Tech Panda & Kenzani


Tech Panda & Kenzani are an Indian electronic DJ and music production duo based out of Delhi consisting of Rupinder Nanda - Tech Panda and Kedar Santwani - Kenzani. They are best known for their tracks "Khoyo", "Dillagi", "Dilbar" and Indian version of "Sunflower" from the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

History

The duo was formed in around 2018. After Rupinder and Kedar met via a friend, they started talking about their artistic aspirations right away. Originally, Tech Panda and Kenzani were previously solo DJs and producers. Later, they began collaborating and performing live together and soon formed the musical duo "Tech Panda & Kenzani". Kenzani is an artist name derived from the combination of first name Kedar and last name Santwani. Tech Panda adopted his nickname from his school days, when he was called Panda for his laziness. He added the word Tech to his name to reflect his affinity for tech house music.
The duo formed the abstract genre "Indian electronica", taking inspiration from house, techno and subgenres.

Career

In 2019, they released "Saawariya" together. It was featured in BBC Asian Network and MTV USA. They started primarily focusing on folktronica, Indian electronic music and Electronica eventually.
In 2021, their single "Khoyo" gained millions of streams after it was sync licensed for the Amazon Prime series "Shehar Lakhot".
In 2023, their single "Dilbar" with Rusha & Blizza went viral on Instagram with audience creating a total of 400K+ videos using the song and DSPs, gaining millions of streams within the month of release. Dilbar was also charting across Canada, UK, Dubai and Pakistan and in India Indie Charts on Spotify and No.1 in Apple Music India Music Electronic Charts for over three months. The track was later signed by Sony Music. Same year, they released another single "Kulli" which received significant coverage as well.
In June 2023, They were asked to recreate the track "Sunflower" from the film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” to Indian musical traditions and Hindi vocals. The version was released by Sony Music Entertainment and was featured in the official covers for the sequel film, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”. The cover version featured the artist "Badal" for the Hindi Vocals.
In September 2023, They were invited as speaker for the TED event hosted independently by TCET called "The Symphony of Life".
In December 2023, They collaborated with the British rapper Raxstar and Folktronica duo Hari & Sukhmani for the single "Talk To Me Nice", which was mixed and mastered by Grammy winning producer Luca Pretolesi.