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Sid Sriram was born in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] to a
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Sid Sriram was born in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] to a Tamil Brahmin Hindu family. He moved with his parents to [[United States]] at the age of one, growing up in [[Fremont, California|Fremont]], [[California]]. His musical skills were nurtured by his mother, Latha Sriram, a [[Carnatic music]] teacher in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/He%E2%80%99s-on-song-and-loving-it/article12291397.ece|title=”He”s on song and loving it’|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 January 2013|last1=Dundoo|first1=Sangeetha Devi}}</ref> He started learning Carnatic music since he was 3 years old.
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He simultaneously started picking up [[rhythm and blues|R&B]]. After graduating from [[Mission San Jose High School]] in 2008, he joined the [[Berklee College of Music]] and graduated in music production and engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-a-r-rahman-on-kadal/20130124.htm#2|title=Being an Indian Indian kid in the USA, I was exposed to so many kinds of music |website=[[Rediff.com]]|date=24 January 2013}}</ref> After his graduation, he regularly visited [[India]] and performed in Carnatic concerts, including as a part of the December Music season – ”Marghazhi Utsavam” and has since moved back to India and currently resides in the [[Mylapore]] area in Chennai.<ref>{{cite web | author=Jyothsna | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-singer/sid-sriram/sid-sriram-interview.html | title=The Environment Ar Rahman Sir Creates Is Spiritually Uplifting and Calm | website=Behindwoods | access-date=12 October 2016}}</ref>
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He simultaneously started picking up [[rhythm and blues|R&B]]. After graduating from [[Mission San Jose High School]] in 2008, he joined the [[Berklee College of Music]] and graduated in music production and engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-a-r-rahman-on-kadal/20130124.htm#2|title=Being an Indian Indian kid in the USA, I was exposed to so many kinds of music |website=[[Rediff.com]]|date=24 January 2013}}</ref> After his graduation, he regularly visited [[India]] and performed in Carnatic concerts, including as a part of the December Music season – ”Marghazhi Utsavam” and has since moved back to India and currently resides in the [[Mylapore]] area in Chennai.<ref>{{cite web | author=Jyothsna | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-singer/sid-sriram/sid-sriram-interview.html | title=The Environment Ar Rahman Sir Creates Is Spiritually Uplifting and Calm | website=Behindwoods | access-date=12 October 2016}}</ref>
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