While artistes and musicians have had it tough in the last two years, owing to the pandemic restricting live performances and recordings, a few Mumbai-based musicians came together to start a new venture. The Atlas Project, a seven-piece indie pop band, was formed in 2020 to create ‘global music that is not restricted by genres.’ 

“The band came together for the first time in the beginning of January 2020. We knew each other through common friends and would meet to jam with one other sometimes, but we decided that we wanted to now work together, make music and create something,” says Omkar Salunkhe, a percussionist and a member of the band. Salunkhe, who has been a student of Ustad Taufiq Qureshi, also creates his own music apart from working on several Bollywood projects.