Sound Engineer

You can find us at Flat No-6, F-225 in Katwaria Sarai. It’s one of those narrow streets in New Delhi where parking is always a headache. We spend most of our time inside, surrounded by gear and cables that seem to have a life of their own. Sound Engineer is just the name on the door, really. The space is a bit cramped because of all the equipment we've picked up over the years. Some of it is old, some is newer, but it all serves a purpose. It gets pretty hot in here during the summer, so the fan is always running. We don't really do the corporate thing. There are no suits or ties in this flat. We just drink a lot of coffee and look at monitors until the job is finished. Sometimes the neighbors complain about the noise if we’re testing something, so we try to be careful. Katwaria Sarai has a lot of energy, and we feel like a part of that. It’s not a polished studio you’d see in a magazine. It’s a working space where things actually happen. Cables are taped down, and there are stacks of papers on every flat surface. We like it this way because it’s real. It’s just a bunch of guys working with sound and trying to make it right. No fancy speeches or big promises here. We just keep our heads down and listen closely to what we are doing.