Faculty
Gaurav Dayal (Los Angeles)
Founder & CEO of Beatfactory Academy, BollywoodSounds and Beatskillz Software.
Gaurav is a known international music producer, and entrepreneur. His music has appeared in songs of American artists such as Skrillex, Selena Gomez, Kashmr and others. Gaurav's songs have appreared in many Hollywood Blockbusters such as Gravity (2013), Cinderella Story and also composed music for some of the biggest pop stars of India like Mika, Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Jassi, Aditi Singh Sharma and others. Gaurav is also a developer of audio plugins and virtual instruments via his brand "Beatskillz". Gaurav has a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering from M.I.T. - Pune, INDIA
Key Genres: 80s, Retro, NuDisco, Funk, Nuwave , Bollywood, Bhangra, Orchestral.
Avid Certified Pro Tools instructor . Logic Pro Advanced . Ableton Live Master Instructor
Saibal Basu (New Delhi)
Co-Founder of Beatfactory Academy, and Head Faculty at Beatfactory Delhi
Saibal is known as one of the best guitar players in South Asia. Also known for creating some of the major jingles and music for ad-campaigns that you have probably heard, Saibal has also scored, composed and produced music for bollywood films, and also major artists such as Shubha Mudgal, Shantanu Moitra, Ranjit Barot, Shibani Kashyap, Mika and other known names. A master of Guitar Production, Saibal owns some of the most premium guitar amps, pedals, cabinets and guitar production gear in India. He is a sought after session player for known composers in Bollywood as well.
Key Genres: 80s, Funk, Jazz , Rock, Pop, World.
ProTools Expert . Logic Pro Advanced User . Advanced Music Production Instructor
Management
Mahaveer Bhandari ( New Delhi )
Delhi - THE Most Important Person VVIP! Student Council and Accounts/ Operations
Mahaveer Ji has been with Beatfactory since even before its inception. When the now Delhi Academy was called "Sonic Trance Studio". This was the production and recording haven of Gaurav Dayal. Mahabeer ji has been at the helm of management of this facility since 1998!
His work includes admissions at Delhi and Mumbai, making sure we have all supplies, and that all the equipment functions on a daily basis. Without him it is impossible to run our daily operations.
Everthing depends on this man showing up, period!
Bharat Singh ( New Delhi )
Artists Relations and Product Management - Beatskillz and Tone Empire
Marketing Head - Beatfactory Academy
Hand-picked by Gaurav himself, Bharat was chosen to lead the management team first at the Beatskillz Software development company. Bharat has soon grown his marketing and management skills to now handle all activities at Beatfactory as well.
Having a good ear for music and learning quickly about gear and the latest trends,
Bharat quickly excels at any challenge presented to him. He is also the internal manager of products and promotions and has worked with many international audio company executives.