Shamik is a South Asian producer and beatboxer. He has performed in 15 countries, and toured with Method Man & Redman, Tanya Tagaq, DJ Q-Bert, and DJ Kentaro. Internationally, he has showcased at Colours of Ostrava (Czech Republic), Southbound, Sub Sonic (Australia), Sunburn, Mood Indigo (India), Electric Forest (USA), and Dubplate (Philippines), and the 2010
Vancouver Winter Olympic Games (Canada).
In 2020, his song Gaali was featured in Rolling Stone India and VH1 India. In 2021, he was featured as A Vibe Called Next on BBC Asian Network hosted by Almass Badat. His album CI3, the third instalment of his Channeling India series, has now reached 250 000 streams on Spotify. Shamik is the founder of Sensing Waves, a label which focuses on deep and ambient music. In the past 8 years he has curated 20 releases, and he also hosts the Sensing Airwaves podcast.
On June 18th, join Shamik for Beatbox! at Indo American Center. Shamik leads an introductory beatboxing workshop and discussion about his journey into the form.
Hear Shamik perform at the Artist Showcase on Saturday, June 25th at Indian Boundary Park Nature Play Area for an evening of energizing and affirming performance.