📍Chennai, India Percussionist, performer, educator, session musician. Video game music arranger, Pokémon geek. He/him. Available for remote recording!https://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3m62zt4pnas2vI've been working on my guitar technique lately20 Nov 2025 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62zt4pnas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3m37jkdfrec2kBeen working on more intentional, offline living lately, but some updates - Sold out(!) solo show in Chennai last month, first of its kind in India - Introducing marimba/vibes to new audiences & genres of Indian music with different bands/ensembles Grateful for the opportunities15 Oct 2025 05:36 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37jkdfrec2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3m37i3juxk22kI've been gigging a lot with my vibraphone lately and a few weeks ago, something in the pickup system broke, leaving me with two buzzing keys and a non-functional volume knob until I can get replacement parts from the US 😭15 Oct 2025 05:09 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37i3juxk22khttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lynn23q4sk2oI hadn't shared this on here, so -- this weekend I'm doing a solo classical percussion show in Chennai, which will be the first of its kind in India! India's biggest classical music magazine did a feature on me too: https://serenademagazine.com/rahul-vanamali-on-pioneering-percussion-premieres-and-building-a-community-in-india/12 Sep 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynn23q4sk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lucvy7mvlc2pI plugged my vibraphone into a guitar amp for the first time in a rehearsal today, and having previously used it almost exclusively with amp sims on my laptop…wow. Someone tell me not to start looking at amps and physical pedals 🫠19 Jul 2025 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lucvy7mvlc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lpovos43dk2gNew portrait shots 🥁21 May 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpovos43dk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lot6to45d22rEmulating guitar tapping on vibraphone remains the best way to keep my chops up10 May 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lot6to45d22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lnpxol43vc27Tfw you accidentally hit Cmd+Q instead of Cmd+S 😶‍🌫️ Thankful Resolve autosaves lol26 Apr 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnpxol43vc27https://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lmrqkqwees2yWatched a touching Bluey episode today that was adapted from a Buddha story I read many times as a kid... Bluey continues to be a fantastic show14 Apr 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmrqkqwees2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3llyicb5u3k2hIt’s been a while since I’ve posted some shredding, so please enjoy me playing along to some Indian prog ⚡️04 Apr 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3llyicb5u3k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lltl34fjhs2xNew Mario Kart and enhanced BotW/TotK/Pokemon ZA, I’m sold and content 😌02 Apr 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lltl34fjhs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3ll4zgrtvj22xI recently found this folder containing all the music my dad downloaded for me to listen to on my first iPod ages ago 😶‍🌫️ The lack of DS games is a bit misleading timeline-wise lol but this was probably around 2009-2010. I spent sooo many hours listening to these soundtracks24 Mar 2025 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4zgrtvj22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lknz5gr7d22sI missed this when it came out, but gave the full album a listen today and can't recommend it enough. Fabulous arrangements from @ericltrombone.com , killer playing all round, and banging mixes from @andy-ru.bsky.social. Check them out!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknz5gr7d22shttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lknpq53ryc2oIt’s not in a place that catches my eye frequently, so every so often when I’m putting my vibes back together after a gig, I see the spot where @drumultima.bsky.social signed my instrument and remember the fun trip I had when I first picked it up 🥹18 Mar 2025 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknpq53ryc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lkj4wjf6fk2eI played for a singer-songwriter friend tonight at a venue that couldn’t accommodate a bass drum, so I ended up having a really interesting and inspiring time with this minimal setup of snare, floor tom (pseudo-kick) and ride cymbal16 Mar 2025 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkj4wjf6fk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3ljyjgynpns23The Daylight Savings change is messing with me despite living in a country that doesn’t observe it because I have to mentally replan any calls or scheduled events with anyone in NA haha10 Mar 2025 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljyjgynpns23https://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lj63jqokgk2qZA battles look SO interesting, I like that they switched it up from PLA27 Feb 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj63jqokgk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lj635xgoms2qOh my god is this an official Pokémon Showdown??27 Feb 2025 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj635xgoms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lj62ltrmcs2yHappy Pokémon Day 😄27 Feb 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj62ltrmcs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lizbju6r5k2u@viopatti.bsky.social is a lighting wizard 🪄 Follow her new channel and you too, can learn to look as cool as I feel 🐉 https://youtube.com/@pattirudisillstudio?si=jMZq1Fv3sgWUMw_r25 Feb 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizbju6r5k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3liwwkads6c2qLots been happening offline so I've been away from social media for a while; turned 25 today and counting my blessings 🙏🏽24 Feb 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwwkads6c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rahulvanamali.com/post/3lhgu24g3wk2514 🤓 I did start gaming a few years before that though, when my cousin gave me his GameBoy Colour and Pokémon Red/Silver…and the rest is history lol [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2025 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:zig7vgnbsnadq36plcasuwvy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgu24g3wk25