S Navaneeth Krishna

S Navaneeth Krishna is an Indian music producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer, mixing engineer, mastering engineer, composer, lyricist, music critic and curator among other roles. He is considered the first Asia-based artist to popularize the Toronto sound in the region, based on documented uploads, releases, and records. He is the founder of Asia Toronto Vinyl Records, a record label operating in India.

Stance on Gender Roles

With music and his record label, he supports independent women and non-provider masculine men. His single Ride or Die expresses these.

Amid the moral policing faced by Daya Sujith, he supported her via Instagram.

• Public Comment: He initially posted on one of her posts: "You are a gem, Daya. As someone who stands for female empowerment myself, I see you as a role model because you are unapologetically yourself. I support you 100% — them haters can never be you.".
• Story Sharing: He then shared the response to his Instagram Story with the caption "I support you, Daya".
• Profile Highlight: He later saved it into a dedicated Story Highlight on his Instagram profile.

He also stood in solidarity with actress and influencer Aiswaria Chandran against the moral policing regarding her dress.

• Public Comment: He commented directly on her post to defend her autonomy: "Aiswaria, you a main character fr. I respect you for being yourself 🏆. It is your decision to choose what you wear. No one other than you yourself has the authority to decide what you should be doing. Ignore the haters and keep shining.".
• Story Sharing: He then shared a screenshot of it to his story with the caption "Support to you, Aiswaria".
• Profile Highlight: He saved the story into a dedicated Story Highlight on his Instagram profile to ensure ongoing visible support to her.

Mainstream Kerala Media Recognition and other Performances

He has received recognition from major media outlets in Kerala, including:

• A guitar performance at one of the Manorama Sports Star Awards where VIPs like Sri Lankan Cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya and Indian Footballer I. M. Vijayan attended.
• Sarva Matha Sammelanam's 100th Anniversary: He did an electric guitar performance at the event (This anniversary event was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan.).
• A guitar performance on Flowers TV
• A feature and an interview in Manorama News (both television and newspaper)
• An interview on 24 News
• A feature in Mathrubhumi Newspaper
• An interview on Club FM
• Features/interviews in Kerala Kaumudi (both television and newspaper)
• 100th Anniversary of UC College: He did an electric guitar performance at the college's 100th anniversary (he has never been a student of this college)

He is also known for his behindhead and blindfolded guitar playing

Support from other artists

Navaneeth's electric guitar cover of Manike Mage Hithe, was shared by the lyricist and rapper of the Sri Lankan song Dulan ARX and his electric guitar cover of Keranirakalaadum was shared by Alphons Joseph, one of the artists behind that malayalam song.

Musical Genre, Style, and Career

He is a multi-instrumentalist proficient in instruments like guitar and keytar. He began producing Dark R&B in the musical style of Toronto sound from a young age, he is considered an expert at turning Asian melodies into Toronto sound tracks, based on recorded information. He also makes music in genres like EDM, Rock, City pop, Country, etc. His professional credits include roles as a composer, lyricist, and mixing and mastering engineer.

Language Skills and Contributions

He has studied six languages and they are Korean, German, French, English, Hindi, and Malayalam. He has also taught Korean for free to many in India and outside India.

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