Dr. Vivek Menon started playing violin at the age of 3. He has extensive performance experience in several styles of music and has worked with notable artists inside and outside of classical music, including Jennifer Koh, Ray Chen, Graham Haynes, Mario Davidovsky, and members of the Kronos, Emerson, and JACK string quartets. He is a founding member and violinist of free improvised ensemble Dot Iso (with percussionist Orchid McRae and multi-instrumentalist Dylan Delgiudice) as well as a core member of avant-garde quartet orchiddBB (alongside Orchid McRae, bassist Mario Fontes and soprano vocalist Jennifer Sapiro). 

He is an accomplished session musician and songwriter, and has written, recorded, and toured on original material with artists such as British electronic musician Iglooghost and renowned electronic musician and SETI Artist in Residence Daedelus. Vivek is an accomplished teacher, and is on faculty at Harlem School of the Arts, Concordia Conservatory, and the New York Conservatory of Music. 

Vivek is also a guitarist with 15 years of experience performing in bands and writing original music. As a high schooler, he received a scholarship to a 5-week program at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, where he studied rock and jazz guitar techniques.

Additionally, Vivek has 4 years of piano experience, and works with students from beginner to intermediate levels. 

Vivek holds a doctorate degree from Stony Brook University, where he studied with Emerson Quarter violinist Phil Setzer. He holds a master's degree from Mannes School of Music and a bachelor's degree from UNC Chapel Hill.