Indian Electronic Music: 10 Producers to Know in 2026

Indian electronic music is no longer a side room at a rock festival. In 2026 the NH7 Weekender bill in Pune made space for a curated set by Nucleya and a slot for Marathi house producer Kratex. The Ziro Festival of Music in Arunachal Pradesh booked "electro pioneers" MIDIval Punditz and hosted an electronic artist exchange. Sunburn, which began in Goa in 2007, is due back in Mumbai this December.

This guide is for listeners who want the story behind that growth, and for young producers who want to know whose records to study. We picked ten producers and acts across three generations: the pioneers who first tied tabla and flute to club beats, the bass-music wave that took Indian street sounds to stadium crowds, and the newer artists who now fill festival line-ups. Every fact below comes from the sources listed at the end.

How Indian electronic music got here

The Asian Underground years

The first wave linked Indian classical sounds with electronica. Karsh Kale, born in the UK and raised in the US, is described as a pioneer of the Asian Underground genre, a scene that brought Indian music into electronica and dance. In New Delhi, MIDIval Punditz built a similar sound at home, mixing electronica with instruments such as flute and tabla.

The bass and festival era

The second wave came with India's festival boom. Producers such as Nucleya took cues from South Indian film music and Indian street music, while EDM-leaning DJs like Sartek and Anish Sood played Sunburn and opened for touring global stars. A 2017 talent hunt run by AIB and Nucleya introduced Ritviz, which shows how one generation passed the mic to the next.

Where it stands in 2026

Today the genre covers everything from melodic deep house to folk-sampling bass music. Festival programmers now book it in its own right, and lineups at Weekender and Ziro this year show how wide it has become.

1. MIDIval Punditz

Gaurav Raina and Tapan Raj formed MIDIval Punditz in New Delhi. They were the first Indian electronica act to sign with an international label, Six Degrees Records in the US. Their self-titled debut came out in 2002 and they have released eight albums since. Their 2009 album Hello Hello is their biggest record, and Amazon picked it among its top releases that year. The duo is known for blending electronica with flute and tabla, and has played clubs from Fabric in London to Blue Frog in Mumbai. In September 2026 the Ziro Festival of Music booked them for its 13th edition, where The Arunachal Times called them "electro pioneers".

Start with: Hello Hello (2009).

2. Karsh Kale

Karsh Kale was born in West Bromwich in 1974 to Marathi-speaking parents. He is best known for experimental tabla playing within electronic music, and has worked as a tabla player, singer, songwriter, film and TV composer and DJ. He toured with the supergroup Tabla Beat Science alongside Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell, and made the 2007 album Breathing Under Water with Anoushka Shankar. In 2012 he curated six songs for Coke Studio India, and he later worked on the score and production of Gully Boy (2019). If you want to know where today's Indian live-electronic acts learned to put tabla on stage next to a laptop, start here.

Start with: Breathing Under Water (with Anoushka Shankar, 2007).

3. Bandish Projekt

Bandish Projekt is the long-running electronic project of producer and multi-instrumentalist Mayur Narvekar, active since 1997. It mixes Indian street rhythms and ritual percussion with heavy bass. The project played international festivals such as Glastonbury and Bestival, and released the album Correkt in 2009. Its "Dakla Project", an electronic folk series, has passed 500 million views worldwide. "Bandar Baant" from the 2021 film Sherni took the sound into Hindi cinema. Bandish Projekt was also on the NH7 Weekender 2026 bill in Pune.

Start with: Correkt (2009), then the Dakla Project videos.

4. Nucleya

Udyan Sagar co-founded Bandish Projekt in 1998 and left in 2007 to start over as Nucleya. He took inspiration from South Indian film music and Indian street music. He released the EP Koocha Monster in 2013. His debut album, Bass Rani, followed in 2015 and was launched at a Ganpati visarjan on the streets of Mumbai. Raja Baja came in 2016 and Tota Myna in 2019, with guests including Raftaar, Anirudh Ravichander and Shruti Haasan. In March 2026 he played a specially curated "Nucleya & Friends" set at NH7 Weekender in Pune.

Start with: Bass Rani (2015).

5. Ritviz

Ritviz Srivastava was born in Darbhanga, Bihar, and grew up in Pune. He trained in Dhrupad under Uday Bhawalkar, and you can hear that classical grounding in his melodies. "Udd Gaye" won the 2017 Bacardi House Party Sessions, the talent hunt run by AIB and Nucleya. He released the EP Yuv in 2016 and Ved in 2019. His music has appeared in Mismatched and Marvel's Ms. Marvel, and he made Forbes India's 30 Under 30 list. In 2021 he and Nucleya released the EP Baaraat.

Start with: "Udd Gaye", then Baaraat with Nucleya.

6. Dualist Inquiry

Sahej Bakshi studied music at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. He started in 2010 as a member of the alt-rock band The Pulp Society, and in 2011 he opened for Beardyman and DJ Shadow at The Great Escape festival. As Dualist Inquiry he released Dualism (2011), Natural Disasters (2014) and Life Forms (2019). Forbes India named him to its 30 Under 30 list in 2017. His guitar-led electronic sound shows how much Indian electronica has borrowed from indie rock.

Start with: Natural Disasters (2014).

7. Anish Sood (Anyasa)

Anish Sood grew up in Goa and studied mechanical engineering before music took over. He started DJing at 15 and moved from college parties to Goa's nightclubs. He has played Sunburn, NH7 Weekender and Enchanted Valley Carnival. Under the alias Anyasa he signed to the English deep house label Anjunadeep and released the Gaya EP in July 2021. The project shows that Indian producers can get onto respected global labels with melodic, patient club music.

Start with: the Gaya EP (as Anyasa, 2021).

8. Sartek

Sarthak Sardana, known as Sartek, is a New Delhi DJ and producer. He passed his main chartered accountancy exams and worked in corporate jobs before he turned to music full-time. He was the first Indian DJ to release on Hardwell's Revealed Recordings, and has released on Armada Music and Sony Music. He opened for Justin Bieber, Armin van Buuren and Martin Garrix on their India tours. If you are looking for the big-room, festival-main-stage side of Indian electronic music, start with Sartek.

Start with: his Revealed Recordings releases.

9. Kratex

Rolling Stone India's report on the NH7 Weekender 2026 lineup described Kratex as a "Marathi house DJ-producer". His booking at India's best-known multi-genre festival, which began in Pune, shows that electronic music in Indian regional languages now gets main-festival slots. Kratex is a newer name than the others on this list, so check his own releases as they come out.

Start with: his streaming catalogue, ahead of his next festival booking.

10. Zequenx

At Ziro 2026, organisers hosted the final chapter of "Circuit Mixers", an international exchange for electronic artists backed by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. Zequenx was the India representative, alongside Naledi Chai from South Africa and Lua Jungck and Owelle from Switzerland, after earlier residencies in Johannesburg and Montreux. Cultural exchanges like this are one of the less obvious ways Indian independent electronic artists build international links.

Start with: the Circuit Mixers collaborations as they are released.

How to explore the scene

• Follow the festivals. In 2026, Nucleya, Bandish Projekt and Kratex played NH7 Weekender, while MIDIval Punditz and Zequenx played Ziro. Festival bills are one of the quickest ways to find new producers.
• Go back to the pioneers. Listen to Hello Hello and Breathing Under Water and you will hear where today's tabla-and-bass sound comes from.
• Watch for big events. Sunburn's two-day Mumbai edition is set for December 18 and 19, 2026, at Mahalaxmi Racecourse, according to Mirchi.

FAQ

Who is the most famous Indian electronic music producer?

There is no single measure, but Nucleya is one of the best known. His albums Bass Rani, Raja Baja and Tota Myna brought Indian bass music to big audiences, and he had a curated headline-style set at NH7 Weekender 2026.

What is Indian bass music?

It is a strand of electronic music that mixes heavy bass and club production with Indian sounds. Nucleya drew on South Indian film music and street music, and Bandish Projekt used Indian street rhythms and ritual percussion.

Which Indian electronic act signed to an international label first?

MIDIval Punditz were the first Indian electronica act signed by an international label, Six Degrees Records in the United States.

Where can I see Indian electronic artists live?

Major festivals are the most reliable option. NH7 Weekender, Ziro and Sunburn all booked Indian electronic acts in 2026.

Sources

• Wikipedia, "MIDIval Punditz", "Karsh Kale", "Bandish Projekt", "Nucleya", "Ritviz", "Dualist Inquiry", "Anish Sood", "Sartek" (accessed 23 Oct 2026)
• Anurag Tagat, "Talwiinder, Prateek Kuhad, Raftaar x KR$NA Announced for NH7 Weekender 2026", Rolling Stone India, 6 Feb 2026
• "Arunachal: Ziro Festival of Music 2026 to feature over 40 global, Indian artists", India Today NE, 20 Sep 2026
• "13th ZFM to showcase 41 acts", The Arunachal Times, 20 Sep 2026
• "October 2026 gig calendar", Mirchi, updated 5 Oct 2026

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Cover photo: Sanvishenai / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).