“There was no way I was shredding like them – I had to find my space in their universe”: Meet Shubh Saran, the shred chameleon whose jams with Jakub Zytecki and Mark Holcomb helped him find his voice – and left Plini asking, “What the f**k is happening?”

Shubh Saran.

Shubh Saran isn’t a household name, and he’s okay with that. He’s used to being the outsider. Born to parents who worked for the Indian Government meant growing up in four continents and six countries. 

“Moving around so much leaves you lacking tradition,” says Saran. “I ended up with this super-random collection of different bits of information that I’m still piecing together. Music was the only constant in my life.”