Dr. Vijay Kannan has been associated with music from the age of 6. Having been trained in South Indian Carnatic singing, he took up flute out of fascination for the instrument and learned to play on his own. His passion for music has resulted in collaborations all over the world. He has released four Albums in a series titled Haunting Bamboo which has improvisational Indian raga rendered on the Indian bamboo flute with an emphasis on aiding meditation and relaxation. He's a regular in the jazz and world music and improvisation scene in Berlin and in Germany and also regularly dons the role of a music advisor and session musician in the Indian film industry. He's completed his doctorate in electrical engineering and has been in Berlin for the past 16 years.