How it all began
Rishabh Joshi (RJ): We met online. Today, there’s a guy from Russia who is producing with a guy from LA. The Internet was of great help.

(From left) Prayag Mehta and Rishab Joshi of Lost Stories. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

Prayag Mehta (PM): There was not much of a scene in India at the time. The best way to exchange project files was on the Internet. We met and launched our first project, our first single called False Promises. Lost Stories was formed in 2009.
RJ: The sounds were not similar but we were looking for production quality and music-making techniques. Mine was a harder sound while Prayag’s was melodic and dreamy. We felt it would be cool if we merged both. It’s how the first track took shape. Soon, the biggest DJs in the world started dropping (slang: using) that track because it was a new sound. DJs like Armin van Buuren, Tiesto and Markus Schulz were playing it. Tiesto’s Blackhole Recordings signed the track, which was huge.
PM: We were working on a unique sound which was a brave decision because if you send an odd-sounding track to a label, they might never check your tracks again. Many DJs liked our style. Today, we’ve remixed for nearly 25 of the biggest names.
RJ: We have remixed Grammy Award-nominees like Nadia Lee, BT, Andy Moore, Markus Schulz and Afro Jack (recently). Being signed by Blackhole Recordings helped us get our sound out there. Tiesto was no. 1, so, getting him to sign our track was unreal.