Bandish Projekt is the long-running electronic alter ego of producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, Mayur Narvekar, a pioneer of India’s electronic music movement since 1997.
Rooted in Indian street rhythms and ritual percussion, the project collides tradition with heavyweight bass, global club culture, and forward-thinking production. From early international festival appearances at Glastonbury, Bestival, Wychwood, Alchemy, and more, to the landmark 2009 album, Correkt, Bandish Projekt helped define India’s global electronic identity.
The 2010s saw worldwide recognition through releases like “Brown Skin Beauty,” “Lover,” and the cult-defining "Dakla Project," a genre-bending electronic folk movement that surpassed 500+ million views globally.
In 2021, “Bandar Baant” from the film Sherni brought Bandish Projekt’s sound to mainstream cinema, creating ripples across Bollywood and beyond. Still evolving, the project continues to blur borders with releases like "Beyond Borders" and "Distinct Disruption" (Bheja Fry Records). It stands firmly at the intersection of ancient rhythm and modern sonic rebellion.
Biography Bandish Projekt was earlier established by Mayur Narvekar Udyan Sagar now Nucleya & Mehirr Nath Chopra, After the band separated in 2006 Mayur Narvekar has been the forefront of bandish projekt . Mayur was raised in Ahmedabad by a family of classical musicians and arts enthusiasts. His father and paternal uncle introduced him to the dholak at an early age. Through his interest and talent for percussion, he was encouraged to formally learn the tabla. Narvekar studied classical tabla with his teacher Pandit Divyang Vakil for 20 years. He went on to win the All India Radio (AIR) competition for percussion in 2000, and was honoured with the prestigious "Pt. Nikhil Ghosh Memorial Promising Artist Award" in 2001.
Inspired by the music and producers of the West, Narvekar began to add to his repertory of classical sounds.Thus, his electronic act, Bandish Projekt, was conceived. After graduating from St. Xaviers College, Ahmedabad, in 2000 with a BA in psychology, Narvekar decided to pursue a full-time career in music.
Career After several years as a live performer, composer and producer, Narvekar moved to Mumbai in 2008. Bandish Projekt's first album, Correkt, was released in October 2009, followed by the single "Brown Skin Beauty" featuring Last Mango in Paris in 2010, and the EP "Chase" in March 2011. In December 2011, Bandish Projekt released another EP, "Lover," featuring Shaa’ir (Monica Dogra of Shaa'ir and Func), which was nominated for the 2012 MTV EMA award for Best Indian Act."MTV EMA 2012 :: 11.11.2012 :: Frankfurt :: Bandish Projekt." MTV India. MTV India, n.d. Web. 28 January 2013.
Bandish Projekt released two EPs in 2012, "I Am Not Alone" and "Correkt Remixed". Bandish Projekt's Alchemy Wins Asifa India Awards For Excellence the special Jury mention in the best animation film category.2014 Bandish Projekt receives GIMA Award (Global Indian Music Award ) for the best EDM track "TRAP" from the Ep "I am Not Alone" .
Albums Year Album Main Artist Record label 2009 Correkt (Album) Bandish Projekt Bheja Fry Records 2010 Brown Skin Beauty (Single) Bandish Projekt Bheja Fry Records 2011 Chase (Single) Bandish Projekt Generation Bass 2011 Lover (Single) Bandish Projekt & Shaa’ir Generation Bass 2012 I am Not Alone (EP) Bandish Projekt Folk Tronic Sony music 2012 Correkt Remixed Bandish Projekt Folk Tronic Sony music 2013 Alchemy (Single) Bandish Projekt Bheja Fry Records2014Drop it (Single) Bandish ProjektBheja Fry Records 2014 Connekt (Album) Bandish Projekt Bheja Fry Records2015Rare Man (Single) Bandish ProjektBheja Fry Records2015Gondhal (Single) Ep Bandish Projekt Feat Mc Mawali Bheja Fry Records2015Common Tongue (EP) Bandish Projekt Feat Last Mango in paris Bheja Fry Records2016Katal Kalaa (EP) Bandish Projekt Feat Swadesi Bheja Fry Records2017(Ab Na Jagao ) Bandish Projekt Feat Vidhya GopalBheja Fry Records2017(Dakla 2) Bandish Projekt Feat Aishwarya Joshi & Maulik Nayak Bheja Fry Records2018Katal kalaa Remix Bandish Projekt Remix Ep Bheja Fry Records2019Khulle Naagde (EP)Bandish Projekt Feat SwadesiBheja Fry Records2019Dakla 4 Bandish Projekt feat. Aishwarya JoshiBheja Fry Records2019Ab Mori baat Bandish Projekt feat. Vibha Saraf Bheja Fry Records2020Aabh Ma Bandish Projekt feat. Aishwarya Joshi & Aditya Gadhavi Bheja Fry Records 2020Home Crowd Bandish Projekt Bheja Fry Records 2020PandurangaBandish Projekt feat. Chandana Bala Kalyan Bheja Fry Records2020Dakla 5 Bandish Projekt & Aishwarya Joshi feat. Maulik NayakBheja Fry Records 2020ChithadaBandish Projekt & 100 RBH Bheja Fry Records 2021Limbuda Jhule Bandish Projekt feat. Aishwarya JoshiBheja Fry Records 2021Dakla 6 Araj Bandish Projekt & Aishwarya Joshi feat. Resmi SateeshBheja Fry Records 2021The Confluence Bandish Projekt Bheja Fry Records 2021Kagaliya Bandish Projekt feat. Aishwarya Joshi Bheja Fry Records 2022Faasle Bandish Projekt feat. Bhavya Pandit Bheja Fry Records 2022Dakla 7 Bandish Projekt & Aishwarya Joshi feat. Maulik Nayak Bheja Fry Records 2023Shyaam Bandish Projekt feat. Isha NairBheja Fry Records 2023Dhuaan Dhuaan Bandish Projekt feat. Aishwarya Joshi Bheja Fry Records 2023Dakla 8 Bandish Projekt & Aishwarya Joshi feat. Maulik Nayak Bheja Fry Records 2024Beyond Borders Bandish Projekt Bheja Fry Records 2024Dakla 9 Bandish Projekt & Aishwarya Joshi feat. Maulik Nayak Bheja Fry Records 2025 Distinct DisruptionBandish Projekt Bheja Fry Records 2025Reimagined Bandish Projekt Bheja Fry Records 2026RamwalaBandish Projekt Bheja Fry Records
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