MUMBAI: The Indian Music Academy co-founded by Durga Jasraj and Vikram Shankar is bringing together decision makers from all constituents of the Indian Music Industry on one single platform next month.
An initiative of the IMA, the conference titled IMA Forum 2009 aims to formulate 'A Positive Step For The Betterment Of The Indian Music Industry' and is scheduled to take place in Mumbai on August 8, 2009
IMA & Director Art & Artistes Vikram Shankar says, For the past...
MUMBAI: With the new Flash version of Clipgenerator, MySpace users can now create their own video clips from their own images in the blink of an eye. A soundtrack can be created using well-known hits and cover versions.
A few days ago, the German company Trivid launched a new application, the Clipgenerator technology for MySpace. The Flash variant of the practical tool for creating online videos uses the latest technology and allows MySpace users to create their own professional music videos in just a few steps.
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MUMBAI: Pioneers in spiritual music, Times Music India recently released a Bengali album, Generations: Esho Boshona, featuring the vocal talents of Antara Chowdhury, compositions by Sanjoy Chowdhury, and lyrics and compositions by the legendary composer Salil Chowdhury.
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MUMBAI: TV Today Network Ltd (TVNL) has fixed the share swap ratio for merging the radio business of its group subsidiary company Radio Today Broadcasting Ltd (RTBL) with itself.
The board has approved issuing one share of TV Today for every six shares held in Radio Today.
"The radio business is being demerged from RTBL. Following this, the radio business will be merged with TV Today. Besides radio, RTBL also has trading operations," a source in the company says.
Indiantelevision.com was the first to report of the merger plan.
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MUMBAI: After assisting Pritam for a couple of years, composer duo Imraan and Vikram are ready to spread their wings. The two have got their first big break with Ram Gopal Varma's upcoming horror flick Aagyat'.
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MUMBAI: Kolkata based band Krosswindz, have been nominated for the international Just Plain Folks Music Awards, popularly called the �Grassroot Grammys' — the only rock band from India to have been selected this year. Other nominees include notable composers like AR Rahman, Ilaiyaraaja, Doug Cox and Salil Bhatt with Ramkumar Mishra from British Columbia.
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MUMBAI: Sonu Niigaam for his latest US concert tour Explosion 2009, has partnered with software company Cinsay for content-to-commerce partnership to bring access to exclusive, never-before-seen performance, rehearsal and behind-the-scenes video footage, music videos and branded consumer products, including new clothing and merchandise line, in the US and elsewhere.
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MUMBAI: The Indian radio industry is projected to grow at a CAGR of 18 per cent over 2009-13, reaching Rs 19 billion in 2013 from Rs 8.3 billion in 2008, says the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers report on Indian entertainment and media outlook 2009.
In terms of share of ad pie, it is projected that the radio advertising industry will be able to increase its share from 3.8 per cent to a realistic 5.2 per cent in the next five years, the report says.
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MUMBAI: Loop Mobile has launched the �Karaoke messaging' feature. The service allows subscribers to sing a song along with the right music accompaniment and the exact lyrics. The listeners can haer their recording and then dedicate it to their loved ones.
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MUMBAI: After garnering laurels for their film �Bus Ek Pal', the pair of Mithoon and Onir is back with the filmmaker's next directorial project �AFIA'
Talking about the music of the film, Mithoon says, I am currently working on the theme song. The rest of the songs are not yet firmed and there are few punctuations that are to be added. I would only stick to composing for the film and will not be singing...
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