The #dnbnaari Sound: Indian Fusion & Drum and Bass

A techno edit I created of the Malayalam song 'Uyiril Thodum'. This shows how you can take inspiration from regional music and reinterpret it for the dance floor, a key part of my creative sampling lessons.

Here’s a Drum & Bass remix I made of 'Bhare Naina'. This is a great example of how we can take a powerful Bollywood vocal and build an entirely new electronic arrangement around it in Ableton Live.

A classic Bollywood tune, 'Roop Tera Mastana', reimagined as a Drum & Bass mix. I love flipping nostalgic tracks, and I can show you the techniques for sampling and remixing to create your own unique edits.

Experimenting with 'Apsara Aali', a beautiful Marathi song. In my studio sessions, we work on beat-making and sampling, learning how to respectfully and creatively incorporate traditional sounds into modern electronic music.

An original beat combining the distinct sound of a harmonium with a driving Drum & Bass rhythm. This is what I mean by finding your sound. We can work on sourcing unique samples and building tracks around them.

This is a Jungle and DnB beat I created using a Sarangi sample. The process involves finding the right loop, chopping it, and building drums and basslines that complement the original instrument's texture.

A Drum & Bass remix of 'Tur Kalleyan' from Laal Singh Chaddha. This is a practical example of the remixing skills we cover, from isolating vocals to creating a new harmonic and rhythmic structure.

A remix I did, chopping up vocals from the legendary Flowdan and layering them with sitar and tabla. This is an advanced sampling technique we can dive into, creating new rhythmic phrases from vocal samples.

Here I am in my studio, working on the Flowdan remix. You can see the audio waveforms in Ableton as I chop and arrange the sitar, tabla, and vocal samples to create a unique Indian-style breakbeat track.