Asvajit

Since the start of his career in 2009, Asvajit has gained renown as one of the freshest, most thought-provoking DJ’s and producers of EDM in Sri Lanka. He has mercilessly rocked dance-floors across the island with his intense, fast paced mixing style and unique blend of playful,funky, deep tech-house warm-up grooves, contrasted by serious peak-time techno bombs.

Asvajit has been at the forefront of developing Sri Lanka’s fast-evolving EDM sub-culture,mentoring new talent, producing original music, and spearheading a new brand of undergroundevents that have taken the local music scene by storm. His first releases The Hard BoiledEP (2010) and The Fat Albert EP (2011), Sri Lanka’s first originally produced ElectronicDance Music (EDM) albums, had a huge impact on the island’s underground EDM circuit, and thecommunity now eagerly awaits the upcoming Bad Scene EP & Stereo Groove EP. Additionally,Asvajit was also the first Sri Lankan producer to release music on an international recordlabel; Lifted Recordings (UK). His single, The Good Life, was also selected for re-release by LWrecordings on their summer compilation, Minimal Essentials Vol.4 (2011).

As one of the most prominent names on the local scene, Asvajit has played alongside as well as received praise and support from internationally renowned electronic musicians, performersand DJs including DubFX, Gebruder Teichmann, Soulphiction aka Jakmate, Basteroid, DJ Unu,Jahcoozi, Boris Brejcha, Basement Jaxx, Kid Massive and most recently, Arjun Vagale and AshRoy of The Jalebee Cartel. Apart from producing razor-sharp tunes and whipping dance-floorsinto a frenzy, Asvajit is also a professional book designer, founding member of Bang Bang Events,Ableton trainer at the Colombo School of Recording Arts and avid jambu enthusiast