excellent! what an amazing individual ARR is? irrespective of having numerous commitments in his hand, the genius doesn;t restrict himself to encourage the talent and serve the society.
ARR is definitely great. On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 6:38 AM, Naveen Naushad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mumbai: Music maestro A R Rahman and Phat Phish have launched a new > reality show called The Big Band. > > The music band hunt will be telecast on Doordarshan endeavors to give > ethnic and contemporary musicians a credible platform with which to showcase > their talent as well as allow India to discover sounds that will enliven its > hopes, dreams and aspirations. > > This show is based on an indigenous format and will provide a platform for > nurturing and building musical talent across languages and the broad genres > of ethnic, regional and contemporary music. Spanning the seven Asian > countries of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore and Sri > Lanka, this reality show aims to create Indian television and webcast > history by all measures of budget, viewership, regional breadth and > diversity. > > The show will be presented as a travelogue through Rahman's eyes as he > journeys across fifteen cities of India in search of new talent. > > Rahman, said, "The Big Band is a truly unique stage which gives local bands > a chance to dive deep into their true artistic depth and create original > music which transcends language and that is universally accessible. We want > to present to India and the world at large the story behind what forms and > binds a band and how they can be mentored to become world class talent." > > Phat Phish chairman Anand Surapur said, "We think the timing is right for > people to be exposed to a wider choice. There is an unbelievable amount of > talent available and it is just a matter of bringing it out, nurturing it > and presenting it to be recognized. We have constantly endeavored to promote > music that emote the sounds which are heartbeat of India and this band hunt > is our next step in this direction". > > The main selection criterion for The Big Band is the participant's ability > to create original and distinctive music. To participate in The Big Band, > bands must have between 2 and 10 band members with at least one lead singer > and must submit three tunes. The first tune has to be an original > interpretation of a popular bollywood, folk or regional piece. The second > tune has to be based on the band's interpretation of A R Rahman's especially > composed melody for the show which will be released on 24 October. > Additionally, the bands that also submit one of their original compositions > will have an advantage in the selection process. Short listed bands will be > invited to the first stage audition where they will be asked to perform any > of the three pieces that the judges ask them to play. For information on > rules and requirements for entry submissions bands can logon to: > www.bigbandindia.com. > > The band that wins this talent hunt will get a three-year recording > contract with Phat Phish Records which includes end-to-end artist > management, upto three albums and six music videos, tours and concerts on > the national and international stage and ultimately a chance to get > mentoring from leading music industry luminaries. The top bands also get > prizes (including cash) worth Rs one crore awarded proportionately through a > 'pyramid' structure. The last date for receipt of applications is 15 > November. > > http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=10345&page=2 > > Naveen > >
