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Moonshine Project brings Telugu indie music to Hyderabad
The Moonshine Project has supported Telugu independent music in Hyderabad for 11 years.
The venue began in Jubilee Hills in 2015, when the city’s independent Telugu music scene was still growing.
In 2016, it shifted its focus to Telugu music after co-founder Hemender Reddy objected to a singer being cut off for performing in Telugu.
It has since become a regular platform for Telugu artists, while its EXT space, opened in 2022, hosts musicians working in different languages and genres.
The project says it has introduced 36 bands from Hyderabad and runs a varied programme of concerts and other events.
A new branch is planned for Neopolis in Kokapet, a commercial area of the city.
The move would extend a venue built around live music and artist-led community events.
The Moonshine Project has supported Telugu music in Hyderabad for 11 years, according to co-founder Hemender Reddy.
The venue became an exclusive platform for Telugu music in 2016.
It has hosted 36 bands from Hyderabad and now holds regional music sessions daily.
Its semi-indoor space, EXT, opened on the venue’s first floor in 2022 and hosts musicians across languages and genres.
The Moonshine Project/EXT is set to open a new branch in Neopolis, Kokapet.
- Who
- The Moonshine Project, co-founded by Hemender Reddy, and musicians performing there.
- What
- The Hyderabad venue supports Telugu independent music and plans to open a new branch.
- When
- The venue launched in 2015; it became an exclusive platform for Telugu music in 2016.
- Where
- Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad; the planned branch is in Neopolis, Kokapet.
- Why
- Its founders built the venue as a music space and created a platform for Telugu music.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Moonshine Project launched with minimal sound, staging and acoustic equipment.
The venue took on a new identity as an exclusive platform for Telugu music.
EXT, a semi-indoor live music space, launched on the venue’s first floor.
The venue was set to open a new branch in Neopolis, Kokapet.
- Venue
- The Moonshine Project, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
- Co-founder
- Hemender Reddy
- Telugu music platform
- Exclusive since 2016
- Bands introduced
- 36 from Hyderabad
- EXT opened
- 2022
- Planned branch
- Neopolis, Kokapet
What people are saying
It will be a dream come true
Nothing has changed except the stage, which has got bigger
We have immense respect for artists. We are here only because of them.