Praveen Achary
Take a homegrown artist, add a number of chart topping productions on heavyweight internationalrecord labels, throw in DJ sets that have resonated acrossthe nation, squeeze in a successfully launched imprint called Juicebox Music and there you’ve got a recipe for musical trump card held by Praveen Achary.

Only a few in the country can be as effective through their musicality diversity & unpredictability and still be well recognized & respected. With a unique combination of ‘Deep, Tech and Progressive House’, his style has always gained him a lot of appreciation by fellow artists & fans alike. Having productionssigned to giant record labels like Eelke Kleijn’s Outside The Box Music (Netherlands), Cid Inc’s Replug Records (Sweden), Darin Epsilon’s Perspectives Digital (United States of America), Alex & Filip’s Mirabilis Records (Slovenia) and many more, his work has already received massive support & plays from key industry players such as Sasha, Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Cid Inc, Henry Saiz, Darin Epsilon, Eelke Kleijn, Markus Schulz, Jaytech amongst others.

Praveen’s mix-sets are a testament to his adaptability and cohesion of his musical influences, all weaved together in a seamless manner. A regular host with his own show “Juicebox”, an extension of the label, on the world’s leading progressive house station – friskyRadio, he has been part of the ‘friskyLovesIndia’series twice, as well as being featured as friskyRadio’s’Artist Of The Week’, a feat achieved by not too many. In addition to his strong online presence, he has played at many club nights & festivals around the nation, the highlights of which being: Asia’s biggest & premier dance music festival – Sunburn, Bangalore’s biggest musical festival owned by Nikhil Chinapa – Submerge Supernova, the historic worldwide launch of Above & Beyond’s Radio – Group Therapy, Indivibe’s annual underground festival in Goa – Krank, Chennai’s sole annual music property – Go:Madras and many more. Apart from the big stages and fancy lights, he’s shared the console with John Digweed, Richie Hawtin, James Zabiela, Dave Seaman, Guy J, Jody Wisternoff, Matador, Henry
Saiz, Jim Rivers to name a few. 2013 saw the launch of his record label – Juicebox Music. Established with the idea of delivering high quality ‘freshly packed’ music, the label will cater to a wide variety of enthusiastsin & around house music. The label will feature releases from established international & national artists as well as nurture inspiring & upcoming talents. Already tagged as “One of 2013?s best new labels”, the future’s bright and fresh!

Juggling a whole surfeit of musical hats, Praveen Achary strives to be ahead of the curve while staying true to his underground roots, one step at a time.

Tuhin Mehta belongs to the old school breed of DJs. With two decades of experience pioneering club-world in India, he’s a force to be reckoned with. He is someone who has immersed himself in the art of DJing from an extremely young age, where it was not just a forged career path, rather, a way of life.

A professionally qualified sound engineer from SAE in Chennai, along with being an international ambassador to the Berklee College of Music, Tuhin not only has immense experience from the various clubs that he has played in over the years, he also has a sharp understanding of the technical aspects behind sound production. His understanding of equipment is grade A and it speaks volumes that he was named a Pioneer Pro DJ for India in 2007. This combination of both prowess and technical ability only adds to his allure as a
DJ who has a sharp understanding of the science of rocking a dance-floor. There is just no way you can pigeonhole Tuhin’s style… his sets are an energy packed blend of diverse sounds – he adds a bit of everything just as long as it gets you dancing. Filled with quirky melody and heavy drummage – Tuhin has created a genre of his own in his thumping ‘EnergiTech’ and you can be rest assured that you will be losing it to his music. His extensive background in DJing also makes him a ridiculously sharp technician on the decks; he knows his equipment and his tunes inside out and you’ll find that his mixing ability is second to none.

Keeping himself busy on all fronts: DJing at the biggest clubs to packed crowds, producing massive tunes that get featured on award winning albums and now organizing one of India’s top-notch music festivals in his home town – Tuhin Mehta is obviously here to stay and each year his imprint on the scene in India is becoming everlasting. It has to be said, no one really understands the intricacies and sheer power that music holds, as well as he does.

Maga Sultanov is a fresh act from Moscow (Russia) & made his career all the way upwards playing DJ sets at the top clubs in the Russian capital city. Maga is also the co-founder of  #?SMG LABEL MOSCOW.

Best Known as India’s #1 Turntablist and the voted as the “India’s Best HIP-HOP DJ 2015” by Myfavdj Awards 2015.

Based out of Chennai, DJ Kave is one of the most recognized names in the party scene. Having toured and performed across the globe with renowned International artists at festivals like KLIMF Music Festival (Malaysia ) SANDANCE (DUBAI) Music Festival to name a few… He is best known for being the Official DJ of Oscar winner and music maestro AR Rahman during the “Jai-Ho” series of Concerts in 2009. With a crowd boasting of over 50,000 people.

Apart from AR Rahman, DJ Kave also tours extensively with two of India’s most famous and internationally recognized Hip Hop Artists & Rappers- Blaaze and Hard Kaur. DJ Kave kick-started his DJing career in Doha, Qatar over 15years ago.His American associates urged him to excel in Hip-Hop & Rnb, which was an instant hit with the party crowd. Since then, DJ Kave has evolved into a highly versatile artist and includes genres like Trap,Twerk,Top 40 and E.D.M as well as Hip-Hop and RnB.

The highlight of DJ Kave’s career came in 2007 & 2008 with him being getting the opportunity to represent India at World DMC DJ Championship for two years in a row. DMC is by far the world’s largest DJ competition held in London every year, with only the best DJ’s from across the globe being chosen to represent their respective countries.

On the national level, his performances have been featured on National Television channels across India like MTV (India), Channel UFX, Star TV Group ,Sony TV as a part of reality shows like Rock On, India’s Got Talent etc. Having played at the best clubs across the nation .

DJ Kave has a massive fan following. With over 60,000 views of his original Numb Scratch remix on Youtube and LIKES on his Facebook Page, he is one of the most looked up DJs on the social media circuit.

Music has given him much and he gives back by sharing the knowledge he knows through his DJ School “The SKRATCH LAB ” where he trains newcomers as well as established DJ’s the art of Turntablism.
Ranked in the Top 4 DJ schools in India by Rolling Stone Magazine, this is the only DJ school in India which trains students in Advanced Scratching, Beat Juggling and Video DJ mixing.

In a short span of three years, Shreyas has been continually active in the local scene thanks to his growing interest in exploring new sounds.

From sharing decks with Bart Skils, Growling Mad Scientist (GMS), Parra For Cuva, Tobias, Raxon and DAVI, Shreyas has also played alongside indigenous big boys like Arjun Vagale, Kohra, Calm Chor, Audio Units, Adam Rahman, SHFT, Folic State, Dualist Inquiry, Tuhin Mehta and Nikhil Chinapa to name a few.

Playing Deep House, Minimal, Techno and Progressive music, Shreyas has made his club appearances in Bangalore, Chennai and Goa.

Shreyas has proved at every gig that he is indeed a promising act who will keep reinventing himself and won’t slow down for nothing.