Biography

Big Deal aka Samir Rishu Mohanty is a professional rapper based out of the IT capital of India, Bangalore. It all began with some anguish, frustration and unspoken feelings that had to be put out to the world. Penning down the rhymes with emotions wasn't easy in the start but hard work and perseverance overcame even the challenges. At first it was just the rhymes and later the beats were composed. He is a one-man band who effectively plays the roles of singer, rapper, beat producer and lyricist. Big Deal hails from Puri, Orissa, born to a Japanese mother and an Indian father. He moved to Darjeeling, to complete his secondary education, and this is where he got introduced to hip-hop. He began rapping when he was 18. He began to pen down his own thoughts, in rhythmic patterns. He picked up topics from his everyday life for rap lyrics. He represents the common man – 'aam aadmi' – and tells their story using witty lines and fantastic wordplay. Achievements: Regular play of music videos on Vh1, MTV Indies and 9XO Did one on MTV Sync with Blaaze (official rapper of AR Rahman) Sang and rapped the song 'Back Ke Bakshy' for the Bollywood film 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshy' Featured in Sennheiser's Top 25 Artists across India Qyuki Artist of the Month (March 2014) Songdew Artist of the Month (June 2014) Endorsed by 'Beats By Dr. Dre' Winner of Renault FreeTheMusic 2014 contest hosted by Songdew Formed #DealWithPanic with DJ Panic Toured in North East with Deal With Panic (2014) Deal with Panic covered cities like Darjeeling, Siliguri, Kolkata, Itanagar, and Gangtok Song-play many radio stations Two interviews on Radio One 94.3 FM Covered by Deccan Chronicle, Bangalore Mirror, Rolling Stones, and other websites and magazines Over 300,000 plays and 10,000 downloads Opening acts for: Raghav DJ Mark Da Spot (Justin Timberlake's official DJ) Gangis Khan aka Camoflauge Watsky