BIOGRAPHY
Nikhel Kumar Mahajan a.k.a. Sattyananda / Kalyug
ABOUT
This Bri tish born Indian has come a long way f rom
being a painter, graphic designer and at present is
perhaps the most versati le Electronic Music
Producer / Composer in India today.
His creative genius spans deep medi tative ambient
music, groovy up-tempo dance music to commercial
projects. Nikhel is deeply spiri tual which shows in
the emotion’s fel t in his compositions.
LOCATION
Nikhel presently lives and has his Studio in New
Delhi , India.
COLLABORATIONS
Nikhel has col laborated with Indian Classical
Musicians l ike Shubha Mudhgal - Vocals, Amaan and
Ayaan Al i Khan - Sarod, Pt. Ajay Prasanna - Flute,
Pt. Sudhir Gautam - Santoor, Laab Jhanjuah -
Vocals, Harindar Kaur – Vocals.
CAREER MILESTONES
�� Sound Engineering Degree, S.A.E, Chennai
2002.
�� Creat ive Producer, RED FM, New Delhi 2003.
�� VANDE MATARAM – V.A. - Music Today 2005.
�� INTERNAL ACTIVITIES – DadA Music 2006.
�� AMBIENT SPACES Chapter1 – V.A. 2006.
�� SONIC VIBRATIONS Episode1 – V.A. 2006.
�� DIGITAL CHAMATKAR – DadA Music 2007.
�� 8000 copies sold Sattyananda – Internal
Activi ties: Domestic and International market.
�� 7000 copies sold of Kalyug – Digi tal Chamatkar:
Domestic and International market.
�� Composi tion for Indigo Airl ines 2007.
�� Composi tion for MTV-Exi t campaign on Human
Trafficking 2007.
�� Composi tion for Incredible India campaign 2008.
PERFORMANCES
�� SATTYANANDA - INTERNAL ACTIVITIES launch
event at Purana Qi la, New Delhi – 2006
�� Lodi – The Garden Restaurant, New Delhi – 2006
�� Ol ive, New Delhi – 2006
�� Ol ive, Mumbai – 2006
�� Ol ive, Bangalore – 2006
�� KALYUG - DIGITAL CHAMATKAR launch event at
Garden Of Five Senses, New Delhi – 2007
�� Andaman Islands, India – 2007
�� Digi tal Arts Festival , Maribor, Slovenia - 2007
�� Glade Festival , Uni ted Kingdom – 2007
�� Sonica Festival , I taly – 2007
�� Freaky Dragons, Spain – 2007
�� Freedom Festival , Portugal – 2007
�� Lodi - The Garden Restaurant, New Delhi – 2007
�� Tabula Rasa, New Delhi – 2007
�� Peppers, Gurgoan – 2007
�� Prive, Mumbai – 2007
�� Calypso, Goa – 2007
�� Times Music Festival Launch, New Delhi – 2008
�� Eastwind Fest ival , New Delhi – 2008
�� Glade Festival , Uni ted Kingdom – 2008
Nikhel has shared the stage wi th some of the leading
Electronic Artists in the world l ike Atmos, Shi f t,
Infected Mushroom, Skazi , Ast rix, Bamboo Forest,
Si l icon Sound, Vibrasphere, Solar Fields, Deep Dive
Corporation, Shulman, Monolake, OTT, Younger
Brother, System 7, Aes Dana, Kindzadza, Digi tal
Talk, Fungus Funk to name a few.
IN THE PRESS
“This music is so calm and soul ful , i t touches the
heart”. – Akshay Kumar, Bol lywood Actor
“The sheer magic of the panoramic display
transported the audience to an i l lusionary land of
fantastical realms whi le Sattyananda’s clear voice
reverberated through the fort”. – The Pioneer
newspaper.
“I hope you al l enjoyed the music as I real ly did. I t’s
interesting to see how quiet the crowd was during
the show. The audience general ly isn’ t that calm
when they are watching our movies in the theatres”.
– Akshay Kumar, Bol lywood Actor
“Ambient music goes very wel l wi th the kind of
lounge mood we have created for the place”. –
A.D.Singh, Owner Ol ive
“Digi tal Chamatkar has a very special presence to i t.
Whack i t on, turn i t up and get transported wi th i t”. –
Damion, Psy-reviews
“Internal Activi ties isn’ t a piece of music so much as
a piece of art”. – Damion, Psy- reviews
MEDIA CLIPPINGS
Plat form Magazine
Today Newspaper Statesman Newspaper
CURRENT PROJECTS
. Punjabi Wedding album from traditional Punjabi
Folk songs. Status: in mastering stage.
. SATTYANANDA – DEEP SPACE. A unique concept
album wi th 2 t racks of 30 minutes each. Status: in
production stage.
. Ful l on project – up-beat dance album. Status: in
production stage.
EQUIPMENT LIST - STUDIO
. 1 Apple G5 Desktop
. 1 Apple G5 Power Mac
. 1 Compaq Pentium 4
. 1 Pair Mackie HR824 Studio Moni tors
. 2 M-Audio 410 Soundcard’s
. 1 Motu 828
. 1 Virus Classic
. 1 Korg Z1
. 1 Roland JP 305
. 1 Roland MC 307
. 1 Mackie 14 Channel Mixer
. Logic 7.0
. Cubase SX
. Reason 4.0
. Ableton LIVE
ALBUM ARTWORK’S
IMAGES
Sattyananda in the Press
Kalyug Live act Freedom Festival , Portugal 2007
Electro-Classical Live Act at Lodi , New Delhi
CONTACT DETAILS
For Bookings, Licences & Enquiries contact:
Bawa Mohi t Singh
91.9810809060
bawamohi tsingh@gmai l .com
www.myspace.com/bawasingh
www.myspace.com/kalyug1
www.youtube.com
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