Inspirational Speaker/Singer/Performer

Sparsh Shah a.k.a. “PURHYTHM” is a 15-year-old child prodigy, singer, songwriter, rapper and an
inspirational speaker. He has been training in Indian classical music for last eight years and
American vocal music for over four years. He has multiple talents such as performing in
community events (over 100 live performances in front of audiences from 100 to 30,000 people,
including Governor Murphy’s Inauguration Ceremony, GRAMMY PARK as one of the Top 4 Next
Generation: Emerging Artists, Garden of Dreams Concert @ Radio City Music Hall, NY Knicks Vs
Phoenix, NY Knicks Vs Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden, Harlem Globetrotters Game at
Madison Square Garden, NJ Devils Game at Prudential Center, Diwali @ Times Square,
United Nations Head Quarters, Largest India Day Parade in NYC, Shankar Mahadevan’s Concert @ Symphony Hall); key note speaker at Google, Deloitte Consulting, NBA Referee Meet, United Nations, Comfort Company, "Driven" by Suzanne Evans, Goafest; appeared on several radio and television shows such as NBC: Little Big Shots USA & UK, TODAY Show, The Maury Show, BBC, WABC, WGN TV, SONY: Keys To Kismat, etc.; hosted shows as an MC/keynote speaker, Pi Champion of his school, has memorized 347 digits of Pi,, Woodbridge District Spelling Bee Champion, can speak some of the 12 longest words in English dictionary in less than 18 seconds, can speak in 4 different accents in English, written 25 original songs, several poems, short stories, delivered inspirational/motivational/funny speeches ("We Are Disabled", “Environmental Protection”, “Three Lessons of Life”, “3W’s of Winning”, “How to get rid of fear and build self-confidence”), etc. He has won prizes in five music contests including "Young Voice of NYC" and became the Youth Ambassador for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He is also a Youth Ambassador for Voice of Specially Abled People-VOSAP and Mission Possible/HUG International/Never Start. Sparsh became a worldwide internet sensation with the launch of Eminem’s cover song, “Not Afraid” with over 65 million views on all social media sites combined. He was recognized and applauded by Eminem's Shady Records, Chris Brown, Akon, Jay Sean, Salman Khan and Shiamak Davar on their personal social media/websites. Sparsh was featured in an amazing cover of Michael Jackson’s song: Heal The World by Maati Baani, which went viral with over 55 million views by now.

Sparsh launched his first cover album, “Tribute To Eminem” in 2016. It can be bought on CD Baby at
(link hidden). The music videos of this album can be viewed on this YouTube Playlist. With this album, Sparsh has initiated his idea to pioneer a sub-genre of music called “Raga-Rap”. It is an amazing combination of Indian Classical Music with Hip Hop-Rap. Recently launched an original song to raise funds for refugees, “You’re Not Alone”, “I Am, We Are” for an award winning motion picture “Anthems: A Journey Around The World” and a cover song to inspire his rap idol Eminem, “Walk On Water-Inspiring the Inspirer.”

Sparsh delivered an amazingly inspirational TED Talk: “How a 13 year old turned Impossible to I'M Possible" at Asia's largest TEDx event: TEDx Gateway. Sparsh received a standing from the audience in the auditorium and became the most trending speaker of the event with over 6 million views on all social media platforms. He was featured by some of the biggest news publications of India such as Mumbai Mirror, India Times, DNA, Free Press Journal, Mumbai Samachar, Chitralekha.
Sparsh been a catalyst in helping raise over seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars by performing and participating in fundraisers for various philanthropic organizations such as Literacy Drive for orphanages in Guyana, St. Jude's, Nepal earthquake victims, Chennai flood victims, The Heart and Hand for Handicapped, Share and Care Foundation, Sankara Eye Foundation, 5K Charity event for New Jersey Institute for Disabilities, March of Dimes, CRY, South Asian American Community Outreach, Enable Inc, FOP, Garden of Dreams Foundation, etc.

Awards Won:
• “2017 RARE Champion of Hope Award” by Global Genes.
• “Champion of Inclusion Award” by National Inclusion Project.
• “Special Achievements Award” by Glorious India Expo at NJ Expo Center, NJ
• “Junior Phenom Award” by Harlem Globetrotters.
• "Inspiration Award of Excellence" by South Asian American Community Outreach (SACO) organization.
• “Most Inspiring Individual” award at the International Children’s Advisory Network (ICAN) in Barcelona, Spain.
• “Shoorveer Award" by Ample Mission in India.
• "Global Inspiration Award" by The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SGCCI).

Despite all the medical challenges in life (130+ fractures), Sparsh’s spirit is unbreakable and he aspires to inspire billions of people all over the world with his musical talent.