Calling music promoter/gig organiser Rishu Singh, who has somewhat of a cult status in the Indie music circuit, a businessman would be like calling roti, bread, or something worse even. If you’ve grooved at any of the crowd-funded Control+Alt+Delete gigs in the city, you couldn’t have missed this friendly, Mohawk-sporting hoot-machine, who’s as famous for launching new bands on the circuit as he is for his own endearing on-stage antics.

Likewise, if you have been a regular at the All Starr Jamm gigs that are held every few weeks at a suburban fashion store, it’s impossible to miss Daddy (organiser Sameer Malhotra). These men, along with a few others, are part of the handful of people who are doing all they can to ensure that its legendary live music scene never dies out. We spoke to three minds about the hurdles and the challenges that they must encounter to hit the right note for a successful gig.