Speak to Yanchan, and it is easy to understand his passion for music. "I grew up with music around me," says the Canadian producer. Growing up in Ontario, Canada, the musician was among the immigrant generation looking for a sound of their own. He started out by learning Carnatic music and the mrithangam from the age of six. This explains his leaning towards the rhythmic style that often dominates his sounds. 

This passion made him force his parents to take him on a trip to India as a child with his guru, Neyveli Venkatesh. "The sounds and the sights of that trip stayed with me," he recalls. It also influenced his works with SVDP and the unique form of his Carnatic-hip-hop fusion.