Rupam Sarmah


Rupam Sarmah is a musician, filmmaker, entrepreneur, author, sound engineer, and computer scientist. Rupam is a Guinness World Records holder and had a #1 release on the Billboard World Music chart. He won Gold Telly Awards. As a filmmaker, Sarmah has directed documentaries, short films, and feature films. Sarmah directed the English-language feature film One Little Finger with a theme of Ability in Disability.

Work

Sarmah has worked with some of the award-winning artists and actors -- Siedah Garrett, Dan Aykroyd, Moloya Goswami, Tamela D'Amico, Abhinaya, Jaya Seal, Kushol Chakravarty, Asim Bose, Pabitra Rabha, Rituparna Sengupta, Debashree Roy, Paoli Dam, and others.
Rupam has produced, engineered, recorded songs and music with award-winning artists such as Quincy Jones, Siedah Garrett, Kathy Sledge, Julian Lennon, Janis Ian, Kechi Okwuchi, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Laura Sullivan, George Kahumoku, Jr., Cindy Paulos, Wouter Kellerman, Brian Vibberts, Ricky Kej, Sumitra Guha, Kevin Mackie, Sophia Agranovich, Alan Roy Scott, Udit Narayan, Babul Supriyo, Sadhna Sargam, Kumar Sanu, Rupankar, Subhamita, Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta, Usha Uthup, Anweshaa, Iman Chakraborty, and many others.
Sarmah and Sumitra Guha have represented India for Festival of India concerts in France organized by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, and the Embassy of India in Paris on the occasion of India's 70th Independence. The theme of the project was A Musical Journey towards Rising India.
As a Computer Engineer, Executive, and media professional, Rupam has worked for technology startups and other companies such as Apple. Rupam is a Voting member of Grammy® as a Musician, Producer, and Engineer since 2005.
Sarmah has been involved with AI, Autism, and Music research and started a research center for ongoing research.

Activism

Sarmah founded the One Little Finger Global Foundation to support underprivileged children and persons with disabilities, media production house RJ Productions International for collaborative content creation. He has worked on a number of projects with organizations, including UNESCO Center for Peace, PRERONA, Manovikas - Welfare and Rehabilitation Center for the Children with Special Needs, Bhupen Hazarika Foundation.

Awards

Sarmah made a Guinness World Record on 24 February 2013 for his project 'A Musical Journey for World Peace', which united more than 500 participants from across the globe playing 315 kinds of musical instruments for world peace.
Sarmah has received a number of awards and recognitions for his music and film. One Little Finger, written and directed by Sarmah, received several awards. His research-based world music project, OMKARA - The Sound of Divine Love and Gospel with Borgeet,Talk to God, received nominations in the Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2014.

Chart performance

The album A Musical Journey: Together in Peace made the top 10 on the Billboard World Albums chart. Sarmah created history by becoming the first Assamese and also probably the first artist of Northeast origin to get a #1 album on the Billboard World Albums chart.
OMKARA was listed in the top 10 Radio Airplay chart.
Action Moves People United, co-produced and engineered by Sarmah, made the top 10 on the US Billboard Compilation Album chart.

Life

Sarmah was born in Jorhat, Assam. He learned Indian instruments and classical vocals during his time at Golaghat and Jorhat. He also continued to explore other fields, such as film, sound engineering, and music. Sarmah migrated to the United States after completing his BS in Engineering in India. He then earned his doctorate from George Washington University's School of Engineering and Applied Science with a dissertation in Artificial Intelligence. Rupam completed his Master's in Management, Master's in Computer Science, and Doctorate from US universities. In the US, he took lessons from Ali Akbar Khan, Hindustani classical maestro''.''

Filmography

  1. Old Man River - Bistirno Parore - Video Produced and Directed by Rupam Sarmah
  2. ARISE TOGETHER- Video - I Am Brave by Dana | Gandhi's Grandson Speech
  3. AUM - Blessings to Humanity - Music Video
  4. Enlighten Your Soul | Tribute to Gandhi, Mandela, MLK Jr. - Music Video - Feature Film - Story, Screenplay and Direction by Sarmah
  5. Gumsum Gumsum - Music Video
  6. O Mor Axomi Aai - Music Video
  7. O Maa Desh Amar
  8. Gulsher Music Video
  9. Together in Peace - Mandela Meets Gandhi
  10. We Are Love - Music Video: Participated in Grammy® winning composer Laura Sullivan’s project
  11. In Search of God - Film Director
  12. Sagar Kinare - Music Director
  13. Alor Thikana - Music Director
  14. A Musical Journey for World Peace - A Musical Concert Film, Directed by Rupam
  15. Majestic Assam - Music Video
  16. Story of Gulsher - Music Video
  17. Art of Healing - Documentary, produced by Rupam

Discography

  1. Arise Together - Songs to - Co-Produced and Engineered by Rupam Sarmah
  2. Old Man River - Bistirno Parore - Produced and Performed by Rupam Sarmah
  3. Arise Together - Children of the World - Co-Produced and Engineered by Rupam Sarmah
  4. Love Serenade - Rupam Sarmah, Sophia Agranovich
  5. ARISE TOGETHER - Co-Produced and Engineered by Rupam Sarmah
  6. Peace and Joy - Rupam Sarmah and Sophia Agranovich
  7. AUM - The Divine Sound - Composed and Directed by Rupam Sarmah
  8. AUM - ALOHA Blessings - Composed and Directed by Rupam Sarmah, feat. George Kahumoku, Jr., Cindy Paulos
  9. One Little Finger - Rupam Sarmah featuring Quincy Jones, Siedah Garrett, Julian Lennon, Kechi Okwuchi, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
  10. A Musical Journey towards Rising India - Produced by Padmashri Sumitra Guha and Rupam Sarmah; Music Direction by Rupam Sarmah
  11. A Musical Journey: Together in Peace - album composed, directed, produced by Sarmah
  12. The Song Unsung - vocals by Janis Ian and Sarmah
  13. Story of Gulsher - a collaboration between India and Pakistan produced and composed by Sarmah
  14. Mandela Meets Gandhi - a collaboration with Sharon Katz and The Peace Train
  15. Action Moves People United - album with Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Sledge, Julian Lennon, Alan White, Annie Haslam, Lillias White, and others
  16. #includes "Enlighten Your Soul" - with Dan Aykroyd, Alan White and others
  17. Arise Above Abuse
  18. Sounds from the Circle - New Age Album - compilation
  19. OMKARA – The Sound of Divine Love – Directed and Produced by Rupam
  20. Talk to God, Rupam Sarmah and Nona Brown, Singer and Composer
  21. Angel Blessings : Take in a Deep Breath of Heaven
  22. In Search of God - Singer, Direction and Score
  23. Sagar Kinare - Singer and Music Director
  24. Hits of Rupam - Singer and composer
  25. Priyam - Singer and composer
  26. Gems of Bishnu Rabha, vol 1, 2, 3 - Sound Design
  27. Geetali - Singer and composer
  28. Piya Re - Singer and composer
  29. Praner Gaan - Singer and Composer
  30. Sylvan Rhapsody of Assam - Sound Design
  31. Sangeetpremee - Singer and composer
  32. My Love Is You - Singer and composer
  33. Music Film – A Musical Journey for World Peace by Rupam and his team
  34. Bengali Album
  35. Bishnuprasadar Prosad
  36. Bhupen Hazarikar Geet aru Jeevan Roth –, published 2014