Ashwin Sood

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Ashwin Sood (born 25 September 1967) is an English–born Canadian musician and drummer. He is best known for his musical association with his ex-wife, Sarah McLachlan.^[1]

Sood was born in the United Kingdom to Indian immigrant parents, and grew up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He started playing the drums at age seven.

In 1990 he graduated from California's Musicians Institute (Percussion Institute of Technology). In the early 1990s, he met McLachlan while on tour with Lava Hay. She asked him to play drums on "I Will Not Forget You" on her second album, Solace. He has also played drums and produced songs for Bass is Base, Lava Hay, and Mae Moore.

On 7 February 1997, Sood and McLachlan were married in Negril, Jamaica. Their first daughter, India Ann Sushil Sood, was born on 6 April 2002; their second daughter Taja was born on 22 June 2007. The family lived in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In September 2008, the couple separated and later divorced.^[2]

Sood is the cousin of actor siblings Veena Sood and Manoj Sood.^[3]

Works[]

• (1985)
• (1984)

Work with Sarah McLachlan[]

• Wintersong (2006)
• Afterglow Live (2004)
• Afterglow (2003)
• Mirrorball (1999)
• Surfacing (1997)
• Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff (1996)
• The Freedom Sessions (1994)
• Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
• Live EP (1992)
• Solace (1991)

Additional performances by Ashwin Sood[]

• Stevie Nicks (Trouble in Shangri-La)
• Rufus Wainwright (Poses)
• Mediæval Bæbes (Undrentide)
• Delerium (Poem) (Chimera) - Nuages Du Monde Tour 2008
• Fauxliage ()
• Conjure One (Conjure One)
• Tara MacLean (Silence)
• Stephen Fearing (The Assassin's Apprentice)
• Wild Strawberries (Quiver & Heroine)
• Mae Moore (Bohemia)
• Greg Keelor (Gone)
• Island of Circles (A Donovan tribute album, track "Barabajagal", as Chocolate Factory)

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