Vinny Lunar is an artist reborn. The Indian-Australian musician writes, records and produces music that seamlessly fuses R&B, electronica, and South-Asian melodies. His music tips it hat to an eclectic range of influences ranging from Motown soul to the iconic film scores of AR Rahman that characterised Bollywood’s 90s musical renaissance.
Vinny’s cultural fluidity and versatile ear allows his music to shatter stereotypes and mainstream narratives about what it means to be South Asian. And what it means to be South Asian making music in Australia.
Born in Hyderabad, India and also having lived in Germany and Sweden, Vinny’s sound reflects his diverse identity and influences. He’s an adventurous artist willing to take risks to define himself on his own terms, but comparisons to Usher and Craig David aren’t too far off the mark.
His natural status as an outsider with a chameleonic taste in music makes him equally comfortable at a Tame Impala, James Blake or Erykah Badu gig. He effortlessly switches in and out of different languages in his releases, cleverly dancing between his native tongue Telugu, Hindi and English, embracing his third culture identity.
After a series of R&B and electro-tinged releases spanning from 2013, his new music speaks honestly about his cultural upbringing with pride. Switching up from dulcet melodies to hard-hitting hip hop flows, his latest songs evoke his Indian heritage - with a tasty modern twist. Coming full circle, the endless array of film and Hindustani cassette tapes that characterised long drives during his childhood are now enmeshed into his sonic DNA.
Vinny’s recent single Prema, produced by True Vibenation’s Moody, represents a pivotal and natural shift in his sound, finally creating an affinity with his motherland. The song struck a chord with the South Asian diaspora, and was premiered by FBi.
Vinny is set to release a 5 track EP Chauffeur, produced by Low Beams, with the first single due out in November 2021.
Adapting. Evolving. Assuming form. Vinny Lunar is more confident and evolved than ever before. Stay tuned.
