About BLU

At BLU, we recognize that every idea needs a space to develop and flourish.

Our two founders, Abin Pushpakaran and Siddhu Kumar, have over 20 years of industry experience in films, game scoring, jingles etc, which helped them foster student creativity, impart cutting-edge practical skills, and coaching real-world business knowledge. This experience has earned us the distinction of being the world’s foremost authority in creative media education.

 

Our training methods combine lab and professional studio work that draws a tangent to your learning. As a result, we ensure that our students will be constantly updated with technology and trends in the music industry.

Abin Pushpakaran

Abin Pushpakaran, started out his career as a modest Mridangam player at a very tender age. Following his strong fervor to pursue his passion in music, Abin worked his way to begin with assisting live sound and working in recording studios in Cochin, to becoming one of the most respected sound engineers in the country. Yet another SAE graduate, Abin disembarked into the film industry in the early 2000s.

 

Bearing over years of experience in the independent music and Indian Film industry, Abin is now a recording/mixing/surround mixing engineer, who has worked in more than a whopping 100 nationally and internationally acclaimed multilingual films including, “Vishwaroopam 2”, ”Kaala”, “Ratchasan”, “Vikram Vedha”,”Aram”, “Saaho”,”Ayothi” and many more!

Siddhu Kumar

Siddhu Kumar, music composer, audio engineer and an acclaimed director, is one of the founders of BLU Academy. With over 15 years of experience in the music and film industry, Siddhu started out as an independent musician who delved deep into the field of sound engineering by graduating from SAE.

Over the years, his work has been recognized in popular songs like, “Kanna Veesi”, “Mayilaanjiye”, “Azhi Soozhndha”, “Adipoli” and “Urugi Urugi”. What’s more, Siddhu holds international acclaim for working on a popular animation series for the one and only, Disney! With around 35 multilingual films and hit singles in his pocket, Siddhu Kumar has attained fame in the Indian Film industry and recently composed and produced music for the box office hit movie – “Joe”. Scored for the movies like Sivappu manual pacha, Bachelor, Kannai Nambathey, Theera kadhal and Joe. Adipoli is one of the hit independent music albums.

With extensive knowledge and a combined experience of more than 20 years in sound engineering and music industry, Abin and Siddhu have together created BLU Academy to encourage, groom and teach young, aspiring composers and engineers – and are devoted to conjure countless success stories like theirs.

Music Production Studio

OUR MANAGEMENT

At BLU, we take immense pride in our collection of India’s top engineers and producers, who are among the most soughtafter talents in the industry. With a foundation of over 20 years of experience, our core engineering team boasts unparalleled expertise across all our studios, having collaborated with a diverse range of producers, composers, and artists. Whether it’s recording, mixing, or production, our award-winning team excels in a multitude of music genres, spanning from indie rock to pop, jazz to orchestral, hip hop to electronic music, and beyond. At BLU, excellence and versatility converge to deliver exceptional musical experiences across the spectrum.

Our FACULTIES

With an extensive knowledge and a combined experience of more than 20 years in sound engineering and music industry, Abin and Siddhu have together created BLU Academy to encourage, groom and teach young, aspiring composers and engineers – and are devoted to conjure countless number of success stories like theirs.