Furtados School of Music
Date : 12th November, Saturday(6 pm
Venue : Furtados School Of Music, C/O Silva Brook Pre School 52 Union Park, Ferns Villa Next To Quantam Park Khar, Mumbai 400052.
Furtados School of Music launches new school in bandra. The school will be inaugurated by Louiz banks, Sivamani. The Furtados School of music will provide courses in piano, drums, guitar, vocals, parent & toddler musical programme.
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Nokia Music Connects
Date: 16 November, 2011
Venue : Mumbai
Furtados School of Music launches new school in bandra. The school will be inaugurated by Louiz banks, Sivamani. The Furtados School of music will provide courses in piano, drums, guitar, vocals, parent & toddler musical programme.
Nokia Music Connects is back in its third edition with proficient Indian and International music professionals offering knowledge and insights into the music business after achieving incredible success over the past two years, Nokia Music Connects, a joint initiative between Hong Kong based Branded and leading Indian media portal Indiantelevision.com's Radioandmusic.com. Nokia Music Connects 3 is supported by the Indian Music Industry (IMI) and has a very distinguished advisory board made up of industry professionals. In its second edition in 2010, Nokia Music Connects, was graced by 55 speakers and over 750 national and international delegates who came together to support the industry. This year also, the conference will witness entertainment and music experts and professionals, making the event as much of an exciting networking platform where vital issues facing the industry will be discussed and potential future trajectories highlighted.
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Brit Asia Music Awards winners announced
This was the second successful year of the Brit Asia Music Awards that took place at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. The event was hosted by Hardeep Kohli, British writer and radio and television presenter.
The stage was graced by popular music artists with entertaining performances and the show was closed with a remarkable finale performance by Jazzy B who was joined by his collaborating partner Sukshinder Shinda.
Preeya Kalidas was voted the best female act and Garry Sandhu was voted the best male act, best newcomer at Brit Asia Music Awards. Jazz B and the band was the best band where as Lifetime achievement award was awarded to Bhujhangy Group. The event will be telecast on Brit Asia TV later this year.
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'Double Treat for Zindagi Na Milegee Dobaraa at NDTV awards
NDTV Indian of the Year Award was a star studded ceremony held at Taj Palace Hotel in Delhi. This award honours individuals who helped build brand India through their outstanding contributions.
It was ‘Zindagi Na Milegee Dobaraa’ which bagged two awards. Music composer Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy was awarded as ‘Entertainer of the Year (Music)’for their compositions in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and the team of ‘Zindagi Na Milegee Dobaraa’ received award for being the most entertaining movie of the year.
The other extraordinary Indians who were awarded NDTV Indian of The Year’ who have shown excellence in their respective fields like business, sports, entertainment and have done the nation proud were Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Dev Anand,Rahul Dravid, NR Narayana Murthy, Mr. Nandan Nilekani, among others.
This star studded ceremony was graced by Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Kalki Koechlin, Zoya Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy, Dev Anand, MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, S Sreesanth, Ashish Nehra, Virat Kohli, Ashish Nehra, Suresh Raina, Piyush Chawla, R Ashwin, Sunil Gavaskar, Yuvraj Singh, Laloo Prasad Yadav among other celebrities, bureaucrats and eminent personalities.
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‘Jump4joy’ performed live, this was their second trip in two months. It was always feel-good, cheerful music asJump4joy always performed with energy and passion in India from 20 to 23rd October. Jump4Joy is a band which has excellent musicians playing good solid music, who have received standing ovations all over the world, in Paris, Germany, New Orleans, Moscow, London, Havana, Marseille, Seoul and have been declared "one of the best bands at the Jarasum Jazz festival" by the artistic director. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jump4Joy in India (Event Recap) Date: 20th -23rd October ‘Jump4joy’ is back and with a bang, as usual. In their second trip in two months, as they perform live with their usual feel-good, cheerful music from 20 to 23rd October. Jump4Joy is a band which has excellent musicians playing good solid music, who have received standing ovations all over the world, in Paris, Germany, New Orleans, Moscow, London, Havana, Marseille, Seoul and have been declared "one of the best bands at the Jarasum Jazz festival" by the artistic director of the festival. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Metallica Bangalored Neither the heavy rain that brought a sort of interlude of about 45 minutes nor the fact that an earlier act of Metallica in the capital was shelved for security reason dampen the spirit; either for the American heavy metal band or for the music crazy fans who thronged the Palace Grounds. Close to 40,000 Metallica fans made sure they did not miss any of the head-banging metal music by the American heavy metal group. The opening act was by Delhi-Based metal band Guillotine, which was chosen to open for Metallica’s F1 gig in India through 'Taking Pole Position' competition which was held by Talenthouse India in association with MTV and VH1. The band was followed by the Bangalore band Inner Sanctum, followed by the Scottish band Biffy Clyro.
Finally Metallica opened its account to dish out solid heavy metal for two hours straight thereafter. Energy was high and spirits skyrcoketed crazily. Metallica mania reached its peak as streets in Bengaluru were blasting the band’s songs on loudspeakers. The numbers included ‘Nothing Else Matters’, ‘Fade to Black’, ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’, ‘Cyanide’ and ‘Seek and Destroy’, a song with which they ended their musical feast.The numbers included ‘Nothing Else Matters’, ‘Fade to Black’, ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’, ‘Cyanide’ and ‘Seek and Destroy’, a song with which they ended their musical feast. The frenzied crowd was an elctic mix, coming from distant places like Kolkata, Delhi, Kochi and Hyderabad, apart from the Bengaluru fans.. After the IT companies the world over, it was time for the legendary metal band to get Banglored. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swarathma’s Gift To Visually Impaired Children The Levi’s brand is proud to announce the successful completion of “SWARATHMA” BRING THE GIFT OF MUSIC TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN. Swarathma, a socially conscious, contemporary folk-fusion band, brought a grin on the faces of several children with a concert at National Association for the Blind campus. The concert was attended by over a hundred students from schools for the visually challenged in and around Bangalore. Swarathma, the Bangalore-based band enthralled the audience with a fusion of versatile beats and meaningful lyrics. Swarathma performs free concerts for those who do not have access to live music, using music to raise social consciousness and bring hope to underprivileged people in India, including the children at a school for the blind. The concert was as a part of its global “Go Forth” engagement program, Levi’s® has collaborated with Swarathma to help their efforts. The “Go Forth” campaign celebrates modern day pioneers around the world and provides people the opportunity to support meaningful cause
Jump4Joy’ in India (Event Recap)
Date: 20th -23rd October
Venue: Blue frog, Mumbai
Timing: 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Venue: Blue frog, Mumbai
Timing: 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm
