Mavrix: Music + Data
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People – Please Get Off A.R. Rahman’s Back
For some reason, a Facebook status update from me about 127 Hours elicited some negative comments against A.R. Rahman. This is not the first time I have heard such comments. I am intrigued by generalizations that A.R. Rahman is overrated. Why would people say something like that despite the brilliant work he has produced over…
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2012 Grammy’s Jury Has Bappi Lahiri?!
Yes according to this news report. If this is indeed true, this is the first time an Indian composer is being given this place. He had sent his album ‘World, Peace and Harmony’ with popular saxophone player Gerald Albright, for the Grammys this year. The album made through to top 50, but didn’t get selected…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-06
Foreigner + Niladri Kumar = Cold As Ice + Hot As Spice. Should be an interesting collaboration. http://bit.ly/egxsvT # Nice profile of Kannada music director Mano Murthy on TOI. http://bit.ly/gb67J0 # Music knows no boundaries is not a cliche for George Mathew. http://on.wsj.com/i5ayL7 # Bappu Lahiri on Grammy panel?! What?! How?! Why?! http://bit.ly/ejUNjK # Free!…
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Freaky Friday Playlist Feb-03-2011
Weekly feature of songs we are listening to – randomly.
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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…
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Mavrix Monthly Update January-2011
Monthly update on our startup journey
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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…
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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…
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Freaky Friday Playlist Jan-28-2011
Weekly feature of songs we are listening to – randomly.
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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…
Are you a Hindi film music nerd?