Neel Agrawal is a multi-percussionist incorporating various musical styles into his own unique sound. He performs with leading musicians in a wide range of contexts, including jazz, world fusion, Indian and Western classical, rock, jazz, electronic, hip hop, and film.

In 2022, Neel was recognized by Mayor of LA Eric Garcetti for his work in South Asian arts, education, and advocacy. Neel received the 2021 COLA Individual Artist Fellowship from the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. He also completed a fellowship at the Harvard Library Innovation Lab for his groundbreaking research on African Drumming Laws. In 2016, Neel participated in “Celebrate the Connections”, an intensive urban arts and education tour of India sponsored by the U.S. State Department (coordinated by Cultural Vistas in New York).

Neel has performed with L. Shankar, Lord Huron, Young the Giant, Ethnotronika (Ireesh Lal, Norton Wisdom, and Aalok Mehta), Janapriyan Levine, Rajib Karmakar, James Waterman, Michael Dwan Singh, The Brothers Landau, Johannes Moller, the UC Santa Barbara Music of India Ensemble, New Music Works, and the UC Santa Cruz Percussion Ensemble. Additionally, Neel was the section leader of the Michigan State University Drumline, where he received two national tenor drumming awards from Percussive Arts Society. He is grateful to study with incredible gurus such as Navjot Sandhu, Aloke Dutta, Ken Dalluge, William Winant, Jon Weber, and Todd Ohme.