While rock as a genre is not widely popular in the country, its followers swear by it. Tapping the underground Indian rock music scene in all its grungy glory Babble Fish has brought the second season of The P-Man Show created specifically for the digital medium. The show gives a peek in the Independent music scene in all its grungy glory. Talking further about the slow yet increasing popularity of rock music and the viability of the online medium, Babble Fish Productions director Samira Kanwar in conversation with Radioandmusic.com's Harpreet Khokhar....
He has dabbled in radio and in the online space, managing the creative departments at Mobile2win, Radio City as well as Fever FM.
He was recently appointed as the head of programming for INX Media's 9XM. Amar Tidke, who has settled in comfortably in his new role in the music channel, talks about his new stint in the television space, in conversation with Radioandmusic.com's Harpreet Khokhar.
UK based AWAL (Artists Without A Label) founder Denzyl Feigelson was recently in India at Ficci Frames 2010 to speak on 'Music Industry and Remedies For its Revival'. A musician, and a music therapist, Feigelson has been credited with having closely worked on iTunes when it started in 2007.
An innovator on the digital music space, his brainchild AWAL, has proved to be a significant platform for independent artistes across the globe who prefer to release their material digitally instead of going to a label. ...
Having made its debut on the Indian Stock Exchanges (BSE and NSE) in February 2008, Bangalore based VAS provider OnMobile is aggressively viewing the radio space. The company is currently in talks with network operators to roll out its mobile radio service M-Radio Gold. OnMobile also entered into strategic alliance with commercial radio operator Big FM recently to launch Big Mobile Radio. ...
The 35 year old Amit Mathew loves to maintain a low profile. Even as he has spent the last few years bringing up Radio Mango from scratch (Amit hails from the family that runs the Malayala Manorama group of publications which floated Mango), he prefers to let the station do the talk for him. Kochi, Trichur, Calicut and Kannur have had a taste of Mango - the station was the first of the private players to hit the airwaves in Kerala) - and phase III beckons. But Mathew, general manager of the network, would rather let time have its way. In a short interview, he lets R...
Almost a week before Resul Pookutty was honoured with a Padma Shri on India's 60th Republic Day, Radioandmusic.com's Chirag Sutar dropped into Resul Pookutty's suburban Mumbai studio - uninvited- for an interview. To Chirag's pleasant surprise, within five minutes a casually dressed bearded man walked in and introduced himself as 'Resul' - no airs- while he chattered away in Malayalam with his staff. ...
Music legend Ilaiyaraaja was in the news recently for warning defaulters with legal action for using his music without acquiring the requisite licenses. The maestro has entered into a deal with Malaysian music label Agi Music for his works created before 2000 - the deal is applicable to all areas and platforms, including broadcasting, radio broadcasting, synchronization usages, mechanical usages, mobile contents and Internet downloads....
The radio industry had criticized the HRD ministry's recent proposed amendments to the Copyright Act. The industry believes it will skew the field against them and benefit the monopolistic music companies and copyright societies.
Radio Mirchi CEO Prashant Panday discusses the ramifications of the amendment, the recent meeting with the HRD Ministry and radio industry stepping into music production in a conversation with Radioandmusic.com’s Anita Iyer....
Juggling between the television and radio industries, he has tasted and understood the intricacies of both media. Having been involved in setting up Jagran group’s radio venture- Radio Mantra, he went on to become senior VP with NDTV Media only to return to Mantra recently as its COO. Handling operations across eight stations spread across Jharkhand, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh is what makes him tick these days. Narendra Tripathi shares his views on strengthening the potential of the radio industry, the trials and triumphs of running a radio station in small town an...
In a short span of three years, Sunburn has become synonymous with electronic dance music festival - the only one of its kind in India. g names like Karl Kox, John Fleming, Armin Van Burren have already performed here. Despite the high ticket prices, the number of people attending the festival has gradually increased - which also makes Sunburn one of the most sucessful 'ticketed' events in India. What makes Sunburn unique? And why do people throng to Goa...
The radio industry had criticized the HRD ministry's recent proposed amendments to the Copyright Act. The industry believes it will skew the field against them and benefit the monopolistic music companies and copyright societies.
Radio Mirchi CEO Prashant Panday discusses the ramifications of the amendment, the recent meeting with the HRD Ministry and radio industry stepping into music production in a conversation with Radioandmusic.com’s Anita Iyer....
T Venkat Vardhan started DNA Networks in India over 20 years ago, when ground events in the country – fashion shows and sports events mainly, catered to small city based audiences. Started with a vision to provide solutions and a platform to successfully conduct an event on a scale akin to those in overseas markets, the company has come a long way, responsible for bringing in international artistes of repute to Indian shores.
In a chat with Radioandmusic.com, T Venkat Vardhan talks about the live entertainment scenario in the country.
A music industry veteran, Shridhar Subramaniam has been with Sony Music India since 1996 when he joined as Marketing Director. Since 2002 he has been the company's managing director and has overseen the company's growth in a continuously churning market. Since 2008, Sony Music India has grown rapidly in a fast growing market and expanded its footprint in India by entering Regional language music and also moved up the entertainment value chain by producing Bollywood movies. In a chat with Aparna Joshi, Subramaniam talks about the company's vision and outline...
In association with sibling Mirchi Movies, Radio Mirchi has launched its maiden CSR initiative ‘Listen to my movie’. The forthcoming children’s film ‘Hari Puttar’ will be the first film to be converted into an audio film, an initiative that will help the visually challenge to enjoy the movie as well.
This week, Mirchi also announced that its recent launches have broken even operationally....
It’s a relative newcomer that stepped into the south Indian music market in the late 1990s. Aditya Music has today become the king of Tollywood, creating a niche for itself in the Telugu music industry. The label now plans to venture into other south Indian markets. Aditya Music’s managing director Umesh Gupta discusses the industry, piracy issues and future prospects of the company in conversation with Radioandmusic.com’s Anita Iyer.
How has the journey of Aditya Music thus far been?...
India’s first multiple channel internet radio station for international music, myopusradio.com will complete a year this month. Launched with a single channel in October 2008, myopusradio expanded with eight more channels in February 2009 and is experiencing growth in listenership. the steady growth i...
Chennai's newest station – Chennai Live, floated by the Muthoot Group, positions itself as a 'talk station' and claims to have a format that is completely different from all other radio stations in India. Radioandmusic.com' s Tarachand Wanvari had an interaction with its Chennai station head Prem Kumar. A mechanical engineer with a management degree in marketing management and a career spanning nearly one and a half decades, Kumar is a strategist in establishing businesses, brand management, product management, advertising, sales and e-commerce. Excerpts-...
Prasoon Joshi has carved a niche for himself as lyricist in Hindi films by bringing in word play which is simple yet deep - an expression which organically takes the music to a newer level.
He has slashed all Bollywood lyric writing clichés and given the listeners some sensible words to hum, in the process. In spite of being a leading lyricist today, Bollywood was never a childhood influence, Joshi says. "I just stumbled into it; I just didn't know how to react when I got into this." ...
The value added services market is one of the most talked about industry at present in India. Though at a nascent stage, it is one of the most promising sectors.
With the arrival of international as well as national players on the scene; the future currently seems nothing but bright. However, this sector has its own set of bottlenecks. With the regulatory framework yet to be decided by the government, the journey for VAS players has not been that smooth till now. ...
All India Radio is older than independent India. The service that began formally in 1936 had a network of six stations by 1947, a rate of growth that the public broadcaster kept up over the decades.
Being the first radio broadcaster of the country had made AIR the leader for many years. However, with stiff competition coming in due to the entry of private broadcasters, AIR appears to be losing steam....
In association with sibling Mirchi Movies, Radio Mirchi has launched its maiden CSR initiative ‘Listen to my movie’. The forthcoming children’s film ‘Hari Puttar’ will be the first film to be converted into an audio film, an initiative that will help the visually challenge to enjoy the movie as well.
This week, Mirchi also announced that its recent launches have broken even operationally....
Radio Misty has been one of the few radio stations that has managed to traverse the less trodden regions in the country's North-East. With stations in West Bengal's Siliguri and Sikkim capital Gangtok, the station caters to listeners in neighboring countries of Nepal and Bangladesh as well.
Radio Misty's CEO Nishant Mittal in conversation with Harpreet Khokhar of Radioandmusic.com, outlines his plans for the station for the months ahead.
Radio Meow has been the pioneer in positioning women as a target for their radio station and has been successful in garnering listeners. Radio Today COO Anil Srivatsa converses with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer about Meow's experiment of venturing into talk format, celeb RJs and what lies ahead for Meow in the coming year.
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How has the idea of focusing on women audiences been so far? ...
Prasoon Joshi has carved a niche for himself as lyricist in Hindi films by bringing in word play which is simple yet deep - an expression which organically takes the music to a newer level.
He has slashed all Bollywood lyric writing clichés and given the listeners some sensible words to hum, in the process. In spite of being a leading lyricist today, Bollywood was never a childhood influence, Joshi says. "I just stumbled into it; I just didn't know how to react when I got into this." ...
A music industry veteran, Shridhar Subramaniam has been with Sony Music India since 1996 when he joined as Marketing Director. Since 2002 he has been the company's managing director and has overseen the company's growth in a continuously churning market. Since 2008, Sony Music India has grown rapidly in a fast growing market and expanded its footprint in India by entering Regional language music and also moved up the entertainment value chain by producing Bollywood movies. In a chat with Aparna Joshi, Subramaniam talks about the company's vision and outline...
Big FM has been creating a lot of buzz in the FM space by roping in Sonu Niigaam as brand ambassador and changing its music positioning to ‘Chillax hits’. The 45 network station network consolidated its network and despite the slowdown succeeded in snapping up local advertising. Being one of the patrons of listenership measuring system RAM since its inception in late 2007, the radio station along with the Association of Radio Operators of India (AROI) is beginning to get vocal about the variance in listenership measurement data....
The radio industry had criticized the HRD ministry's recent proposed amendments to the Copyright Act. The industry believes it will skew the field against them and benefit the monopolistic music companies and copyright societies.
Radio Mirchi CEO Prashant Panday discusses the ramifications of the amendment, the recent meeting with the HRD Ministry and radio industry stepping into music production in a conversation with Radioandmusic.com’s Anita Iyer....
Almost a week before Resul Pookutty was honoured with a Padma Shri on India's 60th Republic Day, Radioandmusic.com's Chirag Sutar dropped into Resul Pookutty's suburban Mumbai studio - uninvited- for an interview. To Chirag's pleasant surprise, within five minutes a casually dressed bearded man walked in and introduced himself as 'Resul' - no airs- while he chattered away in Malayalam with his staff. ...
Independence Rock, arguably the oldest rock festival in the country, has been around for 23 years, becoming larger with each passing year. The fest added Bangalore and Delhi to its roster in 2007, and this year has brought Pune and Kolkata under its ambit. But, in the long innings, how has this festival helped improve the Rock Scene in India? What are the issues that need to be addressed to encourage rock bands and bring the genre to the mainstream? Radioandmusic.com's Chirag Sutar discusses the hurdles, the challenges and possible solutions, amidst all the chaos before the...
The value added services market is one of the most talked about industry at present in India. Though at a nascent stage, it is one of the most promising sectors.
With the arrival of international as well as national players on the scene; the future currently seems nothing but bright. However, this sector has its own set of bottlenecks. With the regulatory framework yet to be decided by the government, the journey for VAS players has not been that smooth till now. ...
Gadda da Vida is the lounge bar at the recently opened Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach. Designed to carry a feel of the psychedelia of the 1960’s, Gadda da Vida takes its name from Details...
In association with sibling Mirchi Movies, Radio Mirchi has launched its maiden CSR initiative ‘Listen to my movie’. The forthcoming children’s film ‘Hari Puttar’ will be the first film to be converted into an audio film, an initiative that will help the visually challenge to enjoy the movie as well.
This week, Mirchi also announced that its recent launches have broken even operationally....
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Radio Misty has been one of the few radio stations that has managed to traverse the less trodden regions in the country's North-East. With stations in West Bengal's Siliguri and Sikkim capital Gangtok, the station caters to listeners in neighboring countries of Nepal and Bangladesh as well.
Radio Misty's CEO Nishant Mittal in conversation with Harpreet Khokhar of Radioandmusic.com, outlines his plans for the station for the months ahead.
Excerpts-...
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Radio Meow has been the pioneer in positioning women as a target for their radio station and has been successful in garnering listeners. Radio Today COO Anil Srivatsa converses with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer about Meow's experiment of venturing into talk format, celeb RJs and what lies ahead for Meow in the coming year.
Excerpts:
How has the idea of focusing on women audiences been so far? ...
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Prasoon Joshi has carved a niche for himself as lyricist in Hindi films by bringing in word play which is simple yet deep - an expression which organically takes the music to a newer level.
He has slashed all Bollywood lyric writing clichés and given the listeners some sensible words to hum, in the process. In spite of being a leading lyricist today, Bollywood was never a childhood influence, Joshi says. "I just stumbled into it; I just didn't know how to react when I got into this." ...
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A music industry veteran, Shridhar Subramaniam has been with Sony Music India since 1996 when he joined as Marketing Director. Since 2002 he has been the company's managing director and has overseen the company's growth in a continuously churning market. Since 2008, Sony Music India has grown rapidly in a fast growing market and expanded its footprint in India by entering Regional language music and also moved up the entertainment value chain by producing Bollywood movies. In a chat with Aparna Joshi, Subramaniam talks about the company's vision and outline...
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Big FM has been creating a lot of buzz in the FM space by roping in Sonu Niigaam as brand ambassador and changing its music positioning to ‘Chillax hits’. The 45 network station network consolidated its network and despite the slowdown succeeded in snapping up local advertising. Being one of the patrons of listenership measuring system RAM since its inception in late 2007, the radio station along with the Association of Radio Operators of India (AROI) is beginning to get vocal about the variance in listenership measurement data....
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The radio industry had criticized the HRD ministry's recent proposed amendments to the Copyright Act. The industry believes it will skew the field against them and benefit the monopolistic music companies and copyright societies.
Radio Mirchi CEO Prashant Panday discusses the ramifications of the amendment, the recent meeting with the HRD Ministry and radio industry stepping into music production in a conversation with Radioandmusic.com’s Anita Iyer....
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Almost a week before Resul Pookutty was honoured with a Padma Shri on India's 60th Republic Day, Radioandmusic.com's Chirag Sutar dropped into Resul Pookutty's suburban Mumbai studio - uninvited- for an interview. To Chirag's pleasant surprise, within five minutes a casually dressed bearded man walked in and introduced himself as 'Resul' - no airs- while he chattered away in Malayalam with his staff. ...
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Independence Rock, arguably the oldest rock festival in the country, has been around for 23 years, becoming larger with each passing year. The fest added Bangalore and Delhi to its roster in 2007, and this year has brought Pune and Kolkata under its ambit. But, in the long innings, how has this festival helped improve the Rock Scene in India? What are the issues that need to be addressed to encourage rock bands and bring the genre to the mainstream? Radioandmusic.com's Chirag Sutar discusses the hurdles, the challenges and possible solutions, amidst all the chaos before the...
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The value added services market is one of the most talked about industry at present in India. Though at a nascent stage, it is one of the most promising sectors.
With the arrival of international as well as national players on the scene; the future currently seems nothing but bright. However, this sector has its own set of bottlenecks. With the regulatory framework yet to be decided by the government, the journey for VAS players has not been that smooth till now. ...
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