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Gladson on guitarIndia's first & only · est. 2016 · Mumbai
One man. One band.
Gladson Peter plays up to 14 instruments at the same time. This is the story of how — and why it almost never happened.
Chapter 01 · Mumbai · 2010
Six bands.
One kid.
Gladson starts out the way every musician does — joining bands. Except he can't stop. Six different bands across Mumbai, and with every one, he picks up the instrument nobody else wanted to play.
College Fest Circuit
Churchgate · Sat
Gladson on bassThe Sunday Jam
Carter Road · 6 PM
Gladson on drumsWorship Team
Sunday · First Service
Gladson on keysBattle of the Bands
Andheri · Finals
Gladson on vocalsLate Local
Platform 4 · Anywhere
Gladson on harmonicaSix bands. Six instruments. It looks like a hobby that got out of hand.
It's about to become survival.
Chapter 02 · 2013
The
diagnosis.
A severe case of pleural effusion.
One lung damaged. The other working at 40%.
“You might never sing again.”— the doctor, 2013
Every musician gets told no eventually.
Rarely by their own lungs.
100% lung capacity
Chapter 03 · 2014 – 2016
He answered
with more.
Where most people would put the music down, Gladson picked up a second instrument. Then a third. Then a tenth. If one voice could be taken away, he'd learn to speak in fourteen.
In February 2016, One Man Band — India is born. Three months later he's giving his first TEDx talk.
- Acoustic Guitar
- Ukulele
- Chromatic Harmonica
- Diatonic Harmonica
- Melodica
- Swarmandal
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
- Hi-Hat Cymbal
- Crash Cymbal
- Kazoo
- Slide Whistle
- Ghungroo
- Tambourine
Chapter 04 · 2016 – 2022
The rise.
The one-man show leaves the neighbourhood. Then the country.
First TEDx Talk
The story becomes a keynote. Eight TEDx stages will follow.
ADMIT ONE ★ TEDxNational Television
OMG! Yeh Mera India calls him a musical prodigy. The Kapil Sharma Show just laughs in delight.
ON AIR ★ HISTORY TV
Dubai Metro Music Festival
One of 25 artists worldwide selected to play the Dubai Metro.
BOARDING ★ DXBAmazon Prime · Modern Love Mumbai
Playing the launch festival in Andheri — the city that heard him first.
STREAMING ★ PRIME
Chapter 05 · Now
Never
Give
Up.
It's the mantra the doctor's verdict couldn't kill, the title of the debut album, and the keynote he's given on eight TEDx stages. In 2024 the performer became a creator — original music is here, and the album tour is booking 2026–27, worldwide.
psst — try typing the mantra. no spaces.
Chapter 06 · Four hats, one head
Which Gladson does
your stage need?
The same story wears four hats: a speaker who scored his comeback on eight TEDx stages, an artist with an album to tour, an entertainer 4,500 shows deep, and the show stopper who plays fourteen instruments at once.
Finale · The stage is yours
Now you try.
Gladson plays all fourteen at once. You get them one at a time — instruments you've found around this site light up below. Tap to play. Find all 14 and something special happens.
4,500+ live shows
45+ instruments mastered
14max, simultaneously
50+ cities
8× TEDx talks
“A musical prodigy who skillfully harmonizes with instruments.”History TV · OMG! Yeh Mera India
“India's first & only One Man Band — with over 40–45 instruments to his name.”Life Beyond Numbers · 2023
“4,500+ shows. 50+ cities. One man. One stage. Every time.”TEDxKIIT
Your event · His stage