Vijay Basrur
Vijay founded OKListen in 2012 as a platform that could serve as a meaningful & legitimate way for independent musicians to monetise their music. They pivoted to digital distribution once streaming started taking off and grew their roster to nearly 4500 musicians, which included artists like The Local Train, Prateek Kuhad, Agam, Bipul Chettri When Chai Met Toast, Apurva Tamang. OKListen was acquired by AWAL (a division of Sony Music Entertainment) in May 2023. Vijay launched AWAL India, a business that he led as Head of India & South Asia till Sept 2024.
Vijay has over 28 years of experience in areas of Internet, Mobile, Retail, and Digital. He has held leadership positions with various startups like Quikr, Baazee, Synqua Games, and also at large corporates like Mahindra, Raymond & INOX.