All About Music was built to solve one problem: India's music industry did not have a room where everyone met.
Since launching in Mumbai in 2017 with roughly 650 attendees, the conference has worked to bring artists, labels, executives, and technology platforms into the same building. It has grown into the country's largest B2B music event.
This year is the tenth edition, running August 25 to 27 at the Grand Hyatt Mumbai, and the organizers are calling it AAM X.
Beyond the usual panels, keynotes, and masterclasses, 2026 adds Music X, a curated live stage for artists and bands to perform in front of the people who can sign them, and Access X, a structured pitch platform for artists, startups, and creators to present directly to industry leaders.
Key takeaways
- All About Music, now in its tenth year as AAM X, launched in Mumbai in 2017 to connect India's fragmented music industry under one roof. 2026 adds Music X and Access X, new stages for live artist discovery and direct pitching.
- Alex Tripi and Nello Greco are confirmed speakers at All About Music X, running August 25 to 27, 2026, at the Grand Hyatt Mumbai.
- They are joined on stage by Pete Tong himself and Garry Blackburn, for a joint panel titled “From Bedroom to Ibiza.”
- The panel centers on how India can build a stronger pipeline for the next generation of DJ and producer talent.
- The pair co-founded Pete Tong DJ Academy, launched at IMS Ibiza in April 2022.
- Tripi sits on the AFEM Global Board fgocused on representing emerging DJs and producers.
- Pete Tong DJ Academy has reached more than 15,000 young artists across 140 countries, according to IMS Ibiza's 2025 summit briefing.
The session: From Bedroom to Ibiza
Tripi and Greco are not on that stage alone.
They are joined by Pete Tong and Garry Blackburn for a joint panel titled “From Bedroom to Ibiza.” The topic: how India can build a stronger pipeline for the next generation of DJs and producers, the same problem the academy set out to solve in Rome.
A specific time slot was not published at the time of writing, so check the official All About Music X schedule to catch the panel live.
A way forward, and why it matters
The message under the panel title is optimistic: a path from bedroom producer to Ibiza booth exists, and it can be taught.
That is the case Tripi and Greco have built the academy on. It is also the case AAM X exists to make for the wider industry. Electronic music is not a side note in India's music business. It is a growing part of where that business is headed.
AAM has grown from roughly 650 attendees at its 2017 launch to the country's largest B2B music conference, now expanding into live performance discovery with Music X and direct pitch access with Access X.
A decade of that kind of growth is itself an answer to whether a path forward exists for artists working outside the traditional industry centers.
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What they tell DJs and producers
The advice underneath both academies is consistent, and it is the same advice Tripi and Greco are expected to repeat in Mumbai.
- Structure beats raw talent. A defined curriculum, run consistently, outperforms sporadic inspiration.
- Build the body of work first. A portfolio does more persuading than a pitch ever will.
- Mentorship shortens the runway. Rotating through working professionals catches mistakes a solo bedroom session never will.
- The business side is not optional. Rights, releases, and audience building are part of the craft, not an afterthought.
The synergy, in practice
The pitch from Mumbai is the same one the academy has made from Ibiza to Dubai: DJing is not only an ear. It is a structure.
The DJ Course runs more than 90 lessons taught by working professionals, not a stack of loose tutorials with a famous face on the thumbnail. The Producer Course applies the same logic to the studio side.
Tripi's background is in corporate marketing, not behind the decks, and it shows in how deliberately the school is built.
Greco brings the other half: two and a half decades on the production side, the technical grounding that turns a bedroom loop into a finished record.
Two co-founders, one plan
Tripi and Greco are in Mumbai this week representing the academy and a seat on the body that sets policy for electronic music globally.
The message they are carrying onto the AAM X stage, and the one underneath everything the academy teaches, is that the path from bedroom to booth is not a myth. It is a curriculum, and it is being built in India this week alongside the rest of the world.
