Anish Sood

Anish Sood
Background information
Born (1989-11-22) November 22, 1989
Goa, India
Genres
Progressive house, Electro house, Techno
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • Musician
  • DJ
Years active 2008–present
Labels 925 Music, Musical Madness, Qilla Records
Associated acts Anushka Manchanda, Lost Stories (Artists)
Website anishsood.com

Anish Sood (born November 22, 1989) is an Indian electronic dance music producer and DJ.

Biography

Anish Sood was born and brought up in Goa, India. He attended high school in Vasco da Gama, Goa. Anish holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Goa Engineering College. He started DJing in high school at the age of 16 and soon gained popularity for the college parties he organized and performed at. He quickly moved on to playing local nightclubs in Goa and soon exploded on to the Indian dance music scene in 2011 with regular nightclub and festival appearances.[1]

A sign of his rapid rise to fame, he has been booked to play at major Indian festivals, including the Sunburn Festival in Goa,[2][3] and Invasion Festival in Pune and Bangalore.[4] He has also performed at other major festivals such as NH7 Weekender, Enchanted Valley Carnival in Aamby Valley City and Storm Festival in Coorg. He recently performed at Antaragni 2015, the biggest college cultural festival in the world.[5]

Anish performed as direct support to David Guetta on his maiden India tour in 2012 as well as his second Indian tour in 2014.[6][7][8] He has also performed alongside artists such as Axwell and Ingrosso, Tiësto, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki and Afrojack.[9][10][11]

Music career

Anish released his debut international single in 2011 on Trance legend Marcel Woods's imprint Musical Madness. It was subsequently re-released on the Dutch label High Contrast Recordings. In April 2012, he released his first EP on Dutch sensation Miss Nine's 925 Music label featuring vocals by Indian singer/songwriter Ramona Arena.[12] He followed this up with another EP featuring Ramona titled "Hello World" and later released a single featuring British singer/songwriter Zoe Klinck titled "We Won't Stay"[13]

Anish collaborated with popular Indian singer Anushka Manchanda and upcoming indie producer Nanok to release "Superfly", his most successful single to date. The track peaked at #3 on the iTunes India chart.[14][15][16]

Hello World Tour

In August 2013, Anish announced a 6 city tour in to promote his new single "Hello World" with Ramona Arena. They performed in New Delhi, Kolkata, Goa, Pune, Mumbai and Bangalore with Anish DJing and Ramona singing live.[17][18][19]

Sunburn On Air

Anish hosts a weekly podcast, Sunburn On Air in collaboration with Sunburn Festival.[20][21] The podcast is fairly popular in India and has featured guestmixes by artists such as Afrojack, Hardwell and MAKJ to name a few.

Unite : The Mirror to Tomorrowland

In June 2015, Belgian dance music festival Tomorrowland hosted a live stream event in Mumbai and Mexico. The stream featured Martin Garrix, Armin Van Buuren and Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike. Anish Sood played a live opening set before the stream at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium stadium in Mumbai.[22]

Awards

In April 2014, Anish won the prestigious MyFav Best House DJ and DJ Of The Year awards. He was once again voted MyFav Best House DJ in 2015.[23][24]

He has also been featured on GQ India's 50 best dressed Indian men list in 2014 and 2015.[25][26]

Discography

EPs

Singles

Remixes

References

  1. ↑ "Anish Sood Talks Indian Dance Music Audiences, the ‘EDM Bubble’". NH7. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Sunburn Festival". Sunburn.in. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  3. ↑ "Indian Express". Indian Express. November 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  4. ↑ "Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times. March 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  5. ↑ "Dance like no one’s watching - Bangalore Mirror -". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  6. ↑ "Invasion Festival 2012". Invasionfestival.in. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  7. ↑ Indiecision (March 9, 2012). "NH7". Nh7.in. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  8. ↑ "Why David Guetta Loves India". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  9. ↑ "Gig Review: Axwell / Ingrosso At Sunburn Arena, Mumbai". Bangin Beats. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  10. ↑ "Sunburn 2014 in Goa to have biggest DJ line-up ever". dna. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  11. ↑ "Sherp Review: EVC Launch Party with Steve Aoki - Festival Sherpa | Online Guide to Music Festivals". Festival Sherpa | Online Guide to Music Festivals. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  12. ↑ "RadioandMusic.com". RadioandMusic.com. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  13. ↑ "In Focus: Anish Sood". Platform Mag. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  14. ↑ "An Indian twist to EDM". The Hindu. 2015-04-15. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  15. ↑ "Listen: Anish Sood, Nanok and Anushka Manchanda’s latest track "Superfly" -". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  16. ↑ "Anish Sood, Nanok, Anushka Manchanda and ‘Superfly’". pepsimtvindies.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  17. ↑ "VJ Ramona, DJ Sood bring electronic dance music in new genre". Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  18. ↑ "Lifting Spirits - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  19. ↑ "Dance till you drop | The Asian Age". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  20. ↑ "Sunburn launches weekly online radio show 'Sunburn on Air'". everythingexperiential.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  21. ↑ "Sunburn Radio's host Anish Sood working on the Radio show and his singles". Radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  22. ↑ "Tomorrowland 2015 Unite in Mexico City and Mumbai; Percept Live to Host Live Streaming". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  23. ↑ "Winners of the My Fav DJ Awards 2014!". Bangin Beats. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  24. ↑ "Freedom of Expression.Take Two". mid-day. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  25. ↑ "GQ Best Dressed 2014". GQ India. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  26. ↑ "2015 Best Dressed: Red Carpet". GQ India. Retrieved 2015-12-01.

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