An evening with the Indian King of Bass

An evening with the Indian King of Bass

Udyan Sagar has been producing electronic music for about 20 years now. What initially started as Bandish Projekt with his friend Mayur Narvekar in 1998 later branched out into his solo project and led to the genesis of the famous moniker Nucleya. Fondly known as the Bass Raja by his fans, the DJ has been enthralling EDM lovers and now plans to go on a sabbatical. “I am planning to take a six-months break from live shows. I will be playing tracks from my latest album Raja Baja, along with all of the hits from my previous albums for an act. So I’m reallyhe The shares. lookinginitial years forwardof to establishingit,” 2008 were his difficultbrand Nucleyahe admits.in “Whilework in it the was initial tough coupleto get of years,for me thingsin 2011 startedand myto change music finallyafter the gained release an of audiencemy first EP, Koocha Monster. Since then I have successfully released two full-length albums Bass Rani and Raja Baja,” he reminisces.

Both of these albums, were released with much fanfare and had his trademark touch of experimention with various genres of music from India being featured as a part of it. The albums also featured several collaborations including percussionist, Sivamani. Ask him about his source of inspiration

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we ask, “I’m going to spend time with my wife and son! They are my ultimate support system. On my off days I wake up at 7 am everyday, get my five-year-old son ready for school, make him breakfast and drop him off,” he shares.

Udyan Sagar a.k.a Nucleya talks to us about all things music, having dazzled EDM lovers with his music and live acts, and what he plans to do on the sabbatical he is about to take...