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Very few have been as closely associated with India’s dance music scene as Ashvin Mani Sharma aka Calm Chor has. Ashvin’s 17-year long career has seen him storm dancefloors around the globe, from Paradiso in Amsterdam to Blue Frog in Mumbai, first with Jalebee Cartel, and after that under his solo techno avatar Calm Chor.

In the year 2013, Ashvin co-founded Soupherb records, along with his friend and fellow artist/DJ – Ash Roy. In a span of 2, Soupherb records have built a reputation to be India’s finest underground dance music record label.

Apart from being label head, producer, DJ & A&R at Soupherb records, Calm Chor also represents Bass 9 records for A&R.
Ashvin is constantly touring India, owing to his distinct sound and enthralling sets. Every summer he tours Germany extensively for over 2 months (for 5 years now), playing at some of the best festivals and clubs in the country.
2014 saw him visit the USA for the first time, where he got an opportunity to perform at the prestigious Burning Man festival.

Feb 2015 saw Calm Chor release his massive 8-track EP “Dancefloor Sci-Fi”, displaying his unique style in full force, on homegrown label Soupherb records. The EP went on to grab multiple spots on various charts on the world’s biggest online music portal, Beatport. It climbed to the #2 spot on the worldwide minimal charts and claimed that spot for a few days, staying in the top 10 for nearly 3 weeks, and even hit the Beatport overall Top 100 releases and stayed there for a long period of time.

Folic State, a producer and Dj from Mumbai is regarded as one of Indian dance worlds most venerated lurkers. An Illustrious producer, his music explores the tension between light and dark, formulating expansive soundscapes among warm, driving percussion. He has played a vital role in shaping the minimal techno scene in India. The enigmatic producer has been holed up in the outskirts of the great Indian metropolis consistently producing top dance tracks for the last few years, which has won him a strong fan base both, locally and globally. Folic State's music is often played out at iconic festivals like Boom, Modem, Ozora, Son Libre, Freqs Of Nature and many more by indusrtry wizards. His debut EP Vulgar Story, laid the foundation for a series of successful releases on renowned labels that have hit the charts. Be it his Dj sets or productions, Folic State weaves a story of sound; decidedly buoyant through its moments of clarity, pensive and introspective when concealed.Folic State was handpicked by Techno icon DUBFIRE as one of the finalists from the SCI+TEC mentoring competition late 2019. 2021 sees him back with a massive EP ‘Second Sight’ out now on all platforms Incl Remixes by Breger, Ash Roy & Damien Fisher.