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DJ Shiva’s remix videos garner millions of views on YouTube

THE ASIAN AGE
Published : Oct 29, 2019, 11:53 pm IST
Updated : Dec 2, 2019, 11:47 pm IST

DJ Shiva never had any formal training in music or mixing and learnt everything on my own.

DJ Shiva
 DJ Shiva

A career spanning almost two decades and several hits under his belt – that is how, perhaps, one can summarise DJ Shiva’s long and eventful journey in the world of music and DJing. DJ Shiva has remixed songs from the original soundtracks of several popular films like ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’, among others, apart from releasing several singles of his own as a DJ. Most of the videos of his remixes have amassed more millions of views on YouTube.

Talking about his journey, he says, “I started out in the year 2000 by participating in Times Music’s popular music competition ‘War Of The DJs’. I won the competition that was held in Bombay. By 2004, I became the no.1 DJ in Bombay. That is how my journey started. I started playing in clubs and other premium venues regularly. I got my Bollywood break with ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ in which I remixed ‘Senorita’ and ‘Ik Junoon’. That helped me strike a good rapport with T-Series and I went on to do a lot of work with them.”

DJ Shiva never had any formal training in music or mixing and learnt everything on my own.  

“I had my share of struggle but I braved all odds to reach where I have reached. When I started my career, DJs did get some respect but now there is a lot more respect for them. People have finally understood that mixing is an art and it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to become a good DJ.”

DJ Shiva has been a huge admirer of DJ Hardwell.

“I do not think there is anybody in the world who knows mixing as well as Hardwell does. He has been an inspiration for so many people. I was fortunate enough to perform with him when he was in India and did a show here.”

DJ Shiva has several big gigs lined up for release this year and he also plans to come up with a bunch of new singles soon.

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