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Nikhil Chinnappa loves his music and goes on “dancing holidays”
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On a high Nikhil Chinnappa
He’s always on the move. Whether he’s going from one party to another (non-political… the dancing kind), whether he’s going from one city to the other, from Ibiza to London, whether he’s DJ-ing, VJ-ing or RJ-ing.
Nikhil Chinnappa is like a cat on hot coals. And the hot coals here, is music. He catches up on sleep mostly on his flights, because most days he’s partying till 5 a.m. “My life is in transit.”
Sunburn 2007
With a job that’s every teen’s dream, this MTV VJ from Bangalore is never at a loss for words and answers. Right now he is busy with Sunburn 2007 (December 28 and 29 in Goa), which will be the first of its kind electronic music party with international participants.“There’s been a huge amount of interest in Sunburn. People who’ve come to know of it have been cancelling plans to go to Thailand and Sri Lanka to be in Goa.” A week ago he celebrated the first anniversary of Submerge, a platform that Nikhil and girlfriend and fellow-VJ Pearl started off in 2003. It is a breakthrough concept that has revolutionised the clubbing music scene in India. Tired of the same old music playing at most clubs, DJs got together to play the music they wanted to – the best and cutting edge house and progressive music from the global scene, that was hot off the press and not many had the privilege to hear yet. “You can see from the website ( www.submerge.in) that there’s a strong sense of community… people are making friends that last beyond the dance floor.”
Not just this, a qualified scuba diving freak, Nikhil has completed 49 dives, and wants to start a scuba diving school. He’d love to fly a plane before he dies. He wants to start an internet-based business to sell single tracks and not entire albums on the net (therefore cheaper), encouraging people to pay for their music, cutting down piracy.
And what’s Nikhil the actor doing? “Nothing,” he says vociferously. “I’m not an actor. I attempted it for friends…But I have no Bollywood aspirations.” Nikhil is now also back to his first love – radio. He’s doing a show on Radio One in Mumbai, and is also exploring opportunities to start a radio station with a friend in the Maldives.
BHUMIKA K
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