Artist, producer, director
Ashwin Gane
Wrote, performed, recorded and co-produced DND. A Detroit world-builder who treats every record as a chapter.
Track 02 of the DND project
DND 80s Synth Wave
Same 153 BPM. Same D minor. The Storch piano steps aside for analog synth leads, and DND walks into retro-futurist light.
Ashwin Gane × Scott Storch. Co-written by Kent Jones. Kyyba Music.
Release date announcing soon
Hear the original DND“Her phone be on DND.”
Do Not Disturb was never about hiding. It is selective access: the outside world goes quiet because the right person is in the room. The Synth Wave edition keeps every word and every chant, and relights them in VHS neon.
Stream the original DND
Title sequence, not costume party.
Where the original DND was anchored by Scott Storch’s piano runs, this edition hands the melody to synth leads: analog warmth over digital precision, sitting on modern trap 808s. Retro-futurist, cinematic, chant-ready.
- BPM
- 153
- Key
- D minor
- Duration
- 2:45
- Genre
- Hip-hop, synth trap, pop-rap
- Clean version
- Available
Retro-wave meets trap
Synth textures engineered for loops, over the drums and 808s that made the core record hit.
Built to loop
Hook length, synth decay and vocal cadence are all tuned for replay. It rewards the fifth listen as much as the first.
Calm authority
A rich baritone that stays unbothered: charisma over aggression, partner-in-crime swagger over melodrama.
DND — 80s Workout Edition
The 80s workout tape
An aerobics studio. A paused CRT. An instructor who walks in slow motion and locks the room in. Confident, disciplined, lightly comedic, and never a parody of the workout itself.
Locking in
Shoes hit the floor, wristbands tighten, a buzzing phone gets slid off the mat. The hook, staged as a sight gag.
The struggle
Held stretches, forced smiles, posture corrected with a tap. Effort that makes the lead more impressive, not less.
Where DND started
Before the synths, there was the core record and the tavern it built. Catch up on the first chapter.
Proven momentum. A new sonic lane.
The original DND built its audience independently, without a major-label budget. The Synth Wave edition is the follow-through, purpose-built for the edit culture that carried it.
150M+Organic views across platforms
14.27MTotal streams
302KMonthly Spotify listeners
Played where the pressure is
NBA primetime at Intuit Dome. The NFL opener at SoFi Stadium. MLB pre-game at Petco Park.
In the press
ZOOT Magazine (London) feature. YoRaps Top Independent Artist to Watch 2026. MSN Top 10 Artist to Watch 2026.
Who built it
Co-producer
Scott Storch
Grammy-winning producer behind “Still D.R.E.”, “Candy Shop” and “Lean Back”.
Co-writer
Kent Jones
Platinum songwriter of “Don’t Mind”, #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The hook architecture behind the chant.
- Written by
- Ashwin Gane, Kent Jones
- Produced by
- Ashwin Gane & Scott Storch
- Performed and recorded by
- Ashwin Gane
- Label
- Kyyba Music
One world. Pick your door.
Whoever you are, there is one clear next step.
I’m here for the music
Stream the original, watch the chapters, and get the alert the day it drops.
I make content
Drop DND GIFs and stickers into your stories, edits and replies.
I program games or sport
153 BPM for trailers, highlight reels and arena walkouts.
I license music or run a brand
Sync, fitness, fashion and night-drive campaigns.
Licensing and partnerships
Pre-clearance is open for projects in post-production. Tell us what you are making and we will send the right pack.
Available for qualified projects
- Full masterAvailable
- Clean versionAvailable
- InstrumentalOn request
- StemsOn request
- Press assetsView media kit
Retro is the way in. DND is the world.
The Synth Wave edition is one door into Ashwin Gane’s larger universe: cinematic trap about focus, boundaries, momentum and who gets access.
Stay on DND.
The release alert, first looks from the set, and nothing you didn’t ask for.