Radio City digital media & new business SVP & business head Rachna Kanwar sheds light on the changes in the industry and the road map for indie artistes: and classical to contemporary and has huge influences of world music too. The resulting sounds though fascinating have lived a neglected existence. Indie music comprises of a wide array of genres and languages, unusual sounds and beats, ...
MUMBAI: Unlike their Bollywood counterparts, the country’s indie artists are unlikely to reap any benefit from the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 passed by Parliament.
The newly passed bill makes it mandatory for music companies and producers to share royalty with singers, lyricists and scriptwriters. The bill declares authors as owners of the copyright, which cannot be assigned to the producers as was the practice till now. ...
While most other radio stations were planning strategies to innovate their content and stay ahead in the rat race, Radio One broke all barriers and changed its programming completely to international music content in Mumbai and Delhi. Initially, the move attained a lot of skepticism from industry insiders, but with the music consumption growing and the audiences looking for newer forms of music, the niche music segment emerged as a popular one in the radio space....
Universal Music Publishing India managing director Achille Forler outlines the road-map of global copyrights industry to Radioandmusic.com.happening globally, more particularly at WIPO and in the European Union, not only because they are harbingers of things to come but also because Indian diplomats have stepped up their presence and influence in the global fora, particularly at WIPO. The unanimous adoption of the Cop...
All India Radio sports broadcaster Pankaj Athawale pays tribute to legendary Suresh Saraiya
Radio lost one of its noted commentators, Suresh Saraiya on 18 July in Mumbai and an era came to an end. The 76-year-old veteran had commented on over 100 Test matches, the last of which was between India and West Indies in Mumbai in 2011....
MUMBAI: Uniting bands and film-makers for one of a kind competition, 48 Hour Music Video Project provided a platform to amateur film makers to showcase their talent. The challenge revolved around making a music video in 48 hours inclusive of the song and location provided by the jury.he skills of the teams....
MUMBAI: Tagged as the youngest boy band of pop world ‘One direction’ has created quite a stir in the music industry by winning the best single at Brit Awards 2012. Destined to be together, the British- Irish band (Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson) met on UK’s reality show ‘The X-Factor’. Today the band is embarking on their global career and is working with some of the greatest producers in the music industry....
MUMBAI: Year 2011 was special for the youth and music channels in more than one way. For starters, the genre grew with the advent of focused new players, and also came of age as channels clearly selected the model they want to follow.
If 2010 was the year of uncertainty for the genre, 2011 was the Buddha moment, when the players found the light, the path and, most importantly, the business model....
Chithi Na Koi Sandesh, Jane Wo Konsa Desh, Jaha Tum Chale Gaye...
Good music has a long life. It dwells in the hearts of its aficionados long after it is sung. Well all of us remember the songs but sometimes forget the creators of these everlasting melodies. Radioandmusic.com salutes these sheer music prodigies for their remarkable contribution to the Indian Music Industry.
The Year 2011 bid adieu to these musical mavericks who touched our lives making us romance, laugh and sometimes even sob all through their memorable voyage....
MUMBAI: On Monday morning, the Indian Musical heritage undoubtedly lost its priceless gem that sheltered in the hearts of millions with his unparalleled, soulful and extraordinary melodies. Ghazal king Jagjit Singh, the soul-stirring voice behind �Ye kaghaz ki kashti', 'Chitthi na koi sandesh and �Jhuki jhuki si nazar' passed away at the age of 70, leaving his entire musical empire hanging by a thread....
The new advertising rates for metros announced by many of the FM radio stations have come into effect recently.d RAM service, whose data is being increasingly relied upon for listenership statistics, industry observers aver that the hike may just be another way of rationalising effective ad rates. In an evolving industry where rate cards are not always adhered to and discounts rule the roost, the hike may just be the industry's way of announcing its growing acceptability as a me...
The increasing penetration of the Internet in India, improved bandwidths and free or nominal download and upload charges have heralded a new trend in the music industry - online music lessons.
Originally a western concept, the idea is booming in India with many enthusiasts taking up coaching in Indian music via music websites.
It works both ways. Students, who are mostly working professionals, can learn at their leisure, and the gurus, net savvy musicians themselves, can balance their erratic performance schedules with online teaching sessions....
Raunchy Bhojpuri albums, bordering on the vulgar, were always the hot cakes that disappeared off nukkad shop shelves' in the UP-Bihar belt in the build up to Holi.labels like T-Series and Saregama have been making a killing out of titles like Jeans Dheeli Karo and Lehenge Mein Laden Ghusgawa in major metros as well. Analysts claim that Delhi is a major consumer of Bhojpuri Holi titles, with Chandni Chowk, Laj...
MUMBAI: Breaking the age old male dominance in the corporate sector has never been easy. Be it the decades old television industry or the relatively new FM stations, finding a place in the male citadel has always posed a challenge for the fairer sex.ation heads and programming heads, radio stations today have a number of women who are leading...
MUMBAI: With physical CD sales under continuing assault, digital music distribution is bringing in a major transformation in the Indian music industry the launch of its music portal. On the online front, In.com concentrated on promoting music, and digital giant Hungama announced the launch of two portals- Hungama.com and Artistaloud (both targeted at promoting artistes and downloadable music), while the Bennet, Coleman promoted Indiati...
MUMBAI: Till a few years ago, one could see men and women dressed up for the Navratri, swirling their ghaghras and twirling their dandiyas, dancing around a cassette player blaring out prerecorded music.
But today, even in the outskirts of Gujarat, youngsters fancy dancing to the beats of a live band rather than to a CD. Does this mean that the age of Garba cassettes and CDs is over?...
The country's first private FM station launched in the garden city almost six years ago. Several other players followed, and in the radio space, Bangalore has turned out to be one city that never let complacency get the better of it.
The trend continues, with many stations having executed an about turn in their programming in the last few months in Bangalore, in terms of format, content and jock talk.
Radio Mirchi, Big FM, Radio One, Indigo, Fever, Sun (Suryan), AIR's Rainbow are the other players in the Bangalore airspace....
MUMBAI: Year 2011 was special for the youth and music channels in more than one way. For starters, the genre grew with the advent of focused new players, and also came of age as channels clearly selected the model they want to follow.
If 2010 was the year of uncertainty for the genre, 2011 was the Buddha moment, when the players found the light, the path and, most importantly, the business model....
Bollywood movies are incomplete without song and dance routines.
The world might mock our crazy costumes, unrelated song sequences and location changes and wonder why almost all our movies look like musicals but our show has happily gone on. mith. With virtually every film boasting a menagerie of song and dance, every artiste has had ...
MUMBAI: Phase III of FM radio expansion in the country is around the corner, with 700 additional frequencies to be rolled out in 92 cities by the I&B ministry. Concentrated mainly in the districts and very small towns, the radio industry is however skeptical about the commercial viability of these new stations ...
Bollywood movies are incomplete without song and dance routines.
The world might mock our crazy costumes, unrelated song sequences and location changes and wonder why almost all our movies look like musicals but our show has happily gone on. mith. With virtually every film boasting a menagerie of song and dance, every artiste has had ...
MUMBAI: Phase III of FM radio expansion in the country is around the corner, with 700 additional frequencies to be rolled out in 92 cities by the I&B ministry. Concentrated mainly in the districts and very small towns, the radio industry is however skeptical about the commercial viability of these new stations ...
Maharashtra's cultural capital, which hosted only Radio Mirchi for six years, has four FM players now. Each wants to reign over the Pune airwaves.
The competition in the FM radio space just got hotter in Pune, the university town turned second IT hub of the county that also stakes claim to being the cultural capital of Maharashtra....
Pakistan's alleged involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks has given rise to conflicting opinion's about Pakistani artistes who have been associated with our music industry. With some sections taking a stand to ban Pakistani artists, there are others who maintain – music has no boundaries....
It's been barely some months since community radio took off in earnest in the country - 36 campus-stations and three NGO-led CR stations - are currently on air.
The medium, however, appears to have touched a chord with the communities they serve. Community Radio Stations like the MVSS led station at Satara, Bundelkhand Radio at Orchha and the Deccan Development Society DDS community radio station at Pastapur, Andhra Pradesh, have become the voice in rural areas enabling local citizens to raise their opinions on issues pertaining to the community. ...
Live music scene in India has grown, branching from sporadic open air ground events to new age music venues.
The Indian live music scene has become more buoyant now than one can ever remember it. Though the bigger acts are marred by state differentiated tax policies, 10 PM deadlines, and overgrowing corporate dependence. The smaller live music venues are having an upper hand as they satiate the hunger of live music lovers by bringing down lesser known international acts and local Indian bands at much affordable prices....
MUMBAI: They are the ones that create the music we keep playing on our phones and ipods. It's their tunes that make their way into a million cell phones as ring tones and caller ring back tones.
Ever wonder what the singers, composers and lyricists from the sprawling music industry in India think about that biggest revenue generator on the horizon - the CRBT? Ever wonder if they themselves subscribe to the service, and hey, do they play their own compositions?...
MUMBAI: The news of Worldspace Radio shutting down has shocked its subscribers in India, a country that housed 95 per cent of its subscription base. Music lovers are aggrieved at the abrupt termination of the music service from 31 December.
It is the loss of music that the users are upset about most, over the monetary damages they will have to bear.
Says a Worldspace regular, "It was the only thing that kept the music alive to the best of quality and diversity. It really feels strange and profoundly sad to refer to Worldspace in the past tense."...
MUMBAI: With physical CD sales under continuing assault, digital music distribution is bringing in a major transformation in the Indian music industry the launch of its music portal. On the online front, In.com concentrated on promoting music, and digital giant Hungama announced the launch of two portals- Hungama.com and Artistaloud (both targeted at promoting artistes and downloadable music), while the Bennet, Coleman promoted Indiati...
Bollywood movies are incomplete without song and dance routines.
The world might mock our crazy costumes, unrelated song sequences and location changes and wonder why almost all our movies look like musicals but our show has happily gone on. mith. With virtually every film boasting a menagerie of song and dance, every artiste has had ...
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MUMBAI: Phase III of FM radio expansion in the country is around the corner, with 700 additional frequencies to be rolled out in 92 cities by the I&B ministry. Concentrated mainly in the districts and very small towns, the radio industry is however skeptical about the commercial viability of these new stations ...
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Maharashtra's cultural capital, which hosted only Radio Mirchi for six years, has four FM players now. Each wants to reign over the Pune airwaves.
The competition in the FM radio space just got hotter in Pune, the university town turned second IT hub of the county that also stakes claim to being the cultural capital of Maharashtra....
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Pakistan's alleged involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks has given rise to conflicting opinion's about Pakistani artistes who have been associated with our music industry. With some sections taking a stand to ban Pakistani artists, there are others who maintain – music has no boundaries....
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It's been barely some months since community radio took off in earnest in the country - 36 campus-stations and three NGO-led CR stations - are currently on air.
The medium, however, appears to have touched a chord with the communities they serve. Community Radio Stations like the MVSS led station at Satara, Bundelkhand Radio at Orchha and the Deccan Development Society DDS community radio station at Pastapur, Andhra Pradesh, have become the voice in rural areas enabling local citizens to raise their opinions on issues pertaining to the community. ...
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Live music scene in India has grown, branching from sporadic open air ground events to new age music venues.
The Indian live music scene has become more buoyant now than one can ever remember it. Though the bigger acts are marred by state differentiated tax policies, 10 PM deadlines, and overgrowing corporate dependence. The smaller live music venues are having an upper hand as they satiate the hunger of live music lovers by bringing down lesser known international acts and local Indian bands at much affordable prices....
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MUMBAI: They are the ones that create the music we keep playing on our phones and ipods. It's their tunes that make their way into a million cell phones as ring tones and caller ring back tones.
Ever wonder what the singers, composers and lyricists from the sprawling music industry in India think about that biggest revenue generator on the horizon - the CRBT? Ever wonder if they themselves subscribe to the service, and hey, do they play their own compositions?...
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MUMBAI: The news of Worldspace Radio shutting down has shocked its subscribers in India, a country that housed 95 per cent of its subscription base. Music lovers are aggrieved at the abrupt termination of the music service from 31 December.
It is the loss of music that the users are upset about most, over the monetary damages they will have to bear.
Says a Worldspace regular, "It was the only thing that kept the music alive to the best of quality and diversity. It really feels strange and profoundly sad to refer to Worldspace in the past tense."...
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MUMBAI: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan may have been the unfortunate victim of an indifferent airline's mismanagement of luggage, but he's definitely not alone.
His misadventure, in fact, finds resonance among several in the music fraternity who travel by air for concerts and performances.ing broken or badl...
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MUMBAI: With physical CD sales under continuing assault, digital music distribution is bringing in a major transformation in the Indian music industry the launch of its music portal. On the online front, In.com concentrated on promoting music, and digital giant Hungama announced the launch of two portals- Hungama.com and Artistaloud (both targeted at promoting artistes and downloadable music), while the Bennet, Coleman promoted Indiati...
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