Ravi, a Sport pilot, brings many years of music industry marketing experience to the world of aviation. He is a featured speaker at Sun 'n' Fun in Lakeland FL (the country's second largest aviation show) and also at AirVenture in Oshkosh WI (the world's largest aviation show). Ravi's feature articles began appearing in AOPA's Flight Training magazine in November 2008.

The childhood fascination with aviation was probably sparked by his father's colorful stories about flying at "twice the speed of sound" as a passenger on the Concorde while traveling on international business. Moreover, his father once financed an airline with Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan, and having "the man on the moon" hanging around the house was surely a source of inspiration. Nevertheless, Ravi decided to pursue his other passion professionally (www.HeyRavi.com).

The musician originally from New York City—now residing in the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia following a three-year sojourn in New Orleans—has appeared on Letterman, Leno, Saturday Night Live, Today Show, Good Morning America, etc., and has performed at the most prestigious venues including Madison Square Garden, Louisiana Superdome (the world's largest indoor arena), and a White House Christmas party.

The "crème de la crème" of the entertainment industry frequently calls on Ravi. Mercury Records/PolyGram hired him in 1997 to play guitar on tour with three-time Grammy nominee Hanson (the top selling band in the world that year). Simon & Schuster published his tour journal/autobiography. Several music trade magazines feature Ravi's articles, and he has a monthly column in Music Inc. magazine. Pepperdine University, Berklee College of Music, and others including National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and most music business conferences host his lectures (www.ArtisticIntegrity.org). The world's largest manufacturer of guitars and pianos, Samick, sought out Ravi to represent Greg Bennett Guitars as the brand's national electric guitar clinician. TrueFire contracted Ravi to film several long-form guitar instructional videos and join their faculty of world famous guitarists. Most recently, the Baltimore Music Conference asked Ravi to deliver the Keynote Address.

With professional endorsements & business savvy, Ravi has released CDs and toured extensively for CD and book signings, product clinics, and concerts—both solo and with his band. Now he uses his publicity experience to also promote General Aviation.

Ravi, of Indian and German descent (and grand nephew of India’s first Prime Minister, Nehru), was born in Washington, DC. He grew up in a "Wall Street" family (his two older brothers and father work in finance), but Ravi traveled down a very different road.