MUMBAI: It was hardly a surprise that iconic composer A R Rahman was adjudged Global Icon of the Year at the ongoing Ficci Excellence Awards 2010.
Rahman, whose appearance at the event was a closely guarded secret till the last day, said in his acceptance speech, "I am glad I made it. It's a new experience."
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MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi was honoured with the best radio station award, while Pritam went home with the Most Successful Album award for Love Aaj Kal at the Ficci 2010 Excellence Awards held on Thursday evening.
Among the film awards, both Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan won the Best Actor award for Balki's film on progeria, Paa.
Like A R Rahman, Shah Rukh Khan too received the Global Icon of the Year award. While Ranbir Kapoor won the Entertainer of the year award. The best film ...
MUMBAI: Day 3 of Ficci Frames 2010 saw founder and CEO of AWAL (Artiste Without A Label) Denzyl Feigelson speak about the music industry, and 'Remedies for its Revival'.
Feigelson who specialises in international digital consulting, and has played a key role in setting up Apple iTunes since its inception, was quizzed on the evolving digital space by Ralph Simon, Founder and Chairman of MEF Americas.
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SIA Acoustics, a leading acoustical design and facility-planning firm with offices in New York City and Hollywood, Calif., announces that it is opening an office in Mumbai, India. Operating locally and offering the advantage of shared resources from three offices, SIA Acoustics now also serves Indian customers in all aspects of acoustics, technical systems and facility design.
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MUMBAI: With widespread disorganization and bureaucracy in the music industry, RateMyBand.com offers musicians a light at the end of the tunnel. RateMyBand.com is a completely free website where bands and musicians can upload songs and videos for the world to rate. Each artist that creates a profile and uploads a song is immediately featured on the homepage, ensuring that no band will go unheard. This revolutionary site awards musicians the spotlight based on the quality of their music, not the depth of their pockets.
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MUMBAI: Of late, the field of music has been very happening. Thanks to the explosion of our media channels hosting a spate of music events, shows & competitions and providing the glamour to vocalists and musicians. With the emerging opportunities in this field one can already see a lot of people from all age groups considering music as either a serious career option or even developing the same as a hobby.
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MUMBAI: In a bid to target physical and online piracy in India, the Hindi film industry launched an initiative at the ongoing Ficci Frames convention in Mumbai on Thursday
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This classical album captures one of the highlights of the 2005 Saptak festival, a twelve day annual celebration of India's finest musical talents held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The maestro Ustaad Rashid Khan's consummate rendition of Raga Jogkauns held the packed house at the Kashiram Hall spellbound on the evening of the 7th January 2005 with a performance reaffirming his status as a doyen of North Indian Khayal singing.
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MUMBAI: Although radio occupies four to five per cent of the total advertising spend in the country, the medium is gaining ground in the media mix. The radio session at Ficci Frames 2010 on day two, focused on the evolving role of radio in the media mix and the panel moderated by ENIL CEO Prashant Panday discussed issues like underselling inventories, lack of differentiation, lengthening of license period and convergence of mobile and radio.
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MUMBAI: Kaushal Inamdar is doing his bit for Marathi music. The composer has been in the music circuit since a decade having given music for several Marathi films.
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