EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF THE COMMERCIAL MUSIC SPACE

Indian drummer, educator and composer, Darshan Doshi, is currently touring with Salim-Sulaiman, Farhan Akhtar, Adnan Sami, Diljit Dosanjh and Amit Trivedi. In this episode of Teamwork Arts Podcast, Doshi discusses the do’s and don’ts of the commercial music space and what it takes to survive for a musician today. He has played the drums for several Bollywood films such as Rock On, Black, Dhoom 2, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Queen, Secret Superstar, Fitoor, and Dear Zindagi. Based in Mumbai, Darshan started performing at the age of 2 and has established his name in the Limca Books of Records as the youngest drummer of India in 1997. He has performed with leading composers in India such as AR Rahman, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Pritam, and Vishal Shekhar. He is also an integral part of Coke Studio India and MTV Unplugged, and currently endorses Pearl Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Vicfirth sticks, and AKG Mics. Tune in to hear him unpack the evolving landscape of commercial music and doing music the right way with our host Sarthak Kaushik