Srihari Sritharan (@DrSrimix) aka Dr. Srimix is an extremely talented DJ and producer who blends South Asian music with Western influences. He is one of the most popular DJ’s in the Bollywood-Fusion Dance Circuit, and has produced thousands of tracks with millions of listeners with one of his most popular tracks being “Lean on Rangeela”. Sri has collaborated with singers such as Jai Matt, Aditya Rao, and Mugdha Hasabnis, as well as with Bhangra DJ Klasikhz and renowned Tamil composer Karthik Raja. Although he is widely known for his music, Sri is also a kickass dancer. Specializing in Bhangra and South Indian styles, Sri has danced with Brown Badmaash, Brown University’s South Asian dance team as well Penn Dhamaka, Broad Street Baadshahz, and Aluminati. But that’s not it. Outside of DJing, Sri is a fourth year graduate student at University of Pennsylvania.  His research is around neuro-engineering, and he is specifically interested in brain-computer combined interfaces. Sri has truly done it all. So Without further ado, Please enjoy my extremely insightful, wide-ranging conversation with Srihari Sritharan aka Dr. Srimix. Listen to the podcast! (And please leave a review if you enjoyed it!) * Stream by clicking here. * Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save link as.” * Listen on one of the podcast players below: Show Notes * Sri’s childhood in California and Wyoming and the stark difference in environment (02:25) * The identity of being Sri Lankan and the story of how Sri leaned into it through music (5:45) * The first mix Sri did and how it tied to dance performances (08:34) * The detailed process Sri takes to make his tracks from beginning to end (9:10). * How Sri got better at mixing by getting faster technically and better intuition (11:30) * An example how Sri shows off his “chef-like” qualities of putting songs togethe...