Mavrix: Music + Data

  • Bollywood Melodies – Book Review

    Passion and enthusiasm are uplifting and contagious traits. And it is the warmth of these qualities that you bask in as you read Bollywood Melodies by Ganesh Anantharaman. In the introduction to the book, the author confesses that he set out to write a book about the Bollywood music he truly loved – the music…

  • Mavrix Monthly Update January-2011

    Monthly update on our startup journey

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-30

    Music maestro Illayaraja turns film distributor. http://bit.ly/foUxfg # Debate on film music rights is coming to a boil. Excellent Hindustan Times article that explains the basics. http://bit.ly/e28eck # Lata Tayi picks up yet another award. http://bit.ly/eqkGZI # Ilaiyaraaja given MS Subbulakshmi Award. http://bit.ly/f3ADkz # Violinist Lalgudi G Jayaraman honoured with Purandara award. http://bit.ly/hXC6zC # Doom…

  • Dilemmas In HR Management

    I read two very interesting articles recently that made me think about HR management. Given our size, the topic is not immediately relevant to us but I do want to mull about these over time to figure out our HR approach: 1. Fire fast – The first article is about a quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, whose…

  • Freaky Friday Playlist Jan-28-2011

    Weekly feature of songs we are listening to – randomly.

  • Rare Songs Should Remain Rare?!

    Of late, I have been following a Google group called rec.music.indian.misc (popularly referred to as RMIM). Although the platform is dated, it is a very good forum for Indian (specially Hindi film) music lovers. I think it should move to Facebook, but that’s not the reason I write this post. The reason for this post…

  • The Making Of A Fan

    We like a song because of the feelings it creates in us. But does one song alone endear us to the artist? It may, but in rare cases. What if the artist creates many amazing songs over a few years – would we become fans? Possible, but not necessarily. After analyzing my own “fanhood”, I…

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-23

    AR Rahman loses out Golden Globe Award for Best Score to Trent Reznor for "The Social Network". IMO the best man won. http://bit.ly/gDZvuZ # "Nokia pulls plug on free music in most markets-Reuters". Still available in India…for now. http://reut.rs/dH60ew # Notion Ink – Are we finally seeing an Apple emerging from India? http://bit.ly/htTNNc # Pay…

  • Freaky Friday Playlist Jan-21-2011

    Weekly feature of songs we are listening to – randomly.

  • Coke Studio In India?! Fingers Crossed

    Anyone who has seen the delectable live show program from across the border will understand why I am so excited about the news that Coke Studio may come to India! Like most Indians, I have many misgivings about Pakistan and it’s attitude towards India but I can’t help admiring, even envying, their music scene. What…

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