Turban Trap

Turban Trap is an Indian record label and online music promotion platform built around Desi Trap — a fusion genre that blends trap and EDM production with Indian musical elements. According to its official website, the label was created in June 2016 by two founders from Delhi, Akshay Singh and Kartik Sharma, who conceived the idea in a cafe just outside Amity University in Noida while listening to Punjabi songs and trap music side by side. That accidental fusion of sounds became the creative premise of the label, which has since positioned itself around what it calls the "Sikhest Indian Trap music ever." Rather than operating as a traditional production house, Turban Trap describes itself primarily as a promoter. Its core activity is putting out music from independent artists: it uploads artists' music videos to its YouTube channel, or produces videos using its signature music visualizer, and it also runs YouTube and Instagram advertising campaigns for artists at no additional cost. The label explicitly states that it does not produce music or make beats, and that rights questions about using tracks must be directed to the individual artists, who should be credited. The label's catalogue focus is desi trap and EDM — in its own words, "EDM tracks that have an Indian essence to them." It also accepts remixes, a practice it paused for a period before resuming. Submissions are handled through a form on the official website rather than through professional networking platforms, a point the label makes prominently. Turban Trap operates as a digital-first, independent label with no disclosed parent company or corporate ownership structure. Its reach is primarily online, through its YouTube channel and social media, serving a niche audience interested in the intersection of Indian music and global trap/EDM sounds. It is documented as a record label promoting Indian Trap or Desi Trap music.

Turban Trap was founded in June 2016 by two Delhi-based founders, Akshay Singh and Kartik Sharma. The origin story, as told on the label's official website, is informal and creative: the idea came together in a cafe just outside Amity University in Noida, where two portable speakers were playing Punjabi songs on one side and trap music on the other. In the middle of that unintentional fusion, the founders sensed that there was more to be explored in combining the two sounds, and Turban Trap was born. The label has since described its output as the "Sikhest Indian Trap music ever," a play on words that signals both its Sikh/Punjabi cultural grounding and its commitment to the trap genre. From the outset, Turban Trap operated as a promoter and label platform rather than a production studio. Its model centres on giving independent artists a channel: the label uploads artists' music videos to its YouTube channel, or creates videos for their music using the Turban Trap signature music visualizer. It also offers to run YouTube and Instagram advertising campaigns for artists at no additional cost, with artists emailing their budget to receive a custom plan. This combination of distribution and promotion made the label a hub for the emerging Desi Trap scene in India. The label's musical scope is desi trap and EDM — described on its site as "EDM tracks that have an Indian essence to them." It also accepts remixes; the site notes that remix uploads were paused for a time but have resumed. Turban Trap is explicit about the boundaries of its role: it states that it is "just promoters, not producers," that it does not make beats, and that anyone wishing to use a track on their own channel must ask the artist and credit them. Submissions are accepted only through the form on the official website, and the label specifically asks artists not to submit tracks via LinkedIn. Turban Trap is documented as a record label promoting Indian Trap or Desi Trap music. It operates as an independent, digital-first entity with no publicly disclosed parent company or corporate ownership, and its audience is reached primarily through YouTube and social media. The label remains active as a niche platform for Indian trap and EDM artists.

• 2016

  Turban Trap is founded in June 2016 by Akshay Singh and Kartik Sharma, with the idea conceived in a cafe outside Amity University, Noida.

• The label establishes itself as a promoter of Desi Trap and Indian-flavoured EDM, uploading artists' music videos to its YouTube channel.

• Turban Trap introduces its signature music visualizer for creating videos for artists' music.

• The label begins offering free YouTube and Instagram ad campaign support for artists.

• Remix uploads are paused for a period and later resumed.

An independent, digital-first Indian record label and promoter focused on Desi Trap and Indian-flavoured EDM, positioning itself as a platform for independent artists rather than a production house.

• Desi Trap music releases

• Indian EDM tracks

• Remixes

• Music videos with Turban Trap signature visualizer

• YouTube and Instagram ad campaigns for artists

1. 1Turban Trap - Sikhest Record Label In The Gameturbantrapofficial.com
2. 2Turban Trap - Wikidatawikidata.org