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MUMBAI: There is a palpable jubilant air at Resul Pookutty's residence in Goregaon in suburban Mumbai as excited cheers of Jai Ho... resound in the air since Monday morning. Buzzing with family members, neighbours and well-wishers, the excitement level at the Pookutty household was apparent as he has become the first Keralite to win an Oscar ever.
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MUMBAI: Audio engineer H Sridhar has had a great part in the success of A R Rahman. Sridhar, who passed away on 1 December 2008 of a cardiac arrest, was the chief sound engineer for almost all of Rahman's films and also created the final copy of Slumdog Millionaire.
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MUMBAI: There's more to A R Rahman and Resul Pookutty's triumphs at the 81st Academy Awards today than the golden statuettes and the glory that the duo will carry back home. The long suffering Indian music industry appears to have found its succour of sorts in Rahman's and Resul's wins. A 'historic win' apart, music industry veterans here believe the Oscar win for the sound and music industry will open doors for Indian music overseas.
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MUMBAI: There's more to A R Rahman and Resul Pookutty's triumphs at the 81st Academy Awards today than the golden statuettes and the glory that the duo will carry back home. The long suffering Indian music industry appears to have found its succour of sorts in Rahman's and Resul's wins. A 'historic win' apart, music industry veterans here believe the Oscar win for the sound and music industry will open doors for Indian music overseas.
read moreMUMBAI: Germany's Deutsche Welle will soon switch to FM in its pursuit of a bigger Bangladesh market share as short wave broadcast increasingly becomes a thing of the past, says a Bangladesh online newspaper. "The number of short wave listener is falling," Grahame Lucas, who leads the South Asia team at Deutsche Welle Radio, told bdnews24.com. bdnews24.com and DW Radio last year joined forces to deliver real-time news to a wider segment of readers both at home and abroad.
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MUMBAI: Rock band Agnee has launched a contest which is part of the Create with Agni... initiative. Anyone can write and send in lyrics for their new �love' song. All you have to do is visit their official website, listen to the song and come up with lyrics for it. The winner will appear on MTV and feature on the cover of Agnee's new album. The final date for sending in entries for the contest is 28 February 2009.
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MUMBAI: A R Rahman capped his winning streak for Slumdog Millionaire by winning the Best original score and Best Song Oscar awards minutes earlier. Shortly before that, Resul Pookutty became the first Indian to get the Oscar for Best Sound Mixing for the same film, Slumdog Millionaire.
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MUMBAI: Resul Pookutty became the first Indian to get an Oscar for sound mixing for a film. Pookutty, who was nominated for Slumdog Millionaire along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke, was at a loss for words when he ascended the dais to accept the award. "This is unbelievable. I dedicate this award to my country. This is not just an award, it's history being handed down to me," said the 36 year old sound engineer, who has already won a CAS award and a Bafta earlier this year for Slumdog.
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MUMBAI: Well-known new-age percussionist/composer Bickram Ghosh has now teamed with world renowned percussionist Pete Lockett for their upcoming instrumental album. The unique album titled 'The Kingdom of Rhythms' is soon to be released under the Saregama label. As the name suggests, 'The Kingdom of Rhythms' is one of the most elaborate rhythmic projects in recent times with two virtuosos of the rhythm world coming together.
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Mumbai: RDB (Rhythm, Dhol and Bass), the trio is riding high with the release of their title song for the upcoming HIndi movie Aloo Chaat.... The movie stars Aftab Shivdasani and Aamna Shariff in the lead. RDB (Rhythm, Dhol and Bass), a group of three Sikh brothers - Kuly, Manjeet and Surjeet have been performing, producing and DJing at nightclubs, parties and festivals for many years now.
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MUMBAI: The UK-based, Grammy-nominated and Dove Award winning band Delirious? is set to release its live CD and DVD titled My Soul Sings on 16 March 2009 on Sparrow Records. What makes this album special is that Delirious? had recorded their brand new live album in front of 12,000 fans in Bogot??, Columbia, South America.
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MUMBAI: BIG FM, one of India’s leading radio networks, presented the second edition of BIG IMPACread more
MUMBAI: BIG FM, India's leading radio network, successfully concludes the third season of 'Mairead more
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MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network announced the fourtread more
MUMBAI: Disruption, the powerhouse of Swedish metal, has just unleashed their long-awaited self-titled EP, delivering a sonic assault that promises...read more
MUMBAI: Mumbaikars, get ready to mosh! Seedhe Maut, the lyrical duo of Calm and Encore ABJ, are bringing the fire of Delhi's rap scene straight to...read more
MUMBAI: Mr. GNG is an India-Paris based rock band that specializes in exceptionally immersive Audio-Visual Rock Experiences. The band, featuring...read more
