Jakes Bejoy
Jakes Bejoy is an Indian film score composer, music producer, and singer. He has worked for films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages.
Jakes Bejoy | |
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| Origin | [Pala[Erattupetta]], Kerala, India |
| Genres | Film score, Sound Track, Synthpop, World Music, Game audio |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, music producer, programmer |
| Instruments | Keyboard, synthesizer, vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Associated acts | Team Malayalee, Stanford Raagapella |
| Website | www |
Early life
Jakes Bejoy has trained in Carnatic music for over 7 years and was later introduced to gospel and western music during his time at Montfort School, Yercaud. Jakes has a master's degree in Music Science and Technology from Stanford University, USA. After graduating in 2010 he was a music intern at Activision Blizzard and Namco Bandai working on some of their best titles such as the popular Guitar Hero series, Splatterhouse and Pacman. He later went on to work with the audio team at The Walt Disney Company for over 2 years collaborating on some of their best selling games such as Cars2, Brave, Tap Tap Revenge series, Tiny Death Star, Muppets to name a few.[1]
Career
Jakes started his career with the best selling independent music album in Kerala called Malayalee. In 2007, subsequently he started composing for over 100 short films and advertisement jingles for both International and Indian clients, before scoring for popular films like Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru, Ranam, Queen, Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil and Monsoon Mangoes to name a few.[1][2] Taxiwala starring Vijay Devarakonda was his debut in Telugu.
Discography
| Year | Film | Language | Songs | Background
Score |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Angels | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Malayalam Debut |
| 2015 | Thakka Thakka | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Tamil Debut |
| 2016 | Monsoon Mangoes[3] | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |
| Kavi Uddheshichathu..?[4] | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru | Tamil | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2017 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal 2 | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |
| 2018 | Queen | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |
| Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil | Malayalam | Yes | No | ||
| Ranam | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| Taxiwala[5] | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Telugu debut | |
| 2019 | Suttu Pidikka Utharavu | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |
| Mera Naam Shaji | Malayalam | No | Yes | ||
| Ishq | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| Kakshi: Amminippilla | Malayalam | No | Yes | ||
| Kalki | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| Porinju Mariam Jose | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2020 | Anveshanam | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |
| Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| Mafia: Chapter 1 | Tamil | Yes | Yes | ||
| Forensic | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2 States | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| Adho Andha Paravai Pola | Tamil | Yes | Yes | ||
| Operation Java | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| Jack and Jill | Malayalam | No | Yes | ||
| Mamakiki | Tamil | Yes | Yes | ||
| Untitled Dreamwarriors Project | Telugu/ Tamil | Yes | Yes | ||
| Durgavati | Hindi | No | Yes | Direct OTT release on Amazon Prime | |
| Ajagajantharam | Malayalam | Yes | No | ||
| 2021 | Chaavu Kaburu Challaga | Telugu | Yes | Yes |
References
- Nelluri, Maya (20 November 2018). "Interview with Jakes Bejoy about Taxiwaala". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- Chowdary, Sunita (13 March 2018). "Jakes Bejoy to debut in Telugu with 'Taxiwala'". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Jakes Bejoy's magic in Monsoon Mangoes — Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- "Jakes Bejoy's latest songs get good response — Times of India". Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- "Vijay Deverakonda, GA2, UV Creations movie Worldwide Grand Release On May 18th — Idlebrain". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
External links
- Jakes Bejoy at IMDb
- Jakes Bejoy on Facebook