New York based musician Wayne Sharpe grabbed Filmfare awards in 2004 for his background score in Prakash Jha's �Gangajal'. His background scores in Apaharan and Gangajal intensified the mood of the films and made a mark. Composing for Jha's upcoming �Rajniti', Sharpe converses with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer about his views on Bollywood music, Indian film makers preference for background scores and his Bollywood ventures
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MUMBAI: Mumbai University's community radio station, Radio Must has two new shows in its offering.
The station has started a show on HIV awareness three weeks back where people can call in and ask questions. Explains Station Head Pankaj Athavale, We have a counselor coming whom people can call in for their queries. The counselor will talk about other aspects such as prevention and precautions.... The show will be multi-lingual so as to attract listeners from all economic background.
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MUMBAI: Nokia recently announced that it has tweaked the Nokia Music desktop software by making some 'small enhancements' in key areas.
The major change is the implementation of 'connection mode switching'. The primary use of this feature would be to easily select the mode of connection when users can plug their device to the computer.
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MUMBAI: The increasing adoption of broadband and mobile technologies and the widespread adoption of smartphones and portable music playing devices continue to drive the digital music market. The music industry landscape is undergoing major structural changes as companies from other industries become integrated into music distribution, and business models transform to adapt to changing market demands. Piracy remains a major concern in the industry, with losses from ilegal downloads running into billions of dollars.
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