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Features
“The growth of musical instruments in total is around 12 to 15 per cent per annum CAGR”
Music Expo happens to be the international trade platform which brings together buyers and sellers of the pro audio, lighting, stage equipment, live sound, install sound, music production and AV integration industry. Scheduled to take place from May 30 to … READ MORE
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Tagged Anil Chopra, Bhargava Musik, diversified communications, diversified communications india, diversified communications palm expo, Faith, GBA, Gibson, Godin, Hidersine, Indian Acoustic Instrument Village, install sound, Korg, Laney, lighting, live sound, managing director at Diversified Communications, Mapex, Meinl, Mukund flutes, music expo, music expo 2013, music expo india, Music Production, Musik Lounge, Orange, pahkhawaj, PALM Expo, palm expo 2013, palm expo india, pro audio, sarangi, sitar, Sound Box, sound box india, sound box india music, sound box mag, sound box magazine, sound box magazine india, sound box music, Sound Box Music India, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Trade Magazine, Srujan Musicals, Srujana harmonium, stage equipment, Tanpura, Taylor, The Piano Hall
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Instruments Of Change
To cope with this fast paced life, we adapt to new trends, losing some of our old selves in the process. When we switched from ragas to R&B, sitars to guitars, we have probably forgotten that these instruments have a … READ MORE
Mainstreaming indie?
“Everything has its space-mainstream or indie. The scene has always been there. We are a very musically rich country, and all kinds of music should be given its space,” believes Aditya Swamy, EVP and Business Head at MTV, India. The … READ MORE
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Tagged Akhila Shankar, album with 8000 CDs, Bring On The Night, Coke Studio, Coke Studio@MTV, highest selling non-Bollywood album, Inde, Indie went big, Launch Pad, Mainstreaming Indie, Marshall McLuhan, Mtv, MTV Desi Beats Rock On, MTV India, MTV Roots, MTV Unplugged, music, Sneha Khanwalkar, sound box mag, sound box magazine, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, The Dewarists
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Three much Di !
Social media today can make or break things – the Kolaveri Di phenomenon proves it just right. Viral videos can churn out hige revenues and work as amazing promotional material. To understand this, Divya Naik gets behind the strategy … READ MORE
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Tagged Anirudh Ravichander, Creative Strategy, Dhanush, Divya Naik, Facebook, Jack in the Box, Kolaveri Di, Mobile Downloads, Mtv, Naveen Bhandari, Rajnikanth, regional song. CRBT, Social Media, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music South, Soup Song, Sreekanth Dass, Sridhar Subramaniam, Sruthi Hassan, Tamil Song, Techzone, Why This Kolaveri Di, YouTube
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All the World’s a Stage!
Time was when places like Hard Rock Café and Jazz by the Bay were the only venues where indie talent could express itself. Time was when a career in music was a daunting challenge at the very least. However, things … READ MORE
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Tagged Adil and Vasundhara, Amyt Dutta, Andrew Clarance, Ankur Tewari, Arvid Krishnan, Arvind Krishnan, Bacardi, Bruce Lee Mani, Day One, Dewarists, Divya Naik, Dream Makers Entertainment, Ehsaan Noorani, Indie music, Jamming with the Star, Jayesh Verakar, Live from the Console, Livia Lucas, Mehboob Studios, Mekaal Hasan Band, Monica Dogra Rhys Dsouza, Oranjuice Entertainment, Playing for Change Day, Rohan Rajadhyaksha, Rudy Wallang, Sanjay Divecha, Shreya Naik, Siddharth Basrur, Sony Music, Spud in the Box, Tehelka Music Project, The Mavyns, Warren Mendonsa
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Hitting the right notes
Does karaoke have a future in this country? Are music companies aware of the potential of this largely untapped segment? With radio, TV and internet companies willing to explore the potential of this medium, are we looking at a whole … READ MORE
Sync n Konnect
Nikhil Raghavan writes about a new initiative launched by EarthSync in Chennai EarthSync, an independent music label and award winning film producer has launched MuziKonnect – a web-based platform that enables an artist (musician, film maker, DJ) to expose his … READ MORE
The One Thing …
Very often, it is just one thing that matters the most. The one vivid memory, the one inspiration, the one chance factor that tips the scales. We thought of asking industry persons the one thing that made a difference, or … READ MORE
The Unconventional Ali
Stuck in Mumbai traffic on a rainy afternoon, I reach fashionably late to meet Maqsood Mehmood Ali. Considering an apology as the only way to make up, I get a glimpse of a clean shaven, salt and pepper haired man … READ MORE
Let the Show begin!
Having garnered recognition as one of the largest events and entertainment companies in India, Wizcraft International Entertainment has paved the way for the events and experiential marketing sector in India. Over the last two decades, Wizcraft has brought India to … READ MORE
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Tagged A R Rahman, Bollywood lifestyle, businessmen, city life, Commonwealth Games, cwg, cyclewallahs, dabbawallahs, fishermen, Global Indian Music Awards, holi-colour sellers, IIFA, Incredible India, Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto, Keshav, mithaiwallahs, politicians, South Asian entertainment, Summer of 69, the rickshawwallahs, Wizcraft International Entertainment
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Westward ho!
It’s huge, and it’s growing at a phenomenal rate. To an extent, it’s true that that the trend among young Indians to learn western instruments and music is largely urban, but it is fast spreading to the interiors. Though music, … READ MORE
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Tagged A R Rahman, Bengaluru, Berklee College of Music with Fonseca, Berklee School or a Musicians Institute, Bollywood, Chirstopher Laney, Delhi, DJ Suketu, DJs, drums, FTII, Furtados Music, Furtados School of Music, Goa, guitar, Gurgaon, keyboards, Mangalore, Mumbai, music, Nagaland, pianos, pune, sound engineering, SoundIdeaz, Swarnabhoomi Academy Of Music, Tanuja Gomes, violin
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World Copyright Summit
Meeting challenges head on The importance of creators and their creative industries in today’s economic, cultural and social environment is vast: they are a factor of economic growth, they employ millions of people, they play a vital role in the … READ MORE
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Tagged (BIEM), Cloud, DC, eco-system, ECSA, European Composer and Songwriter Alliance, European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers, European Visual Artists, EVA, Federation of European Film Directors, FERA, GESAC, ICMP, IFRRO, International Confederation of Music Publishers, International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations, International organisation representing mechanical rights societies, ISPs, Robin Gibb, Ronald Reagan Center in Washington, SAA, Society of Audiovisual Authors, Square Brussels Meeting Centre, World Copyright Summit
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“Coke Studio has inadvertently stunted innovation and growth in music industry”
Karachi based Aunty Disco Project was part of Coke Studio Season III and believes it provided them a much needed edge. Omar Bilal Akhtar, the band’s vocalist and guitarist talks about Coke Studio’s influence on the music industry in Pakistan. … READ MORE
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Tagged Ali Zafar, Atif Aslam, Aunty Disco Project, bands/singers, coke, Coke Studio, musicians, Omar Bilal Akhtar, Rohail, Rohail Hyatt, studio
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Shaan recording at the Coke Studio!
What hits you when you enter the dark studio in Malad in suburban Mumbai is the music played by an accomplished house band – Darshan on drums, Dibyajyoti on base, two folk musicians playing ektara accompanied by a keyboardist. Having … READ MORE
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Tagged Coke Studio, Darshan, Dibyajyoti, Hariharan, Jab se tere naina, Saawariya, Salim Suleiman, Shaan, Shankar Ehsaan Loy
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Aditya Swamy on Coke Studio!
“I don’t want 10 million people to watch the show but a million people to love it” Aditya Swamy The music channel will unveil the promos of the first episode in the second week of May 2011. Product of Viacom 18, … READ MORE
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Tagged Aditya Swamy, Coke Studio, Leo Burnett, Mtv, OOH, Roadies, Splitsvilla, The music channel, Viacom 18
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“People have learnt to open their minds”
Neha S Nair is a playback singer, VJ and blogger. Her TV shows are popular among the youth of Kerala and her songs form the show Outkast Vocals is a big hit on YouTube. Neha represents the youth of Trivandrum … READ MORE
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Tagged Amit Trivedi, Dev D, Malayalam movie Anwar, Neha S Nair, NOKJ, Salt N' Pepper., Trivandrum
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AWARDS AND REWARDS
Since the dawn of time, recognition of individuals for excellence, and contribution to the arts have been a recognisable incentive and celebration of all things successful – whether commercial or otherwise. In the sectors of music, film and entertainment – … READ MORE
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Tagged big ticket films, Bollywood, Channel V, Daler Mehndi, Filmfare, Grammys, Mandar Thakur, Oscar, The Colonial Cousins, Times Music, Vishal Bharadwaj
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Digital paves way for Indian music industry
There’s hope on the horizon for the Indian music industry, if the KPMG report for the year ahead is to be believed. The developments in the last year have been significant for the music industry. While the tug of war … READ MORE
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Tagged 9XM, Big FM, Bigg Boss, Channel V, Copyright Board, Facebook, KBC, Khatron Ke Khiladi., KPMG, Mastiii, Mtv, music channel, Radio city, Radio Mirchi, Twitter
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