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Born | Akshay Johar New Delhi, India |
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Years active | 2014–present |
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Website | mojojojomusic |
Akshay Johar, known professionally as MojoJojo, is an Indian DJ and record producer. Having made his debut as a bass guitarist with the rock band Paradigm Shift, he later gained more prominence as an independent artist and producer.
MojoJojo began playing piano at the age of ten and later picked up guitar during his time at college. After playing as bassist in such bands as the Gravy Train and The Doppler Effect, he made a transition into record production in 2015. His debut album, "Shots Fired" was released in 2015, earning him accolades including a Radio City Freedom Award for Best Electronica Artist and a nomination for a Global Indian Music Academy Award.
Akshay Johar was born in New Delhi; he attended the Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, where he developed a keen interest in music. He learned piano and acoustic guitar during his time there but did not immediately pursue a music career. It was only during his final years in school that he joined a band and started playing bass. [1] MojoJojo completed his higher education in New Delhi; he continued his association with music, performing with such artists and indie bands as Paradigm Shift, Gravy Train Barefaced Liar and The Doppler Effect during his college years. [1]
Following his time as a bass guitarist with Prateek Kuhad's band in 2014, MojoJojo decided to pursue a full-time career in record production. [2] In 2015, he made his music debut with an EP "Bass Bahar", which was a collection of remixed Bollywood music and was released in 2015. [3] His first full-length album, the electronic music collection entitled "Shots Fired" came out later that year. It was released on October 1, under the label of Times Music and had nine tracks featuring other musicians including KR$NA, Sound Avtar, Tanya Nambiar, and Bawari Basanti. [4]
Talking to RSJOnline.com, MojoJojo discussed the creative process - which began with writing the lyrics for such tracks as "Storm" in late 2014 - saying that he wanted to go beyond the conventions of EDM: "My contention with that grouping is that it’s looked upon more as a trend and a fad, [an] easy route to become popular and got a negative connotation". "Storm" featured vocals from classical artist Bawari Basanti and piano and cello parts that were recorded live, while another track, "Nepal" had live drums. [3] MojoJojo talked about the experimental nature of the album in an interview with Mumbai Mirror , saying: "I was trying to find my sound — each song on it was a different sub-genre of — from drum ’n’ bass to moombahton to future bass". [2]
The music landscape in India transformed between my albums. In 2015, I think all underground artists were starting to transition from to other streaming platforms. [...] That’s why we’ve had the boom in hiphop and why singer-songwriters are doing well now. - MojoJojo, in an interview with Mumbai Mirror
The album was well received at the time of its release, with "Storm" earning him a nomination for the Best Electronic Track at the 2016 Global Indian Music Academy Awards. [5] Another song on the album, "Thar Bomb", which featured tribal chants from the Thar region also won him the Best Electonica Artist at Radio City Freedom Awards. [6]
MojoJojo has since released several singles. His second EP entitled “Sapne”, was released to a positive response from audiences in 2018. [2] His second album, "Andarrated", has been released as well.
Year | Album / EP | Track(s) | Artist(s) | Note(s) |
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2014 | Bass Bahar | MojoJojo | EP Remixes of Bollywood songs | |
2015 | Shots Fired [7] | Storm | MojoJojo ft. Bawari Basanti | First album |
Greed is Good | MojoJojo & Nanok ft. Reisa | |||
Rise and Fall | MojoJojo ft. Tanya Nambiar | |||
Thar Bomb | MojoJojo | |||
Shots Fired | MojoJojo & Sound Avtar ft. KR$NA | |||
Nepal | MojoJojo | |||
Jungle Raj | MojoJojo ft. KR$NA | |||
Pick It Up | MojoJojo ft. Chetan Awasthi | |||
Yogic Jogging | MojoJojo | |||
2018 | Sapne [8] | Sapne | MojoJojo ft. Tyesha Kohli | EP |
Akela | MojoJojo ft. Akshay Oberoi | |||
Main Chala | MojoJojo ft. Saptak Chatterjee | |||
2021 | Andarrated | Issa Vibe | MojoJojo ft. Dee MC & Abhinav Bhardwaj | Second album |
Copy Paste | MojoJojo ft. Sikander Kahlon, Harjas Harjaayi & Shah Rule | |||
Dillagi | MojoJojo | |||
Judaai | MojoJojo ft. Shen B & Tyesha Kohli | |||
Swaad | MojoJojo ft. Rebel 7 | |||
Duniya | MojoJojo | |||
Digi Daga | MojoJojo | |||
Rang | MojoJojo ft. Richa | |||
Maahi | MojoJojo | |||
Sone De | MojoJojo ft. Tyesha Kohli & Akshay Oberoi | |||
Ankhiyan | MojoJojo | |||
Piya | MojoJojo ft. Dhaval Kothari & Rebel 7 | |||
Bekhudi | MojoJojo ft. Abhinav Bhardwaj |
Year | Track | Artist(s) |
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2017 | Shankar | MojoJojo |
2018 | Chak Bass | MojoJojo ft. Sikander |
2019 | Mawali Qawali | MojoJojo ft. D'Evil |
Galat Launda | Fotty Seven ft. MojoJojo | |
2020 | Bola Tha Na - Beck's Ice Smooth Anthem | MojoJojo & Burrah ft. Fotty Seven |
Thandi Hawa (MojoJojo Remix) | Ritviz & MojoJojo |
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