With India slowly opening up to consume newer forms of music and acknowledge the independent music scene, emerging talents in the space are getting a chance to experiment with different styles. Fresh on the Indian music scene is an experiential band named 'Grasshopper' that was started by musicians sharing a strong vision to create music which strikes a chord with the listeners contemplative side....
To drive the already robust south Indian market, Red FM recently appointed Balakrishnan Surendar as the chief operating officer-south. Offering more than nine years of service puts him in a strong and right position to carry on his vision for his station and the radio industry as well. ...
Entertainment Network (India), leading private FM radio operator, under the Radio Mirchi brand, has decided to hike its airtime rates in select key markets with immediate effect. Radio is repeatedly proving its efficacy and its efforts towards evangelizing the medium. In the last two months, three leading radio stations have announced the hike with an aim to add more value to clients and innovate better for listeners. The industry also avers that the hike is a reflection of the changing market dynamics, with retail and national advertisers, realizing the effectiveness of the medium....
Attracting over a billion viewers every month and creating global stars like Psy, YouTube is a major force in today’s entertainment and social media world. The world’s largest video website owned by internet giant Google is one of the few platforms where almost anyone- from indie artist, cranks and pranksters to music labels and film studios- can upload their work for the world to watch....
Ankita Joshi, a talented classical singer and a student of Pandit Jasraj who had performed live during the closing show of Idea Jalsa in Mumbai feels that the stage has opened up lot of opportunities for her. Joshi considers herself blessed to be trained under Panditji and does not leave a chance to praise him. ...
Musical blend of East and West is what Bartender aka Mikey Mccleary well known for in the Indian music industry. He holds a strong taste in delivering music that does well in adverts. Mccleary has composed music for Vodafone, Cinthol, Titan, Reliance and many more.s of music. He has contributed music in films like Shanghai, Sha...
If you just strike a conversation with playback singer Shreya Ghoshal, you will understand her simplicity and her voice that has put this beautiful vocalist in the spotlight of Bollywood music industry. mfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer and Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent. And now she is performing all over the world and captivatin...
Standing true to its claims of delivering the best of English and international music from across the globe, 9X Media’s international music channel, 9XO has completed a year with flair in a competitive and highly cluttered music environment.
In a free-wheeling chat with Radioandmusic.com, 9XO programming head Luke Kenny, shares the challenges of launching a music channel in the internet age, high-points and future plans of 9XO.
Pakistani singer Ali Haider who ruled the 90’s era with hits like Purani Jeans- a track which was launched in 1980’s but till date remains popular among college students, had won several hearts and had huge fan following then. After a hiatus from main-stream music industry, he is back with ‘Bachpan Ki Badami Yadein’ on Artist Aloud. The album is a compilation of songs with different moods....
The 2013 'Idea Jalsa - Music for the Soul’, the Indian Music concert tour across 12 cities, featuring over 100 artistes will conclude in Mumbai on 24 March. young maestros and rising stars of Indian music, to present a rich and diverse showcase of culture and all of it through purely live music performances. The key highlight of Idea Jalsa Concert series is in keeping with the philosophy of promoting and showcasing the next gener...
They are the winners of what is arguably the first radio talent hunt in India- Swarathma, the 'fusion' band from the Garden City of Bangalore who stood way above the 125 bands that started off for the RC-Live, Radio City Talent hunt. The band comprises Vasu Dixit, the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist; Jishnu Dasgupta the bass vocalist and bass guitarist; Pavan Kumar, back-up vocalist and Indian percussionist; Sanjeev Nayak, the lead violinist, Montry Manual -for drums and percussions; 19 year old Varun is the lead guitarist. The band considers Jishnu its ...
An ace tennis pro who's also an award winning radio jockey, RJ Prithvi lives each day as it comes. One look at him and you're sure that he's about to come up with a wisecrack. Yes, that's RJ Prithvi for you - live and fresh, as Namita Gupta catches up with him just outside Bangalore's Radio One studio, post his daily Breakfast Show.
RJ Rashmi or Rapid Rashmi as she's popularly known in Bangalore, creates a storm on air between 2 and 5 pm Mondays to Fridays on RapidAdda.
Rapid Adda (Hangout), formerly known as Broadcast Bandi, is the only show on Big's Bangalore station that's stayed since inception, and that says it all. Rashmi is liked for her voice and also has a unique laugh, which people love to hear over and over.
Rapid Rashmi with her quick wit has created an adda, which is a radio adda that gives a forum for young unique talent to come and exhibit on her show....
Radio Mirchi Delhi's Purani Jeans has almost lost its flavour with Sayema missing from the scene. After a long absesnce of three months, the RJ is back to woo the Mirchi audience with the same charm and zeal. Caught in a conversation with Radioandmusic.com's Shabana Ali, Sayema discusses her experience on the show and her journey as an RJ.
Excerpts:
What are the new elements incorporated in Purani Jeans after your comeback?...
After basking in the glory of his first Hindi film, �Aamir', composer Amit Trivedi is rightfully excited about his two forthcoming scores. Having survived in the industry for a decade doing menial compositions, fame came his way with Aamir. In a freewheeling interview with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer, Trivedi spills the beans on his band OM, the 10 year struggle to venture into Bollywood and the journey to gaining acceptability by the industry.
Were you fascinated by music right from childhood?...
If one goes by the yardstick of a casual conversation with Malishka, the lady doesn't have too difficult a job at RED FM.She's witty, spontaneous, loves to talk, always has a range of topics to hold forth on and flits glibly from one theme to another - just as smoothly as she does on her show Morning No 1, which celebrated its second birthday on RED FM on 1 August 2007.What differentiates Malishka from the rest of her tribe and endears her to the man on the road is her candid, easy-to-approach style that's completely sans pretensions. Her fans also include the city's celebs...
If the pucca Punjabi tunes of Oye lucky lucky oye that are ruling the charts on television and radio make you think it's a Punjab da puttar who has composed the score, think again.
The film's composer is a female music director in her 20s, and sports looks that could easily find her a place in front of the camera. The chirpy Sneha Khanwalkar chats with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer about her experience while composing for Oye lucky lucky oye, the Punjabi genre and the Indian music industry in general.
After leaving a settled IT job, RJ Shraddha has been hosting the morning show ‘Mad Mornings’ on Fever 104 FM Bangalore since three years. With an engineering degree in Electronics, Shraddha worked as a software engineer but realized that she was in the wrong profession and her heart lied in RJing. Fever FM has been the first station that she has worked with since she began RJing. She believes that the level of emotional investment that a listener does with radio/an RJ is way higher than television....
Together with his partner Jatin, they have given few of the most memorable music of Hindi cinema, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai to name a few. It's been four years since composer Lalit Pandit branched out to embark on a solo music career. But his calling came with the recent hit 'Munni Badnaam Hui' from Dabangg with its unabashed lyrics and added glamour quotient provided by Salman and Mallika Arora Khan in the video. Talking to Radioandmusic.com's Harpreet Khokhar, Pandit excitedly converses about 'Munni.. and the changing pattern of the ...
An ace tennis pro who's also an award winning radio jockey, RJ Prithvi lives each day as it comes. One look at him and you're sure that he's about to come up with a wisecrack. Yes, that's RJ Prithvi for you - live and fresh, as Namita Gupta catches up with him just outside Bangalore's Radio One studio, post his daily Breakfast Show.
RJ Rashmi or Rapid Rashmi as she's popularly known in Bangalore, creates a storm on air between 2 and 5 pm Mondays to Fridays on RapidAdda.
Rapid Adda (Hangout), formerly known as Broadcast Bandi, is the only show on Big's Bangalore station that's stayed since inception, and that says it all. Rashmi is liked for her voice and also has a unique laugh, which people love to hear over and over.
Rapid Rashmi with her quick wit has created an adda, which is a radio adda that gives a forum for young unique talent to come and exhibit on her show....
Radio Mirchi Delhi's Purani Jeans has almost lost its flavour with Sayema missing from the scene. After a long absesnce of three months, the RJ is back to woo the Mirchi audience with the same charm and zeal. Caught in a conversation with Radioandmusic.com's Shabana Ali, Sayema discusses her experience on the show and her journey as an RJ.
Excerpts:
What are the new elements incorporated in Purani Jeans after your comeback?...
Chances are that you will bob your head to the mention of "Mera Babu Chhail Chhabeela Main to Nachoongi" or jump off your chair to break into a jig for a "Dama Dam Mast Qalandar".
Bangladesh based singer Runa Laila, who made these songs popular and many others, is back once again in India with 'The great big Punjabi wedding'. On this elaborate concept album, the veteran singer is crooning some fun-filled Punjabi tracks which she recently recorded in Delhi....
He lives up to his expectation of being the funny man. He fools around with the listeners as he plays brainless pranks on them by impersonating someone on his show Sunset Samosa.
Riding high following his win at the India Radio Foum Awards and in a quirky interview with Radioandmusic.com's Harpreet Khokhar, Radio Mirchi's RJ Naved tickles the funny bone with his one-liners.
How did you kick-start your journey into the radio sector?...
After leaving a settled IT job, RJ Shraddha has been hosting the morning show ‘Mad Mornings’ on Fever 104 FM Bangalore since three years. With an engineering degree in Electronics, Shraddha worked as a software engineer but realized that she was in the wrong profession and her heart lied in RJing. Fever FM has been the first station that she has worked with since she began RJing. She believes that the level of emotional investment that a listener does with radio/an RJ is way higher than television....
Zila Khan, one of the top women Sufi singers in the country is launching an album 'Zila, the girl child' on the Saregama label on 8 March 2008.
The album talks about various emotions of a woman, including her sensuality.
Khan is the seventh generation of an unbroken line in what is the oldest school (or Gharana) of Sitar and Surbahar in India, the daughter of the incomparable sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan. ...
If the pucca Punjabi tunes of Oye lucky lucky oye that are ruling the charts on television and radio make you think it's a Punjab da puttar who has composed the score, think again.
The film's composer is a female music director in her 20s, and sports looks that could easily find her a place in front of the camera. The chirpy Sneha Khanwalkar chats with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer about her experience while composing for Oye lucky lucky oye, the Punjabi genre and the Indian music industry in general.
Popular pop artist and playback singer Padmashree Remo Fernandes has resurfaced with his social single �India, I cry' over the web. With an on-off appearance in Bollywood, the singer has been making his own songs in hometown Goa. In a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer, Fernandes nonchalantly speaks about the challenges of being a pop singer in the Bollywood dominated era of the 80's, the sorry state of non-film music and his new single- �India- I cry'...
An ace tennis pro who's also an award winning radio jockey, RJ Prithvi lives each day as it comes. One look at him and you're sure that he's about to come up with a wisecrack. Yes, that's RJ Prithvi for you - live and fresh, as Namita Gupta catches up with him just outside Bangalore's Radio One studio, post his daily Breakfast Show.
Excerpts:
What was your life like, pre-RJing?...
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RJ Rashmi or Rapid Rashmi as she's popularly known in Bangalore, creates a storm on air between 2 and 5 pm Mondays to Fridays on RapidAdda.
Rapid Adda (Hangout), formerly known as Broadcast Bandi, is the only show on Big's Bangalore station that's stayed since inception, and that says it all. Rashmi is liked for her voice and also has a unique laugh, which people love to hear over and over.
Rapid Rashmi with her quick wit has created an adda, which is a radio adda that gives a forum for young unique talent to come and exhibit on her show....
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Radio Mirchi Delhi's Purani Jeans has almost lost its flavour with Sayema missing from the scene. After a long absesnce of three months, the RJ is back to woo the Mirchi audience with the same charm and zeal. Caught in a conversation with Radioandmusic.com's Shabana Ali, Sayema discusses her experience on the show and her journey as an RJ.
Excerpts:
What are the new elements incorporated in Purani Jeans after your comeback?...
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Chances are that you will bob your head to the mention of "Mera Babu Chhail Chhabeela Main to Nachoongi" or jump off your chair to break into a jig for a "Dama Dam Mast Qalandar".
Bangladesh based singer Runa Laila, who made these songs popular and many others, is back once again in India with 'The great big Punjabi wedding'. On this elaborate concept album, the veteran singer is crooning some fun-filled Punjabi tracks which she recently recorded in Delhi....
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He lives up to his expectation of being the funny man. He fools around with the listeners as he plays brainless pranks on them by impersonating someone on his show Sunset Samosa.
Riding high following his win at the India Radio Foum Awards and in a quirky interview with Radioandmusic.com's Harpreet Khokhar, Radio Mirchi's RJ Naved tickles the funny bone with his one-liners.
How did you kick-start your journey into the radio sector?...
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After leaving a settled IT job, RJ Shraddha has been hosting the morning show ‘Mad Mornings’ on Fever 104 FM Bangalore since three years. With an engineering degree in Electronics, Shraddha worked as a software engineer but realized that she was in the wrong profession and her heart lied in RJing. Fever FM has been the first station that she has worked with since she began RJing. She believes that the level of emotional investment that a listener does with radio/an RJ is way higher than television....
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Zila Khan, one of the top women Sufi singers in the country is launching an album 'Zila, the girl child' on the Saregama label on 8 March 2008.
The album talks about various emotions of a woman, including her sensuality.
Khan is the seventh generation of an unbroken line in what is the oldest school (or Gharana) of Sitar and Surbahar in India, the daughter of the incomparable sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan. ...
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She's a typical 22 year old Mumbaikar who loves hanging out at Carter Road or Fame Adlabs, loves experimental cooking, and also loves to talk!
Khoobsurat Sana, who can be heard daily on Radio Mirchi, unplugged in an exclusive interview with Radioandmusic.com's Aaishwari Chouhan.
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How did jocking happen to you?...
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If the pucca Punjabi tunes of Oye lucky lucky oye that are ruling the charts on television and radio make you think it's a Punjab da puttar who has composed the score, think again.
The film's composer is a female music director in her 20s, and sports looks that could easily find her a place in front of the camera. The chirpy Sneha Khanwalkar chats with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer about her experience while composing for Oye lucky lucky oye, the Punjabi genre and the Indian music industry in general.
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Popular pop artist and playback singer Padmashree Remo Fernandes has resurfaced with his social single �India, I cry' over the web. With an on-off appearance in Bollywood, the singer has been making his own songs in hometown Goa. In a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer, Fernandes nonchalantly speaks about the challenges of being a pop singer in the Bollywood dominated era of the 80's, the sorry state of non-film music and his new single- �India- I cry'...
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