India Amplified: Manish Chandnani on why Australia should pay attention to one of the world’s fastest-growing music markets

Welcome to this special conversation on Area 3000. I’m joined today by someone who has helped shape live music and festivals across three major creative regions: India, Australia, and New Zealand.Our guest is Manish Chandnani, Director of blaide.live and a leading producer of festivals and large-scale events. In India, Manish played a key role in producing some of the country’s biggest cultural moments, including NH7 Weekender, YouTube FanFest, and Electric Daisy Carnival, events that brought international icons like Norah Jones and Coldplay to massive audiences.Now based in Australia, Manish has brought that global expertise to institutions like Adelaide Fringe and OzAsia Festival, and most recently produced a sold-out national tour for legendary Indian singer-songwriter Lucky Ali, including a landmark performance at the Sydney Opera House.Today, we’re diving into India’s rapidly expanding music scene, what it means for Australian artists, for South Asian diaspora creatives, for promoters looking toward India, and for anyone interested in building bridges between creative communities.Learn more about blaide.live here: blaide.live