Appu Krishnan (born December 22, 1981), known professionally as "The Professor", is a music producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California.
He has worked with artists such as Christina Aguilera, Jordin Sparks and The Jacksons; and collaborated with producers such as Shea Taylor, Brandon Friesen and Emile Ghantous.
In his student years at Musicians Institute, Appu also did set ups and sound design for the Brazilian keyboard player Renato Neto for his concerts with Prince.
In 2012 Appu worked alongside Tracklacers and songwriters Jamie Hartman and Phil Bentley on the Christina Aguilera Album "Lotus".
[5] for the Universal Pictures movie The Best Man Holiday In 2014 he co wrote and co produced Greek artist Eleni Foureira's single "Party Sleep Repeat" along with Vassy, Phil Bentley and Blackjack music.
In 2015, the Grammy nominated artist Lisa Harriton, Joshua Bartholomew and The Professor, joined forces to create Elle Rae's "Lovestruck".
Other collaborations include RCA artist Treasure Davis, Canadian singer Aleesia Stamkos and American songwriter Melinda Ortner.