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EXCLUSIVE: Gajendra Verma | Story Behind Sahra, Mann Mera, How He Uses AI in Music
Mumbai, 12th November 2026: Gajendra Verma, the singer-composer behind Emptiness, Mann Mera and his new single Sahra, sits down with us for an honest conversation about music, AI, independence, and trusting “God’s plan.” Gajendra reveals how Sehra was written in just 5 minutes at 1 AM in an Airbnb in Pushkar with composer-guitarist Jeevitesh, how the Sony Music deal came together after Sony acquired the Eros catalogue (and pushed Mann Mera to millions of new streams), and what’s next: a North Indian folk album with Haryanvi songs and Krishna-inspired love songs.
He also opens up on:
🎵 How he uses AI tools like Suno to test R&B, rock and reggaeton versions for his live show
🎵 Why every independent artist should learn music production
🎵 His journey from Emptiness going viral on YouTube (2010) to ~15 million Spotify monthly listeners
🎵 Moving from Mumbai back to Jaipur, and how digitalisation made it possible
🎵 His dream collaborations: Coldplay and A.R. Rahman
Watch the full episode here:
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro – Winters in Jaipur
00:43 The story behind Sehra
02:14 Sehra was written in 5 minutes at 1 AM
03:08 The Sony Music deal & Mann Mera revisited
04:03 How Mann Mera helped me find my wife
05:17 What’s after Good Vibes Only (2024)? New EP & music video
05:46 A North Indian folk album – Haryanvi & Punjabi roots
06:54 Songs inspired by Krishna as a person in love
07:33 Can AI replace artists?
08:08 How Gajendra uses AI (Suno) for his live show
10:23 Using AI without losing your craft
11:22 From Emptiness to 15M monthly listeners – what success means
13:51 Sound engineering: should composers learn production?
16:02 Working alone vs collaborating
17:27 Discovering an English-songs producer from a small town in Rajasthan
19:53 How digital platforms democratised music
22:35 Why he left Mumbai for Jaipur
23:37 16 years in music – where next?
25:06 Dream collaborations: Coldplay & A.R. Rahman
26:08 Outro
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