Biography

A ground-breaking music producer, a pioneer of the new wave of Indian electronica, a forward-looking music entrepreneur, and, most recently, an emergent multimedia artist – Sahej Bakshi, better known as Dualist Inquiry, is a natural shape shifter who is constantly exploring new creative territories. Within a year of breaking through, by 2013, he had acquired headliner status with the release his full-length debut album Doppelganger. Following up his EP Natural Disasters (2014) was the LP Dreamcatcher (2016) from which the track ‘Divide’ was licensed by Apple (Global) to be included on their “Memories” music catalogue, while the track ‘Delta Wave’ from the EP Life Forms (2019) was picked as one of “2019’s Best Tracks” by Resident Advisor. In 2020, he was featured on Mixmag's 'The Labs' (Mumbai Edition). Over the years, Sahej has received multiple awards in recognition of his work, making it to prestigious lists including the Forbes India 30 under 30 and GQ India’s 50 Most Influential Young Indians. His success has gained him popularity across India and internationally, leading him to play at festivals like Great Escape Brighton UK, Berlin Music Week Germany, Ultra Music Festival Korea, Malasimbo Festival Philippines and Music Matters Singapore as well as opening for the likes of Deadmau5, Fatboy Slim, Flying Lotus, DJ Shadow and more. Sahej has collaborated with a number of major international brands inc. Levi's, Budweiser, Adidas, Puma, Red Bull, Nike, BMW, Audi and more