Alphons Joseph

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Alphons Joseph is an Indian music director and playback singer who works in

He is the lead guitarist, vocalist and one among the founders of Rexband, a gospel music band with a few albums to their credit. This band experimented a lot in gospel music by blending Western music with Hindustani and Carnatic. They have listeners all over the world and the only Asian Band, which got a chance to participate in World Youth Day. From 2000 onwards, he started working as a composer and a sound engineer in Asia-net Radio 657AM, a radio station in Dubai. He worked there even after the release of his first film soundtrack and composed many jingles and title songs as part of his work. Apart from his master's degree in computer application from IGNOU, he completed his M.A. in Music from Calicut university. He was a permanent judge in the Reality Show Amrita TV Superstar 2. He was also a part of A. R. Rahman's JaiHo Concert – The Journey Home.

Career

As a music director

Alphons was introduced to director Bhadran, who was looking for a new music director for his movie Vellithira, by Leo Thadevus, a friend of Alphons, who himself later on became a film director. The audio release function of Vellithira was held with several film personalities participating in the grand function including composer A. R. Rahman who appreciated Alphons for the good orchestration of the songs. The songs especially "Hridayasakhi" and "Nee Manimukiladakal" won him immediate attention. "Kera Nirakal" from Alphons' next film Jalotsavam was a super hit and won him critical accolades. The next superhit from Alphons came with Amal Neerad directed movie Big B in which the songs "Vida Parayukayano" sung by Shreya Ghoshal and "Muthu Mazha" got high acclaims. Veteran Malayalam song composer Raveendran commented about Alphons that he is 'a composer to watch out for'.

As a playback singer

Alphons had sung some songs by his

• 2010 Commonwealth Games Theme song (Kerala State version)
• 2011 Composed music for Medical research project Music for the foetus.

Awards and recognitions

• Alphons was awarded the 2004 Film Critics Award for the song Kera Nirakal from the movie Jalolsavam.
• 2011 Amrita TV FEFKA Film Awards – Best Music Director award for the songs of the movie "Atmakadha".
• 2011 Vijay TV Music Awards – Best Debut Singer award for the song Aaromale.
• 2011 L-Channel Film & TV Awards – Best Music Director award for the songs of "Cocktail".
• 2011 Pala Communications Yuva Prathibha Awards – For all the achievements in the year 2010.
• 2011 Radio mirchi music Awards – Best Singer Nomination for VTV Song Aaromale.

References

External links

• Official website
• Alphons Joseph at
  IMDb
• Joseph, Alphons at the Malayalam Movie Database
• Profile of Alphons Joseph