Rummy Sharma

In a freewheeling and hilarious chat with The Score Magazine, Rummy talks electronic music in India and more…

One of the earliest trailblazers of electronic music in India, Rummy Sharma is no stranger to the country’s buzzing clubbing scene. If anything, he has contributed a decent amount towards, bringing state of the art international sounds from Europe to India since the 90s. Rummy today lives in Berlin, Germany with frequent visits to Delhi and other parts of India that his shows take him to.

If one thinks back to the early 90s when electronic music was barely setting foot in India, a name such as Rummy Sharma would be hard to miss. More so for the party goers and initial converts to the electronica magic in the capital city of New Delhi.

Recognised as one of the oldest and most cherished of Delhi DJs, Rummy has played at some of the most cult clubs of the city and the world. He has been responsible for training a whole generation of DJs, for bringing world class artists to India along with introducing international bar chains such as Capitol, Orange and his very own Kuki.

And of course, working hard towards inculcating a taste of Techno and thereby other cousins of electronic with a series of curated gigs.

Rummy has several firsts to his credit and is often credited as the pioneer of Techno in India. He was also the first and the only Indian to have played at the prestigious Love Parade Festival in 2006 where he brought his own truck and played alongside Teisto, Pauk Van Dyk, Andre Nalin, Martin Eyerer, and several other world class DJs.

Rummy Sharma started his DJing career in 1992 but amidst his busy spinning schedules across the country and continents, it is now that he is finally concentrating on the producer in him. “It is a natural progression. It was always my dream to become a producer, however, for a long time; I didn’t have the bandwidth to do so as I was busy running my clubs. Production requires a lot of focus, concentration and time and it’s vital to do so internationally” he said.