With October marking the arrival of the departing months of the year, the general mood across the country can be reduced to: all play and no work. In the weeks to come, citizens will soon hang up their boots and scurry to secure a spot at a coveted music festival, where they can unwind to the tunes of their favourite artistes. In a chat with mid-day, as he chronicles the factors that go behind putting together a great line-up of artistes, VH1 Supersonic festival curator and partner Nikhil Chinapa says he trains his focus on three primary aspects.

"To begin with, you need to understand who your core audience is, and deliver according to their expectations. You need to rope in the artistes that they are keen on listening to," Chinapa says. The second factor that plays a defining role, he suggests, is the ability to make the festival "future proof" by being abreast with newer trends.