Nexa Music Launches Nationwide Hunt for Emerging Indie Artists

Our partnership with Qyuki and Nexa Music couldn’t be more fitting because we all share a common goal: to create a creative ecosystem for independent artists to flourish,” said Rolling Stone India‘s executive editor Nirmika Singh in a statement.

How can artists apply?

• Those who aspire to compete will be required to share their unreleased or non-promoted original compositions on the Nexa Music website.
• Once uploaded, a jury comprising of Academy Award winner and co-founder of Qyuki A.R. Rahman and Bollywood composer Clinton Cerejo will shortlist 24 contestants who will qualify for the mentorship program at the Nexa Music Lab.
• The best 4 will be selected and guided by celebrity mentors like singer-songwriter Nikhil D’Souza, singer/performer Anushka Manchanda and Indus Creed’s lead singer Uday Benegal to create four new tracks and music videos.
• The final four contestants will also get the opportunity to go on tour and perform 12 live events across India along with their mentors.

We’ve created an interesting collaboration with perhaps the most iconic magazine in music and pop culture, Rolling Stone. They will help us curate a lot of the talent and when we talk about packaging its also important [for artists] to be covered editorially, get your voice out there. So I think we’re doing everything in our power to sort of amp this up.”