Shankar Tucker

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shankar Tucker
Occupation	YouTube Star
Date Of Birth	Jul 31, 1987(1987-07-31)
Age	37
Birthplace	Massachusetts
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Leo

Shankar Tucker Biography

Shankar Tucker is one of the most popular and richest YouTube Star who was born on July 31, 1987 in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Clarinetist and musical composer who is widely known for his The ShrutiBox YouTube channel. He has gained more than 34 million views there for his original song compositions.

He has performed live with drummer Zakir Hussain.

He earned a scholarship to the New England Conservatory of Music in 2006 from an appearance on From the Top, the nationally syndicated youth radio show. He became deeply interested in improvisation, both in jazz and classical Indian music, while he continued to study and perform Western classical music at such venues as Symphony Hall, Boston and Jordan Hall. At the Conservatory he studied with Tom Martin of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, while the sitar player Peter Row taught him the fundamentals of Indian classical performance. On graduating from the Conservatory in 2010 as a Bachelor of Clarinet Classical Performance, Classical Music, he was awarded a grant by the Frank Huntingdon Beebe Fund to pursue his ambition to adapt the clarinet to Indian classical performance. He was accepted as a student by the world-famous Hindustani flute player Hariprasad Chaurasia at his Vrindaban Gurukul in Mumbai in the summer of 2010.

Shankar has toured with the controversial figure Mata Amritanandamayi, performing with her bhajan ensemble in 12 major cities across the US, including Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Boston, Toronto, and New York City. While on tour with Amma, he had the opportunity to perform with David Balakrishnan of the Turtle Island String Quartet and study with saxophonist George Brooks. Shankar recorded an album of his fusion compositions entitled Uplift, which was premiered on Amma’s 2009 US tour. Through benefit concerts and sales of the CD, he raised several thousand dollars, which was put towards a charity helping farmers in Southern India.

His parents are William and Pamela Tucker. He has one younger sister named Akshaya.

Shankar Tucker Net Worth

Shankar Tucker is one of the richest YouTube Star from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shankar Tucker 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music with a degree in clarinet classical performance in 2010.

His debut album Filament was released in July 2015 to favorable critical reviews. He performed at the White House Diwali celebration in 2012.

He was born as Ambrose Tucker to sculptor William G. Tucker, and his artist wife, Pamela “Kamini” Avril. He grew up in Ashfield, Massachusetts. He has a younger sister, Akshaya Avril Tucker (born 1992), a cellist and a trained Indian Classical dancer, who has collaborated with him on his compositions. Shankar was the name given to him as a young child by “Amma” – the spiritual leader and renowned humanitarian Mata Amritanandamayi (his family are devotees) on her US tour, and he has gone by it ever since.

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Who is Shankar Tucker Dating?

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He debut album Filament was released on July 28, 2015.

Facts & Trivia

Shankar Ranked on the list of most popular YouTube Star. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Shankar Tucker celebrates birthday on July 31 of every year.

Top Facts about Shankar Tucker

1. Facts:
2. Shankar Tucker rose to fame through his YouTube music channel, The ShrutiBox.
3. He was born as Ambrose Tucker in Ashfield, Massachusetts.
4. He was given the name Shankar by spiritual leader and humanitarian Mata Amritanandamayi.
5. Tucker studied classical clarinet at 10 and discovered his fascination for Indian classical music at 15.
6. Tucker attended New England Conservatory of Music on a scholarship.
7. He became deeply interested in improvisation, both in jazz and Indian classical music.
8. Tucker’s original music blends Indian Classical music, jazz and popular music.
9. He toured with Mata Amritanandamayi and recorded an album titled Uplift.
10. He performed at the White House Diwali function of 2012 and the first Indo American Inaugural Ball hosted by the Indian Americans.
11. Tucker was featured in various articles in The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, and The Hindu.
12. He released his debut album, Filament on July 28, 2015.
13. The ShrutiBox Videos have created great success, garnering over 30 million views.
14. Tucker himself plays a wide range of instruments in his recordings.
15. He and Vidya Iyer co-founded the ShrutiBox Music, Inc.
16. He was an invited speaker at TEDxGateway conference in Mumbai and TEDxCEG in Chennai.
17. Tucker launched a Kickstarter project in 2013 which raised $34,055 in 6 days.

Where is Shankar Tucker now?

Shankar Tucker is a music producer and songwriter living in Los Angeles CA.

Is Shankar Tucker Indian?

Shankar Tucker
Born| July 31, 1987 Massachusetts
Origin| Boston, Massachusetts
Genres| Hindustani Classical, Indian Fusion, Alternative, Jazz, World

Is Shankar Tucker and vidya vox?

In 2011, Vidya Vox along with her sister Vandana Iyer collaborated with her college boyfriend Shankar Tucker (Music Composer) and launched a track Nee Nenaindal on YouTube.

Which Indian YouTube star credits her fame to a meeting with clarinetist

and composer Shankar Tucker?

A psychology graduate, Vidya didn’t tell anyone about her super singing skills when she was in school. “I loved science. I still love it; I’m a nerd in that sense,” she says. “I grew up singing as well, but it wasn’t until college when I met clarinettist and composer Shankar Tucker that I realised the power of YouTube.

Is Vandana Iyer sister of Vidya Vox?

She moved to India for two years to learn music. She with her sister Vandana Iyer and her boyfriend Shankar Tucker whom she met in college collaborated for creating music.