Nikhil Chinapa
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| Born | nikhil chinnappa |
| Occupation | video jockey,music director,dj,architect,radio jockey |
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nikhil chinnappa from Bangalore, won the coveted MTV VJ Hunt Contest to be in the hot seat of an MTV VJ. As his father was in the Army he visited and stayed at many a places in India before settling down in Bangalore. After school he Joined BMS for Architecture. He soon joined Madras FM as a radio Jockey where he earned a pet name-flavour boy and a huge fan-following. Chinappa, a Gemini ( 6th June) with his trademark silver rings on all fingers and even his thumbs is a completely outdoors person. He loves to trek and sky dive. He has also acted in a film Snip with Sophia Haque and has created ripples for his rather outrageous scenes with the leading lady.
Currently he anchors the show on MTV India called MTV Select and also co-judges a popular reality show called MTV Roadies with Raghu Ram. Nikhil Chinapa's love affair with house music began in the early nineties, in his hometown, Bangalore. Roger Sanchez, Robin S, Nightcrawlers and Todd Terry's early experiments with bass infused jazz and disco driven house found an ardent fan in him.
Music however, besides the weekly house parties, took a back seat for a while, as Nikhil pursued a degree in Architecture, while simultaneously hosting radio shows in Chennai and Bangalore.
A subsequent MTV talent search picked him out of 7,000 aspirants and kick started his career as a presenter on MTV India. During his travels with the channel, he started trawling clubs and dance-floors across South-east Asia, Europe, the UK and particularly Ibiza (now an annual journey).
He started his DJ career in 2001, drawn to vinyl records and the funky sounds of UK house and distinctly Latin infused Ibirecan sounds of the beach bars in Ibiza. Regular trips to London and a network of DJ friends sustained his Vinyl fetish, and kept his bag of tunes fresh and ahead of releases.
His style of playing crowd friendly funky house, with percussive tribal overtones, ensured a steady stream of gigs. He moved easily from playing bars filled with 150 people to opening sets for the multi-city Smirnoff experience parties in India, playing to crowds of 5000 clubbers. His sets combine a balanced blend of fresh tunes from dance-floors around the world, and the occasional crowd pleasing floor filler. The sets ebb and flow; percussive and in-your-face for a while, melodic and reflective another… never quite letting go.
In 2003, he, along with DJ Pearl founded SUBMERGE, an underground movement of Indian DJs promoting house. Submerge currently runs regular nights in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore Delhi and Goa. Plans to launch Indore and Ahmedabad are being discussed currently.
