MUMBAI: IndiEarth launches IndiEarth Out There – a fresh new video series featuring an eclectic line up of independent, non-mainstream musicians.
The series will feature unsigned musicians from a diverse variety of genres – from avant garde experimental, to indie rock, to Carnatic – blues fusion.
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In a world of billboard chart toppers and commercial music successes, the lone voice of the independent artist often finds itself drowned out, in a sea of mainstream radio hits. IndiEarth – a online platform that connects India’s independent artists, to worldwide media – seeks to address these particular needs, of the independent artist. IndiEarth Out There is an intimate portrayal of some of India’s finest underground, undiscovered talent. It features non-mainstream artists from around the country, playing their music in acoustic settings, out in the elements, in a series of quirky, rustic locations. The series also features the artists in casual conversation, speaking about their inspirations, their dreams, their music.
Season 1 of the series will feature artists such as Carnatic blues musician Sean Roldan & Friends; indie rockers The Shakey Rays; fusion violinist Karthick Iyer; avant garde saxophonist Maarten Visser (the Netherlands) and electric violinist Holger Jetter (Germany), to name just a few. The aim of the series, is to bring the music of these artists out to a space where it can be accessed by larger audiences. The series starts in Chennai, and future seasons are scheduled to be shot across the country, in less chartered territories. “
IndiEarth ‘Out There’ debuts this Friday, on 2 November, and features alternative indie rock band from Chennai The Shakey Rays. Season One can be viewed on IndiEarth’s youtube channel youtube.com/user/indiearthoutthere and on the website as well.
