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Mumbai: Shravan Rathod, part of the Nadeem-Shravan duo, has sold the music rights of his debut production Kash Mere Hote to Eros International. The film stars newcomer Kumar Sahil and Sneha Ullal. Music for the film has been composed by Shravan and will be released some time in April. Says the music director turned producer, "It is an one film deal with Eros as of now. But going ahead, we do intend to work together."
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Mumbai: FX Labs will be designing a computer and console game for Aamir Khan's forthcoming film which is a remake of Ghajini. Ace musician Allah Rakha Rahman will be giving the background score for the same. Confirms FX Labs co founder Sashi Reddy, "Yes, Rahman will be composing the music. However, he is the composer for the film, it is too early to talk about the game's music." The game will be launched a month before the film releases, that is this year end.FX labs is also developing a game on Dhoom 2 titled D 2.5 which will hit the stores in April.
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Mumbai: Wellknown RnB / pop producer David Anthony has forayed into Indian pop by collaborating with Indian pop artist Reenie for a full Hindi album.
read moreMumbai: Sangeet Bangla, the Bengali music channel from Media Worldwide, has climbed up to the third position among Bangla GECs, according to the TAM data for week 12. The company, that also runs Hindi music channel Music India, claims to be number one Bangla music channel since the past three years. According to TAM figures, Sangeet Bangla notched up a channel share of 2.09 per cent among the target audience of 15 to 24. The channel offers Bangla music, ranging from the classic to the modern.
read moreMumbai: Music is one of the worst hit sectors of the Indian entertainment industry, with 64 per cent of the market estimated to be pirated, according to a new study released by the US India Business Council (USIBC).
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MUMBAI: Here's news that will gladden the hearts of all Himesh fans! After making a mark in Bollywood with his acting, the singer, music composer Himesh Reshammiya is all set to shoot an item song with the sizzling Urmila Matondkar for his upcoming film Karzzzz.
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Mumbai: Radio Mirchi CEO Prashant Panday announced that his station would offer FCT worth one million dollars to combat the menace of piracy in the music industry by creating awareness among listeners.
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Mumbai: The last day of Ficci Frames 08' witnessed a provocative discussion on Listener's Choice: Changing trends in music among Chairman Emeritus and Founder Mobile Entertainment Forum Ralph Simon, Big Music CEO Kulmeet Makkar, music composers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant and Radio Mirchi CEO Prashant Panday.The panel agreed with the Merchant brothers' demand that educational institutions to promote music be set up in coordination with corporates so that musicians can be trained.
read moreALLAHABAD/MUMBAI: The criminal case against filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma by music major T-Series in Noida is stayed on Thrusday by the Allahabad High Court till 1 July. The stay had come on an application by the filmmaker seeking further stay as the Courts interim stay order for five days just before Holi was expiring.The filmmaker has sought quashing of the First Information Report (FIR) in view of the fact that an FIR filed by him against the music major is pending in Mumbai.
read moreMUMBAI: Bhaskar Groups My FM has launched a contest ?‹?“My FM My Singapore. The contest will run simultaneously across stations including Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bhopal, Indore and Raipur.
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Mumbai: Advertiser apathy and crippling music royalties are eating away at the FM radio indstry in the country, that's registering fast growth and is poised to grow even bigger in the coming months with the increasing penetration of mobile phones. Industry players, who converged at the Radio Rocks session on Day II at Frames 2008 were unanimous in their opinion that while radio is increasingly emerging as a sexy medium that captures more attention than TV, it is still perceived as a passive medium by the advertiser.
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MUMBAI: Hoopr, a leader in the royalty-free music space, is proud to unveil its latest innovationread more
As part of its refresh, the radio network recently launched its flagship show Dhun Badal Ke Toh...read more
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MUMBAI: Marking his label debut with Closemouthed earlier this year, German producer Lexer reaches new heights with latest original, Sweet Escape on...read more
MUMBAI: India’s premier music licensing platform, Hoopr, has announced the release of "Khoobsurat" by Aditya Mishra, known artistically as Outsky....read more
MUMBAI: Today, the genre-defying brother duo Everyone You Know (EYK) release brand new album, ‘Ain’t Smiled in Ages’. Listen to the album [HERE]....read more
MUMBAI: Swiss musical maestro Christian Beat Hirt, recognized within the dance music scene as Passenger 10, returns to his home imprint Enormous...read more
MUMBAI: Mumbai-based singer-songwriter Tejas, recognised as one of India’s favourite pop voices, revisits his first-ever EP Small Victories to mark...read more
