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World record holder plays 27 instruments at 23

Sharjah - Ebin George boasts of playing 27 musical instruments, has a world record in his name and produces his own music scores.

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He started playing musical instruments at the age of two and had his debut performance on drum pad while he was just 3 years old. And now, at the age of 23, Ebin George boasts of playing 27 musical instruments, has a world record in his name and produces his own music scores.
He hasn't looked back since his debut performance.
He said: "Gradually I began experimenting with the keyboard and I became obsessively attached to it. Later on I began playing many more instruments."

AchievementsDebut performance: At the age of 3 Record: Played 27 instruments in one concert Today's show At 6pm at Sharjah Worship Centre Auditorium

He created a world record by playing 27 musical instruments in a concert titled 'Nothing Is Impossible' on February 2, 2013. Ebin is all set to reprise his performance today at 6pm at the Sharjah Worship Centre Auditorium. The event will feature the declaration of the world records.
Ebin can play the saxophone, violin, tabla, piano, bass guitar, Arabic drums, mouth organ, and the recorder. "My parents were always supportive and encouraged me to reach the heights in my musical conquest," said Ebin.
Outside of honing his musical skills, George is also currently pursuing his MBA in operational management. After completing his schooling in Bahrain, India and the UAE, he joined the Manipal University, Dubai Campus, for degree in Biotechnology. He went on to complete his MSC Engineering in Renewable Energy from Herriot-Watt University and currently works for company in Dubai.
He has also passed the exams of keyboard up to Grade 8 conducted by the Trinity College of Music, London and possesses a Certification in Music Production from Berklee College of Music, USA.
He said: I would prefer pursuing a career in music more than anything else."
To set the world record, Ebin had to play 20 musical instruments as 'the most number of instruments played in a one hour concert' or 'the maximum number of instruments used by a single person in an instrumental music concert' depending on the category approved by the world record authorities. He played 27 instruments in 27 different genres made of various self-composed tracks consisting of Latin, Pop, Rock, Funk, Oriental, African, Carnatic, Irish etc.

He proved his mettle by playing 27 instruments in an hour consecutively at the live musical concert.
Ebin also released his first Piano Instrumental Album titled 'FORWARD' which comprises of piano instrumentals of popular songs with its backing tracks. The album was released internationally by various music distributors and is available in iTunes, Amazon, Spotify etc.

dhanusha@khaleejtimes.com