Vivek Maddala is a four-time Emmy-winning composer who focuses on writing music for feature films, theater and dance productions, and television.

[3] Maddala has received six Emmy nominations, with four wins, in the category of "Outstanding Music Direction and Composition.

"[4] Maddala has served as Composer-in-Residence at Columbia College Chicago and has guest lectured in various graduate and undergraduate music programs.

[5] Since 2021, he has authored a column for Stereogum where he analyzes pop music for general audiences from the perspective of a composer and producer.

[7] He earned degrees in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and pursued graduate studies at the University of Washington.