the culture,
curated.

A home for art that deserves to be seen. Music, film, art and stand-up, shared with people who'll truly stay.

in the worksthe cultr8 app

where artists
find each other.

A social space made only for artists, and for the producers, studios and event managers who help them grow. Share your work, meet your people, find your next gig.

Still being built. Early members help shape what it becomes.

made for
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    verified artists only

    Every profile is reviewed by a real person on our team before it goes live. We look at your work, your links and your story, so the community stays real.

    reviewed by humansno bots, no posersreal work only
  2. 02

    post and be seen

    Share songs, sets, reels, canvases and frames. Your work reaches peers who care about the craft, not an algorithm chasing clicks.

    every art formfeedback from peersno ad-driven feed
  3. 03

    connect and collaborate

    Message fellow artists, find a voice for your track or a dancer for your video, and help each other out. Every collab starts with a hello.

    direct messagescollab requestsartists near you
  4. 04

    producers and studios

    Music producers and recording studios offer sessions, mixes and mentoring to musicians who are just starting out, and find the voices they've been looking for.

    studio slotsmixing and masteringmentoring
  5. 05

    find real gigs

    Event managers and organisers post gigs and discover verified early-stage artists, so a great set turns into a paid stage.

    verified organiserspaid gigsmusicians, comics, dancers
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    earn from your work

    later

    Down the line, fans and peers will be able to support you directly, and you'll be able to sell your work and book paid sessions, right from the app.

    support from fanssell your workpaid sessions
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riya.movesdancer · Kochi
42posts7collabs3gigs
verified by cultr8
  • identity checked
  • work reviewed by our team
  • approved by the community
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riya.moves dancer · Kochi

first piece set to my grandmother's lullaby. would love notes.

♡ 248replycollabsupport
giglooking for an acoustic duoPune · Saturday, 8 pm · paid
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Third Floor Live event organiser
apply
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Sound Room Studio recording studio · Bombay

two free mixing slots this month for first-time artists. send us your demo.

book a slot
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arjun frames photographer · Jaipur

old city, 6am. the light here never repeats.

♡ 612replycollabsupport
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3 artists near you want to collabsay hi
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tanvi does bits stand-up comic · Bengaluru

"new 10 minutes, tested on 11 people and my landlord."

open mic this Thursday, Indiranagar. come laugh, or at least pretend to.

♡ 389replygoingsupport
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kabir producer · Delhi

looking for a voice for this one. anyone?

♡ 131replycollabsupport
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riya.moves dancer · Kochi

first piece set to my grandmother's lullaby. would love notes.

♡ 248replycollabsupport
giglooking for an acoustic duoPune · Saturday, 8 pm · paid
TF
Third Floor Live event organiser
apply
SR
Sound Room Studio recording studio · Bombay

two free mixing slots this month for first-time artists. send us your demo.

book a slot
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arjun frames photographer · Jaipur

old city, 6am. the light here never repeats.

♡ 612replycollabsupport
AMS
3 artists near you want to collabsay hi
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tanvi does bits stand-up comic · Bengaluru

"new 10 minutes, tested on 11 people and my landlord."

open mic this Thursday, Indiranagar. come laugh, or at least pretend to.

♡ 389replygoingsupport
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kabir producer · Delhi

looking for a voice for this one. anyone?

♡ 131replycollabsupport
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kabir producer · Delhi
loved your last piece. I have a track that needs a voice like yours.
send it over! free this weekend.
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this is beautiful. let's make it.
say something nice...
studios & producers
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Sound Room Studio recording studio · Bombay

two free mixing slots for first-time artists.

Thu 4 pmSat 11 amSun 2 pm
book a slot
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basement beats music producer · Pune

happy to mentor two indie artists on their first release. DM me your demo.

mentoringmixingmessage
gigs for you
gigacoustic duo for a rooftop nightPune · Saturday, 8 pm · paid
TF
Third Floor Live event organiser
apply
gigcomics for a Thursday open micBengaluru · Thursday, 9 pm
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Laugh Lane event organiser
apply
gigdancers for a music videoBombay · next week · paid
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Reel Room event organiser
apply
your earningslater
this month₹12,400
  • support from fans₹3,200
  • studio sessions₹6,000
  • gig payout₹3,200

a preview of what's planned

app preview, still in the works
rooted at home

from home,
to the world.

We're starting where our roots are. India holds a thousand cultures inside one map: languages that change every few hundred kilometres, rhythms, colours, crafts and stories older than any of us.

We want to give our own culture its voice, help it travel from one corner of the country to the other, and then carry it out into the world.

  • 36states and UTs
  • 22scheduled languages
  • onehome for all of it
DelhiBombayKolkataGuwahati
cultr8
/ cul·tu·rate /  noun, also a gathering
  1. culture, curated.

    That's the whole name. Culture + curate, said fast, written short.

  2. a home for every art form.

    Music, film, painting, photography, fashion, stand-up, words, movement. If it was made with heart, it belongs here.

  3. by the community, for the community.

    Made by artists, for artists, and for everyone who still listens all the way to the end.

why we're here

every great artist once had ten listeners. we want to be among the first ten, and bring the next thousand.

We put early and independent artists in front of people who came to pay attention, not to scroll past.

  • 01real listeners, not numbersAn audience that leans in, shares and comes back for what you make next.
  • 02credit, alwaysYour name on your work, every time. The art and the story stay yours.
  • 03a community, not a feedArtists meeting artists. Listeners becoming friends. Rooms we'll fill together.
what we curate

every art form,
held with care.

Culture doesn't live in one place. It's in a verse, a frame, a brushstroke, a pattern passed down by hand. We look everywhere, and share whatever moves us.

music

Songs that stay on loop, albums worth a full listen, and the voices just starting to be heard.

film & stories

Films, shorts and series that stay with you long after the credits roll.

painting & visual art

Canvases, murals, sketchbooks and prints by people who see the world a little differently.

photography & fashion

Frames that hold a moment, and looks that carry a place, a craft and a story.

stand-up & spoken word

Comics, poets, storytellers and rappers. The open mics and small rooms where it all begins.

off the radar

Underground scenes and quiet releases that deserve a much bigger room.

the feed

fresh off the feed.

Straight from our channels, so it's always the latest. New stories every week.

@cultr8latest on YouTube
open
@cultr8.inlatest on Instagram
open
our seriesIs Hafte Repeat PeLiner NotesOff the RadarVibing HardArtist SpotlightLatest DropFan Edits
coming up

from the screen,
into the room.

The feed is only the beginning. Here's what we're quietly building next, with artists right at the centre of it.

  1. 01

    cultr8 evenings

    coming soon

    Small, warm rooms where artists play, paint, perform and do stand-up, in front of people who came only to listen.

  2. 02

    the cultr8 podcast

    coming soon

    Long, unhurried conversations with the artists themselves. Where they started, what they carry, what's next.

  3. 03

    song breakdowns

    coming soon

    Artists take their own songs apart with us. The idea, the late nights, the line that almost got cut.

  4. 04

    an artist-first label

    coming soon

    A home for the artists we believe in. Fair, transparent, and built around their work, their voice and what they own.

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share your work

made something?
let it be seen.

A song, a canvas, a short film, a stand-up set, a photograph, a collection, a poem. If you're just starting out, even better. Send us a link and a few lines about the story behind it. If it moves us, we'll feature it, review it or share it with our community, always with full credit to you.

hello@cultr8.in
  1. send it our waySpotify, YouTube, Drive, a portfolio, anything we can open. Tell us who made it and what it means to you.
  2. we sit with itWe listen, watch or look with care before we decide. No five-second skims.
  3. if it moves us, we share itA feature, a review or a spot on our feed, in front of people who'll truly pay attention. Credited to you, always.
founding team

we're looking for
a few founders.

cultr8 is early, and the people who join now will shape what it becomes. These are founding roles, not jobs. We're looking for people who care about culture as much as we do.

hi, I'm Shashwat

I'm a software developer based out of Bengaluru, and I've spent the last five years building products that millions of people use. But music came into my life long before code did, and I spent my early years making it. cultr8 is where those two worlds meet.

I can build the platform and keep the engine running. What I'm looking for are the people who'll help this grow into something artists can truly call their own.

Shashwat, founder
founding role

business & finance

You know how a culture brand earns, spends and grows. Partnerships, money and the long game, kept honest and fair to artists.

reach out
founding role

marketing & talent

You know the audience and where it's heading, grow an early brand without losing its soul, and spot the next voice before the room does.

reach out
founding role

design & brand

You design beautifully and understand how a brand lives and breathes, from a logo to a poster to a room full of people.

reach out
founding role

host & video jockey

The face and voice of cultr8. You're at ease on camera and know music, stand-up and films in depth, from the deep cuts to the stories behind them.

reach out
founding role

video & photography

You shoot and you cut. Reels, shorts, stills and longer pieces with rhythm, taste and real care for the art in front of the lens.

reach out
open door

don't see your role?

If you can make cultr8 better in a way we haven't thought of yet, we'd love to hear it.

tell us

Only reach out if this truly excites you. We're looking for passion first: people who love culture and have something of their own to bring to it. Tell us who you are, what you'd build here, and a bit of work you're proud of.