Spinning out of control


DJ Sanj doesn’t fail to pump up the volume on his latest album, Bollywood Punk, writes Mathures Paul

The British R&B act Rouge, comprising, Laura Ismail (Egypt), Legha Joseph (Iran) and Amrita Hunjan (India), in the last few years has made rapid progress towards the top of European music charts, giving us the hit Don’t Be Shy, and is now working on their second album with Timbaland. Though the J-Nas mix of the track is enjoying considerable success, few know that he is also known as DJ Sanj, one of the more popular names among Indian artistes living abroad.
As DJ Sanj, he likes to stick to funky Bollywood numbers and J-Nas is the more glamorous side. The DJ/producer, a trendsetter in the ‘desi’ music scene, is not always satisfied spinning remixes of popular Hindi film numbers, making him look for something more. Always on the move, especially across North America, Sanj is currently based in Mumbai providing thumping R&B and club beats for Indian discotheques, besides promoting his new album Bollywood Punk (Universal Music). Before his session at Dublin, Sanj spoke to The Statesman.
Tracks from Bollywood Punk have been on repeat-play mode for weeks, creating psychedelic ambiences, especially when the video to Hum Tumhe Chahate Hai, inspired by the popular number from Qurbani, is played on television. But the track India is talking about is Hey Baby Girl, featuring the ever popular Sonu Niigaam. “This is the first time he sings in English, Arabic and Hindi. This is a pumped up Bollywood number. Once I arrived in Mumbai to discuss the plan with Sonu, he agreed immediately. For my albums I sit around with the lyricists and composers to ensure that it doesn’t turn out to be another Bollywood hotch-potch selection,” said the DJ. Another good mix is that of Kamray Mein Aja, featuring Stereo Nation’s Taz and Meri Jaan has a hip-hop feel. The first video to hit television screens is Hum Tumhe, which has been made with Hollywood’s acclaimed CGI director, Chris Ledoux, whose earlier works include Spiderman 3, Pan’s Labyrinth and Ironman. The video was shot under five hours in Los Angeles.
Sanj doesn’t restrict himself to collaborations in India, examples being works with the DJ Clue, US rapper David Banner, the legendary Rob Base, UK’s DJ Luck and MC Neat, Canadian pop stars Sugar Jones, reggae icon Shabba Ranks, UK girl band Rouge, Desert Storm, to name a few. Travelling primarily across New York, Los Angeles, Austria, Singapore, Dubai, Malaysia and Nepal, Sanj appeared on the music scene in India with his album Block Party, followed by Kamre Mein Aja, featuring Taz.
“Bollywood is obviously influencing the global music scene, something I wanted to checkout and thus moved to Mumbai. I prefer producing numbers and remixing rather than just concentrating on one aspect.” At the Dublin concert he played numbers from his new album and a few that haven’t been played anywhere, simply to find out the reaction of club hoppers. The ones he liked would be played over and over again when he tours the US in November. “Leaving out of hotel rooms and aeroplanes, I have become used to a hectic lifestyle. To win something, one needs to give up something. I chose music and DJing, this is where my heart lies.”

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