// // The Story · 1991 → Now
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Born in Dhaka, raised in San Jose, built in Los Angeles — a 30-year arc that runs through cassette mixtapes, basement studios, and T-Series writing camps.
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Sanjoy Deb is one of the first Bangladeshi producers to land at the centre of Bollywood's pop ecosystem. He spends his weeks moving between writing camps in Mumbai, sessions in LA, and rooftop nights in old Dhaka — and the music carries all three cities in it.
// Timeline
1991 → Now
- 1991Dhaka, BD
Born December 18 in the city of rickshaw rhythms and monsoon static.
- 2003Dhaka, BD
First Casio keyboard. Records mixtapes onto cassette over Bollywood film songs.
- 2009San Jose, CA
Family moves to California. Bedroom-studio era begins.
- 2014San Jose, CA
Graduates SJSU with a business degree, but is already producing full-time.
- 2017Los Angeles
Signs first cross-border Bollywood collaboration.
- 2020Los Angeles
Lockdown EP explodes on YouTube. First million-stream tracks.
- 2023Global
Moon Rise lands UK Official Asian Chart #40, Punjabi #10 for 6 weeks.
- 2026Global
Sajan Re drops on T-Series, crosses 12.1M YouTube views in weeks.
// Influences
Four Rooms
- Rabindra Sangeet
- Lalon Fakir
- Anjan Dutt
- Ayub Bachchu
- R.D. Burman
- A.R. Rahman
- Pritam
- Vishal-Shekhar
- Daft Punk
- Skrillex
- Pharrell
- Major Lazer
- Bohemia
- Diljit Dosanjh
- AP Dhillon
- Sidhu Moose Wala
// Family · Roots
Old Dhaka Blood
The family name traces back to Old Dhaka. His mother sang harmonium in the house; his father played cassette tapes of Hemanta Mukherjee on the drive to school. Music was never a career conversation — it was the wallpaper of childhood.
// Education
B-School to Beat-Maker
Higher secondary. First beats on a borrowed laptop.
B.S. Business Administration. Producing full-time on the side.
Audio engineering certificate. First Bollywood placement that year.
// Recognition
Awards · Nominations
- 2025Mirchi Music Award — Best Pop Producer (Nominated)
- 2024BBC Asian Network — Track of the Week (Moon Rise)
- 2024Global Indian Music Academy — Best Crossover (Nominated)
- 2023Spotify EQUAL Ambassador — South Asia
- 2022Bangladesh Pride Honour — Music Export
"IdonotmakeEast-meets-Westmusic.IamEast.IamWest.Themusicisjustme."
— SANJOY, in conversation with Mixmag Asia, 2025
// Now · Next
What's Cooking
Eleven tracks, three languages, recorded in Dhaka, Mumbai, and LA.
A short film with a Berlin crew following the 2026 world tour.
Quiet launch of a Bangla-first artist development imprint.
