Who: DJ Girish

Where: Shisha Bar at 22, Camac Street

Age: 27

Turning the table since: 2002. Girish has been disc jockeying for the past four years. “I was part of a band and wanted to make a career as a singer. But in 2000 the band scene was quite lukewarm in Calcutta. So, I started remixing music. Gradually, I got offers to do shows in leading clubs of the city. Shisha Bar happened in 2002 and since then there has been no looking back.”

Turning point: He is still waiting for a turning point.

Specialises in: House and hip-hop.

Has moved: Abhishek Bachchan and almost all the stars who drop in to Shisha every now and then. “I really love Abhishek’s attitude. He was glued to the dance floor for over five hours when he came to Shisha.”

Wants to move: Amitabh Bachchan to Dekha na hai re socha na?

Looking ahead: “I want to go to Europe and the US with my music. I also want to travel to West Asia to promote my kind of music. I will also release my own album with my original compositions very soon.”

Who: DJ Akash

Where: Fusion, the resto-bar at The Golden Park

Age: 27

Turning the table since: 2000. “We had thrown a party on New Year’s Eve, but could not get hold of a DJ. So I took out my collection of CDs and started playing. The party was a hit and after that I just started off with disc jockeying.”

Turning point: “A chance to play at the Merchants Cup at CC&FC got me a lot of publicity. That was the turning point.”

Specialises in: Churning out Bollywood remixes. “You like it or not, but the party people just love Bollywood music and I believe in playing to the gallery.”

Has moved: Suniel Shetty, Shilpa Shetty and Zaheer Khan.

Wants to move: Big B on Jahaan teri yeh nazar hai.

Looking ahead: “My album will be hitting the racks very soon. I will also produce an album with some original music composed by me.”

Who: DJ Harish

Where: Dublin in ITC Sonar Bangla Sheraton & Towers

Age: 35

Turning the table since: 1998. Prior to that, Harish was part of a band called Eyes. “Once the band broke up, in my quest to stay in tune I tried my hands at disc jockeying.” He started out as a freelancer and then became the resident DJ of Dublin three years ago.

Turning point: Harish was lucky to have bagged shows from leading music channels like MTV and Channel [V] whenever they had a programme in Calcutta. He also started playing for various big corporate houses.

Specialises in: “If you are playing in Dublin you have to have a huge repertoire of retro music as that suits the guest profile.”

Has moved: Viv Richards, Waqar Younis, Mallika Sherawat and Mandira Bedi.

Wants to move: Shah Rukh Khan. “He is the king of hearts and having him move to my tunes will be a major morale boost. I would go for a lively or a funny track because Shah Rukh is in his best elements in these situations.”

Looking ahead: “I want to cut my own album that will have original songs by me. I somehow do not like the idea of picking up songs at random and remixing them.”

Who: DJ Vicky

Where: Venom in Fort Knox

Age: 29

Turning the table since: He started playing in Pink Elephant in 1996. Then he shifted to Anti-Clock, which later became Winning Streak. Now he is playing in the brand new night spot Venom on Camac Street.

Turning point: “Things were quite smooth for me right from the start. I never had to struggle to take control of the console.”

Specialises in: Commercial Hindi and English music.

Has moved: Aamir Khan, Preity Zinta, Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar.

Wants to move: Big B on Jahaan teri yeh nazar hai “in the way he does the best”.

Looking ahead: Vicky’s sights are now focussed on Venom and he wants to make this new night club “one of the best discotheques in town”.

Who: DJ Lloyd

Where: B.E.D. on Ballygunge Circular Road

Age: 33

Turning the table since: 1991. “I started off with the small music collection that I had. In 1995 I came to Calcutta and joined Anti-Clock. After another small stint in Mumbai I joined Tantra in 2002.”

Turning point: Bagging a job with Fire and Ice in Mumbai in 1999. “Fire and Ice could be compared to any of the best clubs in the world. It gave me a lot of exposure.”

Specialises in: “Everything that is popular.”

Has moved: Mallika Sherawat and Celina Jaitley.

Wants to move: Aishwarya Rai to Kajra re.

Looking ahead: Lloyd has his own DJ training school called Logical Project. He wants to expand the school and is also waiting to release his album next month.