In 2002, he appeared in the Episode 5 of Dog Eat Dog hosted by Brooke Burns. He was not the top dog, but he and his teammates won the final trivia and split the total grand prize of $25,000.00.
As Ravi Jakhotia In 1991, Jakhotia replaced Dana Burnell as the drummer for the
progressive metal band
Crimson Glory. Following the departure of vocalist Midnight, the remaining Crimson Glory members (Jakhotia, Jon Drenning and Jeff Lords) moved to Arizona in 1995, forming the band Crush with vocalist Billy Martinez and releasing one album under that moniker. They later replaced Martinez with former
Michael Schenker singer,
David Van Landing (who also toured with Crimson Glory after Midnight left) and changed their name to Erotic Liquid Culture. ELC would release a self-titled album in 1996 on Quadra Records before disbanding. In 2007, Jakhotia was drummer for the
alternative rock band
The Last Goodnight and appeared on the album
Poison Kiss.
As DJ Ravidrums Ravidrums was the first
Indian American music director of an American TV series.
Howie Mandel discovered Drums performing in the
2008 Super Bowl pregame show. Drums is also credited with inventing the process of live drum playing while
re-mixing. Drums has served as personal DJ for
Hugh Hefner, appeared in a
Gap commercial, and played a small role in
The Matrix Reloaded. He performed at the
2009 Oscars when two nominated songs came from
Slumdog Millionaire. He has performed with
Paula Abdul,
Ricky Martin,
Will Smith and
The Black Eyed Peas. Events where he appeared included the
HBO Emmy after party,
Fashion Week in New York City and Los Angeles, and a
Michael Jordan party. His musical styles include
house, dance,
funk, rock,
Latin,
Brazilian,
reggae,
Reggaeton,
swing and
hip-hop. One day before
Donald Trump's
presidential inauguration, Ravidrums performed at the
Make America Great! Welcome Celebration concert at
Lincoln Memorial on January 19, 2017. ==Personal life==