Nikhil Chinapa (born 6 June 1973) is an Indian DJ, host and festival curator, often credited with popularizing EDM among the youth in India.

[1] He has been instrumental in popularizing DJing as a profession and leading the music scene at the Sunburn Festival in its early years.

[3] His interest in music grew during his college life when he used to do gigs as a DJ in parties to earn his pocket money.

[6] Thereon he hosted MTV Select, a show which introduced popular music and bands from the various parts of the world.

Chinapa co-founded Submerge in 2003 along with his wife Pearl and Hermit Sethi; it went on to be one of the largest EDM companies in India.