My Compelling Story

Vanshi started his musical journey from his hometown, Hyderabad in 1999. At the age of 16, he saw a man standing behind a console turning knobs, changing CDs and playing through cassettes and he made everyone move and dance to his 'tunes'. At that moment, he decided to create wonders with music. Vanshi’s passion and relentless effort earned him the tag of DJ. Over the years, DJ Vanshi has evolved and he has made his mark in some of the top clubs in India. He shows a keen interest in deep house, tech house, progressive music and other genres. He started playing at Underdeck at the Taj in Hyderabad. He was a student and also trained himself to be a DJ. Later he moved to Mumbai to learn about sound engineering. He became a trainer for aspiring DJs at DJ Nasha’s Workstation. In 2005, DJ Vanshi became a resident DJ at Olive Beach in Bangalore. He moved to Bangalore. He won the Time Music War of DJs while he was in Bangalore and secured the third position in the country. In 2007, he became a resident DJ at ICE Bar which is located at Vivanta by Taj. DJ Vanshi has also played an opening set for a lot of international DJs such as Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, Wolfpack and Jerome Isma. He also made musical arrangements at the Bangalore Fashion week, Kolkata Fashion week, Kochi Fashion week and Pondicherry Fashion week After Parties.   Awards: 1st Runner Up, All India War of the DJ’s at Mood Indigo (IIT-Powai), 2004.   Winner, Times War of DJs, Bangalore Finals, 2007   2nd Runner Up, Times War of DJs, NATIONAL Finals, 2007   Winner Red Bull Thre3 style DJ competition, Bangalore,2011