Mavrix: Music + Data
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The Big Leap
Till December 2009, I had a nice job in a big company. I had a beautiful home in a quiet Chicago suburb, two cars and was living the American dream. And one fine day I lost my head – I quit my job, sold my house, returned to India and bootstrapped a startup. Or so…
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It’s all about the mobile downloads, stupid
I get the Indian music industry’s focus on the mobile market given that a whole generation of Indians have leapfrogged the internet revolution and jumped on to the mobile revolution. A plethora of companies and services have sprung up around this market and this ought to be good for the customers. Only, it isn’t. I…
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Indian music needs a kick in the butt
As part of the generation that grew up with gems like “Mama Mia Pom Pom” and “Padosan Apni Murgi”, I truly appreciate the generally high quality of music being created these days. We have a lot more artistes these days than we have ever had. With the variety of FM stations, TV channels and shows…
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