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MERA BHAI

DJ, PRODUCER AND CONTENT CREATOR FROM LONDON.

Born in London, with roots in India, alongside time spent growing up in Italy, Albania, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Nigeria, Mera Bhai’s worldly influence seeps into his unique take on dance music. Also known for being a founding member of Psych band Flamingods, and part of the internal team of Daytimers Collective

Hard to pin down, Mera Bhai is centred on a musical balance, taking influence from Carnatic to Tropicalia and Disco, with a heavy dose of Acid House, Detroit techno and breaks on top. On top of this musical career, he has carved a niche for himself on Instagram, where he creates fun, dynamic and engaging content showcasing his favourite records, studio set up alongside content around self-managing his wellness and ADHD.

Songs for fans of Global Groove:
I don’t love the term Global Groove but what’s a better term for a category of music that appeals to people who like music from all over the world? Definitely NOT “World Music” please…

I’ve made a playlist with all of this and more - mostly focusing on tunes you can get down to. Old stuff, new stuff, club bangers from ALL over the world.

Lemme know what your favs are and what I’m missing!
Track - Marcos Valle - Estrelar

Link in bio. Go get it ->
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Work ain't nuthin but it pays the bills ~
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Never know when/where there could actually be a rare gem hiding amidst all the copies of The Carpenters Gold ✨
What's the best record you've found in a chazza shop?
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DJ DUEL! 🚨😳‼️

DJ Suren Seneviratne and DJ Mera Bhai come head-to-head for a funk off next Thursday 24th October! Playing everything from Italo disco, boogie, Japanese city pop, Afrobeat, 80s soul, Balearic + more. Come party!

Free entry • 9 til late • The Haggerston, E8 4AA

Yess yessss, My ‘Fresh Kicks’ mix for @djmagofficial is out now, accompanying my interview.
I’d taken a break from DJing to take some time to reconfigure the selections I'm offering in the club space - but we back baby. Honestly the most fun I’ve had making a mix for awhile, you’ll be able to tell from the slides 👹
Goes from 100-164bpm, with a LOT of ground covered.
Comment anything below to be DM’d the mix 😇
Hope you guys enjoy! 💫
Bigups to @ria__hylton for the opp 🫶🏽

@lawrencehartmusic x @merabhaiii vs Basement Jaxx - Romeo ❤️‍🔥
Free download via Soundcloud, link in stories 🔗

It’s that time of year again when you have to pretend to be excited with everyone about the days being shorter and the autumnal leaves 🍁, when you’d rather be in the sun ⛱️ - well for me anyway.
Here’s some tunes to soothe those summer blues (said in my smooth radio voice)
Comment ‘Yes’ to be DM’d the playlist. Enjoy friends 💫
Track ID - Yvonne Archer - Ain’t Nobody
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Sharing these tips for Mental Health Day -

1. I’ve spent way, way too much time comparing myself to others, creating crippling self doubt. I do still have to stop myself from getting caught up in a social media haze and negative internal monologues, and instead make a conscious effort to connect with people that I respect and admire. Chances are that if you do, you’ll be able to inspire people around you and create more community 🥇

2. My 15+ hour days, being stressed all the time, complaining to everyone about how hard I was working and perpetually feeling short changed was never working smart. Prioritising, scheduling, investing time into strategy and practices have exponentially helped me work more effectively. Happy to share tips on these. 📆

3. I’ve spent a silly amount of time trying to produce like anyone/everyone else, only years later to realise I’ve been moving further away from the music I’m supposed to make! I know this is especially hard with all of the tutorials out there. Fitting in with the crowd is cool to a point, but it’s cooler to be the person that’s creating and nurturing their own crowd. Be yourself and nurture that uniqueness, you’ll do something way more meaningful that way. 😎

4. It’s taken a long, long time in the music industry and working with tons of people to be able to know how and when to say what I think (that also includes when to hold back and listen). It’s a tool to constantly be sharpening. 🎯

5. This has always been a hard one for me - especially when you do something that you love. Downtime means switching off. It gives your brain time to creatively recharge, and gives you time to focus on your friends and family, who deserve to have real time with you ⛱️
I’d love to know any tips that have helped you, it’d be great to get that positive energy up in here 💫
🎵A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
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🧨 Hyped to finally share this edit with you! We’ve both been massive @basement_jaxx fans since day one, so we had to give one of our favourite tunes the club treatment we felt it needed. This is the fastest edit we’ve ever made, it willed itself into being, and we’re still gassed on it. Excited to hear Romeo out in clubs soon, go cop that free D/L - comment ‘Romeo’ to get it DM’d straight to ya ☄️

📹 @ollywiggins
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A quick fire way to make an edit - I started with replacing the drums and bass, kept the Vox, guitars and perc- obviously limited by not having stems. Thought it’d be nice to show a pretty straightforward process with not too many VSTs or hardware.
I do love using hardware - but tbh, I do often just smash everything out in the box. When I work with clients - I almost always stick to software, means I can make changes on the fly without having to print everything again.
In this, I used @arturia_official OPX, Juno, Solina, Vocoder (and actually the 303 later in the track)
I also swear by @nativeinstruments Massive for bass. Easy to programme and sounds… massive. Re drums, I often programme stuff using @ableton drum racks but the drums on the @rolandglobal MC303 sound great, despite the bad wrap it gets!
If you’d like to get nerdy about my plugin chains, or what FX I use, always happy to do one of those vids too!
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