Inside The Studio With Yash Kapoor: Crafting Records Across Genres And Borders

There are producers who wait for permission. A co-sign. A genre label. A defined lane. And then there is Yash Chhatlani, professionally known as Yash Kapoor, whose career has taken shape through persistence, cross-cultural fluency, and hands-on contribution rather than positioning.

Born in Mumbai and now working between Los Angeles and India, Kapoor operates across global pop, alternative R&B, hip hop, cinematic production, and Indian classical fusion. His work reflects the reality of modern music-making, where collaboration is borderless and genre boundaries are increasingly fluid. Rather than chasing a fixed identity, Kapoor focuses on execution, helping artists translate raw emotion into finished records that resonate with international audiences.

“I’m not chasing a sound that’s already been named,” Kapoor says. “I’m chasing the emotion that makes it stick.”

That approach is evident not in branding language, but in process. From how sessions are run to how performances are captured and refined, his work emphasizes emotional clarity over technical excess.

From Behind the Console to Recognized Creative Contributor

Early in his career, Kapoor worked across professional studio environments in foundational roles, handling microphone setup, vocal tracking, session management, and troubleshooting in fast-paced commercial settings. Those years established the discipline that continues to define his work today.

His transition from technician to creative collaborator came through hands-on engineering and production roles on commercially released projects. Kapoor is credited on Muso.AI for engineering and sampling contributions on 96 Miles From Bethlehem by Belly, as well as vocal engineering on OMW2 Rexdale by NAV. These releases reached global audiences across major digital platforms, with Belly’s album surpassing 3.5 million streams at the time of publication, according to Muso.AI.

In these sessions, Kapoor was responsible for vocal tracking, session organization, real-time sound shaping, and creative sampling, including building original samples from archival Arabic and Bollywood recordings used directly within album productions. His role extended beyond technical execution, contributing to the creative direction of recordings operating under commercial and time-sensitive conditions.

“I can match sonics,” he explains. “But the real work is knowing when the template is killing the song.”

That mindset has led to his growing reputation as a collaborator capable of restoring emotional focus to productions that feel over-engineered, often by simplifying arrangements and re-centering performances.

Global Relevance in a Borderless Music Landscape

Kapoor’s catalog reflects the interconnected nature of today’s music industry. His work spans indie pop, hip hop, cinematic sound design, and Indian classical fusion, requiring both technical precision and cultural sensitivity.

In 2022, he served as a recording and engineering contributor on Shuruaat by the Berklee Indian Ensemble, a project that later received international recognition, including a Grammy Award nomination for Best Global Music Album. As of publication, Shuruaat has surpassed 8 million global streams, according to Muso.AI.

Kapoor’s role involved ensemble recording, vocal tracking, and session preparation, bridging Indian classical performance traditions with contemporary studio workflows. Projects of this nature demand more than technical competence; they require an understanding of musical context, ensemble balance, and preservation of cultural authenticity within modern production standards.

Alongside independent work, Kapoor has held creative and technical roles at Ytinifni Pictures and Endless Noise, contributing as a producer, audio engineer, and collaborator across film, television, and commercial music projects. His work has included recording, mixing, sound design, and scoring, as well as producing sync-ready material for television placements, with music featured in series such as Vanderpump Villa and Below Deck.

Collaboration as Creative Impact

Rather than operating within a fixed title, Kapoor moves fluidly between roles depending on the needs of a project. His work has included vocal engineering, record production, ensemble recording, melodic development, mixing, and cinematic sound design. He has participated in professional studio sessions involving producers such as DaHeala and Danny Schofield, relationships developed through in-person studio work rather than remote collaboration. Across sessions, Kapoor is known for balancing technical efficiency with artist comfort, maintaining creative momentum while capturing performances suited for commercial release.

Technical Discipline Without Excess

A multi-instrumentalist on keys and percussion, Kapoor approaches production from a performance-first perspective. He works across major digital audio platforms and emphasizes translation across listening environments, prioritizing clarity, balance, and emotional presence over unnecessary complexity.

“If it doesn’t hit in the car, in headphones, and in silence,” he says, “it’s not done.”

Looking Ahead

Alongside collaborative projects, Kapoor continues developing his own catalog, focusing on introspective songwriting, restrained production, and long-term artistic longevity rather than trend cycles. Several projects he has contributed to have achieved notable streaming performance and editorial playlist placement, while artists he has worked with have gone on to receive national and international press coverage.

Kapoor is currently completing work across global pop, hip hop, alternative R&B, indie artist development, and sync for visual media, while preparing for the release of his debut album.

In an industry shaped by genre fluidity and global collaboration, Yash Kapoor represents a modern model of music creation, grounded in studio discipline, cultural awareness, and collaborative leadership. His work is not driven by spectacle, but by connection across genres, borders, and the emotional core of the music itself.