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Ameet Kamath, also known as Ameet is a natural soulful singer at heart, with powerhouse vocals and a range to deliver anthems or croon slow jams. He checks all the following boxes: R&B He always takes you with him on a variety of journeys through covers and his reflective, passionate compositions.

Song Writer | Singer

Ameet Kamath Linktr.ee/AmeetMN

Early Life (1995)

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As a young boy growing up in Mumbai, the singer-songwriter sang church hymns and anthems at his Jesuit grade school. He was deeply influenced by Bollywood soundtracks, Indian classical and The Beatles, Culture Club, ABBA, and Queen, and treasured his music collection, which included bootleg recordings of American Top 40 and Britain’s Top of the Pops.

He came to New York City in 1995, investing the money from his first paycheck in voice coaching. Like many young performers, he cut his teeth as a busker in city parks and singing in nightclubs, most notably NoHo’s famed Marion’s Continental.

“I am not your conventional Indian import. I sought out a life in America in order to express myself; that’s the promise America always had for me,” he says.

Music Journey (2010 - 2016)

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Ameet’s debut effort, Greasy Rails, which was self-produced in 2010 after he moved from New York City to San Francisco, received critical acclaim. Soundbox, India’s premier music industry publication, hailed the breakthrough album as “jubilantly bridging new ground in the popular divide of the music of the East and the West.”

Ameet followed the project with 2016’s Into the Night, a sonic opus chronicling his migratory musical experience without convention or stereotype, That same year, Ameet performed a straight-up improv jazz set at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. The album was also The Current’s pick of the week.

“In my music, I’m telling stories so that the listeners can understand life as I do – constantly negotiating spaces, first as an American immigrant in the 21st century and now as an artist,” he says. “I am not a starving artist, but I am starving to express myself.”

Ameet’s art continues to evolve, as evidenced by his forthcoming eponymous release. Leaning into soul and R&B. It’s a collection of pop R&B, ballads, and dance tracks that are reminiscent of the 80s.

Career & Events

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Ameet has performed consistently over the years in NYC, SF and Minneapolis / St. Paul

1. Here is a latest clip from his performance at the coveted Lake Harried Bandshell, you can only perform there by invitation only by the City of Minneapolis.
2. He sang at the Minnesota Business Convention for Governor Dayton in 2018, an audience of over three thousand dignitaries, with his own arrangement of the US National Anthem.
3. Ameet was an opening act for the first night of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival in 2016 (original arrangement of Georgia On My Mind)

Media & Release info

Ameet is currently distributed via Sony/AWAL for global digital distribution.

Current Release Schedule

1. First dance-pop single Like released Oct 2023. Video released a couple months ago:
2. Second dance-pop single Wild, Free released Nov 2023
3. First R&B-pop single Not Much To Say released January 2024
4. Getting ready to release R&B pop single Chasing Sunrise with a simultaneous video release in March 2024
5. April - Dec, there will be 7-8 other R&B-pop singles being released
6. Early 2025, a compilation of the best songs along with a couple new ones will be released in an album titled “Ameet”

Some of the different looks for Ameet

• MN Fashion Week

• Krissy’s “I Let Cha”  listening party