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Nucleya
Udyan Sagar, better known by his stage name Nucleya, is an Indian electronic music producer and DJ. Career In 1998, Udyan co-founded Bandish Projekt with Mayur Narvekar and Mehirr Nath Choppra. In 2007, Udyan left Bandish Projekt after working with Mayur for about 12 years, and rebuilt himself as "Nucleya". After leaving Bandish Projekt his career struggled quite a bit initially. He drew inspiration from South Indian film music and Indian street music, and released his first EP ''Koocha Monster'' in 2013. In 2015, Nucleya released his debut album, ''Bass Rani'', at a Ganpati visarjan on the streets of Mumbai. In the following year, he released another album ''Raja Baja''. 2019 marked the release of "Tota Myna". In 2021, he released an EP titled ''Baaraat'' in collaboration with Ritviz. The four track EP was accompanied by a series of NFT. Nucleya, in collaboration with AIB, hosted and picked the winners of Bacardi House Party Sessions in 2017. He has also been a judge on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divine (rapper)
Vivian Wilson Fernandes (born 2 October 1990), known professionally as Divine (stylized in all caps), is an Indian rapper and songwriter. He is credited as one of the pioneers of the Indian hip-hop scene and for bringing it to mainstream attention. His lyrics often reflect his experiences growing up in the chawls of Bombay, focusing on themes such as street life, struggles, and aspirations. Divine started gaining popularity after the release of his single "Yeh Mera Bombay" in 2013. He broke through with the release of "Mere Gully Mein" in 2015, which featured fellow Mumbai-based rapper Naezy. On 12 December 2020, Divine became the first Indian rapper to be featured on Spotify Times Square billboard in New York City for his album ''Punya Paap'' (2020), which had claimed the top spot on Apple Music, Apple Music India. He made his debut at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022 becoming the first Indian hip-hop star to attend the Grammys. His third studio album, ''Gunehgar'' was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Hustle
''MTV Hustle'' is an Indian Rapping, rap and Hip hop music, hip-hop reality show. Aspiring rappers battle it out to become India's biggest hip-hop star. The show airs on MTV (Indian TV channel), MTV India. The first season premiered on 10 August 2019, and was judged by Raftaar, Nucleya and Raja Kumari, accompanied by host Gaelyn Mendonca. The second season premiered on 3 September 2022. Hosted by Krissann Barretto, the show was judged by Badshah (rapper), Badshah along with four squad bosses - EPR Iyer, Dino James, Dee MC and King (singer), King Rocco. The third season premiered on 21 October 2023. Hosted by Wicked Sunny and Super Mannik, the show was judged by Badshah for the second time consecutively, along with four squad bosses - EPR Iyer, Dino James, Dee MC and Ikka Singh, Ikka. The fourth season premiered on 19 October 2024. Hosted by MC Talha and MC Jizzy, the show was judged by Raftaar and Ikka, along with four squad bosses - EPR Iyer, Dino James, Dee MC and Raga. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritviz
Ritviz Srivastava (born July 24, 1996) is an Indian singer-songwriter, electronic musician and record producer from Pune, Maharashtra, India. He rose to prominence after his song "Udd Gaye" was featured on A.I.B.'s official YouTube channel after becoming the winner of the 2017 Bacardi House Party Sessions, a talent hunt competition organised by A.I.B. and Nucleya. Ritviz was featured on ''Forbes India'' 30 Under 30 list and on one of the digital covers of the '' Grazia Indias Cool List in 2021. Early life Ritviz Srivastava was born in Darbhanga, Bihar to Pranay Prasoon, a banker in the department of Foreign Exchange at ICICI Bank in Pune, who also plays the tabla and Anvita Bharti, the Head of the Department of Performing Arts at Delhi Public School, Pune, Maharashtra. This resulted in an exposure to music from an early age. Ritviz grew up in Pune. He started learning music when he was 8 years old, and went on to be tutored by Uday Bhawalkar in the Dhrupad subgenre of Hind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NH7 Weekender
NH7 Weekender is an annual, multi-city and multi-genre, music and comedy festival held in India, organised by NODWIN Gaming. It began in Pune, Maharashtra in India, as a three-day, multi-genre, music festival in 2010. Since 2012 it has expanded to multiple cities. In 2017, the lineup began to include comedy acts. The festival co-presenting sponsor iThe McDowell's House of Soda The festival is held between October and December, and hosted in multiple cities alongside its flagship event in Pune. Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Shillong have hosted the festival. The lineup has a mix of established and newer, sub-continental and global artists. History In 2006, Vijay Nair, the co-founder and ex-CEO of OML (Only Much Louder), began formulating the idea of an Indian multi-genre music festival modeled after the Glastonbury Festival in Britain where he had taken Pentagram in 2005. In 2009 he met UK music manager Stephen Budd in Mumbai and they discussed the idea of crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krewella
Krewella is an American electronic dance music band from the Chicago suburb of Northbrook, Illinois, United States, that formed in 2007. Their musical style has been mainly described as EDM, dance-rock, and dance-pop. However, Krewella's style has been influenced by a number of electronic sub genres, including progressive house, electro, dubstep, drum and bass, trap music and future bass. Their debut EP, ''Play Hard,'' was released on June 18, 2012, exclusively on Beatport, followed by its release on other digital platforms on June 26, 2012. Later, their debut album, '' Get Wet,'' was released on September 24, 2013, on iTunes. The band consists of sisters Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf. Originally a trio, their third member and producer Kristopher Trindl left the band in 2014. The band's name stems from Jahan's misspelling of the word "cruel" when the two began writing music, and is not a reference to Cruella de Vil. History 2007–2013: Formation and career beginnings Krewell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandish Projekt
Bandish Projekt is the pseudonym of composer, producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Mayur Narvekar. Bandish Projekt is a musical act featuring a blend of Indian elements in an electronica format. The title "Bandish Projekt" is derived from Bandish (an Indian classical composition) and "Projekt," which reflects the experimental and evolving nature of the music. Bandish Projekt was formed in 1998 by Mayur Narvekar, Nucleya, Udyan Sagar, and Mehir Nath Chopra. Mayur Narvekar regularly collaborates with producers and musicians on his albums, Sagar performs as Nucleya, and Chopra is a media entrepreneur, based in Dubai. Biography Narvekar was raised in Ahmedabad by a family of classical musicians and arts enthusiasts. His father and paternal uncle introduced him to the dholak at an early age. Through his interest and talent for percussion, he was encouraged to formally learn the tabla. Narvekar studied classical tabla with his teacher Pandit Divyang Vakil for 20 years. He went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi Film Music
Hindi film songs, more formally known as Hindi Geet or Filmi songs and informally known as Bollywood music, are songs featured in Hindi films. Derived from the song-and-dance routines common in Indian films, Bollywood songs, along with dance, are a characteristic motif of Hindi cinema which gives it enduring popular appeal, cultural value and context. Hindi film songs form a predominant component of Indian pop music, and derive their inspiration from both classical and modern sources. Hindi film songs are now firmly embedded in North India's popular culture and routinely encountered in North India in marketplaces, shops, during bus and train journeys and numerous other situations. Though Hindi films routinely contain many songs and some dance routines, they are not musicals in the Western theatrical sense; the music-song-dance aspect is an integral feature of the genre akin to plot, dialogue and other parameters. The first song recorded in India by Gauhar Jaan in 1902 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Snake
William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French DJ and record producer. He was first credited with production work on several singles for other artists—including " Shut It Down" by Pitbull and " Applause" by Lady Gaga—before gaining widespread recognition for his 2013 debut single, " Turn Down for What" (with Lil Jon). Released by Mad Decent, an imprint of Columbia Records, the song peaked at number 19 on the French SNEP singles chart, number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and received octuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Furthermore, it was nominated for Best Music Video at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, and won Top Dance/Electronic Song at the 2015 2015 ''Billboard'' Music Awards. DJ Snake's 2015 collaborative single with label boss Diplo, " Lean On" (with Major Lazer featuring MØ), was met with similar success, peaking at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major Lazer
Major Lazer is an American electronic dance music and DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. They were founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving after three years in 2011. He was then replaced by both Jillionaire and Walshy Fire. In June 2019, Jillionaire left the group and was replaced by Ape Drums. Their music spans numerous genres, mixing reggae with dancehall, ReggaeEDM, reggaeton, soca, house and moombahton. Major Lazer has released four full-length albums: '' Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do'' in 2009, '' Free the Universe'' in 2013, '' Peace Is the Mission'' in 2015, and '' Music Is the Weapon'' in 2020. They have also released six EPs, including ''Apocalypse Soon'' in March 2014, which featured vocal contributions from Pharrell Williams and Sean Paul, and '' Know No Better'' in 2017, which featured appearances from Camila Cabello, Quavo, Travis Scott, and J Balvin, among others. Major Lazer has also n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalyanji–Anandji
Kalyanji–Anandji were an Indian composer duo: Kalyanji Virji Shah (30 June 1928 – 24 August 2000) and his brother Anandji Virji Shah (born 2 March 1933). The duo are known for their work on Hindi film soundtracks, with many evergreen songs being composed by them. Some of their best-known works are '' Don'', '' Bairaag'', '' Saraswatichandra'', '' Qurbani'', '' Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'', '' Laawaris'', '' Tridev'', and ''Safar''. They won the 1975 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for '' Kora Kagaz''. Career Kalyanji and Anandji were children of a Kutchi businessman who migrated from Kundrodi village in Kutch to 'Bombay' (now Mumbai) to start a grocery and provision store. Their younger brother and his wife are the husband and wife duo Babla & Kanchan. The brothers began to learn music from a music teacher, who taught them in lieu of paying his bills to their father. One of their great-grandparents was a folk musician of some eminence. They spent most of their format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddu
Biddu Appaiah (born 8 February 1945) is a British-Indian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer who composed and produced many worldwide hit records during a career spanning five decades. Considered one of the pioneers of disco, Euro disco, and Indian pop, he has sold millions of records worldwide, and has received an Ivor Novello award for his work. He has been ranked at number 34 on ''NME''s "The 50 Greatest Producers Ever" list. Biddu was born in Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore (Now Karnataka, India). He began his music career in the 1960s, by singing as part of a music band in India before moving to England where he would start his career as a producer. He eventually found some success producing a hit song for Japanese band The Tigers in 1969, scoring the soundtrack for 1972 British film ''Embassy'', and producing several early disco songs that would find a niche audience in British northern soul clubs during the early 1970s. His international breakthrough came in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skrillex
Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ, record producer, musician, singer. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he began his career in 2004 as the lead vocalist of the post-hardcore band From First to Last. He recorded their first two studio albums with the band, ''Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount'' (2004) and ''Heroine (From First to Last album), Heroine'' (2006), before leaving to pursue a solo career in 2007. He began his first tour as a solo artist in late 2007. After recruiting a new band lineup, Moore joined the Alternative Press Tour to support bands such as All Time Low and the Rocket Summer, and appeared on the cover of ''Alternative Press (music magazine), Alternative Press''s annual "100 Bands You Need to Know" issue. After releasing the extended play ''Gypsyhook'' (2009), Moore was scheduled to record his debut studio album, ''Bells'', with producer Noah Shain. Although its release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
