Following months of conflict, Nikhil Chinapa announced today that he will be parting ways with Sunburn, Asia’s premier EDM festival which has been held in Goa every year since 2007. Chinapahad conceptualized and helped create the festival and was, until now, the Festival Director. He was hoping that the issues would be resolved, but following various videos and public statements, he decided to call it quits when it became apparent that he was being pushed out of the very festival he brought into being.
However, Chinapa will very much remain in the Indian EDM scene; he will be working with Submerge, India’s leading dance music portal and a company which has revolutionized the music and clubbing scene in the country. It was Submerge which helped create the blueprint of Sunburn, through countless club events, dozens of DJ’s, legendary beach parties and its online community. Submerge has just launched AAA with Edge Global and Hermit.
Says Nikhil, “Let’s not forget that the scene we have in India today with festivals and the world’s biggest artists playing here has been built on a foundation of DJs and fans that have been championing this sound since the late 80s. Yes, our dance music scene has been around for over 25 years.” Along with Submerge, he has been instrumental in bringing the most prominent DJ’s (such as Swedish House Mafia, Alesso, Deniz Koyu, Armin Van Buuren, Zedd, Hardwell and Tiesto) and a host of international acts to India (Above and Beyond, Axwell, Paul van Dyk, Sanders van Doorn, Skazi, and GMS, to name a fraction). Nikhil intends to continue working with Submerge and his friends, promoting the music he loves.
