Centre stage
A real room, a real audience
Our open mics give artists a proper stage, a proper sound system and a hundred people who came to listen. Not a phone camera in a bedroom.
Bengaluru · India's first ecosystem for artists
Every dream deserves a stage. We build them.
01 · About us
Raahe is building India's first ecosystem for artists. A stage to show raw talent, and a way to get paid for it.
We started Raahe because the maths never added up. India watches more live performance than almost anywhere on earth, and the people making it still struggle to pay rent. So we built the bit that was missing. Nights where new artists actually get a stage, clients who actually pay them, and a crowd that turns up for both.
No follower count. No showreel. No contacts in the industry. If you can hold a room, you are in.
First paid gig
The first paycheck for the art
We connect artists to venues, brands and events that pay. For most of the people we scout, this is the first money their craft has ever made them.
Open to everyone
Talent is the only filter
No follower count, no showreel, no contacts needed. If you can hold a room, you belong on the lineup.
Community and collab
The people you make things with
A guitarist meets a poet meets a producer. Most of what our artists build next comes out of a room we put them in.
02 · Two years in
What we have done so far
None of this came from a plan on a whiteboard. Every number below came out of a real night, in a real room, with people who showed up.
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performance gigs and opportunities given to our artists
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paid out to artists for performances, gigs and content
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artists scouted and helped to their first paycheck
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community members who have joined us at Raahe
Rooms and brands we have worked with
Starbucks·Obeya·Forum South Bengaluru·
SOCIAL·Under 25·Atta Galatta·PJJA·BuzzEnt·
Starbucks·Obeya·Forum South Bengaluru·
SOCIAL·Under 25·Atta Galatta·PJJA·BuzzEnt·
03 · Raahe offline
The Raahe Open Mic
The Raahe Open Mic is our flagship event and one of Bengaluru's most attended open mics. Musicians, poets, comedians and storytellers perform in front of a real audience. We curate the entire evening ourselves, from selecting the lineup to setting up a flea market with small businesses, creating an experience where audiences feel genuinely connected because it's much more than just an open mic.
The open mic in numbers
- 0+people through the door in the last year
- 0+open mics we have run so far
- 0+new artists on stage at every event
- 0+small businesses supported through our open mics
- #1result for Open Mic on the Zomato District app
04 · Selected artists
the artists. program
An invite only track for artists we think are ready to go further. You get mentorship, introductions that actually turn into work, and first call on the best paying gigs, collaborations and events we run. Musician, dancer, actor or comic, if the craft is there the program is built to take it professional.
- Mentorship
Regular sessions with working artists and industry people who have already done the thing you are trying to do.
- Network
Direct introductions to venues, labels, brands and organisers. No cold DMs.
- Priority gigs
First access to the best paid gigs, collabs and events on our roster.
05 · Volunteer
Want to help run the nights?
Every event needs hands. Sound, door, photos, social, hosting. If you want to see how a live show actually comes together, and meet the people who make them, put your name down. No experience needed.
Volunteer with us06 · The floor
Two ways in
One for people who want to be in the room. One for people who have a room we could fill.
Join the community
The community is the strongest thing we have built, and you do not have to perform to be in it. If you just like watching people be good at something, that counts. Members hear about every lineup, every gig call and every collab first.
Join the communityHost an open mic
Cafes, restaurants, pubs and creative spaces: we bring 100 to 150 people through your doors over a couple of hours, and they stay to eat and drink. We can co-host the night with you as a live event. All we need is the space and the tech to run it.
Partner with us07 · Our team
The people running the room
Two of us full time, plus a crew of volunteers who turn up early and leave last. Come say hello at the next one.
The mic is open.
Tell us what you do. We will tell you where the next stage is.