About

Run by people who take sound seriously.

Founded in 2010 by C. Girinandh, Aura has grown floor by floor into a Dolby Atmos certified facility in the heart of Chennai.

C. Girinandh, founder of Aura Studios

C. Girinandh

Founder — Aura Studios & Oxygen Band · Music Composer · Producer

Girinandh is the founding member of the world-music band Oxygen, started in 2002 — five albums of original compositions and concerts across the years. In 2010 he started Aura Studios, which has since grown floor by floor into a state-of-the-art facility with immersive formats.

Along the way he has collaborated with Padmabhushan Umayalpuram Sivaraman, Aruna Sairam, A.R. Rahman, Janardhan Mitta, Keith Peters, Stèphane Montigny, Matt Dunkley and several other artists across the world.

Siddharth Das

Studio Manager

Your first call. Siddharth runs every booking — live events, recordings, dubs — confirms your date, and pairs your session with the right engineer. Trained in Pune, studio years in Mumbai, at Aura since 2018; has worked with Pradeep Kumar, Sid Sriram, Santhosh Narayanan, Chinmayi, Yuvan and Vijay Antony.

Biplab "Bob" Phukan

Chief Mix Engineer

Producer, mixer and mastering engineer known for his work across Tamil and Indian music — original tracks like "Maraithu Vaithen", acoustic arrangements, and collaborations with Vandana Srinivasan, Haricharan, Sagishna Xavier and Vijay Gopal.

Tapas Nayak

Chief Engineer — Films

Leads the film work — the third-floor stage where South Indian cinema is mixed. Dialogue, score and effects brought together for theatre release in the Dolby Atmos certified environment.

Since 201015 years of records
4 floorsOne building, one team
Dolby AtmosCertified cinema suite
FreeMultitracks & equipment included

Inside the studios

Aura 2.0 control room Aura Cinema Suite — Dolby Atmos certified stage Aura Immerse mixing studio Aura Studios live hall

More photos on our Google Maps listing.

Aura, the studio mascot

This is Aura — the house sound sprite, named like the studio. If you get lost anywhere on the site, the little headphones in the corner will sort you out.