Researched musician profile
About Toby Ramaswamy
Berlin’s musician biography identifies Ramaswamy as a Minneapolis-based composer, drummer, and producer working across a wide range of local projects. It lists regular drum roles while keeping those ensemble credits distinct from his own solo and duo recordings.[1]
The official rice biography documents an experimental trio with James Blake and M. Harlan Engelmann, formed in 2016 and based in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The group works with acoustic instruments, analog synthesizers, and digital tools in compositions shaped by timbre, harmony, and gradual processes.[2]
Ramaswamy’s artist Bandcamp includes the 2015 Eṅguṁ Parandulan and a 2026 collaboration with Chippu. RLTR, his co-led project with Robert Lehmann, released a two-part improvised album in 2024 with both musicians credited as composers.[3][4]
rice
The Minneapolis–Saint Paul trio combines drums, acoustic instruments, synthesizers, and digital tools in immersive forms.[2]
RLTR
Ramaswamy and Robert Lehmann co-composed the project’s 2024 two-part improvised album.[4]
Solo and collaborative electronics
His artist catalog documents mesh-head drums, Sensory Percussion, Ableton, and earlier solo material.[3]