Aakash Gandhi is an Indian-American composer, pianist, songwriter, and entrepreneur who is currently based in Mumbai, India.
He is widely known for his musical arrangements which blend piano and world elements to create largely instrumental and acoustic works.
At the age of 8, he began taking private piano lessons where he was first introduced to western classical music, which he would continue to learn for the next ten years.
[3] 88 Keys To Euphoria soon became a collaborative powerhouse, where he used his fame to promote small and unknown music creators, beginning with flutist Sahil Khan in 2011 and vocalist Jonita Gandhi in 2012.
Aakash made his debut onto YouTube on January 24, 2008, with a simple piano rendition of the song “Kal Ho Na Ho.” The video was shot with a tripod and handycam in his home in Florida.
The popularity of the song caught the attention of music producer Clinton Cerejo, who invited in Sanam and Jonita for a duet in an episode of MTV's Coke Studios.
[citation needed] In May 2014, Aakash collaborated on a song with Sony Music to promote the worldwide release of Michael Jackson's 2014 album – Escape.