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Jakes Bejoy
Indian music composer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jakes Bejoy is an Indian film score composer, music producer, and playback singer, known for his work in Malayalam cinema, along with contributions to Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut as a film composer with the Malayalam thriller Angels (2014). Jakes is noted for blending classical Indian music with contemporary electronic and cinematic sounds, and has since established himself as a prominent music director in South Indian cinema.
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Education
Jakes Bejoy is trained in Carnatic music. Born in Kerala, India, he attained a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology in Kochi, India.[1] Bejoy earned his master's degree in Music Science and Technology from Stanford University, USA.[2]
Career
Following Bejoy's graduate studies at Stanford, he became an intern at Activision Blizzard working on the Guitar Hero series. He also worked with the audio team at The Walt Disney Company on video games including Cars, Brave, and Toy Story 3.[3]
In 2013, Bejoy moved back to India to pursue more film composing work and received an offer to work on the Malayalam film Angels. He has since worked as Music Director and written music for successful Tamil and Malayalam films such as Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru, Ranam, Queen, Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil and Monsoon Mangoes.[3][4] Taxiwala (2018), starring Vijay Devarakonda, was his debut in Telugu. In 2021, Bejoy won "Best Music Director - Malayalam" at the South Indian International Movie Awards for his score for Ayyappanum Koshiyum, one of the highest-grossing films of 2020.
Bejoy is a member of the executive committee of FEFKA (Film Employees Federation of Kerala)’s Music Directors’ Union (FEMU).[5]
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