ArtistComposer, producer & singerSufi-electronic fusionMumbai, Maharashtra, India

Kanishk Seth

A composer, producer and singer who pioneered Sufi-electronic fusion with Trance With Khusrow and co-created the viral hit Rangisari, bridging mystic poetry and modern sound.
Music producerFilm composer Mid (200-500)Large (500-1500) Active since 2014

About

Kanishk Seth is a Mumbai-based composer, producer, singer and songwriter, born into an illustrious musical family as the son of the singer Kavita Seth. He came to notice with Trance With Khusrow, described as one of the first Sufi-electronic albums, which set the thirteenth-century poetry of Amir Khusrau to trance and electronic textures and was nominated in the best fusion category at the Global Indian Music Academy Awards.

Seth reached a wide audience with Rangisari, co-created with his mother, which went viral and was later featured in the film Jug Jugg Jeeyo. He has composed and produced for films including Kesari Chapter 2, appeared on Coke Studio Bharat with the track Re Mann alongside Shreya Ghoshal, and leads the Kanishk Seth Trio in live performance, blending Sufi, folk and electronic music with poetry-led lyrics.

The artistry

Seth works at the meeting point of Indian classical and Sufi vocals and electronic production, layering trance, ambient and lounge textures under poetry-led melodies. As a producer he shapes immersive soundscapes, and as a performer he leads a trio that reworks heritage material for the stage.

⬩ Atlas Perspective

Seth offers a host a contemporary Sufi-electronic set with his trio, or a collaborative performance drawing on his family's Sufi repertoire. Strong for festivals and younger, cross-genre audiences. [Atlas Assessment]

A leading younger producer-composer merging Sufi and folk heritage with contemporary electronic sound for a new generation.

Repertoire

Kanishk Seth Trio (Sufi-electronic set)Original IPTrioMusicalFull concert
Sufi-electronic fusion · Hindi-Urdu
A live fusion of Sufi, folk and electronic music with poetry-led lyrics.
Collaborative set with Kavita SethOriginal IPWith vocalistMusical
Sufi fusion · Hindi-Urdu
Mother-son performances of their Sufi and folk-electronic repertoire.
With Kavita Seth

Performance

TrioWith vocalist

Publications & productions

Trance With Khusrow
a pioneering Sufi-electronic album on Amir Khusrau's poetry, with Kavita Seth
Album · 2014
Rangisari
viral hit co-created with Kavita Seth; later featured in Jug Jugg Jeeyo
Song · 2020
Re Mann
Coke Studio Bharat track with Shreya Ghoshal and Swanand Kirkire
Song · 2024

Career & milestones

2014
Released Trance With Khusrow
with Kavita Seth; Sufi-electronic
2020
Rangisari
viral hit, later in Jug Jugg Jeeyo
2024
Re Mann with Shreya Ghoshal
Coke Studio Bharat

Festivals & appearances

Coke Studio Bharat
Universal Music / Coke Studio Bharat
Composer / performer · 2024
Independent concert circuit
100+ live concerts and TEDx talks
Composer / performer

Lineage & training

Kavita Seth
mother; singer and long-time collaborator
Family lineage

Recognition

GiMA Award nomination, Best Fusion Album
Global Indian Music Academy · for Trance With Khusrow
2015

Affiliations

Kanishk Seth Trio
Leader
Ensemble
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