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Nucleya
Udyan Sagar, better known by his stage name Nucleya, is an Indian electronic music producer. Career In 1998 he 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 launched his debut album, "Bass Rani", at a Ganpati visarjan on the streets of Mumbai. 2016 marked the release of "Raja Baja", and 2019 marked the release of "Tota Myna". In 2021, he released an EP titled "Baaraat" in collaboration with Ritviz. His songs have been popular in the independent music scene in India. Nucleya, in collaboration with AIB, hosted and picked the winners of Bacardi House Party Sessions in 2017. He has also been a judge on the hip hop reality sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divine (rapper)
Vivian Wilson Fernandes (born 2 October 1990), known by his stage name Divine (stylized as DIVINE), is an Indian rapper from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He started to gain popularity after the release of his song "Yeh Mera Bombay" (2013). He broke through with the release of his song "Mere Gully Mein" (2019) featuring the 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 India. He made his debut at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022 becoming the first Indian hip-hop star to attend the Grammys. He is well known to represent street life of Mumbai. Career Early years Divine started his career as an underground rapper in 2011 after discovering hip hop on a T-shirt. A friend of his wore a T-shirt of 50 Cent's first album '' Get Rich or Die Tryin''' at school. The same friend gave him his first MP3 CD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritviz
Vishal 'Ritviz' Srivastava (born 24 July 1996) is an Indian singer-songwriter, electronic musician and record producer from Pune,Maharashtra, India. He is known for his song "Udd Gaye" featured on A.I.B.'s official YouTube channel after becoming the winner of the 2017 Bacardi House Party Sessions, a talent hunt competition organized by A.I.B. and Nucleya. Ritviz has been selected for the Forbes India 30 Under 30 list of 2021, and has been featured on one of the digital covers of the Grazia India Cool List 2021. Early life and career Ritviz Srivastava was born and brought up in Pune, Maharashtra. He currently resides in Goa. His mother, Mrs Anvita Bharti, is the Head of the Department of Performing Arts at Delhi Public School, Pune, Maharashtra. His father, Mr Pranay Prasoon, is a banker in the department of Foreign Exchange at ICICI Bank in Pune and also plays the tabla. This resulted in an exposure to music from an early age. Ritviz started learning music when he was 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Hustle
''MTV Hustle'' is India's first ever rap/ hip-hop reality show. Aspiring rappers battle it out to become India’s biggest hip-hop star. The show airs on MTV India and also digitally streams on Voot. Season 1 premiered on 10 August 2019. Judged by Raftaar, Nucleya and Raja Kumari and hosted by Gaelyn Mendonca. Season 2 premiered on 3 September 2022. Hosted by Krissann Barretto, the show is judged by Badshah along with four squad bosses- which were EPR, Dino James, Dee MC, King Rocco. Format In Season 1, 40 auditionees were selected from the Voot online registrations, out of which only 15 rappers were selected to compete against each other. The rappers were judged on the basis on their writing, rapping flow and overall performance. In Season 2, 16 contestants were chosen by Voot online auditions. Badshah decided which contestants to be assigned to and now the four Squad Bosses will groom and judge the contestants based on their talent, performance, meter, technique, musicality a ... [...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. It is created by Only Much Louder (OML) and is among the largest South Asian arts festivals. It began in Pune, Maharashtra, India, as a three-day, multi-genre, music festival in 2010. Since 2012 it has expanded to multiple cities. In 2017, the lineup added comedy. Its title sponsor has been Bacardi since inception. 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 host the festival. The lineup includes a mix of, established and emerging, sub-continental and global artists. History In 2006, Vijay Nair, the co-founder and ex-CEO of OML, began formulating the idea of an Indian multi-genre music festival modeled after the Glastonbury where he had taken Pentagram in 2005. In 2009 he met UK music manager Stephen Budd in Mumbai and they discussed th ... [...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 Yousaf 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 ... [...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, 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 on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddu
Biddu Appaiah (born 8 February 1944) 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, Karnataka, India. He began his music career in the 1960s, 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 1974 with "Kung Fu Figh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalyanji–Anandji
Kalyanji–Anandji are 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 (film), ''Tridev'', ''Safar'', etc. 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 formative y ... [...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 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and sang some of his own compositions. He was popular in the 1980s and 1990s with filmi soundtracks. He also delivered major box office successes in Bengali, Telugu, and Kannada films. His music was well received into the 21st century. In 1986, he was recognised by Guinness World Records for recording more than 180 songs in one year. Early life Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri was born into a Bengali Brahmin family in Calcutta. His parents, Aparesh Lahiri and Bansuri Lahiri, both were Bengali singers and musicians in classical music and Shyama Sangeet who belong to Lahiri Mohan Family of Sirajganj, East Bengal (Now Bangladesh). His parents, were both singers who met while performing for All India Radio. He was their only child. His relatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zomato
Zomato () is an Indian multinational restaurant aggregator and food delivery company founded by Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah in 2008. Zomato provides information, menus and user-reviews of restaurants as well as food delivery options from partner restaurants in select cities. , the service is available in 24 countries and in more than 10,000 cities. History Zomato was founded as FoodieBay in 2008 by Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah who worked for Bain & Company. The website started as a restaurant listing and recommendation portal. They renamed the company Zomato in 2010 as they were unsure if they would "just stick to food" and also to avoid a potential naming conflict with eBay. With the introduction of .xxx domains in 2011, Zomato also launched zomato.xxx, a site dedicated to food porn. In 2011, it expanded across India to Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. In 2012, it expanded operations internationally in several countries, inc ... [...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 an Algerian French music producer and DJ, first achieving international recognition in 2013 by releasing an instrumentation-oriented single called " Turn Down for What" (featuring Lil Jon). He made his international debut with the singles "Bird Machine" and "Turn Down for What" in 2013. "Bird Machine" is a collaboration with fellow French musician Alesia. The single was picked up by Mad Decent, a Los Angeles-based record label run by Diplo. DJ Snake was announced to be working on a collaboration with Diplo, originally slated to debut in 2014; it released in 2015 as the single " Lean On" in collaboration with MØ and Diplo's Major Lazer. In 2014, DJ Snake was labelled as an "Artist to Watch" by FoxWeekly. He and Dillon Francis were announced as alternating supporting artists for the summer Mothership Tour 2014 with Skrillex. In March 2018, '' Billboard'' named DJ Snake as number nine o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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