MUMBAI: After dabbling with various reality shows on television, composer trio Shankar Ehsaan and Loy will now compose for a soap opera on one of the Star channels. The trio will compose the tittle track for producer Yash Patnaik's forthcoming soap called 'Paheli.' Sources say the trio have have been roped in to provide a fresh sound for the title track. Though Patnaik refused to divulge details about the track composed by SEL, he added, "The recording of the song is yet to be done and it is most likely to happen next week."
read moreBANGALORE: General Motors India (GM-India) has organized a �Beat Concert' by the Delhi based �rock n roll' band Parikrama (orbital revolutions) and Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan on 31 January at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore The event will be preceded by a media interaction with GM-India brand ambassador Saif Ali Khan. Parikrama has earlier toured and performed at various metro cities with Khan in the past.
read moreMUMBAI: The much hyped new product from Apple, iPad can deliver six days' backup for music playback. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has revealed that their latest product Apple iPad is capable of delivering battery backup of six days if it is only used for music playback. The screen needs to be disabled to achieve this. With the IPS display turned on, the iPad should last up to 10 hours.
read moreNEW DELHI: The Sangeet Natak Akademi's tableaux at the Republic Day parade depicting classical music instruments has been awarded the first prize for being the best of the 21 tableaux this year. The Akademi's tableau showcased musical instruments like the veena, shankha, dumsa, santoor and the tabla — symbolising the rich diversity of Indian culture. The Sangeet Natak Akademi is under the Union Culture ministry.
read moreNEW DELHI: Prime minister Manmohan Singh has condoled the demise of senior Congress leader and Sangeet Natak Akademi Chairman Ram Niwas Mirdha who died on Friday following multiple organ failure. The 87-year old Mirdha, a former Speaker of Rajasthan Assembly, was admitted to a private hospital on 21 January after he was diagnosed with a kidney infection. Mirdha is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
read moreMUMBAI: Reliance Media World Limited which runs radio station Big FM, along with allied businesses, Big Street, Big Reach, Big Events, Big Live, Big Digital and Big Rural has reported total income of Rs 493.6 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2009. The company's operations turned EBITDA positive during the quarter and EBITDA for the quarter stood at Rs 27.9 million. This was credited to increase in revenues, controlled costs and expanded Client base.
read moreNEW DELHI: The government is working to ensure that at least 4000 Community Radio stations are operational in the next three years, Information and Broadcasting minister Ambika Soni said on Friday, reiterating that community radio reaches people at the macro level to understand and resolve their problems.
read moreMUMBAI: Hope For Haiti Now; A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief" featured one-of-a-kind performances by Wyclef Jean, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira and Sting in New York, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, Emeline Michel and a group performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles and Beyonc?©, Coldplay and a group performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z and Rihanna in London.
read moreMUMBAI: The Indian music industry's cheer over royalty and co-ownership as mooted by the proposed amendments to the Indian Copyright Act might be short lived as film producers are now ganging up against the move.
read moreMUMBAI: Renowned classical flautist Pt Ronu Majumdar revealed his new album 'Breathless Flute' under the World Wide Records on 28 January 2010. The album was launched by jazz pianist Louis Banks, Jackie Shroff, composer Shantanu Moitra and filmmaker Viveck Vaswani Breathless Flute can be considered as one of the most contemporary offering by the classical musician till date. Is that to break the conventional norms of classical music?
read moreMUMBAI: Liberty Satellite Radio is wrapping up its purchase of satellite radio company Worldspace, reports website Rapidtvnews. Documents filed before a US Bankruptcy Court show that an agreement has been reached. Liberty has, to date, paid a total of US$19.6m to keep Worldspace afloat. In India, Worldspace has been silent since the beginning of 2010. Liberty, that was expected to pick up the India operations of the Indian arm, apparently changed its mind only in December 2009, leaving subscribers and employees alike, in the lurch.
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