Mangesh Started learning guitar at the age of 18. Mostly a self-taught guitar player, taking help from a few guitar tutors during his journey. Originally he had set out to learn violin but picked up guitars because he couldn’t find a quality violin tutor, never looking  back after that, have been playing ever since. His music has been influenced by a wide array of bands and artistes with different genres and inclinations.

Bands like Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, A Perfect Circle, Radiohead, Coldplay, Slipknot and Meshuggah have been pivotal in shaping his music recently. During his early years he learnt a lot from old Indian Bollywood classics. His music is simple and emphasizes on melodies than complexities. During late 2007 he formed a Hindi Alt-Progressive band by the name Coshish. Apart from writing and composing songs for the band he plays guitars and does the vocals too. The band Coshish have won many accolades from different sources for their music.

Mangesh has also composed background scores for short films and a documentary. Guitars have always been a device that has helped Mangesh to express his inner self through the music he makes.

Mangesh is currently working on a studio album of his band and also taking up composing projects. He has completed his graduation in science and diploma in biotechnology, and lately he has also completed a professional course in sound recording and reproduction from Bombay Univ.  Mangesh is also a budding sound engineer. Apart from making music Mangesh also makes mind blowing ice-tea and lemonades. He loves to read and is an avid traveler.Mangesh is definitely an asset to the Guitar Hall scheme of things.