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Q - What’s your real name?
A - Nikhil Sahni
Q - Describe yourself in five words.
A – Dj
Remixer
Producer
Meticulously Deligent
Q - What’s your music style ?
A – At this point of time I cannot afford to restrict myself to any particular music style . I am open to all sounds and believe in doing creative work in this field of music in whatever way I can . The main thrust would be to see that whatever comes out of my studio should be liked and enjoyed by the people . Presently my inclination is towards House Trance and Chilled Out Music .
Q - How did you get interested in DJing and when did you start?
A – At the school level I tried to make remixes which fortunately resulted in great liking of my classmates and the teachers as well . I could see people dance on the said remixes . This is how I proceeded towards djing to make people enjoy and dance over my own productions .
Q - Who and what are your key influences for working in the music industry?
A – My passion for music right from my childhood days and my dream of becoming a great music director of the Bollywood .
Q - What was your most memorable gig and why?
A – The MAMC Fest .. Where I played with Dj Suketu . Bcoz to get an opportunity to play with such a celebrity is worth remembering and is most memorable in one’s life .
Q - Ever had any embarrassing moments while spinning live?
A – None as such . For every Dj it is embarrassing when the cd skips and sometimes I also faced the same .
Q - Your 5 ultimate dancefloor tunes.
A – Zinda Hoon Main – Delirious Dance Dub
Kya Khoob Lagti Ho – Dj Suketu
Saxomatic
Disco Inferno – 50 Cents
I Don't Care (Rishi Rich Remix) - Ricky Martin
Q - What hobbies and interests consume your time off the turntables and out of the studio?
A – Listening and collecting different types of music , Surfing the internet to keep myself updated and in addition thereto I like playing cricket and watching latest flicks .
Q - Have you been to Hong Kong before, and what do you think of the place? If you haven’t, and were given the chance to, would you try to make it out here?
A – No I have never been to Hong Kong so far . But If I could grab the chance of visiting the place , I would positively try to carve a niche over there by making people dance and enjoy over my music .
Q - Does being so young in the industry make things easier or more difficult for you? And why?
A – To my mind , it is not the age but talent which matters . If one is talented he has the capability of turning difficult task into an easy one . However I would like to say that the only difficulty if at all one faces is that of projection irrespective of the qualitative work .
Q - What appeals to you most about a DJ’s lifestyle?
A – It’s a matter of Pride for a Dj when he can make the people dance and enjoy to his tunes , irrespective of their stress which they carry during the day and which they completely forget while dancing .
Q - One thing you would change about the music industry.
A – The Dog – Eat – Dog Scenario . Instead of hurting the growing artists , the industry should encourage them and give them a helping hand to grow further . Because the people in the industry should remember that have once treaded the same path .
Q - Any future plans?
A – Trying to infuse Indian Classical Ragas & Gharanas within the frame of western music and compose music to the liking of the people as per the order of the day .
Don’t forget to check out DJ NYK in Hong Kong – JANUARY 30th at Hong Kong’s finest and only super-club, SUGAR.
DJ NYK is brought to you by the 3 PHAT DJS with support from Asian Flava.
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