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Tag Archives: Indie
Reviewed: Connected by Akshai
Album: Connected? Artist: Akshai Label: Universal Music India Akshai’s latest cross genre, swirling trance-dubstep-dnb album is quite a mind-trip. This international quality album is a great walk through experimental textures and sounds. The album starts with a small intro … READ MORE
Posted in Non Film Reviews
Tagged Akshai, Akshai Sarin, Anushka Manchanda, connected, Contra Bass Records, Electronica, electronica music, Indie, Indie (Electronica, Siddharth Talwar, Sound Box, Sound Box explores, 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, Sound Box Trade Magazine, Sound Box Trasw, Universal Music Group, Universal Music Group India (UMGI), Universal Music Publishing Group
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Being indie in India: Does it work?
Sahej Bakshi aka Dualist Inquiry debates whether it really is a good time to be a non-commercial DJ in India right now There’s been a lot of talk about the sudden and rapid expansion of India’s music scene. Although I … READ MORE
Posted in Spotlight
Tagged Dualism, Dualism Records, Dualist Inquiry, Dualist Inquiry and Friends, Indie, Indie (Electronica, indie band, Indie Bands, indie live scene, Indie music, indie musicians, Indie Rock, Indie went big, Mainstreaming Indie, Sahej Bakshi, Sound Box, Sound Box explores, 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 Team, Sound Box Trade, Sound Box Trade Magazine, Sound Box Trasw
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Kavita Krishnamurthy to release non-film album
Singer Kavita Krishnamurthy is going to steer away from her usual agenda of collaborations and live shows. The singer is all set to release her non-film album in two or three months. The untitled album composed by renowned violinist Dr L … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case
Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood, classical, Dr. L. Subramaniam, folk rock, Indie, international singer Akon, Kailash Kher, Kavita Krishnamurthy, live concert was Aadesh’s idea, non-film album, omprises various genres like classical, part Aadesh Shrivastava Global Sounds of Peace album that featured singers like Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Sonu Nigam, sound box magazine, Sound Box Trade Magazine, soundbox, soundbox india, soundbox mag, soundbox magazine, soundbox music, soundboxmag, The untitled album composed by renowned violinist Dr L Subramaniam
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Bar.Love.Food – Literally
It may sound bizarre to be inspired by apes in Congo – but it’s true. Bonobo in Bandra has been designed exotically in order to give that sort of vibe and it derives its name from the same – it … READ MORE
Posted in Venue Watch
Tagged 2nd Floor, Airport, Alex Miles, Alien Chutney, an event management company, Anushka Manchanda, apes in Congo, Baltimore, Bandra, Bandra West, big beat, Bombay Elektrik Projekt, Bonobo, Bonobo Blues Festival, breaks, Brother Culture, classic house, Concord Dawn, dancehall, Danny Bhoy, disco, Divya Naik, DJ Pramz, drum n bass, Dubstep, electro, endangered ape, Expresso Martini, founding partner, funk, glitch, grime, hip-hop, Hipnotribe, Indie, Jose Luis Pardo, jungle, kala ghoda festival, Kenilworth Mall Phase 2, Linking Road, mashups, Menno de jong, Mixology menus, Mumbai, Nevil Timbadia, Off Linking Road, Oliver Molden, pop, prem joshua, Rajasthan Roots, Reggae, Reji/rayG, resident disc jockey, retro, Robert Owen Campbell, rock, Rodney Branigan, Saahil and Nevil Timbadia, Shaair + Func, Shlomo, Shrilektric, Smash Ups, soul, stand-up comedian, stand-up comedian Danny Bhoy, Swarathma, swing, techno, That Cat Entertainment, Tiger TranslateIndia, Tough on Tobacco, Voctronica, Wobble nights, Zero
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MTV launches Music Meter 2.0
MTV Music Meter, the mobile music app that has generated more than 1 million downloads since kicking off in 2011, is getting a major update. Music Meter 2.0 will bring the experience of MTV’s popular app, while adding brand-new features like … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, Digital News, Main Story, Show Case
Tagged 5 Gum-sponsored 2.0 update, Android Marketplace, Dermot McCormack, EDM, executive vice president at MTV, hip-hop, Indie, iOS App Store, Mtv, MTV Hive, MTV Music Meter, Music Meter 2.0, rock
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Motherjane’s new single ‘No Contest’
Kochi’s alternate rock band released their brand new single titled No Contest on 1 August 2011. This song too is based on a social cause, just like their previous releases. The video of the song has been already uploaded … READ MORE
Is the A&R era back? Part 2
The Last decade ‘Artiste and Repertoire’ has remained merely a dormant profile at record labels over the last decade. As film music became the core of business, labels acquired ready made content from the film producers, marketed it across platforms … READ MORE
Posted in Show Case
Tagged A&R, A&R department, All India Radio, Amazon, Artistaloud.com, Awadhi, Beatsondia.com, Bhojpuri, Bickramjeet Singh, Black Eyed Peas, Bollywood, Bombay Rockers, Bundelkhandi, CD Baby, classical, Dancing with Shiva, Devotional, EMI Music India, Frankfinn, ghazal, Hard Kaur, Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, Indiabeats, Indie, Indonesia, Indya Records, Ishq Bector, iTunes, Jayesh Veralkar, Kumaoni, Maldives, Mannu Kohli, MIDEM, Music labels, Myanmar, Pandit Ronu Majumdar, Pandit Ulhas Bapat, Panjabi MC, Punjabi, Raghu Dixit, Rajasthani, Rajeetah Hemwani, Ratnakar Kumar, RDB, Rhapsody, Rustam Fateh Ali Khan, Sabir Khan, Samiran Gupta, Shoma Ghosh, Soumini Paul, Sourish, Sri Lanka, T Suresh, Thailand, The Laya Project, The Raghu Dixit Project, Times Music, UGC, Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan, Ustad Sultan Khan, Vishal – Shekhar, Vivek Rajgopalan, VS Music, Worldwide Records, film producers
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Labels: Majors, Indies and DIY models
In their fiscal pomp of the late 80’s and early 90’s, major labels* generated enough profit from high earning artists to ensure that seed investment was readily available for artist development. The benefit to the newly signed was significant. They … READ MORE
Posted in Column
Tagged DIY business, Indie, major labels, Pledge Music, record industry
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