Sanjoy

Sanjoy
Background information
Birth name	Sanjoy Deb
Born	December 18, 1991 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Origin	San Jose, California, US
Genres	Progressive house, electro house, Bollywood, dubstep
Occupation(s)	Producer, DJ, musician, music director
Years active	2011–present
Labels	PORT22, T-Series
Associated acts	Sunidhi Chauhan, Arijit Singh, Gaurav Dagaonkar
Website	sanjoydeb.com

Sanjoy Deb (born December 18, 1991), known primarily by his stage name Sanjoy, is a Bangladeshi–American musician, electronic music producer and DJ. He primarily produces in the progressive house genre,^[1] but also is influenced by dubstep, electro house, and Bollywood. Sanjoy grew up and began his career in San Jose, California. Sanjoy's best known musical piece to date is the song "Ab Laut Aa" featuring Sunidhi Chauhan which charted on the Saavn, YouTube, and Dhingana charts.

Life and career beginning

Sanjoy Deb was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Evergreen Valley High School and De Anza College and graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in Business.^[2] Sanjoy began his musical career working with his partner and executive producer Kunal Agarwal.

Music production

Sanjoy Deb, the music producer.

Under the name 'Sanjoy', Deb has produced a wide variety of Electronic Dance Music as well as Bollywood film songs.^[3] He has collaborated with music directors Pritam and Gaurav Dagaonkar to add an electronic sound to Bollywood films.

In 2011, he began his music career with a series of mash-ups and remixes that were well received in the Indian-American community.^[4] His first mash-up "Chammak Challo" featured dancers from the UC Berkeley dance team, Azaad, and built his core audience of Bollywood-EDM listeners who were connected to the dance team circuit. He later released another video and mash-up called Love the Pressure, which further engaged those of Indian descent worldwide.^[5]

In 2012, Sanjoy released an original music video called "Tonight I Believe". The track received lots of attention across the Internet, but because of the negative response and criticism, it was promptly pulled from YouTube.^[6] Deb also released an unofficial remix of Swedish House Mafia's "Don't You Worry Child".

In 2013, Sanjoy produced a single for the well-known Indian singer Sunidhi Chauhan.^[7] Their collaboration Ab Laut Aa was well-received, especially due to the topic of the music video on the prevalence of gender discrimination and rape in India.^[8] He subsequently released a reprise version featuring Gaurav Dagaonkar as the vocalist & songwriter.

In 2016, Sanjoy has begun to release a series of English songs, each featuring a well-known Bollywood singer.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Title	Writer	Singer
2016	Completed Me	Sanjoy, Natalie Hawkins, Stephen Rezza	Aditi Singh Sharma
2016	Don't Funk With Me	Sanjoy, Natalie Hawkins, Stephen Rezza	Benny Dayal
2014	Set Me Free	Sanjoy, Natalie Hawkins, Stephen Rezza	Natalie Hawkins
2013	Ab Laut Aa (Reprise)	Niranjan Iyengar	Gaurav Dagaonkar
2013	Ab Laut Aa	Niranjan Iyengar	Sunidhi Chauhan
2012	Tonight I Believe	n/a	n/a

Production work

Year	Artist	Title	Release date	Album
2014	Shilpa	"Bombay Nights"[9]	6 Apr 2014	N/A

Remixes

Year	Title	Music Director	Artist	Film
2014	"Mashooqana" (Sanjoy Deb Remix)[10]	Gaurav Dagaonkar	Ash King, Arunima Bhattacharya, Sanjoy Deb	Heartless
2014	"Tum Hi Ho" (Sanjoy Remix)	Mithoon	Sanjoy, Arijit Singh	Aashiqui 2
2014	"Galliyan" (Sanjoy Rebirth)	Ankit Tiwari	Sanjoy, Ankit Tiwari	Ek Villain

Music videos

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Release date	Label
2011	"Chammak Challo (Bootleg)"[11]	Kunal Agarwal	Kunal Agarwal	21 Jul 2011	Kunal Agarwal Productions
	"Love the Pressure"[12]	Justin Nguyen	Kunal Agarwal	18 November 2011
2012	"Tonight I Believe" [13]	Shayan Fakurnejad	Kunal Agarwal	9 Aug 2012
2013	Ab Laut Aa (featuring Sunidhi Chauhan)[14]	Robert Rippberger	Kunal Agarwal	11 Apr 2013	PORT22
2013	Ab Laut Aa (Reprise) (featuring Gaurav Dagaonkar)[15]	Kunal Agarwal	Kunal Agarwal	18 Oct 2013

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Nominated work	Category	Result
2014	VIMA Music Awards	Ab Laut Aa – Sanjoy Deb	Best Music Video	Won[16]

Notes

References

1. "Sanjoy Deb :: Tracks Beatport". Beatport.
2. Pang, Andrew. ""Ab Laut Aa": India's EDM Anthem Delivers Powerful Sound, Story, and Stance". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
3. ""There are no geographical boundaries to music"- Sanjoy Deb". CineBlitz. Retrieved 17 May 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
4. Alam, Rasha. "Chammak Challo Remix Gains Recognition". DesiClub.com. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
5. Khan, Uneeq. "Love The Pressure". DesiDanceTeams.com. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
6. Jahn, Brittany (6 September 2012). "Student-run production group creates viral, full-length video". Daily Californian. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
7. "Sanjoy Deb produces Sunidhi Chauhan's single 'Ab Laut Aa'". Times of India. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
8. Ray, Nayna (5 June 2013). "Sunidhi Chauhan & Sanjoy Deb 'Ab Laut Aa'". Asian Image. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
9. Thakur, Shilpa. "Shilpa Feat. Jay Mo BOMBAY NIGHTS (Music by Sanjoy Deb) – Official Lyric Video". YouTube. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
10. Sur, Prateek. "Heartless music review: Arijit Singh, KK and Mohit Chauhan cannot save this album!". BollywoodLife. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
11. "Chammak Challo - (Sanjoy Deb Bootleg) - Akon Ra.One". YouTube. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
12. "Sanjoy Deb ft. Neeraj K – Love the Pressure". YouTube. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
13. "Sanjoy Deb – Tonight I Believe". IMVDB. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
14. "Sanjoy Deb ft. Sunidhi Chauhan – Ab Laut Aa – Official Music Video". 11 April 2013.
15. "Sanjoy Deb ft. Gaurav Dagaonkar – Ab Laut Aa (Reprise)". 18 October 2013.
16. "VIMA India 2014 Winners List". Retrieved 16 May 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)

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