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HIS RELEASES
• Wade in the water - Rummy Sharma and
Namito on Kling Klong records opened on no
6 DMC Charts and still doing great after over 3
years of release
• Plexico EP - Rummy sharma on Blufin Records
opened on No 1 position on DCC ( German
Club charts )
• Child In Time ( Deep Purple original classic
track ) was remixed by rummy and released
last year with opening chart position at No 4
on DCC
Motte, and Namito of course, who also happen to be his
inspirations.
Of what seems like almost a decade of trying to work
on expanding the audiences’ horizons in the country,
Rummy recently released his single Meera, which
embodies the coming together of his European and Indian
sensibilities, while paying an ode to Krishna, targeted at
the Indian market after a long hiatus, which was released
internationally as a part of the much talked about ADE
(Amsterdam Dance Event) 2016 compilation.
While Rummy certainly has Indian roots, his influences
are absolutely connected to sounds of Berlin since early
90s. He is a lover of great Indian voices, melodies as well as
heavy beats and one that feel that passion echoing through
his track Meera.
The track has very modern tech house feel yet keeps the
values of Indian Classical singing and gives us ear worm
Melodic feel.
Meera has been sung Sachi Lalani, daughter of Rummy's
Close friend Kunal Lalani (from Mega group). “Sachi is a
trained classical singer, I first heard her sing the popular
folk song Chaap Tilak and that’s when I felt that her
voice fitted my idea, perfectly. The track has been tested
on many dance floors across the globe and has been well
appreciated.”
Rummy has several laments and not the least a few
accolades on the state of affairs of the Indian Electronic
Music. The spurt in technology, he says, has been both
been good and bad for the upcoming talent. “Advancement
in technology has definitely helped .When I started DJing
there were only record players for DJing and at that
time specially in India there were no record shops where
you could go and buy dance records of the shelf, so an
enthusiast like me, would almost travel every week to
places like Singapore or Berlin to pick up some records
so that I could spin some latest stuff. With the advent of
internet and digitization of DJ products/mixing software
etc access to great music and inexpensive technology to be
DJ/ producer, has encouraged loads of newcomers to enter
this profession. Not only can you compose and mix more
comfortably but the digitalization has given the producers
an ability to well propagate and even release their music.
Though I would not deny many massive idiots are also
enjoying the fruits of it, he says with a hearty laugh.
Further adding to subject of this ‘charade of DJ/Producers’
he says, “But you know this is also the perfect time or
unfortunately the only time where DJs with no experience
can also make it big all you need to do is glam up your
wardrobe, crack a mixing software, buy inexpensive toy
controllers, pay money for your so called ‘Original Track’
to be featured in a Bollywood movie and done. I think it’s a
perfect recipe for an idiot to a superstar.”
What would he say is his USP: “After 25 years of DJing is
I have the capacity and ability to play lot of old classics in
the middle of my techno sets all over there world and that
works really well. Can’t say how much the younger crowd
appreciates it but mature audiences love it. I also don’t
plan my sets I just go with the flow, I keep changing my
style every 25 minutes or so.”
Although Rummy’s own specialisation –Techno hasn’t
really captured the Indian audiences in a big way, he’s
hopeful one day it will. “From 1994 to 2004-06 it was quite
alright, lesser clubs, lesser people, lesser expectations, and
more pure music. There weren’t as many fake projections
as they are today, thanks to social media and people in
were scene for the right reasons. But now everything is
haywire, it's less about the music and more about been
seen, let’s say wannabe. With EDM and Bollywood taking
main stage in two parallels it’s a slow and long journey,
but I'm hopeful.”
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