BY A STAFF REPORTER

LOS ANGELES, CA – Ravi Drums, inarguably one of the most explosive live performers to hit the electronic music scene, has been honored with the opportunity to showcase his talents in NBC’s newest reality program, “Howie Do It,” alongside legendary comedian and actor Howie Mandel from NBC’s other reality program, “Deal Or No Deal.”

The show, which premiered on Jan 9, is an unscripted comedy series that follows Mandel in disguise as he pulls various pranks on unsuspecting victims throughout the show. Ravi Drums serves as Howie’s sidekick, house band and DJ, ala Paul Shaffer and Max Weinberg, the musical sidekicks from David Letterman and Conan O’Brien respectively. Ravi, who will hold the position of Musical Director for the show, has embraced the opportunity and created a new brand of live entertainment never before seen on prime-time television.

With the success of entertainment such as this year’s breakout film, ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ and it’s accompanying award-winning soundtrack, an appreciation for Indian culture and Bollywood talent is obviously increasing in Hollywood. In fact, Ravi Drums will be the first Indian-American musical director, and the first DJ, on a prime time television show, having landed the gig thanks to his unique style. He has distinguished himself as the pioneer and creator of the Live Remix, a combination of DJ-ing, drumming, hosting and his insane, unmatchable over the top performance energy.

Ravi Drums, a familiar face to Hollywood, has performed with the likes of Paula Abdul, Ricky Martin, Will Smith and Black Eyed Peas.

“Being a part of ‘Howie Do It’ is truly one of the greatest opportunities of my life,” said Ravi. “Being only DJ on prime time TV is an incredible honor and I feel very blessed. Howie’s work ethic is completely inspiring, I’ve never seen anyone be so brilliant and work so hard.”

You can check out more pictures and watch Ravi’s performance on “Howie Do It” here: http://www.vscconsulting.com/ravi.