The Underground Collective was founded in March 2024 by Samir Fernandes.

Born and raised in Mumbai, India he learned how to sing, play the guitar & piano as a child.

He watched thousands of movies across international cinema, hundreds of TV shows and has been listening to all the best music from Asia from a young age.

His obsessive love of music, film, TV, sports & video games is what inspired him to begin The Underground Collective.

He previously worked at APM Music, the biggest production music library in the world.

During his time at APM he managed the licensing of over 1600 sync placements across all the biggest movies, tv shows, trailers & video games in Hollywood.

Oscar winning movies like OPPENHEIMER, KILLERS ON THE FLOWER MOON, THE BATMAN, SPIDERMAN: ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3, TOP GUN: MAVERICK, THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLARD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES, INDIANA JONES: THE DIAL OF DESTINY, BARBIE, BULLET TRAIN, AIR, ELEMENTAL, ANATOMY OF A FALL, SONIC 3, CREED III, THE HOLDOVERS and many others!

Emmy winning TV shows like STRANGER THINGS, BETTER CALL SAUL, SUCCESSION, GREYS ANATOMY, EUPHORIA, YOU, THE LAST OF US, THE WHITE LOTUS, STAR WARS: AHSOKA, MS. MARVEL, COBRA KAI, THE BOYS, GEN V, SILO, WEDNESDAY, YOUNG SHELDON, THE BEAR, SEVERANCE, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, THE HANDMAIDS TALE, ITS ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, THE SIMPSONS, FAMILY GUY, YELLOWJACKETS, BEEF, BARRY, THE MORNING SHOW, OZARKS, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, 911, THE ROOKIE, DAHMER, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, ATLANTA, BAD SISTERS, SHRINKING, SERVANT, DEAD TO ME, YELLOWSTONE, MONSTERS, PAM AND TOMMY, GRISELDA, LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER and many others!

He also previously worked at Sony Music & Warner Music in marketing, streaming & curated Vh1 in India the most watched music tv show worldwide.