MUMBAI: Avid has introduced a set of tools—including the new Pro Tools Mbox family, the M-Audio MobilePre, Pro Tools SE bundles and M-Audio Oxygen 88 keyboard controller—for a range of musicians who are seeking to create, record and mix music at home or on the road.
read moreMUMBAI: As Delhi Government prepares for the Common Wealth Games, Delhities brace themselves for grueling times on the road and in traffic! Fever 104 FM has launched a massive drive - �Games Sambhalegi Sarkar- Traffic Sambhalega poori Dilli ke saath - Fever 104!' whereby citizens of Delhi can enroll as Fever Traffic Volunteers and help out during CWG. This robust network of Traffic Volunteers will help Delhites take those lesser known but much needed �patli-galis' to their destinations.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Misty 94.3 fm, the first and Number one Fm station of North Bengal Partnered with show Moods of Anup Jalota in Siliguri. This show was organized to support flood victims. This show was witnessed by huge crowd from all over the region. Anup Jalota started with Bhajans but soon on request of listeners turned to Ghazals.
read moreMUMBAI: September 26th, will mark the 96th birthday of the living legend, Dharam Dev Anand popularly known as Dev Anand He is till date considered as the evergreen actor, the famous Jewel Thief, is known to be the heartthrob of millions. With an acting career spanning over 87 years, Dev Anand even today is known for his passion and zeal towards his work. It is this ardor of his that drives him to �Jiyo Dil Se'. This eminent personality has ruled the silver screen for almost a decade and has excelled in all fields of work be it acting, directing or film producing.
read moreMUMBAI: It's party time at 92.7 BIG FM's Delhi station as it celebrates its 4th Anniversary amidst much fanfare. The station's Delhi office celebrated the occasion with pomp and grandeur as they threw a bash to mark the day.
read moreMUMBAI: To celebrate the 81st birthday of the legendary singer and nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar on 28 September, Shemaroo Entertainment launches a repertoire of her works for her fans. Shemaroo offers Best of Lata Mangeshkar (12 VCDs Pack) which includes most of the popular songs crooned by the singing Diva like 'Pyaar Kiya to Darna Kya..'(Mughal-E-Azam) and Bindiya Chamekegi..(Do Raaste) among others. It is priced at Rs 499.
read moreMUMBAI: In a bid to target music lovers, BuzzCity, mobile media company, has launched a free service called JAMsked (m.jamsked.com), a mobile directory for live music events. The mobile directory for live music events, JAMsked will offer global listings. However the beta launch is taking a phased approach starting with a focus on Indonesia and Philippines. Listings for Malaysia, Singapore and India are expected in October.
read moreMUMBAI: Kobian, the manufacturer of Mercury brand of PC peripherals and lifestyle products has announced the launch of new sub-woofer speaker system, iXA 520U.
read moreMUMBAI: One Movement for Music (OMFM) has announced 'The APRA Cross Cultural Songwriting Collaboration Project' as one of its initiatives and projects, aimed at providing upcoming artists with career development opportunities. This year's 'APRA Cross Cultural Songwriting Collaboration Project' will include Raghu Dixit from India and Mama Kin from Australia. They will work together from a Perth based studio and will present the outcome of this cross cultural initiative at the 'One Movement Music Festival' on 9 October at The Esplanade in Perth.
read moreMUMBAI: Handset manufacturer LG has inked a deal with Shazam, the music identification application which is very popular app amongst mobile devices where in LG phones will come preloaded with the app. The first handset to be loaded with the app is LG Optimus GT540 which also marks the first of the many after the signed deal between Shazam and LG. Shazam CEO Andrew Fisher told the media, "Our aim has always been to deliver a fast, accurate and reliable service to consumers to further enhance the capabilities of their devices."
read moreMUMBAI: Manasi Scott is a regular on the music circuit juggling acting and emceeing along with her musical career. The singer is all set for her webcert debut on Hungama's Artistaloud where her live performance will be webcasted to fans all over the world. Talking about her association with Artistaloud Scott says, "It was more of an experiment that I wanted to do. Live music is my forte and I thought of giving a shot to this medium. It will be a 45 minute performance where along with my band I will be performing six original tracks, three of which are already on Artisaloud.
read moreMUMBAI: This festive season, Red FM, known for its �Bajaate Raho' attitude, reached out to its listeners in a truly unique manner. For the first time, RED FM took Lord Ganesha's Undeer to different locations of the city and visited various housing societies and Ganpati pandals, amongst others. Through this innovative initiative, RED FM listeners could also invite Undeer Mama to their homes by SMSing their name and area code to 58558.
read moreMUMBAI: After months of hard work and brainstorming, the team at Music2Deal (India) has created quite a stir in the European music market. Their recent initiative – the PLAY@POPKOMM Contest and an Indian delegation they took to POPKOMM 2010, at the Berlin music week, was a successful project. Music2Deal.com sponsored Vasuda Sharma – Delhi-based songwriter and vocalist on a fully funded trip to Berlin, making her the first Indian artiste ever at POPKOMM.
read moreMUMBAI: After AR Rahman, Palash Sen and Anand Raaj Anand, singer Kailesh Kher with his band Kailasa has come up with a single for the Commonwealth Games. Composed and written by Kailash Kher along with his bandmates Paresh and Naresh Kamath, the single is titled �Yaaro Jashn Manao.' The song, which celebrates the spirit of sportsmanship, will be made available to consumers globally to sample, buy and share via the ArtistAloud website and through Hungama's digital distribution network.
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