Training in the keys from the age of nine, Carissa always had an ear for music. Her progression to the turntable came from her unbridled passion for the art. Trained under DJ and producer Stalvart John, the Bengaluru-based DJ's music ranges from disco, house to deep house, drawing inspiration from Natasha Kitty Kat, Kerri Chandler, Folamour, Apparel Wax and Mark Knight to name a few. The distinct groove and spirited sound Carissa brings to the dance floor has given her the opportunity to open for artists such as Maribou State, Eliphino, Sally C and CC:Disco. She made her festival debut at the first edition of Far Out Left, Bangalore and has gone onto play the very coveted Magnetic Fields Festival’s Nomads as well as becoming Dynamite Disco Club’s resident DJ.

Farhan Rehman is a Mumbai based DJ, music producer & radio host known for his groovy music productions and funky beat-driven disco, house & afro sets featuring unconventional, multi-cultural elements. Farhan first broke into the scene when his Beatport remix competition entry for Josh Wink’s track ‘Balls‘ was chosen for an official release by the Techno icon on his label Ovum Records. With collaborations and remixes for some of the symbolic figures in the world / jazz genres like Asha Putli, Bassekou kouyate, Farhan’s music has garnered supported from some of the biggest names in the electronic music fraternity such as Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, and Eelke Kleijn,  along with many others from the home grown DJ community.  Farhan has co hosted the much hyped Cosmic Disco Bar at Magnetic fields festivals 2019, closed for Jodhpur jazz safari and has also performed at leading venues in the country such as Kitty Su, Bonobo, Whiskey Samba, Antares Goa amongst others . Currently the host of the popular show “The House of Juju” on boxout.fm where he pushes his musical boundaries by inculcating genres like disco & house music along with jazz, afro and funk. He has also shared the stage with leading industry figures like Red Rack ‘Em, Toto Chiavetta, Wanklemut, Undercatt, Big Miz,  amongst others . Farhan has also previously held residencies at premium hot spots like Hakkasan, Townhall and Taj Mumbai. With a slew of releases lined up this year, this young powerhouse is definitely one to keep an eye on!

Stalvart John is a DJ, Producer, Innovator, Entrepreneur, and founder of Dynamite Disco Club – a record label, event series, and radio
show.
The launch of the Dynamite Disco Club radio show on boxout.fm in 2017 came hot on the heels of his entry into the scene the previous year. Since then, Stalvart has cemented his position as a central figure and “made his name synonymous with the genre in the country, whether it's for showcasing his art at music festivals, curating radio shows, hosting disco nights or producing his own hard-hitting, unconventional dance tracks, which often fuse disco with house and techno” (The Wild City).'
In a sense, internet radio is where Stalvart has evolved and come into his own as an artist, having launched his first podcast — Trancemitor — in 2011, along with hosting shows on radio stations based in different parts of the world. This was followed by a progression into experimental / melodic electronica with his In A Mind Place podcast — and this is where he really fell in love with disco.
A go-getter since his early days, he can be credited with much of the rise of Kerala’s electronic music scene in the early 2010s, when he pushed these sounds relentlessly through a slew of residencies and gigs. It was in 2014, after the start of prohibition in Kerala, when he decided to make the move to Bangalore.
Stalvart John has released music on Get Physical Music, Wind Horse Records, Hot Elephant Music, Springbok Records, Club Star Records, Believe in Disco and Mind Fields Records. Most famous for having hosted the Cosmic Disco Bar on all three nights of the 2019 edition of Magnetic Fields, he has toured the span of the country, taking his brand of feel good disco styles, often spilling over into generous doses of house music and other infectious, funk-inspired escapades.
Stalvart runs a genre-agnostic mentorship for younger artists as a part of the DDC Outreach program which is his effort to give up and coming talent, a leg-up by educating them beyond just DJing skills; to teach them about the inner workings of the Indian independent music industry and demystifying its finer details.
Most recently, Stalvart has turned his attention to establishing the label wing of Dynamite Disco Club as one that people can trust for quality House and Disco music from India. With releases from the label hitting charts, the delightfully diverse repertoire that Dynamite Disco Club has grown to comprise is something that Stalvart has dreamed of, and worked towards, ever since he started his career as a musician.