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In 2006 Kesivan started a company with
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Kesivan first got into drumming in 1990, at the age of 11. While waiting to be let into his aunt's house, he heard his aunt's boyfriend (Reese
Timothy) playing drums over the music. What he heard excited him, and this convinced him to become a drummer. Three years later, in 1993, Kesivan played his
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Closet Snare is a 6 piece group with Mark
Buchanan (Guitar/Samples), DJ Sibot (Machines/Decks), Lee Thomson (Trumpet), Sean Ou Tim (Bass) and Inka Kendzia – VJ Grrrl (Visuals). They perform what Tim describes as "free and improvised electronica music", which draws a diverse crowd of indie, drum 'n
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SAMRO Overseas
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in 1997. Four years later he graduated with a
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