INTRODUCTORY THOUGHTS…

“These days the world seems almost always, at the precipice of chaos.

We are in constant synthesis of our own cultural identities, our roots, belief systems, thought processes as we observe and feel the constant syntheses of the world in itself – be it the radical polarity of masses, overt categorization, the assertive conservative or the boisterous opposition, constant desensitization, and all that lie in between and at extreme ends of a spectrum with multiple dipoles.

At this conjecture, coming from the Indian subcontinent, my work lies in the research, documentation and analysis of not just art but also the world view of artist identities, the trans-cultural effect over traditionalism and its relationship with technology, the geo-political aspects and the ultimate output of artistic endeavours.

During my tenure with Universal Music, I found myself releasing progressive Indian electronica circa 2011 in the form of bass music – probably one of the first of kind to release on a major label – made by global diaspora producers  like State of Bengal, Osmani Soundz, Liquid Stranger as well as closer to home like Nucleya; thus again digging deep into Indian roots.

With my films, I’ve aimed to cover exploration of subcultures, journaled observations, as well introspected within, while addressing external inquiries. Through my films, I’ve tried to present the present, have relooked at the past and attempted projections towards where probable futures might possibly lie.

With the current explosion of soundcheck videos emerging from West Bengal that has enticed the world of research, sound, internet, subculture and multi-disciplinary eyes, I am attempting to look into my own Bengali roots.

Having worked with majors as well as independent artists, both onstage and backstage, the current state of sound check and sound box competitions provide a huge contrast as well as awe. My work as an avantgarde underground artist Démonos has also heavily derived, both inspiration as well as substance, from proto-cultural rituals, worship grounds, ancient occult lore, myth and practical following, current practices and methodology. With research, introspection, filming and editing, I seek to formulate a fluid cinematic and sonic exploration.”
– Roy Dipankar
founder Royville Media / Omnivoid Labs

WHAT’S THE LATEST?
– As of August 2026, helped design a flagship arts management course for the Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai in association with Kailash Kher Academy for Learning Art as a Subject Matter Expert and Faculty. Course commencing at the IIM, Mumbai July 2026.

– Founded Omnivoid Labs Chennai – A platform that explores lesser-known-soundscape performances and creates sonic journeys by visiting underground, left-field, and cerebral artistry & curates fresh new immersive tech-sound-art series of live shows and workshops – super receptive and successful season 1. Season 2 commences at the Alliance Francaise of Madras in June 2026.

– Produced 3 music docs and project installation for productions like Lewis Khan (UK), Baalti (US), & Swedish Film Institute backed – BankFilm (SWE). Releases and film festival updates to follow 2026 -’27.

BIO
Born in Kolkata, raised in Mumbai, graduated in Physics and a post-grad degree later in management studies from Pune, Roy is a pioneering filmmaker, producer and curator in subculture. He is a prominent A&R and an incidental academician. His work involves projects that lie at the confluence of inter-disciplinary art, technology, humanities and subculture.

Roy has been on field visits for producing films as well as for his research paper KAOSPHERES on West Bengal sound system clashes with productions based out of London, New York, Sweden and Berlin. As an ethnomusicologist, Roy has made films on underground extreme music from the Indian subcontinent, Persian dervish Sufism, Indo-Jamaican reggae sound system cultures as well as on rural Bengal sound clash narratives.

Roy has worked with the Films Division of India to showcase rare and progressive documentaries and films made through the decades, depicting the nation’s socio-economic, political and cultural landscape; having programmed more than 700 films as a curator. Before, He has worked as a senior A&R at record labels like Universal Music and EarthSync India.

During 2021 – ’22, Roy was a part of the global research body called Sonic Street Technologies (SST) which based out of Goldsmiths University of London as a documentarian and research agent supported by the European Research Council. The project is mapping and learning about active reggae sound system cultures across the world. Royville Media’s latest film Sound System Sanskriti just had a closed preview at WOMEX, UK and IDSFFK, Kerala 2024. The film is now streaming on global streaming platform QWEST TV by Quincy Jones.

Extreme Nation was Roy’s first feature – an award winning, critically acclaimed and definitive documentary on the Indian subcontinent’s underground subculture & geopolitics, which premiered at the prolific red carpet of Jecheon International Music and Film Festival 2019, South Korea and was also screened at Wacken Open Air in Germany, considered to be one of the world’s biggest metal festivals. Extreme Nation is listed on Doc’n Roll TV – a British Film Institute initiative for underground music docs. NAFiR, a film that takes a closer look at Indo-Persian Sufi artistry, was his directorial debut and premiered at the 21st Kolkata International Film Festival, 14th Film Dokumenter Festival, Yogyakarta Indonesia & Chennai International Doc & Short Film Festival in 2015.