Rishabh aka "Rishi" Kaushik is an award-winning vocalist and keyboardist and an international performer. He began learning music at the tender age of four and started performing on stage at nine. He continues receiving advanced training under eminent performing musicians such as K.N. Shashikiran and Sikkil Gurucharan for vocal, and from Srivaralaxmi Maya Abhishek for keyboard.

 

Over the years, Rishabh has presented more than 120 concerts across the United States, India, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, and Belgium, performing at several prestigious and prominent venues. He is a regular performer during the famed Chennai Music Season for the last 8 years and has performed in several eminent venues such as Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Narada Gana Sabha, Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Hamsadhwani, Chembur Fine Arts, Carnatica, and many more. He also had the honor of presenting to the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri R.N. Ravi, in 2023.

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He has also performed in the Unites States in well-known prestigious venues such as Cleveland Aradhana, Aria University, Festival of Tabla, UC Berkeley, Sivakameswari Temple to name a few and has been an invited performer at SUGAM (Malaysia), New Zealand Carnatic Music Society (NZ), InConcert Music (Australia), and Amritavarshini (Belgium).

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As a STEM tutor at his school and a researcher at BioTherapeutics Solutions, Rishi has worked on analytical characterization to understand product quality of biological therapeutics. In collaboration with Dr. Carin Pappendorp, he has also worked on understanding treatment options for autistic individuals. Rishi's work has been presented in international conferences and published in peer reviewed journals. 

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Rishi identifies himself not only as a classical musician, but also as an innovator who works at the intersection of music, science, and accessibility. Through inclusive performances and multisensory concert formats incorporating visual, tactile, and interpretive elements, he explores new ways of making Indian classical music more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences. His work reflects his belief that classical music can be experienced in many ways beyond hearing alone. 

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He teaches music both to the neurotypical and neurodivergent individuals through the Academy of Indian Musical Excellence (AIME) and the non-profit SciArtsRUs. Rishi has worked as the Secretary and Inclusion Ambassador at SciArtsRUs since 2019 and through his "Service Thru Music" initiative brings awareness to inclusion and access to the performing arts through organizing inclusive concerts and leveraging technology and assistive tools.

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His music has been covered in over 12 international dailies and he is the recipient of several national and international awards.