IN CONVERSATION WITH
Sarthak Sardana
When did you finally decide to abandon
accountancy in favour of music? What has been the best part of stepping
behind the turntable (or Mac)?
In 2009 I joined a music production course alongside doing
my accountancy degree. I was more inclined for my music
course and concentrated more towards it. It was in 2013
when my first ever track was signed, on the legendary Tiësto
label that I decided to fully focus on my music career. DJing was an all-time hobby for me but I never knew it
would turn into a career. The best part indeed is playing
for different people in different parts of the country and
realising how the same song has different reactions every
time. Also the feeling that you are ultimately responsible for
rocking a party or a Saturday night is always a good feeling.
Why EDM?
Its something not many people are doing and I feel I
have good taste for it. Most of the productions even in
Bollywood are also EDM centric now. Also that time in
2013 EDM was still picking up and I was very inspired
how the music was getting evolved around the world.
EDM in India is still new and it’s great to see so many
new producers are now interested to make dance music
Why do you think your music has been so well
received by numerous big names in EDM?
It has multiple reasons. The biggest one being the quality
of production and the style of music. One thing I noticed
is that a lot of producers have the good musical idea
but they are not able to deliver a quality piece due to
the lack of mixing/mastering skills. My music always
had good quality which helped me get my releases on
international labels. Also labels around the world were
interested to work with Indian producers as it was a
new market for them and they were really surprised
to see Indians Making EDM rather than Bollywood.
Do you miss any part of your old life?
No not at all. Just I sometimes wish I had more
time to spend at home rather than traveling.
Are you considering working on any original music?
Oh yes a lot! My maximum releases are originals!
I’m back in the studio now and focusing on finishing
lots of new music for the winter season. Expect
some dance floor bangers on your way shortly
What is keeping you preoccupied now?
My upcoming releases, experiments and new branding
strategy. We have realised that social media plays a huge
role hence we are finding new ways to packaging ourselves.
Anything but music that you intent to dabble in anytime soon?
Being an all-time foodie I have plans to join Sushi
making classes and learn some cooking techniques.
I also want to learn one dish from each cuisine so if
tomorrow there’s a zombie apocalypse, I can hide
inside a restaurant and feed myself well : D
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