Ashwin Sood

Ashwin Sood
Born (1967-09-25) September 25, 1967
Birmingham, England
United Kingdom
Instruments Drums, percussion
Associated acts Sarah McLachlan

Ashwin Sood (born September 25, 1967 in Birmingham, England) is an English–Canadian musician and drummer of Indian descent. He is best known for his musical association with his ex-wife, Sarah McLachlan.[1]

Sood was born in the United Kingdom to Indian immigrant parents, and grew up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He started playing the drums at age seven. In high school, he played drums and horn with a band called Banood, a group which reunited briefly in 2005.

In 1990 he graduated from California's Musicians Institute (Percussion Institute of Technology). In the early 1990s, he met McLachlan while on tour with Lava Hay. She asked him to play drums on "I Will Not Forget You" on her second album, Solace. He has also played drums and produced songs for Bass is Base, Lava Hay and Mae Moore.

On February 7, 1997, Sood and McLachlan were married in Negril, Jamaica. Their first daughter, India Ann Sushil Sood, was born on April 6, 2002; their second daughter Taja was born on June 22, 2007. The family lived in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In September 2008, the couple separated and later divorced.[2]

Works

  • Mind That Parcel (1985)
  • Find A Penny (1984)

Work with Sarah McLachlan

Additional performances by Ashwin Sood

References

  1. ↑ Farber, Jim (June 15, 2010). "Sarah McLachlan's 'Laws of Illusion' review: Canadian sings too sweetly of marriage meltdown". New York Daily News. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Sarah McLachlan Opens Up About "Devastating" Divorce". US Weekly. 2011-05-27.
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