Divesh Karamchandani is a San Francisco-based percussionist frequently engaged in chamber music and large ensemble projects throughout the Bay Area. He is a member of the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Principal Percussionist of One Found Sound, co-founder of Prism Percussion, and a member of Orphic Percussion. Karamchandani's other notable engagements include the San Francisco Symphony, New Century Chamber Orchestra, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Berkeley Symphony, Stockton Symphony, Opera San Jose, and Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, among other ensembles. Karamchandani advocates contemporary music and seeks to champion new works, especially by underrepresented composers. His firm belief in a more equitable and diverse artistic community has led to commissioning, premiering, and recording new compositions through his solo ventures and partnership with Prism Percussion.

Karamchandani holds a Bachelor of Music from California State University, Stanislaus, and a Master of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, having studied under the tutelage of Jack Van Geem, Jacob Nissly, James Lee Wyatt III, Chris Woodham, and Allen Brown. He is the Director of Percussion Studies at San Jose State University and a Teaching Artist with the San Francisco Symphony’s Music and Mentors program. Karamchandani’s educational impact has garnered him an endorsement as a Marimba One Educational Artist.