DJ Abhishek Mantri is an EDM connoisseur and his motto is to stay on top of the party scenes and EDM scenes across India and Asia. He is the pioneer of the EDM movement in Western Maharashtra and is spreading across Asia like fire. He is Pune's no.1 and India's no.3 for being the most popular DJ living an extra ordinary life, also a man you can reach to enlighten you with the Music Gyaan and exposing his listeners to new sounds in Funky House, Tech and Deep House and other forms of EDM . They say Mantri has the Midas touch and crafts musical waves in every genre he plays, introducing music lover’s to Nirvana Mood through his talent of entertaining music. A restless music producer, Abhishek has always been on a journey to preach potential DJ’s, creating music in his studio and making his sound cloud followers go crazy, residing in high end clubs and music festivals across.
His craft and talent has given him opportunities to entertain music lovers from all around the world. He performed as various music festivals like A Day Off and 1 Republic Festival with names like B.R.E.E.D, Dark Helm, Steppa Style. He has also played alongside renowned international artists like Micheal woods, Claudia Cazacu, Jody Wisternoff , Guy J to name a few.
Known for his talent, his dedication to his fans, and his commitment to consistently delivering quality, he has built a reputation for class that is often lacking in the modern music scene in the country. He wishes to continue to be one of the defining forces in changing the face of EDM, House and Techno in the country and worldwide for many years to come.
One of his achievements enlists opening for Pune’s first EDM festival in 2009; an event that brought together several well-known artists from all over the country. He also opened for Akon at the Westin Pune in 2011. He bagged the top title in the Rock/ Retro music category in India twice in a row from 2011 to 2013 on myfavdj.in
In 1998, his love for music grew into a passion for performance which eventually landed him his first residency at Thousand Oaks. Though he played a mix of few genres at the Oaks, it was in 2008, he ventured into experimenting different styles.
The rest, as they say, he has added a lot to the music history! With new accolades nearly every year of his career, from performing at nearly every major music festival in Pune and holding residencies at The Ship – Grill and Bar, The O Hotel and many more, Mantri is one of the foundations of the modern music in the city.
Mantri believes that music has the power to change one’s mood. Thus in his way, he is trying to make a difference in everyone’s lives, one track at a time!