songwriters