Udyan Sagar, better known by his stage name Nucleya, is an Indian electronic music producer.[1][2][3][4]
Nucleya | |
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 Nucleya in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Udyan Sagar |
| Born | 7 December 1979 Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Origin | Ahmedabad, India |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
Career
editIn 1998, Udyan co-founded Bandish Projekt with Mayur Narvekar and Mehirr Nath Choppra.[5] In 2007, Udyan left Bandish Projekt after working with Mayur for about 12 years, and rebuilt himself as "Nucleya". After leaving Bandish Projekt his career struggled quite a bit initially. He drew inspiration from South Indian film music[6] and Indian street music,[7] and released his first EP Koocha Monster in 2013. In 2015, Nucleya released his debut album, Bass Rani, at a Ganpati visarjan on the streets of Mumbai.[8] In the following year, he released another album Raja Baja. 2019 marked the release of "Tota Myna".
In 2021, he released an EP titled Baaraat in collaboration with Ritviz. The four track EP was accompanied by a series of NFT.[9][10]
Nucleya, in collaboration with AIB, hosted and picked the winners of Bacardi House Party Sessions[11] in 2017. He has also been a judge on the Indian hip hop reality show MTV Hustle.[12] He has performed at EDC Las Vegas and Mexico, the Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Sunburn Festival, Zomaland by Zomato, Vh1 Supersonic and YouTube Fanfest. He has opened for and performed with Skrillex, Major Lazer, DJ Snake and Krewella.
Personal life
editIn 2008, he married his long-term girlfriend Smriti Choudhary. The couple currently live in Goa,[13] with their son Guri, who was born in 2011. Guri has featured on some of Nucleya's tracks as "Guri Gangsta".[14]
Discography
editAlbums and EPs
edit| Year | Album / EP | Track | Artist(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pragat Pritam | Pragat Pritam | Nucleya | |
| Pragat Pritam (Dub) | ||||
| Beat 1 | ||||
| Beat 1 | Beat 1 | Nucleya | ||
| Beat 1 (Nuphlo Remix) | ||||
| Beat 1 (Deaf Bass Twins Remix) | ||||
| 2010 | Horn Ok Please | Dum Maro Dum (Remix) | Nucleya, MC JD & R. D. Burman | Remixes of famous retro Bollywood songs |
| Chandan Sa Bandan (Remix) | Nucleya & Kalyanji-Anandji | |||
| Boom Boom (Remix) | Nucleya, Shivang & Biddu | |||
| Disco Dancer (Remix) | Nucleya, Bappi Lahiri & Anuj Matthews | |||
| Mein Ek Chor (Remix) | Nucleya & R. D. Burman | |||
| Raat Baki (Remix) | Nucleya, Sound Avtar, Bappi Lahiri & Anuj Matthews | |||
| Aao Huzur (Remix) | Nucleya & O. P. Nayyar | |||
| 2011 | Khandit Nayaka | Khandit Nayaka (Original Mix) | Nucleya | |
| Khandit Nayaka (B.R.E.E.D. Remix) | ||||
| Khandit Nayaka (Piyush Bhatnagar Remix) | ||||
| Khandit Nayaka (iSIDE Remix) | ||||
| 2012 | In My Heart Remixes | In My Heart (David Hiller Remix) | Nucleya | |
| In My Heart (Dead Battery Remix) | ||||
| In My Heart (Nucleya VIP Remix) | ||||
| In My Heart (Oh Tebins! Remix) | ||||
| In My Heart (Original Mix) | Featured in the compilation "dimmSummer Presents: Sub Continental Bass" | |||
| 2013 | Koocha Monster | Street Boy | Nucleya | |
| Bell Gaadi | Nucleya ft. Chinna Ponnu & Relok | |||
| Akkad Bakkad | Nucleya | |||
| Bangla Bass | Nucleya ft. Mou Sultana & Brooklyn Shanti | |||
| Jamrock | Nucleya | |||
| New Delhi Nuttah | Nucleya ft. Delhi Sultanate | |||
| 2015 | Bass Rani | Jungle Raja | Nucleya ft. Divine | |
| Laung Gawacha | Nucleya ft. Avneet Khurmi | |||
| Bass Rani | Nucleya | Featured in the compilation "Billboard Presents Electric Asia, Vol. 1"[15] | ||
| Aaja | Nucleya ft. Avneet Khurmi & Guri Gangsta | |||
| Chennai Bass | Nucleya ft. Sivamani & Chinna Ponnu | |||
| Heer | Nucleya ft. Shruti Pathak | Remix of song released as part of The Dewarists - Season 4, Episode 6 | ||
| Mumbai Dance | Nucleya ft. Julius Sylvest & Gagan Mudgal | |||
| F**K Nucleya | Nucleya | |||
| 2016 | Raja Baja | Take Me There | Nucleya ft. KAVYA | Featured in the compilation "EDC Las Vegas 2017"[16] |
| Bhayanak Atma | Nucleya ft. Gagan Mudgal | |||
| Scene Kya Hai | Nucleya & DIVINE | |||
| Jind Mahi | Nucleya ft. Avneet Khurmi | |||
| Bakar Bakar | Nucleya | Featured in the 2023 film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | ||
| Lights | Nucleya | Featured in the compilation "EDC Mexico 2017"[17] | ||
| 2019 | Tota Myna | Lori | Nucleya ft. Vibha Saraf | |
| Mirza | Nucleya ft. Rashmeet Kaur & Raftaar | |||
| Sohneya | Nucleya ft. Avneet Khurmi & Soltan | |||
| Mahiya | Nucleya ft. Rashmeet Kaur & Whales | |||
| Out of Your Mind | Nucleya ft. Shruti Haasan | |||
| Going to America | Nucleya ft. Anirudh Ravichander & Anthony Daasan | |||
| 2021 | Baaraat | Sathi | Ritviz & Nucleya | |
| Ari Ari | ||||
| Roz | ||||
| Baaraat | ||||
| 2023-2024 | Chamkillah | Jogi | Goldie Sohel & Nucleya | |
| Kobita | Nucleya ft. Zubeen Garg & Puna | |||
| Kamli | Nucleya ft. Mitika Kanwar & Da Fyer | |||
| Khoye Panchi | Osho Jain & Nucleya | |||
| Lightyears | Nucleya ft. Tsumyoki & Da Fyer | |||
| Narenge Narenge | Nucleya & Benny Dayal |
Singles and collaborations
edit| Year | Track | Artist(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tonic (Nucleya Remix) | MIDIval Punditz & Nucleya | From the EP "Tonic Remixes" by MIDIval Punditz |
| 2011 | Electro Me | Shivang & Nucleya | |
| 16 Athamita Kasi (Nucleya Remix) | Ranidu & Nucleya | From the album "Hinahenne Mung" by Ranidu | |
| 2014 | Tamil Fever | Nucleya & Benny Dayal | Adapted for the song "Let's Nacho" |
| Little Lotto | Alo Wala & Nucleya ft. MC Zulu | ||
| 2016 | Bacardi Drop | Nucleya | Anthem of Bacardi House Party Sessions |
| Memories | Nucleya & Papon | Released as part of The Dewarists - Season 5, Episode 5 | |
| 2017 | Dhoop | Nucleya ft. Vibha Saraf | |
| 2019 | Yaaron (Yari Version) | Clinton Cerejo & Nucleya | From the compilation "Yaari Jam" by Sony Music India |
| Good on You[18] | Krewella & Nucleya | From the album "zer0" by Krewella | |
| 2020 | Thandi Hawa (Nucleya Remix) | Ritviz & Nucleya | From the EP "Thandi Hawa (Official Remixes)" by Ritviz |
| Vajantri | Perk Pietrek & Nucleya | ||
| Jadi Buti | Major Lazer & Nucleya ft. Rashmeet Kaur | From the album "Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded)" by Major Lazer | |
| Tere Bina | Nucleya ft. Avneet Khurmi | Released in collaboration with OnePlus to promote the BWZ Bass Edition earphones | |
| 2021 | Jadi Buti (Nucleya VIP Remix) | Major Lazer & Nucleya ft. Rashmeet Kaur | From the album "Music Is The Weapon (Remixes)" by Major Lazer |
| Kanaa | Nucleya, 2jaym & Sublahshini | Released as part of Bacardi Sessions | |
| Jaldi Aao | Nucleya | Released in collaboration with Netflix India to promote the show "Money Heist" | |
| 2024 | Kobita | Nucleya, Zubeen Garg |
Film music
edit| Year | Film | Song | Music | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Short Kut | Patli Galli (Remix) | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Shankar Mahadevan, DJ Nasha | |
| 2016 | Kapoor & Sons | Let's Nacho | Benny Dayal, Nucleya | Benny Dayal, Badshah | |
| 2017 | Mukkabaaz | Paintra | Nucleya | DIVINE | |
| Paintra (Extended Version) | |||||
| 2018 | High Jack | Behka | Vibha Saraf, Nucleya | Vibha Saraf | |
| 2020 | Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai | Nerugi | Benny Dayal, Nucleya | Benny Dayal | |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Bakar Bakar | Nucleya | Solo | Hindi Dub |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Global Indian Music Awards | Best Electronica Single | Alo Wala & Nucleya ft. MC Zulu – Little Lotto | Won | [19] |
| Nucleya ft. DIVINE – Jungle Raja | Won | ||||
| 2017 | Mirchi Music Awards | Critics' Choice Album of The Year | Kapoor & Sons | Nominated | [20] |
| Filmfare Award | Best Music Album | Kapoor & Sons | Nominated | [21] | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Indian Act | Nucleya | Nominated | [22] |
Documentaries
edit- Nucleya - Ride To The Roots. 2017 documentary, Red Bull Media House, 29 minutes.[23]
References
edit- ^ "The Hot List 2016: Nucleya (Music Producer/DJ) -". rollingstoneindia.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Why Nucleya Is A Force To Be Reckoned With". Verve Magazine. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Nucleya -". rollingstoneindia.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "'I don't like mainstream EDM' says DJ Nucleya". Hindustan Times. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Nucleya". BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Nucleya Hits The Road With South Indian Dubstep". Rolling Stone India. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Ghosh, Devarsi. "'Paintra' creator Nucleya on working on 'Mukkabaaz', the rise of local EDM, and his new album". Scroll.in. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Music review: Grand return of the dance master". The Sunday Guardian Live. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Ritviz, Nucleya in first collab for 'Baaraat', NFT marketplace". The Statesman. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Nucleya reflects back on his journey into EDM Music, returning to Weekender Delhi and more". Firstpost. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Bacardi, OML, AIB & Nucleya hunt for talent with Bacardi House Party Sessions". Everything Experiential. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Team, Author: Editorial (10 September 2019). "MTV Hustle: Get To Know The Judges". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Inside the Jet-Setting Life of Nucleya". Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Guri Gangsta". www.saavn.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "An evolution: Billboard presents Electric Asia". Mixmag Asia. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Gilmore, Grant (9 June 2017). "Insomniac Records' EDCLV 2017 Compilation Album Is Out Now!". EDM Identity. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Bein, Kat (17 February 2017). "Get a Taste of the EDC Mexico Experience With This 2017 Lineup Mini-Mix: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Bein, Kat (3 December 2019). "Krewella announce Zer0 album: 'We want people to feel like they're part of something big'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "GiMA :: Non Film Nominees 2016". www.gima.co.in. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Best Music Album 2016 Nominees | Filmfare Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "MTV EMA 2017: Hard Kaur wins Best India Act". The Indian Express. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Saraiya, Naman (11 August 2017). "Rooting for Nucleya". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 July 2022.