Thanks for this info bro. and very happy anniversary to BOSS, faculty and our friends(students).
2009/8/12 Vithur <vith...@gmail.com> > > > Ooh la la la… The Winner takes it all! > > Ooh la la la… Do you have music in you– was an opportunity that both > excited and challenged the ‘Best of the next’ Tamil and Telugu bands. It > beckoned every musician who aimed to make it big and enthrall one and all… > And out they came, performed and conquered. > > Championed by The Mozart of Madras himself, Oscar winner, A.R.Rahman, Ooh > La La La, a nationwide band talent hunt, aimed at bringing out the hidden > talent of musicians worldwide and gave them a platform to perform. > > Breaking free of the clutter, the bands were tested for ‘originality’, > ‘ability to perform live’, ‘skills to develop and produce new sounds and > melodies’ qualities that really distinguish the best from the rest. Ooh La > La La soon caught the fancy of all Sun TV Prime time viewers having been > implemented as ground event in fourteen cities. > > The budding Bands performed with soul and gusto while Rahman and other > judges, all lead musicians were mesmerized. Conventions were challenged when > all the six finalist bands, Zinx, Oxygen, V3, Agam, Madras Tunes and > Shrishti were crowned the winners for Tamil and all three finalist bands, > Catharsis, Band of Boys and Audio League were crowned the winners for > Telugu. Thus, the show did what Saregama and Rahman do best, make History! > > Part of the spoils is an album by Saregama, which has tracks performed by > all the winners! It’s been recorded at A.M. Studios (of Jai ho fame) and is > all set to be launched on, 7th August 2009. > > This date is also the 1st anniversary of A.R. Rahman’s school of music, KM > Conservatory, initiated with his vision to take Indian musicians and singers > to a global level. Thus aptly on this date, A.R. Rahman and Saregama, > (erstwhile HMV India), are initiating a project aimed at generating a ‘Need > for Learning’ among Children. Across the world, Education has the emerged as > the single biggest weapon to combat poverty. Our endeavor is to create a > Love for Learning among Kids as young as toddlers. The project, titled “Sing > Along Rhymes with A.R.Rahman, comprises of a volume of Nursery Rhymes, a > special song on the them “Learning is Fun”. The music is composed by KM > Conservatory, Music Supervised by A.R.Rahman, and Produced by Saregama India > Limited. > http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2009/08/ooh-la-la-la.html > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > > -- Regards, Uday Kiran