Mavrix: Music + Data
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Leaving Home – The Life & Music of Indian Ocean – DVD Review
“Leaving Home” is a documentary by Jaideep Verma about Indian Ocean, one of the first Indian music bands. I have a lot of good things to say about the DVD, so let me get a quibble out of the way – The movie would have been extra special with 5-channel audio. Sadly, it’s just Stereo. The…
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This is my Top 10 list of friendship songs. What’s yours?
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-07
Good HARMONY..!! http://fb.me/NkG0LGXD # Mavrix Monthly Update July-2011 | Mavrix http://fb.me/B8AnJ0qO # Music labels strike a deal with Baidu to legalize music download/streaming. Deal with Google next? http://t.co/EAUVluD 1/2 # Seems logical because without such a deal, it can't really compete with the Apple/Amazon music clouds. 2/2 # AR Rahman to Score Music for Mr…
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Freaky Friday Playlist Aug-05-2011
Weekly feature of songs we are listening to – randomly.
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Mavrix Monthly Update July-2011
A month of revisit. One thing about starting a new venture is that you figure things out on the go. Early on we made some decisions about the attributes we would catalog against each song. After spending a few months of analyzing Bollywood music, we got pretty good at our job. We also realized that…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-31
Pakistan's Sachal Studios rises to the top of iTunes' Jazz Chart after a BBC report on them. This video is their… http://fb.me/A2jmRRdM # Isn't this boy a genius..?? a 10 year old (Azmat Hussain) singing Kailash Kher's "Saiyyan".. the harkats he takes… http://fb.me/EorLaGkz # Musicians Are A Lot Like Technology Startups | Mavrix http://fb.me/CRQX6hnh #…
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Freaky Friday Playlist Jul-29-2011
Weekly feature of songs we are listening to – randomly.
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Musicians Are A Lot Like Technology Startups
Life experiences (especially early ones) inspire the musician’s music and the entrepreneur’s business. John Lennon used song-writing as an escape from a troubled childhood. Richard Branson started a school newspaper when he got frustrated by rigid school rules and regulations. Success for both musicians and startups come after a lot of hard work and learning from experience.…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-24
Freaky Friday Playlist Jul-15-2011 | Mavrix http://fb.me/16Mekrtyr # Interesting Suraj Jagan profile. http://t.co/DdrYICg # SuperHeavy buzz. Found this bit odd – "Satyameva Jayate, a Rahman composition that finds Jagger singing in Urdu". Urdu? http://t.co/duY8itY # Bollywood gaining popularity in the US? And by Bollywood, this Washington Post article means Indian movies. http://t.co/5W4MW8S # Sonu goes…
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Freaky Friday Playlist Jul-22-2011
Weekly feature of songs we are listening to – randomly.
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