For the final episode of our Lost & Found series, Kolkata-bred dream-pop duo Parekh & Singh chat with Mae about how their musical upbringing influenced their songwriting today, why they aren’t called “Zap” anymore, and the story of the classic tailor who makes their signature suits. They also dive deep into the making of The Night is Clear, an album that’s as personal as it is dreamy. Some episodes are too special to be left behind - good thing we found this one.

Note: Nischay and Jivraj via a post on Instagram in February 2025 announced that they were bidding farewell to Parekh & Singh. Maed in India wish them all the best and will continue to follow their work as loyal fans. 

 

Song List (Audio):

The Nightingale (01:57 - 05:15)

Ocean (20:09 - 24:59)

King (48:07 - 52:00)

 

Parekh & Singh is:

Nischay Parekh on vocals and lead guitar

Jivraj Singh on synths

 

Follow Parekh & Singh:

Instagram @parekhandsingh

Facebook @parekhandsingh

Twitter @parekhandsingh

 

Come be our friend:

Instagram @maedinindia

Twitter @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Producers: Shaun Fanthome, Husein Haveliwala, Nikkethana Kamal, Sean D’mello, Meghna Gulati

Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Video Editing by: Jishnu Guha

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Social Media Managers: Meghna Gulati and Natasha Vakil

Content: Quoyina Ghosh

Music Mixed by: Aria Nanji

Recorded at Island City Studios

For the final episode of our Lost & Found series, we’re handing over the aux to Maed in India’s Head of Admin, HR, Production Coordinator, and all-round boss lady, Natasha. She's cooked up a mixtape packed with the most gangsta tracks, perfect to hype you up on a lame day, a much needed boost of confidence when you’re feeling low, or even a sneaky dance break during an awkward conversation. 

So plug in, turn up the volume, and let Natasha take you on a ride through some of the freshest beats in the indie rap scene.

 

Song List:

Fat Krrent - Bade Bhai (01:59 - 05:36)

Akhil OSO - Mission Accomplished (07:05 - 08:48)

Bramoz - Swerve (09:27 - 10:52)

Brave Wrld - Bluetick (11:46 - 13:57)

Pratika (ft. Prabhuneigh) - Growing Up (16:00 - 19:45)

 

Come be our friend:

Instagram @maedinindia

Twitter @maedinindia

Facebook @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Natasha Vakil

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Meghna Gulati

Audio Assembly, Edit, Sound Design, Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Social Media Manager: Meghna Gulati and Natasha Vakil

Content: Quoyina Ghosh

Recorded at Island City Studios

Next up in our Lost & Found series, we’re bringing you an episode that proves music and self-discovery go hand in hand. Mae is joined by indie-pop singer-songwriter and producer Atteev. They also chat about his Ed Sheeran sad boy days, balancing a nine-to-five business career with his musical pursuits, his love for efficiency (I’m talking about Lima Sigma Seven Ninja Black Belt… whaaaaat), and how he has come to harness his anxiety disorder to help him be more productive. He also performs a single, and two songs from his EP Look How Far We've Come.

This one’s for anyone who’s ever felt torn between two worlds, cause he's here to tell you, you don’t have to choose. 

 

* This episode was recorded on 18 January 2023. Atteev’s EP dropped on 17 March 2023. 

 

Song List:

Look How Far We've Come (01:49 - 05:06)

Where You Going? (19:27 - 21:56)

Fitoor (37:42 - 40:24) 

 

Follow Atteev:

Instagram @atteevmusic

Twitter @atteevmusic

Facebook @atteev

 

Come be our friend:

Facebook @maedinindia

Instagram @maedinindia

Twitter @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Producer: Shaun Fanthome, Husein Haveliwala, Nikkethana Kamal, Sean D’mello, Meghna Gulati

Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Video Editing by: Jishnu Guha

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Social Media Manager: Meghna Gulati and Natasha Vakil

Content: Quoyina Ghosh

Music Mixed by: Aria Nanji

Recorded at Island City Studios

Ever lost something so good you kicked yourself for it? Well, we did. But lucky for you, we’ve found it! Welcome to our Lost & Found series, which features episodes we recorded but you’ve not had the chance to see! On the episode we’ve got brothers Sarthak and Shashwat Karkare with their rock duo, St. Cyril.

 

If spending every waking minute with each other wasn’t enough, then why not start a SECOND band together! Out with their debut album, Hurt People Hurt People, vocalist and guitarist Sarthak and drummer Shashwat take us through their telepathic abilities, why their songs bear the hallmark of their 80s/90s influences, why self-awareness is the key to breaking cycles of hurt, the struggles of creating basslines without a bassist, and hopefully they’ll invite us to that neighbourhood block party we’ve coaxed them into doing.

 

Song List:

Trouble (01:55 - 05:20)

Twice Over (15:35 - 18:48)

My Therapist Says (32:58 - 35:56)

I Got You (42:56 - 46:08)

 

Follow St. Cyril:

Instagram @stcyrilmusic

 

St. Cyril is: 

Sarthak Karkare on vocals and lead guitar

Shashwat Karkare on drums

 

Come be our friend:

Instagram @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Producer: Shaun Fanthome, Husein Haveliwala, Ruchi Sawardekar, Sean D’mello, Meghna Gulati

Sound Editing & Additional Engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Video Editing by: Jishnu Guha

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Social Media Manager: Meghna Gulati and Natasha Vakil

Content: Quoyina Ghosh

Music Mixed by: Aria Nanji

Recorded at Island City Studios

Pulling up at the best station from this nation, we have the Ladies Special coming in with Producer & chillwave, trip hop electronica artist from Delhi, Tarana Marwah aka Komorebi. She’s out with a new record that released in Sept 2023 called The Fall. It was a behemoth multimedia project that was 6 years in the making and includes a 6-song album, a 30-page comic book and music videos made with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. We talk about how family is our kryptonite and invariably the greatest inspiration for her work; how collaboration, as much as it’s fulfilling can also be intimidating; and whether it’s a soliloquy or an intergalactic sci-fi story every record is autobiographical. Also, Tarana is on the lookout for a good choreographer for her next musical venture. 

 

Song List:

The Fall (01:15 to 06:51)

Watch Out (17:14 to 21:15)

Better Not Bitter (26:30 to 31:57)

I Grew Up (48:22 to 54:11)

 

Follow Komorebi on Instagram 

 

Come be our friend:

Facebook @maedinindia

Instagram @maedinindia

Twitter @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Producer: Shaun Fanthome, Sean D'mello, Ruchi Sawardekar 

Content & Social Media Manager: Meghna Gulati

Sound Editing & Additional Engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Video Editing by: Jishnu Guha

Artwork Design by Alika Gupta

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Music Mixed by: Aria Nanji

Recorded at Island City Studios

Halt all engines! For the 2nd instalment of our #LadiesSpecial, our train has taken us to jazz pop singer songwriter and budding actor Aditi Saigal, aka Dot.. Tune in as we find out about the first song she ever wrote (filled with that glorious youthful angst we know and love), as well as how she began playing piano at age of 6 and composing at the age of 12.  Mae and Aditi bond over their Welsh connection, and she reveals how her return to India led to her first tattoo, the making of a brand new album and acting in Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies. She also performs 3 brilliant unreleased tracks, one of which she wrote 3 days before she came to record with us. 

 

Song List:

Faster (01:26 to 03:55)

What Edie Said (23:52 to 27:33)

Girl’s Night (34:47 to 38:20)

 

Follow Dot. on Instagram 

 

Accompanying artists

Aoife O’ Brian

 

Come be our friend:

Facebook @maedinindia

Instagram @maedinindia

Twitter @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Producer: Shaun Fanthome, Sean D'mello, Ruchi Sawardekar 

Content & Social Media Manager: Meghna Gulati

Sound Editing & Additional Engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Video Editing by: Jishnu Guha

Artwork Design by Alika Gupta

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Music Mixed by: Hersh Desai

Recorded at Island City Studios

Choo choo! Yaatri kripya dhyaan dein… Mumbai ki Maed in India Ladies special will be releasing a new episode every week in March, with women who inspire us in all the right ways. Agle station ki tayyaari rakhein.

 

Opening this season is **drumroll** hip hop artist, singer, and metal vocalist: Pratika. She spills the beans about her days growling into a mic when she was barely a teenager for her brother’s band Chronic Phobia, finding her safe place among metalheads, we even talk about Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life, as well as how her music channels a powerful feminine rage.

 

Song List (Audio):

Ever Wondered (02:06 to 05:46)

Growing Up (17:25 to 21:12) 

Same Mistake (43:28 - 47:15)

Follow Pratika:

Instagram 

Twitter

 

Accompanying artists

Roop Thomas on Bass

Reinhardt Dias on Acoustic guitar

Pritesh Prabhune (PrabhuNeigh) on Synths, Tracks, Percussion

Shishir Tao on Drums

 

Come be our friend:

Facebook @maedinindia

Instagram @maedinindia

Twitter @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Producer: Shaun Fanthome, Sean D'mello, Ruchi Sawardekar 

Content & Social Media Manager: Meghna Gulati

Sound Editing & Additional Engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Video Editing by: Jishnu Guha

Artwork Design by Alika Gupta

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Music Mixed by: Harsh Karmakar

Music Mix Supervision: Ashyar Balsara & Jehangir Jehangir

Recorded at Island City Studios

Here’s a very special episode of Maed in India. 

You may have heard of this very cool gig called the Red Bull Tour Bus.

It’s a behemoth music tour that travels across India, bringing you extraordinary Indian indie performances. It’s now been 10 years since it started and recently, our very own Mae Mariyam Thomas along with fellow music aficionados Nirmika Singh and Amit Gurbaxani were the judges got to judge the Red Bull Off The Roof Band Hunt, where young artists or bands have the chance to play the gig of a lifetime. Though they were spoiled for choice with the talent there had to be one winner - soul R&B crew Queendom! 

 

Brecilla D'Souza and Damini Gautam are back (check out their 2021 Ladies Special episode here) and with their whole band in tow and new unreleased music to share.

 

Learn how to manifest a performance on Red Bull Off The Roof tour bus, the power of 3 part harmonies, why the stage is their safe space and of course, what it really means to be a queen and making that word less la di da. 

 

Song List (Audio):

Pussy Talk (01:41 - 07:09)

Colony (16:11 - 18:26)

Search for Meaning (31:26 - 35:42)

 

Follow Queendom:

Instagram @queendomindia

 

Queendom is: 

Brecilla D'Souza on vocals

Damini Gautam on vocals                   

 

Accompanying artists

Meera Desai on vocals

Pratika on vocals

Shivang Kapadia on drums                    

Pranav Kamat on electric guitar

Adi Ahir on bass guitar

 

Come be our friend:

Facebook @maedinindia

Instagram @maedinindia

Twitter @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Producer: Shaun Fanthome, Sean D'mello, Ruchi Sawardekar 

Content & Social Media Manager: Meghna Gulati

Sound Editing & Additional Engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Video Editing by: Jishnu Guha

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Music Mixed by: Jehangir Jehangir

Recorded at Island City Studios

On the special occasion of Sri Lanka’s Independence Day on Feb 4th, Mae sits down with Sri Lankan reggae/dub/rock band, The Soul. They chat about the band's insistence on NOT being a cover band and making only original music (and being a broke musician in the process), the sad sad situation of Sri Lanka’s economy but also how it’s not sad and everything is perfectly fine (right?). When talking about their music it ranges from dystopian futures and reflections on political turmoil all the way to the woes of being a struggling independent artist. Oh and they teach Mae some Sinhalese too (whether it was successful or not you’ll have to listen to the episode to find out).

 

Song List (Audio):

Dancer Wake (01:13 - 06:35)

Light Bringer (25:52 - 32:27)

Lucky Child (38:38 - 48:34)

Grasshopper (57:16 - 1:04:41)

 

Follow The Soul:

Instagram @thesoulsrilanka

Facebook @thesoulsrilanka

The Soul is: 

Dave Roberts on vocals

Khazim Miskin on lead guitar

Uvindu Perera on bass

Sarani Perera on rhythm guitar

Divanka Sewmin on drums

 

Come be our friend:

Facebook @maedinindia

Instagram @maedinindia

Twitter @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Producer: Shaun Fanthome, Nikkethana Kamal, Ruchi Sawardekar 

Content & Social Media Manager: Meghna Gulati

Sound Editing & Additional Engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Video Editing by: Jishnu Guha

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Music Mixed by: Ashyar Balsara

Recorded at Island City Studios

This week on the show, we have bass player and producer NATE08 joining Mae in the studio. They discuss his debut full length album Furaha, from which he performs three songs with a little help from Jeremy D'souza on drums, Sid Shirodkar on keys, Harsh Gadhvi on the guitar, and Azamaan Hoyvoy on vocals. Nate also tells us about how his dad bought him his first bass, how a good drum-bass pairing comes together, and how he approaches sessions gigs and making his own music differently.

 

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Song List:

Trigger Fool ft. Azamaan Hoyvoy (00:51 - 04:41)

Furaha (16:18 - 19:38)

Cold Muse (30:40 - 33:17)

 

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Follow NATE08:

Instagram @nate08music

Twitter @nate08music

Facebook @nate08music

 

Band:

Jeremy D'souza on drums

Sid Shirodkar on keys

Harsh Gadhvi on the guitar

Azamaan Hoyvoy on vocals

 

Come be our friend:

Facebook @maedinindia

Instagram @maedinindia

Twitter @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

Music Mixed by: Hersh Desai

Recorded at Island City Studios