Neil Sethi, also known as AIR APPARENT, is an Indian-American producer based out of San Francisco. An Atlanta, Georgia native, he started making music at an early age playing piano, singing in small vocal performances at church, and playing in an orchestra. In college, he DJ’d at a radio station, and after a couple of years, he began to make sample-based music inspired by J Dilla, Kanye West, and Ta-Ku. In his own words: “Music is the way I express myself creatively, my escape, and absolutely the thing that gets me excited more than anything else every day.”
His influences include James Blake, Anderson .Paak, Purity Ring, Japanese Breakfast, Louis Futon, Mitski, KAYTRANADA, Al Green, Chet Baker, Ta-ku, Vampire Weekend, as well as local San Francisco artist Cassette Tapes. His first EP Imaginary was released on August 24th, 2018, followed up with two new singles “Your Love“ in November and “Tokyo” featuring Julia Ross in December. In early 2019, AIR APPARENT joined Pug Life Records® and is currently working on multiple original projects.
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