Nucleya: Why are we rehashing music from the past?

Despite the growing popularity of electronic music in India, Nucleya believes the industry has yet to build a system that truly supports the genre. Known as someone who reshaped India’s independent electronic music landscape by blending bass-heavy EDM with Indian sounds, street culture, and vernacular influences, the music producer and DJ brought electronic music out of niche clubs and into mainstream youth culture with tracks like Bass Rani, Laung Gawacha, and Jungle Raja.

In a chat with Mumbai Mirror, he says, “There is appreciation, but there is no system yet that ensures enough effort is being put into nurturing electronic music talent in this country. We have incredible producers here, but there isn’t a structure that really supports them to create world-class electronic music consistently.”

This absence of infrastructure, according to Nucleya, becomes even more apparent when electronic music intersects with mainstream cinema. When asked whether Bollywood has been welcoming of his work, and his response is direct, “Honestly, I don’t care about it. If there’s a good job and someone wants to work with me, I’ll do it. Otherwise, I genuinely don’t care. It might sound boastful or negative, but it’s not part of my world. There are some incredible people in the Hindi film industry and the South Indian film industry who genuinely like my work, and once in a while I do get to collaborate with them. But the majority of them don’t really care about music in general.”



Nucleya, who performed at the SulaFest 2026 recently, also said, "In India, the amount of talent we have is unbelievable. So, why are we constantly rehashing music from the past? Why borrow scripts from Hollywood or other industries when we have such strong original
stories? This shift has to happen."

Nucleya’s creative philosophy also extends to how and where he performs. He admits a clear preference for intimate settings over massive concert stages. “Smaller spaces are more my vibe. It’s easier to connect with people there. You can feed off each other’s energy, and there’s room to make mistakes, to experiment. That freedom is important. I’m not hungry to go out and do 200 shows anymore.
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