Anupkumar Raval, Better known as Anup R, is living out musical dream . Originally from Mumbai, India, Anup R was just a young boy with guitar gifted from his grand father. He would soon come to form a musical foundation with Guitar and keyboard lessons. Since education was his family's priority, music had to take place on the back burner for some time.Luckily, this musical talent was not forgotten. While living in India Anup Raval obtained his bachelor's degree in English Literature. He was also involved in social projects, which included the empowerment of women, English training and sanitation issues, just to skim the surface. His love for social work runs deep, as he still relies on promoting a peaceful lifestyle for all. In 2006,Anup R moved to the United States where he furthered his education, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Communication degrees, he began working with some Bollywood TV networks. Here Anup R was exposed to working on different TV shows. This eventually lead him to start his own media entertainment company, known as Flikk. Knowing that something was still missing from his life, he decided to risk it all to go back to his musical roots. Flikk gave him the platform to begin composing and producing his own music. Anup R came out with his first single “Little or Lot" in 2017. Him and his wife Deborah are currently writing more original songs in preparation for future releases. His music does not have a true set genre but is comparable to pop. He hopes in future to explore different genre such as New age and Hip hop. Anup R is strong on his beliefs for peace and non violence. - The Local
