We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Ajit Matharu. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Ajit below.

Ajit, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

I made the decision to be an artist early on, though the form and direction of the art has changed over and over. When I was still in grade school, I thought I wanted to be a professional jazz saxophonist. Then I fell in love with beatmaking and thought I wanted to be a hip hop producer. I soon found that most of my productions however gravitated to a faster tempo and “4 on the floor” percussion. This naturally led me to begin producing house and techno – music for the body and soul.

Ajit, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I started the “Masaharu” project with my debut track “Falling”. It’s one of my best tracks and captures some of my core sound. I say some of, because I’m highly noncommittal to a genre. Sometimes I make upbeat tropical house. Other times I make deep house fit for a day party with the sun setting as people dance. Other times I make dark techno fit for a pitch black bunker where people lose themselves…or find themselves. I’m most proud of putting my music first and respecting my integrity as an artist and the craft. I don’t wish to churn out tracks like a factory-there’s enough of that. I want to make music that grips you – that speaks to your mind, body and soul. The groove is of upmost importance to me. Oftentimes I need to simplify my work as I find myself trying to stuff too many elements into a single track. I never want to leave the listener hanging or feeling unfulfilled with my music.

What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?

If you truly appreciate an artists work, go to their shows. Share their music. These are amongst the most meaningful actions you can take for us. Aside from this, let’s as a society focus less on how many streams, how many likes and how many followers. Let artists be artists more so they can be less concerned about virtual internet points that ultimately don’t matter. Let’s refocus on the music itself.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

My particular goal is simply to travel the world and share my sound and create that symbiosis you find on the dance floor where the crowd and DJ have a constant flow of communication. As an artist this connection has always been so special to me. Seeing people get out of their seats and dance when one of my track plays – smiling, dancing, stank-facing – it gives me a lot of joy. I’ve always gotten satisfaction making others happy and this is a sacred way of doing so that goes back to the invention of rhythm and melody itself.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/masaharumusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
• Other: https://spotify.link/YEbNaNniZyb

Image Credits
Jordi Iven