The Raghu Dixit Project's festival calendar has been packed, starting with the WOMAD festival in May this year. Bassist Gaurav Vaz tells us how the band works its international tours, some of which they fund themselves

Right from headlining the second stage at the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) this year, to being signed on for the Watts Festival in Devon after the band was spotted performing at The Great Escape Festival, the Raghu Dixit Project'su00a0 (RDP) career graph has seen spectacular highs. As this interview went to print, the group was already in Sweden. One high included being signed on by Sony ATV, a label that has the likes of The Beatles and Bob Dylan on its roster. Excerpts from an interview with Gaurav Vaz, the group's bassist:


Gaurav Vaz

Having been published on an indie label, what will the Sony/ATV deal mean for RDP?
The Sony/ATV deal is a publishing deal. We were just released on an indie label. We had no exclusive
publishing deal till this one. Now that we are with one of the biggest publishing companies in the world, it should translate into more opportunities, as they actively try to place the music in movies, ads or any such commercial musical opportunities.

RDP has been touring a lot lately. How and when did you plan this?
The tours this year are a clear and strategic move to try to create a sustainable touring career outside India. These were being planned from the time we started working with our international management earlier this year and have been a great investment in cementing our career outside India. Having played outside India for almost four of the last seven months, we now see great potential in the music we make.