Nucleya Fusion

In town to promote his album and perform at Black Magic in DT City Centre,the Goa-based Udyan says,“The aim is to push Bollywood music to the international dance music charts by inventing a cutting-edge blend of new-gen electronic music and classic Bollywood tracks — a fusion of complex cut-up edits with cutting-edge production and genre-defying rhythms.” The musician has to his credit,14 singles and a studio album “Bhor” besides several collaborations.

A regular on the BBC Radio 1 playlist in the UK,Nucleya has performed at prestigious music festivals around the world such as Glastonbury,Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Lille 3000 in France. Nucleya not only produces for music

albums but also films. Here’s a bit to jog your memory: if you’ve lend an ear to Ibn E Batuta ,Uff Teri Adaa and Patli Gali (ShortKut) remixes,it’s Sagar on the turntables.

“I’ve travelled a lot,lived in different towns,from UP and Ahmedabad to Dubai,London,Mumbai and now Goa. Because of this,I have absorbed different sounds,influences and beats. I play around with different samples of music and even film dialogues to give that extra edge over my music,” says Udyan,adding that remixing might sound like doing a lipstick and paint job on a song,but it is not. “When it comes to my music,I like to take classical rhythms and layer it with tablatronics and electronica.”

A student of Pandit Shiv Kumar’s disciple,Kunj Bihari Nayak,Udyan’s not left his musical education. “I’m also learning the keyboards and piano,” he says.