Adi Akkapeddi

• Won Best Performance of the Years 2004 and 2005 from Thompson Middle-school local talent shows.
• 2nd place on ‘Desi Junction’, an Indian American radio show competition.
• Selected for BASS 1 in the All State Illinois Honors Chorus Group in 2007 and 2008. ​

Adi Akkapeddi is a Classical Crossover Vocalist whose experience spans a variety of musical styles including Opera, Contemporary, & Musical theater. A remarkable achievement in his Musical Journey was his being selected for BASS 1 in the All-State IMEA Illinois Honors Chorus Group in 2007 and 2008. His keen ear and talent showed through attained him 1st place in a music competition for a radio show called Desi Junction from Chicago.

Adi also has a rare ability called perfect pitch, in which he can identify musical notes. He is even knowledgeable in Music theory & Sight reading.

He holds a master’s degree in Music Composition for Film & TV from Kingston University, UK. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Vocal Performance from Middlesex University, UK, which is affiliated with KM Music Conservatory in Chennai, India, founded and owned by Oscar/Academy Award-winning Indian Music Composer AR Rahman. He also participated in classic incantations in January 2012, a concert in the celebration of 50 years of friendship between India and Germany. They performed in Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Bangalore, and Berlin, Germany. Aditya has also participated in a British Consulate banquet dinner in the honor of launching new scholarships for various Universities in the UK, where he performed a medley of Musical theatre pieces from Bombay dreams, Miss Saigon, and Phantom of the Opera. For more information about Adi, visit www.adiakkapeddi.com.