{"id":29924,"date":"2018-05-31T02:44:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T02:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/?p=29924"},"modified":"2018-05-31T02:50:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T02:50:52","slug":"this-11-year-old-ceo-heads-an-initiative-that-organises-drum-circles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/?p=29924","title":{"rendered":"This 11-year-old CEO heads an initiative that organises drum circles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With Drum Circle, the age barrier is lifted and everyone comes together to make music, says SB Sharan<\/h2>\n
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When SB Sharan hands his business card, he does it with the confidence of someone who has done it before. Still, he is not your regular CEO: firstly, he is a grade IV-level drummer at the Trinity School of Music, and secondly, he is all of 11. In January, Sharan started his company Drums Circle, an initiative to build community harmony through percussion.<\/p>\n

Sharan heads drum circles at corporate team building sessions and other events and parties; he plays \u2014 and teaches others how to play \u2014 djembes, bongos and shakers. \u201cPlaying drums in sync builds a feeling of togetherness and also helps relieve stress and anxiety,\u201d says Sharan.<\/p>\n

What does he know about stress and anxiety? \u201cNot much,\u201d he laughs but adds, \u201cPlaying drums has helped me develop better concentration and listening.\u201d Most of all, he credits drums with breaking barriers and spreading happiness. \u201cTake any gathering, you\u2019ll see that there are children, elders\u2014 all busy among themselves. But with Drum Circle, the age barrier is lifted and everyone comes together to make music.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s surprising that drums became Sharan\u2019s passion, given how scary his introduction to them was. \u201cThe memory of my first private drums class still horrifies me. I was just five. My teacher had long curly hair and I used to think he was a ghost,\u201d he sheepishly admits. He quit soon after, only to join another class when he was eight. This talent for drumming translated into a business through Kidspreneur, a school for helping children run companies. His first event was with 15-20 children his age and his first corporate event was for OptiSol Business Solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first time, I felt very shy. Nobody listened to me,\u201d reveals Sharan. \u201cThe problem was that everyone was busy playing on their own.\u201d Getting people to drum in sync is a skill that he has mastered over several events. He recalls the latest one he performed at, \u201cI was heading a drum circle in an orphanage in Kolathur. The people there told me that two of those kids would rarely laugh. But while playing the djembes, they did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharan is serious about his business: with the name of his company already printed on half his clothes. \u201cWe are in talks with drummer Sivamani to act as Sharan\u2019s mentor in Mumbai,\u201d says Mohana Lakshmi, founder of Kidspreneur. Sharan started out with buying 10 bongos via crowd-funding. Today, after seven events, his collection has increased to 70 djembes and eight shakers; costing a sum of over \u20b92 lakh. Four of those events were ticketed at \u20b9650 per head.<\/p>\n

The invisible hand behind all of this is Sharan\u2019s father, who helped him with the financial aspect when crowd-funding was not enough; Sharan promises to repay him. Sharan\u2019s father has actively gotten contacts and promoted his son on social media because of his work in the event management field. \u201cHe is with me every step of the way,\u201d says Sharan, \u201cHe\u2019s my best friend and more.\u201d<\/p>\n

For details and bookings, log on to www.drumscircle.in or call 9790701816.<\/span><\/p>\n

source: http:\/\/www.thehindu.com \/ The Hindu \/ Home> Entertainment> Music \/ by Sweta Akundi \/ May 30th, 2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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