The Podcast · Season 2 Live
The VIC Fix
Real stories. Real culture. Real nightlife.
Long-form conversations with the DJs, venue owners, founders and bartenders who built India's nightlife. Hosted by DJ VIC, recorded in Bangalore.
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A venue founder, a DJ and a wedding planner — the three shapes most episodes take.
S2 · E9 The Room Makers Carlton Braganza Founder, Opus Bangalore He built the venue Bangalore went into mourning over when it closed. He closed it himself.
S2 · E14 Behind the Decks DJ Xirex DJ, Pioneer Demo Artist & Founder — Mashup City India From a phone and an aux cable to 7 million views — he figured it out without waiting for permission.
S1 · E22 The Architects Manish Fitkariwala Wedding Planner — The Man Behind Countless Perfect Days Behind every perfect wedding, someone ran the show with invisible precision.
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S2 · E25The ArchitectsAsh RoyPioneer of Indian techno — Jalebee Cartel · Calcutta to BerlinCalcutta had three clubs when he started — his first gig was a friend's terrace, cassette players and a mixer. Thirty years on: the DMC circuit, a Dubai residency, a Delhi techno scene he helped build, Jalebee Cartel on European stages, a record label running 13+ years, and a 2016 move to Berlin where nobody knew any of it — so he started again. A conversation about staying in a craft long after the scene that made you has moved on.
S2 · E24The ArchitectsPremik JollyProducer, engineer & guitarist — the room behind Bangalore metalThrash, trance, synthwave — same guy. A guitar at seven, a Goa psy-trance tape at ten, one of India's first thrash-metal bands at fifteen — then a studio he designed himself that quietly recorded a huge slice of Bangalore metal. Guitar on a Sunburn headline, synthwave as Tron 1982, signature tones a global brand ships under his name, all while running a family construction business. A conversation about what it costs to be good at something the industry has no word for.
S2 · E23Behind the DecksDJ ParomaDJ & Producer — 15 years, cabin crew to Bollywood remixesFrom cabin crew to one of India's biggest Bollywood DJs — she handed back the uniform after her father died mid-flight, topped the DJ institute, then spent 15 years earning the 'celebrity DJ' label everyone now claims a month in. On the craft nobody films, the two songs that are actually hers, and Saheli — the women-first venture she built in a city she doesn't even live in.
S2 · E22The ArchitectsTuhin MehtaPart 2 · DJ & Producer — 34 years in Indian dance musicThe other half of the story. For nearly two decades he's been the man a manufacturer flies into rooms across India to teach DJs their craft — first Pioneer DJ, now AlphaTheta. He once flew to Singapore with an empty suitcase to carry home what may have been the country's first CDJ-1000s. He's put out a mix on the last day of every month since 2013 — 157 and counting, one of them finished with a broken leg — turned mastering engineer in lockdown, and still wears custom earplugs into every room. Part 2 is the gear, the discipline and the ears.
S2 · E21The Room MakersThejus ShivaramaOwner of Juliet, Two Moons & Minx — M.G. Road, BangaloreHe walked into three empty floors on M.G. Road with no restaurant experience and ₹30,000 in his bank account — and built Juliet: the rooftop, Two Moons downstairs, Minx behind the door. Consultants nearly sank it before it opened and the kitchen walked out weeks after launch. He rebuilt it into one of Bangalore's most loyal rooms — six businesses now, DJs paid before they hit the stage, and a place he says he's already gifted to the city.
S2 · E20The ArchitectsTuhin MehtaPart 1 · DJ & Producer — 34 years in Indian dance musicThirty-four years in Indian dance music, and most people know almost none of it. He was Brute Force — the duo that ended up on Gareth Emery's number-one debut — co-founded Go:Madras, held a five-year Sunday residency at Fuga, and played Sunburn beside Carl Cox. It started at twelve, on his father's records in Madras.
S2 · E19Behind the DecksGoapu Da GrooveDJ & Producer · 27 years freelance in BengaluruTwenty-seven years freelance in one city, and still standing. He started DJing in Bengaluru in 1999 — before laptops, before streaming — with no agency, no manager and no club with his name on the door, and quietly put out 36 records rebuilt from old film music along the way.
S2 · E18Behind the DecksFake TattoosSamprukt Mohanty · DJ & ProducerA stranger at Comic Con gave him the name. A Tiësto edit gave him the career — and he's spent the decade since digging up forgotten Indian voices and moving rooms in fourteen countries, self-taught, no label, no manager.
S2 · E17The Lab · Pilot 01Sudeep BansalFounder, Spin It UpHe put a price tag on the one thing a DJ controls — the next song. The first product VIC ever tested, not sold.
S2 · E16The Bigger PictureRJ TuhinRadio Jockey & Voice ArtistSeventeen years being everyone except himself. On the voices we borrow, the ones we lose, and the one he finally decided to use.
S2 · E15Behind the DecksSahil MadaanFeaturedDJ, Live Saxophonist & Audio ProSunburn main stages, a global progressive-house co-sign, and a live saxophone almost nobody in India plays — built on an obsession with sound he still can't quite explain.
S2 · E14Behind the DecksDJ XirexFeaturedDJ, Pioneer Demo Artist & Founder — Mashup City IndiaFrom a phone and an aux cable to 7 million views — he figured it out without waiting for permission.
S2 · E13Behind the DecksAnoop AbsoluteDJ & Producer — 34 Years in the Game34 years. No shortcut. No formula. Just music.
S2 · E12The Room MakersSharath RiceCo-Founder, VRO Hospitality — Mirage, Plan B, Nevermind, Badmaash & moreThe man who helped build Bangalore's biggest F&B empire — starting at a nightclub.
S2 · E11Behind the DecksMa FaizaThe Mother of ElectronicaThe Mother of Electronica — a title that was earned, not given.
S2 · E10Behind the DecksDJ WhosaneFeaturedPioneer of India's Underground Dance MusicTabloids, trance, and the album India forgot.
S2 · E9The Room MakersCarlton BraganzaFeaturedFounder, Opus BangaloreHe built the venue Bangalore went into mourning over when it closed. He closed it himself.
S2 · E8Behind the DecksAssad NamaziDJ — 30 Years Behind the Decks, Beatport #1 ArtistWhat nobody tells you about 30 years as a DJ.
S2 · E7Other Side of the BarAvalon ByfordProfessional Bartender — The One Who Never Forgets Your DrinkBehind every great bar is someone who understands more than just drinks.
S2 · E6Behind the DecksDJ JoyDJ — Programming the NightWhat does it really take to programme a night that people remember?
S2 · E5Behind the DecksDJ EshaDJ — Women's Day SpecialMore than a female DJ — an honest conversation about what it really takes.
S2 · E4The Room MakersAravind ReddyLawyer, Entrepreneur & Nightlife Operator — EzonePower, perception, and public scrutiny — from law to nightlife and back.
S2 · E3Behind the DecksDJ TTFeaturedDJ — Two Decades in Bangalore NightlifeSpeed, sound, survival — the life behind the DJ set nobody tells you about.
S2 · E2The Bigger PictureViren KhannaPart 2 — The ReckoningIn 2020, the headlines came. This is his account of what happened.
S2 · E1The Bigger PictureViren KhannaFeaturedPart 1 — Before the HeadlinesBefore the headlines, there was the hustle — and nobody told that story until now.
Season 1
S1 · E31The ArchitectsGautam RajpalBoombox India — Inside India's Live Show Empire, Part 2The Season 1 finale — and one of the most honest conversations about the live music business in India.
S1 · E30The Bigger PictureSonal RaturiInfluencer, Lawyer & Nightlife InsiderA lawyer who knows her contracts and an influencer who knows how nightlife really works.
S1 · E29The ArchitectsGautam RajpalBoombox India — From Club Nights to Concert Giants, Part 1Before the massive concerts and the headlines, Boombox was just an idea between friends.
S1 · E28The ArchitectsRafi PashaFounder, Plugg — The Force Behind Bangalore's PartiesFrom packed dancefloors at Fuga to artist tours — Rafi is the invisible hand that shapes how Bangalore parties.
S1 · E27Behind the DecksDJ RohitDJ — From Bunkers at 16 to Cirrus's Wednesday InstitutionAt 16, he was playing Bangalore's earliest clubs. He never stopped.
S1 · E26Behind the DecksDJ ClementPart 2 — Behind the BoothThe mad, funny, and unbelievable stories that didn't fit in Part 1.
S1 · E25The Room MakersPramod NanjappaFounder, Cirrus — Indiranagar's Most Iconic BarFrom signage boards at 22 to building one of Bangalore's most iconic bars.
S1 · E24The Bigger PictureDesmond RiceFeatured50 Years of Building Bangalore's Food & NightlifeFifty years. Night by night, plate by plate.
S1 · E23The Bigger PictureAnanth NarayanPart 2 — AI, Robotics & The Future of F&BWhat happens when the F&B industry meets exponential technology?
S1 · E22The ArchitectsManish FitkariwalaWedding Planner — The Man Behind Countless Perfect DaysBehind every perfect wedding, someone ran the show with invisible precision.
S1 · E21The Room MakersMaize & Malt60,000 sq ft Craft Beer & Nightlife Destination — WhitefieldBeer's cold. Soundtrack's calculated. Vibe? Pure electricity.
S1 · E20Behind the DecksDJ ClementPart 1 — Bombay Beginnings & Bangalore NightsOne nightclub. One cassette. One moment that changed everything.
S1 · E19The Room MakersSiraj MukherjeeFormer Hotel GM — Founder of a Karaoke Bar with HeartHe walked away from five-star corridors to build something real.
S1 · E18The Bigger PictureAnanth NarayanFeaturedThe Man Who Built Bangalore's Nightlife — Part 1Before brunches had DJs — one man changed Bangalore's nightlife forever.
S1 · E17Behind the DecksDJ Vachan ChinnappaDJ — The Man Who Played What No One Else WouldBefore Bangalore had club culture, Vachan was already building his own.
S1 · E16Behind the DecksMartin D'SouzaDJ — From Rejection to the Most Talked-About Mid-Week SlotRejected by the DJs he admired. Then he built something they couldn't ignore.
S1 · E15Behind the DecksDJ ClitusDJ — Owner of Bangalore's Longest-Running Afternoon GigHe didn't choose the decks — the decks chose him.
S1 · E14The Room MakersAmit RoyCo-Founder, ThinkTanc & Watson'sThe Iceman of Indian hospitality — quietly shaping nightlife for decades.
S1 · E13The ArchitectsSeema GenjiFounder, Eventurouz NetworksFrom fashion design to full-house weekends — the woman running Bangalore's nightlife engine.
S1 · E12Behind the DecksDJ AndreFeaturedDJ — Creator of Andre's MadnessFrom being called 'DJ Henry' at weddings to building Bangalore's most iconic party series.
S1 · E11The Room MakersArun PrasannaByg Brewski — The Man Behind the BrandFrom luxury hotels to India's biggest brewpub — building brands that Bangalore loves.
S1 · E10The Room MakersRakesh NagarajFounder, Happy Brew — KoramangalaBrewing happiness daily — the man who turned a Koramangala corner into a nightlife institution.
S1 · E9Behind the DecksDigvijay ThakurDJ & Nightlife InsiderSabotaged sets, club politics, and the raw truth India's nightlife never talks about.
S1 · E8The ArchitectsRichard MathewFounder, MyPartyMobThe man behind Bangalore's most epic nights — and the stories you never heard.
S1 · E7Behind the DecksDJ JasmeetDJ — Pioneer of the Indian SceneRunning the scene long before most people even knew what a DJ career looked like.
S1 · E6Behind the DecksDJ GaneshDJ — Decades at the Heart of Bangalore NightlifeDecades at the heart of Bangalore's nightlife — the wisdom only time gives you.
S1 · E5Behind the DecksDJ Karthik GopinathDJ — BangaloreBorn in the Pub Capital of India — this is what that actually means.
S1 · E4Behind the DecksDJ SilvrDJ — Mumbai & Bangalore, Residencies Since 2000Club residencies, Mumbai's Dome & Ark Bar, and two decades of holding the floor.
S1 · E3Behind the DecksDJ LloydDJ — Bangalore & BeyondAn iconic journey rewound, one track at a time.
S1 · E2Behind the DecksDJ SandyDJ — 17 YearsSeventeen years of spinning — and still redefining the scene.
S1 · E1Behind the DecksDJ YankurDJ — 16+ Years in the GameThe original who set the tone for everything that followed.
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About the show
Beyond the music
Hosted by DJ VIC — nearly two decades in nightlife across 18 countries — The VIC Fix documents the people, places and moments that shaped India's after-dark culture. DJs, bartenders, venue founders, promoters, artists: the ones who built the scene, told in their own words.
Off the mic, that same instinct for reading a room drives VIC's live work — from wedding sangeets to corporate stages, staged as a signature audio-visual show.
Thanks bro for bringing these podcast sessions. This is exactly the kind of content the nightlife scene here needed.
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If you're a DJ, artist, venue founder, bartender, promoter, or anyone who has shaped India's nightlife culture — this show is for you.
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- You're based in India or have an India connection
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