Born in Kumbakonam, a city well known for its rich musical tradition, Arjun Ganesh started learning mridangam at the age of five from notable mridangam Vidwan Poongulam Sri. R. Sabesa Iyer, who developed the Thiruvarur Bani (Method). 
Subsequently, he migrated to Chennai and became a full-time mrudangam artiste.  He continued to learn the nuances of the instrument from Vidwan Poongulam Sri. S. Subramanian, son and senior disciple of Arjun first guru, Vidwan Sri. R. Sabesa Iyer.  

Today, Arjun is one of the most sought after artists of his generation. He has been fortunate to accompany some of the living, leading Musical stalwarts - senior most artists and the Musical legend Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna. 

He has also performed in prestigious venues in India and around the world, and has completed concert tours in Malaysia and the USA.  

In addition to his career as a performing artiste, Arjun Ganesh imparts his mridangam knowledge on over forty students whom he has been training for the past seven years in Chennai. He holds an A-grade from All India Radio, Chennai,

Awards & Titles  (to view Awards & Titles, click Green Plus button)  Achievements prior to Awards & Titles - 

First Prize, Spirit of Youth Concert Series - The Music Academy Madras, 2006 o Senior scholarship recipient - Ministry of Tourism and Culture Department, (Govt. of India, New Delhi), February 2002 to January 2004 Best Percussion Artiste- Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, 2002 Best Artiste Gold Medal Award - Sri Pushpam College, Poondi, Thanjavur Dist, 1997 o First Prize in State level and National Level Competitions organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra, National Youth Festival (Govt. of India), 1997 Best ArtisteGold Medal Award - Sri Pushpam College, Poondi, Thanjavur District, 1997