Brandon McIntosh has been studying with Seattle-based Dhrupad musician Jeff Lewis since 1998. From 2001 to 2003, after completing a degree in Music from Central Washington University, he moved to Kolkata, India, to begin studies with sarod maestro Buddhadev Dasgupta of the Senia-Shahajahanpur gharana. In 2005 he completed a Masters degree in music composition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Brandon has been recognized with numerous awards and fellowships for his work in music, and has performed and collaborated extensively with organizations in Kolkata. He regularly travels to Kolkata to study under Buddhadev Dasgupta and recently has been accepted as a student at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, India. He has performed with such noteworthy artists as: Kathak dancer Sujata Banerjee, Dhrupad singer Arijit Mahalanabis, and tabla player Yogesh Samsi. website: www.kaliproductions.org