Dance and music have been a significant part of Indian culture since many eons. They have been employed as art, traditions, means of self-expression, acts of prayer and most importantly to commemorate and have fun. Though dance and music have both evolved dramatically in these contemporary times but their essence is still intact in the hearts of all Indians. Besides not all changes are bad; the introduction of Electronic Dance Music in the Indian music industry have amplified the fun tenfold.
Here are the leading DJs of India that will make you sway to their beats ina second.
Zaeden
Recognized by his remixes of Maroon 5’s Animals, Justin Beiber’s Love Yourself and Coldpaly’s Magic, Zaeden is a young yet highly acclaimed DJs of India. True to his stage name which means ‘thinking out of the box’ in Latin he has captured the heart of many through his eccentric yet charming tunes. He started his performing at a tender age of 14 by mixing tapes of dance music releases and released his first single, “Land of lords” in 2014. In 2016, Zaeden had an astounding chance to be the closing act for DJ David Guetta's Mumbai show. In addition, he is one of a handful Indian DJs to have performed at the Tomorrowland Festival in Belgium. His Hindi original compositions like Tere Bina, Kya Karoon and Dooriyan have received just as recognition as his earlier mixes.
Anish Sood
Named among the pioneers of electronic dance music industry in India, Anish Sood is an outstanding DJ and music producer. Hailing from a musical family in Goa, Anish started to DJ at the age of 15 and is now one of the busiest DJs in the country with over 90 shows every year. His remix on Nadia Ali’s Love Story in collaboration with his friend Rishabh Joshi had won the Sunburn Anthem remix contest in 2010. He has toured alongside megahit DJs like David Guetta, Kygo and Martin Garrix and performed at global festivals such as Electric Daisy Carnival, Tomorrowland Unite and Sunburn Festival. He is the first Indian artist to win an award for the Best Electronica/Dance Single at the Independent Music Awards in New York for his track Starry Night feat. Zach Sorgen and Kelechi.
Lost Stories
Founded in the year 2009, Lost Stories is a brilliant DJ-cum-producer duo composed of two friends, Prayag Mehta and Rishabh Joshi. They are widely recognized for adding a blend of Indian folk into electronic dance style of music. Their debut album, ‘Music for the # Generation’ had successfully hit No.3 on Top 100 Dance Album iTunes Charts in 2012. They have also made official remixes for big shots for instance Alan Walker’s Faded and Afrojacks’s The Spark. With their 2015 European Tour they became the first ever Indian artist to do such an extensive international tour which incorporated over 18 performances at global festivals like Tomorrowland, Summer Festival in countries like Spain, Ibiza, Netherlands, Belgium and others.
Kerano
Karanvir Singh better known as Kerano is an eminent DJ and music producer based out of the capital city, Delhi. He has always been a music aficionado and took up drumming when he was just a 4 years old kid. He started song writing when he was 14 and he was acquainted with the universe of dance music in his college days. He rose to fame right from the start and was the first Indian DJ to release his debut track with the prestigious American music label, ULTRA Records as well as the first Indian to hit #4 on the Beatport Top 100 PH Chart with his debut song – 'Here I Stand’ with Tom Swoon. He is named among India's fastest rising stars and has earned support from notable international artists like Tiesto, Martin Garrix, Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, Nicky Romer, Afrojack, and many others.
DJ NYK
Nikhil Sahni AKA DJ NYK is an outstanding DJ, producer, radio host, visual artist & coach. He is known for his Bollywood and EDM fusion style of music. He became India’s first DJ to officially remix a track for PlayStation video game RA.1 with the hit song Chammak Challo. He has won India's Best Bollywood DJ Award for a record-breaking three times in the years of 2012, 2013 and 2016 at VH1 MYFAV Awards. He is considered to be the pioneer of music podcasting as well as video DJ-ing in India with his highly successful shows, Electronyk Podcast and Electronyk Show. He has officially remixed songs of Bollywood blockbuster movies like De Dana Dan, Golmaal 3, Ye Jawani Hai Deewani, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety and more. He also hosts the show "Saturday Night Fever with DJ NYK", on Fever 104 FM, which has a whopping listener base of 1.8 million.
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