Srikanth is a senior disciple of Vidwan Sri H.K. Narasimha Murthy of Mysore. He started learning Violin at a very young age and has undergone rigorous training for more than eighteen years.
Srikanth Venkataraman has been giving performances from his fifteenth year. He has gained rich experience by accompanying Top Artists like R.K Srikantan , Dr M.Balamurali Krishna , T.N Seshagopalan , T.V Shankaranarayanan , O S Thiagarajan , Trichur V. Ramachandran Hyderabad Brothers, Flute K.S.Gopalakrishnan , Rudrapatnam Brothers , Bombay Sisters, Sudha Raghunathan , Bombay Jayashri and others & received their blessings & appreciation.
He has also performed with great Mridangam stalwarts like Palghat Sri Raghu ,T.K.Murthy, Karaikudi R. Mani , Umayalpuram Sivaraman , Guruvayur Dorai, Vellore Ramabhadran and many others

He was adjudjed the Best Violinist by
1..Sri Krishna Gana Sabha 1995
2.The Indian Fine Arts Society ( Sub -Senior category ) - Dec 2000 Music Season
3.Karnataka Gana Kala Parishat ( Young Musicians' Conference -2001)