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dhnn

14/03/2025

DJ
Techno
Underground

Daral D Silva, aka MetaDot was a young passionate kid turned dj successfully performing for nine years now. MetaDot, is known among underground techno artists in Kerala and is the founder of Ancient Project, an underground music event. It all started when Daral was a young boy. He started listening to electronic music and watching festivals like Tomorrowland, Sunburn and Island Music Festival inspired his young mind to pursue and learn DJing.

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It all began when his cousin, DJ Shybin, a disc jockey, who introduced him to the world of DJing. He found it so interesting. Later that interest made him want to learn more about DJing. He took YouTube lessons and started to learn djing from home. He did small gigs during his school time. After his 10th standard, he wanted to upskill and started practicing more. He rented a console from cochin and invested his time in improving and perfecting his craft. Later by 11th standard he did his first show in a Polytechnic in Thrissur following two other college gigs. His constant thirst for upskilling and leveling up later brought him to Cue DJ academy. There he learned further advanced techniques under Riddix, a well-known DJ from Kerala. In the academy his charm helped him to build more connections, and he started freelancing. Soon he took this as his profession in 2018. Later he played in many clubs and met his now manager DJ David, who helped him further from there by helping in with playing in colleges and corporate shows.

Alongside, he focused on Techno and other underground sounds. Later, his interest in underground sounds gave him the idea to create an event company which primarily focus on underground sounds emerged. In 2024, he launched ‘Ancient Project’ and did their first show in Thrissur. Due to the acceptance he received from the event, He began planning more events and collaborating with more venues. Currently he is running the project across different venues in Kochi and Thrissur. He shares his gratitude toward the people who were with him all along his journey. He says that he was influenced by the people around him and the support he received from his friends helped him become who he is today. He adds, “I wanted to play in front of a packed crowd when I was young, Now I’m doing it, and that makes me happy”.

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