Nic Tasker is a London-based DJ and tastemaker. Apart from being a Boiler Room programmer, also runs Whities, the techno imprint of London-based label, Young Turks. Known for introducing and releasing music from experimental acts like The XX, FKA Twigs, Jamie XX, SBTRKT and John Talabot among other, Young Turks have played a crucial role in the evolution of British underground music.

Whities, launched in January 2014, is more focused on the dancefloor and Tasker is perhaps well placed to curate a label for the club. With each release, Whities has been surprising listeners and fans with music that is unexpected and confident.

Tasker’s tastemaker abilities get an outing every week on the two-hour show on NTS radio, 88 Transitions. The multi-faceted selector is also a part of the London house and techno-leaning, underground spanning collective, Principals.

Doktor Daniel
Based out of New Delhi , Daniel is quintessentially a drummer turned DJ/producer and has been DJing while using his understanding as a drummer constantly pushing the limits of perspective sounds he loves to throw down on the dance floor through his DJ sets.

His music style is mainly ranges from deep house to techno with a little bit of tech house thrown in the middle.

Divij Kaul
Music has been in Divij’s blood since birth. His first interaction with music came at the mere age of 10 when he started his journey through Indian classical music. He trained for seven years under the watchful eyes of Shri Asha Pande giving two exams in the process from the reputed Indian classical music school Pracheen Kala Kendra where he secured a distinction. During this time he had also learnt how to play the Tabla, Harmonium and Tanpura, three classical Indian instruments. Divij grew up listening to a variety of genres of music but found a sudden change in his music taste after he went to Malaysia for his education and has been hooked to electronic dance music since.

Avantika Bakshi
A shape-shifting mindset–her music is more than what meets the ears, it is also the woman behind the decks: sincere, spirited, fearless. Her mix sets are expressive expeditions, incorporating a variety of melodic flavors that create lasting emotional experiences for the listener.While she believes in genre bending, she enjoys playing deep house, tech-house, deep techno, nu-disco & indie dance. Taking divine inspiration from the Bhagwad Gita, her sound blends the east and west and makes the soul & feet dance alike.This is Avantika. Deep, emotive, euphoric.

Hoax
Akshay Bhalla aka Bhallanator was first introduced to electronic when he came across a track on a CD given to him by his parents when he was just a kid. It didn’t take him long to realise his love for this music and soon he found himself heading towards the world of clubbing. In 2007 he started with his short residency at Ministry of Sound, London after which he explored the management side of things at MOS, Fabric and The Egg.

In 2012, his passion for the music culminated in the launch of India’s first ever electronic music magazine, Euphoric Magazine. Having opened for artists like Joseph Capriati, tyDi, Anna, Tenishia, Jerome Is Mae, Arctic Moon, The Viceroy, Indecent Noise, Lange, Ashley Wallbridge over the years, he has also played at venues like Blue Frog in Delhi & Bombay, Fabric & MOS in London, Kitty Su & I-Kandy in Delhi, Pebbles in Bangalore, and Pasha in Chennai amongst many others.

Do watch out, you never know whats coming with this one.

Nucleya redefines Indian electronica by creating a combination of complex cut-up alters and unheard Indian sounds, with cutting-edge production and genre-defying rhythms. For the love of Indian electronica and a craving to make what might be Indian electronica later on, Nucleya is making music that he needs to hear on the grounds, which nobody else has made it for him. This is the next level of Indian electronica in India. Nucleya has been established by Udyan Sagar, a previous member of the Bandish Projekt. Udyan is, to a great degree, an adaptable craftsman, who is not just an artist, but rather a music-maker and a sound-planner. His live performances extend his flexibility and skill, better than expected.

Echo is a club night dedicated to sound system culture that we began this time last year, in collaboration with BASSFoundation Root’s main man Delhi Sultanate (Taru Dalmia) and Alter State (Sanil Sudan).

Delhi Sultanate
Born in New Delhi, India but having spent formative years in Germany and the US (Bay Area), Delhi Sultanate, has long pioneered the sounds of dancehall / hip hop and performance poetry in India. In addition to his solo career, he is the MC and a founding member of BASSFoundation, New Delhi’s first dubstep, drum ‘n’ bass and reggae sound system, as well as lead singer of India’s first ska and rocksteady band The Ska Vengers.

In 2010 he started ‘Word, Sound, Power’ along with producer Chris McGuinness, who is based in Brooklyn, NYC. The organization is dedicated to producing documentary films and musical collaborations featuring revolutionary singers from different parts of the Indian subcontinent. Word, Sound, Power creates bilingual tracks that embody the revolutionary and uplifting spirit of Dancehall Reggae and reflect life in India. The venture received extensive coverage by AFP, BBC Asian Network and MTV. The films can be viewed on wordsoundpower.org, where all the music is available for free download.

Alter State is Sanil Sudan’s deeper/sub heavy take on Bass Music, following a journey like structure in his sets on and off the floor. Tracks handpicked to match various styles and mood, Alter State can always be relied on to push conventional sounds into new and unconventional directions.

Moniker
Head honcho of Indian magazine and cultural hub thewildcity.com, aptly named Wild City DJ a.k.a Moniker has a peculiar and varied taste in music. Straddling hip-hop, garage, grime, bass, house, techno, alternative electronica and anything in between, WCDJ always brings an informative set, favouring upfront and left of centre music over yesterday’s tired hits. Having been a part of the underground electronic movement in London for a number of years WCDJ brings to the table a fresh and undeniably UK sound to his live shows.