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Copyright News
New Directions for Digital Rights
The turmoil in the music business continues as troubled music companies/rights ...more
Interview
An Abel Pianist
Canada’s renowned pianist Richard Abel was in India recently to perform a couple of May Day Charity concerts in aid of Kripa ...more
Secretary General
Half Way Through…
We are half way through 2011 and things have been, how do you say, so far so good. But the turbulence is far from over it would ...more
Venues
The B69 Alternative
Rock and Metal Bands and R & M Music lovers may not set the census on fire by their numbers, but there are enough of them ...more
Music News
Arya Rising
Music Producer, Singer and Rapper, Arya is on a roll these days. Having opened for megastar Akon during his India tour and being signed up by Himesh ...more
B and Elephants
B and Elephants is a psychedelic-ethnic-acoustic, Spanish-Indian rock band which serves up a mix of Indian music, flamenco, jazz and rock. Strongly ...more
Awakening of PBS
Pitch Black Symphony a psychedelic, progressive rock/metal band whose sound is an eclectic mix of different genres, have recently released ...more
Santoor Ka Ratan
Santoor exponent Rohan Krishan Ratan's excellence in chromatic Santoor Vadan in any scale has justly earned him name, fame and kudos at his budding prime. ...more
Trade News
Radio on Sify
Sify Technologies Limited, a leader in Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services in India with global ...more
Shemaroo Acquires Pen Catalogue
Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd. one of the leading content provider and aggregators in ...more
Partners In Crime
A documentary film released recently titled 'Partners in Crime', which explores the issue of copyright and piracy in ...more
Opera Mini serves up Hungama
Norwegian software major Opera Software and Hungama Digital Media ...more
Amonkar never to sing for Bollywood!
Celebrated classical singer Kishori Amonkar rules the arena of Indian music since past 60 years and continues to do so. The true enthusiast of Hindustani music does not need an introduction. Her very name speaks volumes about her flawless and vast work and contribution to the Indian music...more
IMT Supports
Anoushka Believes Wildlife Belongs in the Wild
Peering soulfully through iron bars next to the words "Exotic Animals Belong in the Wild, Not in Zoos", world-renowned sitarist Anoushka Shankar, who gave birth to her first child on 22 February, appears in a brand-new ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India. ...more
An Appeal From Japan
A Japanese music club comprising of music journalists, music scholars, musicians and DJs has sent in an appeal to the music fraternity around the globe to send in messages of encouragement to sustain the Japanese people in their time of adversity. The following is a message from Takako ...more
Technology News
Event Watch
A Vinyl State of Mind
For people from the old school – like me – visiting a retail outlet to purchase [yes, purchase, not download] still remains a thrilling experience. That experience has just moved to another level with fresh pressings of classic rock as well as latest titles appearing on a once forgotten format, vinyl. And with the curious resurgence of the only physical audio product showing a year-on-year growth in the recent past has resulted in a parallel resurgence: the record player [or turn table], once thought to have been relegated to obsolescence similar to the spool player or eight-track machine, has been reborn, and how. Internationally, outside just the traditional analogue players, other players are available too: those designed to connect to computers for converting music to digital files for transfer onto portable/personal devices. The demand for vinyl is surprisingly from the iPod generation rather than only the “older” peers as the younger customers are discovering the quality of a “new” sound and, more importantly, discovering sleeve notes and cover ...more
Vivid Sydney
27 May – 13 June 2011, Sydney
Palm Expo 2011/Musicians Expo 2011
June 2nd - 4th, 2011, Bombay Exhibition Centre, NSE Exhibition Complex, Goregaon (E), Mumbai
Jugalbandi
June 12th, 2011, New York, USA
5th Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival 2011 At Sabah, Malaysia
June 17th - 18th, 2011, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
The World Copyright Summit 2011
June 24th - 07th - 08th, 2011
Bandish 2011 - Festival of Legendary Composers
July 07th - 09th, 2011
Cinema Today ASIA
July 29th, 30th & 31st, 2011, Chennai Trade Centre, CHENNAI
Metallica Live In India
Dates to be announced (tentatively Dec 11)
Creative and Editorial consultant : C P Joseph
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