Aggi Agnelo Fernandes

Started learning the violin under his dad Balthazar Fernandes at an early age. Later on started learning the trumpet under Chiyokozu Ohtsuka & played trumpet with the Bombay Chamber Orchestra (BCO). Shifted to learning the French horn under the tutelage of Alan Jones & Elizabeth Randall & played the French horn for the BCO. Got inspired to play the piano by his brother in law Ben Fernandez a jazz pianist. Started playing keyboards with various pop acts in Mumbai. Got attracted towards the electronics of music (programming/synthesis). Started out freelancing for Raju Singh, Mehnaz, Shiamak Davar, Aadesh Srivastav, Terence Lewis, Leslie Lewis, Pritam ,Salim-Suleiman to name a few. Got back to live playing but this time around backing up artist like Rabbi Shergill, Shibani Kashyap, Niladri Kumar, Bombay Vikings (Neeraj Sridhar) , Salim-Suleiman etc Also produced/programmed & arranged songs for Rabbi Shergill, Shibani Kashyap, Niladri Kumar etc