Maed In India

It’s happening.  No, this isn’t a dream.  We can’t contain our excitement any longer.  We have two HUGE reasons to celebrate.  It’s Maed in India’s 300th episode!!!  We’re celebrating this milestone with a band that’s been the soundtrack of the lives of college students through the late 90s and early 2000s.  Mae has the iconic alt rock band Zero in the studio to celebrate 300 episodes of the show! And she’s even brought an old friend along with her too - Music Journalist, Co-founder of erstwhile NH7.in, Head of Red Bull Media House India, and #1 Zero superfan – Arjun S Ravi. They chat to Sidd, Warren, Bobby and Rajeev about their first i-Rock, about how these Dadar boys know each other, what their songs are really about (kinda) and how Zero once almost broke up. You also get to hear about how they got paid for a gig in sandwiches, a Europe tour that never happened because they weren’t “Indian enough”, using underwear as a pop filter, Buffy The Vampire slayer, leather chaps, and a whole lot more. You’ll also

Our series of team-made Maed Mixtapes returns this week with ‘Mirinda’. Yes, the bright orange soda. It also happens to be a word in Esperanto, which is the world's most widely spoken constructed language. The person who curated this effervescent mixtape is Nikkethana aka Nikki, a producer at Maed in India! She’ll tell you why she chose ‘Mirinda’, and more about the songs on her mixtape. So pop this can of music open, and take a listen! Song List: Alan Ebe - So Late So Soon (02:23 - 06:00) Long Distances - Lovesong for an Apocalypse (07:58 - 13:15) Secrets For Sale - Saato Janam (14:41 - 16:58) Daksh Kubba - Gateway to Freedom ft. Saint Soldier (18:28 - 21:39) Tathaagat Project - Safar (24:47 - 29:51) Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Nikkethana Kamal Instagram: @nikkiyish Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

This week, on Maed in India, we’re featuring songwriter, composer and guitarist from Ahmedabad – Chirag Todi! Mae chats to him about building up the confidence to sing again after a 10 year hiatus, overcoming stage fright, approaching collaborators for his EP Panodrama, and milestones, past and future! He also performs 3 of his songs solo on vocals and guitar, specially for Maed in India! WSong List: Desire (00:50 - 03:06) Be Easy (13:48 - 16:30) Choices (31:04 - 33:39) Follow Chirag: Instagram @chiragtodi Facebook @chiragtodi98 Twitter @chiragtodi Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: @maebemaebe Instagram: @maemariyam Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala Music Mixed by: Hersh Desai Recorded at Island City Studios

We’re back with another Maed Mixtape this week! This time, Sakshi, our HR, Admin and Production Assistant, has put together an eclectic mix of indie artists and songs with one thing in common – you’ll hear distinct touches of Indian classical or folk music in all of them. Presenting Raga, an ode to Sakshi’s love for classical fusions! Song List: Rakuuth - Rasam N Rhymes ft. Rap Kid India (02:18 - 05:29) Vahaka - Anhad (with The Sound Guy Sam) (07:02 - 10:57) Param - Moonrain (11:54 - 16:40) Chandar Karunakaran - Pariyai Ezhu ft. Yazin Nizar (17:53 - 21:50) Naad - Adi (22:33 - 28:19) Rishi K - Vizha (30:02 - 32:52) Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Sakshi Nair Instagram: @sakshi_221b Twitter: @SakshiNair221b Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

We’re a full house in the studio on this episode of Maed in India, with the 6 members of contemporary folk fusion band Abhanga Repost joining Mae this week! The group revives traditional Marathi abhangas or devotional poems of saints from Maharashtra, into contemporary renditions . Along with performing three special abhangas, they also tell Mae about how they came together, their process of finding abhangas and reimaging them, and their experience of performing on the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage. Song List: Mani Nahi Bhaav (01:17 - 08:11) Papachi Vasana (24:54 - 30:40) Aise Kaise Zhale Bhondu (43:01 - 48:34) Abhanga Repost is: Pratish Mhaske on lead vocals and rhythm guitar Ajay Vavhal on lead guitar Swapnil Tarphe on bass guitar Tushar Totre on harmonium Viraj Acharya on tabla and percussions Dushyant Deorukhkhar on drums   Follow Abhanga Repost: Instagram @abhanga_repost Facebook @Abhangarepost Twitter @abhangarepost Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia C

We’re back with another Maed Mixtape, and keeping our series of Team Maed mixtapes going with the first one of the year by Sonali Gupta, an Assistant Producer here at Maed in India. From our vast selection of music submissions, she’s picked the songs that made her bounce the most! And she hopes these tracks make you bounce too. Swaying or rocking from side to side are also appropriate responses too. Song List: Komorebi x Curtain Blue - Birds And Bees (02:30 - 05:47) Punch.M - Back to You (ft. Joel Padikkal) (06:51 - 09:38) HVSH - Down (ft. Deverano) (11:16 - 13:27) Kino - Replay (ft. wyrd & Ratri) (14:25 - 18:17) Anika - Behind The Sky (19:40 - 23:14) Shujan De - Time ft. Koko (25:05 - 28:08) Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Sonali Gupta Instagram: @sonaligups Twitter: @sonaligups Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

Back in the studio, Mae is joined by Urdu-Blues music composer, performer, and writer Sameer Rahat! He talks about his relationship with poetry and music, coming from a family of poets, how classical ghazals and traditional blues came together in his music, how Urdu as a language is dying a gradual death, and on his experience being a music composer for film and TV. He also performs a stripped down version of a song from his 2020 debut solo-album Aamad, and two unreleased songs! Song List: Puraana (00:57 - 04:46) Tasalli (16:36 - 22:00) Saare Chor (33:50 - 37:42) Follow Sameer Rahat: Instagram @sameerrahat Facebook @sameerrahat Twitter @sameerrahat Follow Jayesh Malani (on saxophone & guitar): Instagram @jayeshmalani Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: @maebemaebe Instagram: @maemariyam Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala Music Mixed by: Aria Nanji Recorded at Island City Studio

In January 2021, we released a special Maed Mixtape called FOMO, in the belief that, on Maed in India, we “leave no song behind” (at least not the good stuff). Now we’re back with another edition of FOMO to feature the tunes that are giving Mae some major FOMO. Well, in that she thinks she missed featuring them in 2022! Song List: Daira - Mazaar (01:30 - 07:17) Meba Ofilia, Khasi Bloodz, G'nie, Borkung Hrangkhawl, Young Dirrt & Stunnah Beatz - All Stars (09:07 - 15:02) Kamakshi Khanna & OAFF - Duur (16:01 - 19:03) Ady Manral - What I Need (20:17 - 23:43) Sanjeeta Bhattacharya - UDDCHALEIN (ft. Aman Sagar & Full Power) (24:51 - 28:14) Rohit Vasudevan Diaries - Woh (29:25 - 34:16) Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: @maebemaebe Instagram: @maemariyam Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

HOW IS IT THE END OF 2022 ALREADY?!?! Okay, everyone calm down. CALM DOWN. There’s only one thing we can do to come to terms with this, and that is –  take a listen to some of the most incredible performances from our Maed in India studio sessions this year. Please know that if Mae could, she would feature all performances from Maed in India 2022 in her Best of, but alas, she picked 10 of her favourites. Take it away, Mae! Song List: RANJ & Clifr - Attached (02:28 - 04:49) Swarathma - Raah-e-Fakira (07:49 - 13:08) Alvin Presley - I'll Miss This Day (15:36 - 20:44) JBABE - Punch Me in My Third Eye (22:46 - 24:24) Trance Effect - Took Me A While (26:33 - 30:08) Tribemama Marykali - Serpent on Dance Floor (31:17 - 35:03) Ankit Dayal - What You Need To Hear/Suffer (37:11 - 40:03) Aakash Mehta - Sister Superior (41:55 - 44:42) Easy Wanderlings - Mayflower (47:58 - 52:09) Hashbass with Burrah - Someone to Believe in Me (53:01 - 56:16) Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @m

The next guest host of our series of Maed in India team-curated Maed Mixtapes is none other than our Head of Audio Production and resident audio wizard, Kartik Kulkarni! Well, technically Mae requested our team mascot, Kartik’s pet cat Timon, to put this mixtape together. Kartik is only here as translat-purrrrr! Let’s all experience what a catnip-induced mixtape sounds like! Song List: Blu Attic - Mandrem (02:25 - 06:55) Aaditya Rakheja - Mehfooz (07:40 - 11:50) Aira - Hurricane (12:53 - 15:30) Burudu - Afar - Zehaal-e-Miskeen (ft. Sukanya) (17:20 - 22:34) Chennai Street Band - Paramapadham (24:08 - 27:48) Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Kartik Kulkarni Instagram: @kartik.kulkarni Twitter: @KartikGKulkarni Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni & Lakshman Parsuram Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

This week’s Maed Mixtape is brought to you by Maed in India’s very own producer, Husein! As the producer of the show, he listens to a whole bunch of music that indie artists from all across the country submit to Maed in India every day. So, choosing his favourites for this playlist was really difficult, but also really simple at the same time! What did come super easy to him, however, was the name of his Maed Mixtape. Hit play and he’ll tell you why! Song List: Tejas - As I'm Getting Older (02:44 - 06:16) Shlok Chiplunkar - Laxmi Bomb (ft. Mrunal Shankar) (07:09 - 10:16) Tune Up Channel - A Letter (11:16 - 16:04) Amrit Ramnath & Amira Gill - Jago (17:38 - 20:36) Amogh Balaji - Square One ft. Nami (21:32 - 24:35) Priyansh Srivastava & Garvit Soni - Sanware ft. Saurabh Jain (26:44 - 31:41) Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Husein Haveliwala Instagram & Twitter: @huseinh7 Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni & Lakshman Parsuram P

We’re back with another Maed Mixtape maed by one of our very own! This time on curating and hosting duty is Lakshman Parsuram, an audio engineer at Maed in India. He’s put together a diverse bunch of talented artists and their songs on his mixtape ‘Popcorn’, an ode to something he can never get enough of. So throw your own bag of kernels in the microwave and get set for this mixtape! Song List: gini X Tansen. - Jugnoo (01:39 - 04:36) The Earflower Experiment - They Can Never See (06:09 - 09:21) Shikhar - Moonbrain (10:28 - 13:50) Anami - Vultures (15:14 - 18:07) Rahul Advani - Ready To Breathe (19:26 - 23:26) Murder In Space - Rush (25:18 - 27:44) Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Lakshman Parsuram Instagram: @february_31st Twitter: @february_31st Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni & Lakshman Parsuram Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

Joining Mae in the studio this week on Maed in India is alternative hip-hop artist BC Azad aka Arijit Sett. They speak about his early days in Kolkata’s indie music scene, what drew him to hip-hop, and what being a multilingual rapper means to him. He also performs 3 songs from his debut album ‘Naya Hindustan’! Song List: Naya Hindustan (00:10 - 03:20) Aayega Kal (14:41 - 18:09) Boomnation (25:50 - 29:08) Follow BC Azad: Instagram @bc.azad Facebook @lyricalchameleon Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: @maebemaebe Instagram: @maemariyam Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala Music Mixed by: Hersh Desai Recorded at Island City Studios

This is not a drill – Maed Mixtapes are back! Well, er… this isn’t a Maed mixtape, technically. After months of resistance towards mixtapes from Maed in India’s very own Partner/Legal Council/Financial Advisor/Administrator/ Head of Production and everything in between, Shaun Fanthome (who wanted to focus on our studio sessions), he has finally relented. Not just that, he was like, “You know what, I’m going to put together a mixtape of my own!” (with Mae’s blessing, of course). Well, this is that mixtape. Enjoy! Song List: That Good Good - Walk of Shame (ft. YodaDrunk) (02:22 - 05:21) Sampriti - KENIGOL (ft. National Animal) (07:03 - 11:34) Harsh Barar - Main Tera Hoon (13:40 - 16:32) No Neighbours Around - In the Night (17:42 - 20:05) Mocaine - Psilocybin (21:10 - 25:17) Nitika Rajkumar - Oh My Dear (28:11 - 32:42) Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: @maebemaebe Instagram: @maemariyam Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni Producer:

On this episode of Maed in India, Mae features Mumbai based singer-songwriter and music journalist David Britto aka Arrows. He talks to Mae about how his parents enrolled him for guitar classes (which he hated), what his moniker ‘Arrows’ could have been, why he doesn’t sing on Arrows songs, and more about his multiple upcoming projects, including one with singer-songwriter Vernon Noronha, who is also on vocals for this session! Song List: To Your World (00:59 - 04:37) Buried To Dust (14:54 - 18:26) The Light (26:00 - 29:44) Follow Arrows: Instagram @dave_arrows Facebook @arrowsmusic Twitter @davearrowsmusic   Follow Vernon Noronha: Instagram @vernon_noronha Facebook @VernonNoronhamusic Twitter @vernonnoronha Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: @maebemaebe Instagram: @maemariyam Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala Research by: Nikkethana Kamal Music Mixed by: Hersh Desai Recorded at I

On Maed in India this week, we have Baroda-based singer-songwriter, producer and visual artist Shashwat Bulusu. Mae chats to him about how his relationship with music went from a tabla, to a guitar, to a punk metal band, to eventually becoming a producer. He tells us more about how his Shashwat and Bullu sides come together on his debut album Pinocchio, his brief foray into comedy, how Aakash Mehta pushed him to focus on his music, and why he avoids existentialism in his songs. He also performs two tracks from his debut album, and one he wrote very recently! Song List: Aabad (00:40 - 05:16) Burning Up (17:33 - 20:48) Statistic (35:58 - 39:50) Follow Shashwat: Instagram @bullu.frog Facebook @shashwatbulusu Twitter @iambullu Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: @maebemaebe Instagram: @maemariyam Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala Music Mixed by: Adhithya Sivakumar Recorded at Island Ci

On the show this week are the Easy Wanderlings. They’re a soul, pop, indie-folk band whose 3 founding members featured on Ep. 67 of the show in 2016, albeit anonymously. They are joined by the rest of the current line-up, who tell Mae how each of them joined the band, the challenges of making music in an 8-member band, and what their upcoming EP 'Caught in a Parade' means to them as a group. We even get to listen to them perform songs from this new EP!  Song List: Enemy (00:50 - 04:34) Mayflower (22:27 - 26:36) Center of the Universe (37:53 - 41:08) Easy Wanderlings is Sanyanth Naroth on acoustic guitar and vocals Malay Vadalkar on bass Pratika Gopinath on vocals Sharad Rao on electric guitar and vocals Nitin Muralikrishna on keys Shardul Bapat on violin Abraham Zachariah on drums Siya Ragade on flute   Follow Easy Wanderlings: Instagram @easywanderlings Facebook @easywanderlings Spotify @easywanderlings Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: M

This week, on Maed in India, Mae chats with New Delhi-based bassist and music producer, Harshit Misra aka Hashbass. He performs 3 unreleased tracks exclusively for all you Maed in India listeners. And he features his friend Punjabi singer-rapper Jasdeep Singh aka Burrah. Mae and Harshit talk about taking up music tuitions at a young age, what he loves about the bass, the life of a session musician, writing a song as tribute to his mother that features Shubha Mudgal singing, and his Fruits EP. Song List: Someone To Believe In Me ft. Burrah (01:03 - 04:15) Everybody (14:29 - 17:33) Arcade (33:07 - 36:52) Follow Hashbass: Instagram @hashbass Facebook @Hashbassofficial Twitter @hashbass   Follow Burrah: Instagram @burrahmusic Twitter @burrahmusic Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: @maebemaebe Instagram: @maemariyam Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala Research: Aashna Goradia Music Mixed

On this episode of Maed in India, we’re back in the studio with singer-songwriter and producer Ankit Dayal, who released his debut album Tropical Snowglobe (Side A) earlier this year. He performs three songs from the album, and chats to Mae about why he likes his album names on the long side. They also reminisce about his days in pop rock band, Spud In The Box, how he got into music production, and he invites Mae to his oasis in Pimplas. Song List: Frowning Sky (00:49 - 05:01) What You Need To Hear/Suffer (17:41 - 20:34) B4U (33:33 - 39:15) Follow Ankit: Instagram @ankitdayal Facebook @ankitdayal.music Twitter @ankitdayal10 Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: @maebemaebe Instagram: @maemariyam Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala Research: Aashna Goradia Music Mixed by: Aria Nanji Recorded at Island City Studios

As we wrap up our series ‘Where Did They Go?’ we head back to episode 136 of the show from September 2018. Mae was joined by R&B neo-soul act Smalltalk, and she asked them about the story behind their band name, and how the songs came together for their debut EP ‘Tacit’. They also thoroughly enjoyed guitarist Siddharth’s school teacher voice, vocalist Samarth and bass player Yohan’s food blog, and other shenanigans. For their performance, they brought in a special guest - rapper and hip hop artist Enkore along! Take a look at our episode artwork! You’ll see that we’ve created a word search where you can look for the band name and some of their song titles. We hope you enjoy it! Song List: Come Back (It’s Not Broken) (ft. Enkore) (00:56 - 06:37) Context (15:26 - 21:00) You Don't Even (36:05 - 43:57) Freedom (ft. Enkore) (59:38 - 1:03:02) Smalltalk Samarth Bahl on Vocals & Guitar Yohann Coutinho on Bass Linford D’souza on Drums Siddharth Shankar on Guitar Follow Smalltalk: Instagram @smalltalksounds