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Palash Sen – Let a hundred talents bloom
As I begin to write this piece, I am amazed at the timing of getting this opportunity, for there is...
DNA Networks MD T Venkat Vardhan – Live entertainment is still not a priority industry in our economy
T Venkat Vardhan started DNA Networks in India over 20 years ago, when ground events in the country – fashion...
Vinod Bhanushali – Retail therapy
It may come as a surprise, but the physical sales of cassettes and CDs has seen a slight upward swing...
INX Media head of music and ent. channels Vikas Varma – We have invaded the GEC space
Having completed one musical year, 9XM has occupied the number one position in the music channel category in the country....
Bands turn to Bollywood
Rock and pop bands and solo artistes in the country, thus far content with albums and live performances, are increasingly...
Live bands edge out albums this Navratri
MUMBAI: Till a few years ago, one could see men and women dressed up for the Navratri, swirling their ghaghras...
Aditya Music MD Umesh Gupta – The film music market in Andhra is too huge to sustain non film albums
It's a relative newcomer that stepped into the south Indian music market in the late 1990s. Aditya Music has today...
I-Rock founder Farhad Wadia – Every band that was unknown has become a big name after playing at I-Rock
Independence Rock, arguably the oldest rock festival in the country, has been around for 23 years, becoming larger with each...
Blue Frog Records’founders Ashutosh Phatak & Dhruv Ghanekar – We want to give non mainstream music a platform because it deserves a wider audience
Blue Frog started life as a revolutionary Mumbai night club in December 2007. May 2008 saw the launch of three...
Composers sound out industry for rights
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy worked on a relatively humble budgeted Johny Gaddar after scheming music for a slate of big banner films. However,...
