Jyotsna Srikanth
Musician / LIAF / Dhruv Arts
India/UK
Musician / LIAF / Dhruv Arts
India/UK
Jyotsna Srikanth is the most sought after South Indian violinist in Europe and composer known for her versatility and ability to collaborate with different genres seamlessly and with ease. She is intensely rooted in south Indian classical music alongside having formal western classical music education. She has flourished as a performer and composer, exploring lush ground in the crossover between Indian music and a variety of world music, and contemporary flavours. Jyotsna is featured in many major global music events and venues like WOMAD - UK, Red Violin Festival – Wales, BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, Wales Millenium Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, WOMEX and The Music Academy - Chennai. She was conferred the Fellowship from the Trinity College of Music, London for South Indian Carnatic music. Having played violin for nearly 200 Indian films, she is currently working on numerous large scale music experiments – in a way bringing communities together. Jyotsna is the Artistic Director of the London International Arts Festival and Dhruv Arts.
Dr. Kristina Kelman
Musician/Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
Australia
Musician/Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
Australia
Dr Kristina Kelman is a lecturer in Music and Sound. She has 23 years experience working as both a professional musician and an educator in both the high school and tertiary sectors. In 2009, Kristina established Youth Music Industries (YMI), an organization run by young musicians for young musicians across Queensland engaging in music industry learning through real-world, entrepreneurial contexts, and developed the first all-ages music festival for emerging and headline acts, Little BIGSOUND, a one day music industry conference for the youth in conjunction with QMusic, and the establishment of Emerge, a series of all-ages gigs for young emerging musicians at venues from the Gold Coast to Cairns. Kristina was invited to present her research at a Tedx event at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in 2014. In 2013 she collaborated on the Music Bridges project in Vanuatu, which brought together musicians from across Indian and Pacific Oceans in the form of a music camp with performances at signature music festivals in Australia, Vanuatu and Africa. Kristina has also been working with ARIA award winning musician David Bridie and the Queensland Indigenous Languages Advisory Committee on a national language recording project ‘Yamani- Voices of an Ancient Land’ premiered at the Queensland Music Festival in July this year.
DJ Skip
Pioneer DJ
India
Pioneer DJ
India
DJ Skip is a turntablist, DJ and sound designer. As a DJ who thinks on his feet, he fuses his innovative scratching techniques with diverse genres like Trap, Hip-Hop and Dubstep. He was picked as the national winner of the Red Bull Thre3Style contest in 2011 and 2012 and went onto Chicago to represent India. In 2013, Skip represented India at the IDA World DJ Championships and secured 3rd position worldwide in the show category. He is also part of a live electronic act BLaNK that won the MTV Ultimate DJ Championship, which took them to UK’s leading festival Bestival to play for a 55,000 strong audience.
Fred Lachaize
Reggae Sun Ska Festival / M'A Prod / Soulbeats Records
France
Reggae Sun Ska Festival / M'A Prod / Soulbeats Records
France
Fred owns Reggae Sun Ska Festival, the oldest French Reggae Festival that started 21 years ago. Based in Bordeaux, the festival attracted an audience of over 65,000 people in 2017. Music Action Production represents artists such as Dubmatix, Groundation, Toure Kunda, Sinsemilia, Mellow Mood, Skatalites, Pablo Moses, JAQEE, Lyre le Temps, DJ Vadim; with Naaman, Groundation, Uroy and more are under the Soulbeats Record label.
Sudha Raghunathan
Musician
India
Musician
India
Sudha Ragunathan is one of India’s leading Carnatic vocalist. A disciple of the legendary Padmabhushan Dr. ML Vasanthakumari, Sudha has evolved a style of her own where the soul of her music lies in the dynamism of her presentation. Sudha has the distinction of being the only Carnatic musician, second to Bharat Ratna MS Subbulakshmi, to have sung at the United Nations. Her music echoed in the hall of the United Nations on 2nd October, 2016, the International Day of Non Violence, 50 years after Dr. MS Subbulakshmi’s music did in 1966. Sudha is the recipient of the Padmabhushan in 2015 and Sangita Kalanidhi from the Madras Music Academy, in 2013. Her participation in global music festivals are standing examples of the diversity of her music. Sudha had performed at Tunis, Israel & Myanmar. On world music, Sudha has the distinction of performing with groups like the Theatre De la Ville, Paris, France and the Global Vocal Meeting (organized by the 'BURGHOF', an Academy of Music and Arts at Lorrach, Germany. She has also performed at Norway, Switzerland, and France where she shared the podium with prestigious musicians from across the world. Her urge to give back some part of her to society resulted in the launch of the Samudhaaya Foundation in 1999, of which Sudha is the Managing Trustee. The Foundation, now in its 18th year of operation, has disbursed funds for varied causes specific to pediatric care for the underprivileged and logistical support for children’s and old age homes.
Rithvik Raja
Musician
India
Musician
India
Rithvik is a versatile and accomplished musician, rooted in the South Indian Classical Music tradition, popularly known as Carnatic Music. He is a disciple of Vidvan Shri T.M. Krishna. Having risen steadily over the last decade through constant hard work, dedication and introspection, he has now carved a distinct niche for himself. His music is fresh, vibrant and spontaneous with a natural flair. Coupled with a voice that is highly sensitive and deep, his pitch perfect singing is honest and sincere. An aesthetically conscious artiste who gives priority and focus to subtle nuances and wholehearted emotion, his renditions are punctuated with abundant creativity. He is one of the youngest musicians to travel all around the world for concerts, including the USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Kuwait, Sri Lanka and Abu Dhabi. He has given many lectures and has conducted a number of workshops. He has extensively participated and won many prestigious competitions and holds a number of awards and recognitions. He has also been blessed with the good fortune of sharing the stage with many senior and top ranking artistes. He contributes to the world of arts in many ways. He works closely with a number of organisations to create awareness for the arts, which include Svanubhava, Avartana Foundation, Madrasika and YACM.
Adam Greig
KM Music Conservatory
India
KM Music Conservatory
India
Having worked at KM Music Conservatory for over six years, Adam focuses on the nexus between education and industry within emerging Indian music scene. Active as a lecturer in musicology, analysis, performance practice and piano and also coordinating for KMMCs international partnerships with Middlesex University and other global institutions. Adam is also highly involved in preparing and organising student ensembles for performance within KM, India and further afield. KM Music Conservatory is an music and music-technology institution founded by AR Rahman in 2008. Centering on both Western and Indian musical languages and narrowing the divide between classical and contemporary worlds, the institution seeks to become a focal point for creative education within the country and provide the next generation of musicians the highest level of international education.
Keyur Dekate
Filmmaker
India
Filmmaker
India
Keyur Dekate is an animator and film director based in Mumbai, India. His latest 3D animated short film “Kapkappi” is out in festival circuits which is an experimental take on 70s Bollywood cinema giving the animation an original Indian visual style. His work got international recognition with the animated short film “WISH” , which has been screened at several film festivals including the nomination for Golden slipper award at 54th Zlin Film festival. Directing an animated music video “Release Me” for Grammy shortlisted musician "Terry Duggins" got him acclaim from PETA International. He has been also working as an editor and cinematographer in live action films and commercials.
Pierre-Emmanuel Jacob
Alliance Française of Madras
India
Alliance Française of Madras
India
Pierre-Emmanuel Jacob has taken up his post as Director of the Alliance Française of Madras on September 2014. He hails from Noisy-Le-Sec, a city near Paris where he was Director of Cultural Affairs and holds degrees from both the French Political Science Institute of Aix-en-Provence in International Relations and from the Graduate Institute of International Studies of Geneva in Public International Law. He has been awarded the title of “Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters” in France. Mr Jacob’s coming to India is actually a happy return for him as he was the Director of the Alliance Française of Bombay from 1997 to 2001. He is well-integrated into the Alliance Française network and has also managed the Alliance Française of Macao from 1995 to 1997 and of Singapore from 2005 to 2010.
Dan Pratt
Producer / Researcher, QUT
Australia
Producer / Researcher, QUT
Australia
Dan Pratt is a producer and PhD student shipped in from the sunny shores of Australia. He has a reputation for recording and mixing psychedelic art rock and has toured internationally with his band Drawn From Bees, playing in such iconic venues as the Whisky a Gogo in Los Angeles and the Bowery Ballroom in New York as well as London, Hong Kong, and Canada. Dan also works as a production instructor and a researcher at the Queensland University of Technology and runs modern rock and electronica music programs for aspiring artists in high schools. As an educator, Daniel has set up a youth rock band platform for high school students to write, record, and release their music. He also runs youth based songwriting competitions with award-winning songwriters from the broader Australian community. He is passionate about finding the art in the music and transforming musicians into empowered dramatic performers who put on amazing shows. In his limited spare time, Dan is an avid DIY recording enthusiast, addicted to building rare and unusual recording equipment.
Anais Rambaud
Yanai Lab
France
Yanai Lab
France
Producer and journalist, between France and India. Yanai Lab is a little label based in Orleans, founded by Anais Rambaud one year ago, next to a first experience in India with Astrolabe and Region Centre-Val de Loire. Its goals are to opening of the cultural frontiers between France and India, making the artists mobility easier. The label can provide skills like production, communication, booking and help for administration related to international export.
Bhaskar Pal
Dolby
India
Dolby
India
Bhaskar Pal is a graduate of the Film and Television Institute of Pune, India, having specialised in Sound Recording and Sound Engineering. His experience spans two decades in the film and television industry in various capacities as location sound engineer, sound-designer, audio-post supervisor, acoustic designer and system-design engineer. He joined Dolby in the year 2000 as sound consultant. As a Dolby cinema sound consultant and engineer he has lent his expertise and support to the film sound community. He is presently engaged in supporting content creation in the broadcast and online digital ecosystem using Dolby surround technology and conducting training workshops for content creators across India, SEA & MEA.
Ji-young Han
Jeonju Int'l Sori Festival
S. Korea
Jeonju Int'l Sori Festival
S. Korea
Ji-young Han is the program manager of Jeonju Int'l Sori Festival. The Sori Festival focus on Korean Traditional music and World music from all around world, and collaborative projects between Korean and foreign artists, and international exchange of traditional music in the local area. Ji-young Han has 15 years in local cultural scene such as program coordinator in arts center, main staff in music festival and performance manager in the National Museum. The Jeonju Int'l Sori Festival is an international music festival that showcases various foreign traditional music and world music centering around Korean traditional music including Pansori and promotes exchange among them. The 2012~2015 Jeonju Int'l Sori Festival has been chosen as one of '25 of the Best World Music Festivals' by Songlines, the professional British world music magazine.
Yoav Rosenthal
EarthSync
Israel / India
EarthSync
Israel / India
Yoav Rosenthal is a musician and music producer who has played and toured around the world with various acts and bands. His second love, the digital world led him to head the technical team of ‘LiveDNS’ – a leading company in Internet solutions, web application and information architecture. In 2011 Yoav decided to combine both his passions - Music and Technology - to join EarthSync. Starting out as the development manager of the IndiEarth project, his touring musician experience contributed vastly to the project. Apart from being a project development manager for many EarthSync projects, Yoav is also an integral part of EarthMoments – a boutique samples project that creates tools and virtual instruments for musicians and music producers.
Mouna Haguma
IOMMA
Reunion Island
IOMMA
Reunion Island
The Indian Ocean Music MArket consolidated its position as the first platform of the music industry in the Indian Ocean. This market encourages exchanges, meetings and opportunities between Indian Ocean artists and professionals while building a bridge to the players in the music industry from Europe, Australia, America and Asia The aim of this 7th edition is to continue its mission to support the professionalization of the music industry in the Indian Ocean and networking of players in the music industry worldwide through an extensive program of professional meetings.
Swarupa Ananth
Musician, Filter Coffee
India
Musician, Filter Coffee
India
With an experience of playing the Tabla for over 20 years, Swarupa a disciple of Ustad Allarakha & Ustad Zakir Hussain, plays the whole gamut of percussion instruments, from the Djembe and Darbuka to the Cajon and Timbale. One half of the Ethnotronic collaborative duo ‘Filter Coffee’, Swarupa is responsible for the hypnotic grooves and is known for her own signature and inventive style of blending beats with fiery Tabla Bols. She has recently collaborated with A.R. Rahman on MTV Unplugged and has also marked her place in the Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list of 2015. Having played a stint as A&R Manager - Indian Repertoire at EMI Music India she also has deep understanding of the business of music.
Harold Monfils
Monfils Pictures
New Zealand
Monfils Pictures
New Zealand
Monfils is a multi-disciplinary filmmaker, with a 30-year career of international exposure working on commercials, documentaries and features. Through the years his love for travel led him to shoots in over 20 countries and 5 continents, working with a wide diversity of cultures and people as director and/or producer. He has received international recognition and a wallpaper of awards for his works. In 2006, he directed award-winning feature documentary ‘Laya Project’, a visual musical journey through the 2004 Asian tsunami-affected countries. His film ‘A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey’ documents the life story and extraordinary adventures of British conflict photographer Jason P. Howe and was selected to showcase in Cannes-France at Marche du Film in May 2016, then was screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF) United Nations Event on June 7th 2016. The World Premiere was held at Biografilm Festival in Italy, on June 14th 2016.
Jean-Francois Cadet
BISIK
Reunion Island
BISIK
Reunion Island
Jeff Cadet is ACTER (Acting for Culture and Tourism in the East of Reunion island) Manager. He created and is managing the BISIK, the First Actual Music Venue in Saint-Benoit, Capital of The East of the Island. Our program is eclectic, favoring Indian Oceanic projects. We are also assisting artists to produce, and also booking for several artists from both Reunion and Mauritius Islands.
Sudhin Prabhakar
ProMusicals
India
ProMusicals
India
Have been a professional musician, audio consultant, music business entrpreneur since 1984. We are a Chennai based firm and exclusive National Distributor for over 40 world leading brands in the field of Computer-based music and audio production, Musical Instruments, Music Education, Install Sound, Live Sound & Recording Studio Hardware and Software.
Rosella Stephen
The Hindu
India
The Hindu
India
Rosella Stephen is the editor of WEEKEND, the Saturday magazine at The Hindu. Prior to this, she was editor at Indulge (The New Indian Express), a lifestyle magazine she conceptualised and launched in 2006. She was actively involved in creating Edex, the national educational supplement with TNIE. She has served on multiple panels on art appreciation, luxury, fashion journalism and leadership at various organisations, including The British Council, The Madras Management Association and The Hindu Lit for Life. As a fashion commentator, she has identified and encouraged emerging designers and stylists, and believes we can better analyse our ever-changing urban landscape through its innovators, entrepreneurs, catalysts and creative minds.
Varun Desai
Littlei
India
Littlei
India
Varun Desai from Kolkata is a Purdue University graduate in computer engineering. His passion for music led him to start DJ-ing and producing events, which subsequently turned into his current profession as the director of an event management company. Since 2002, he has been touring the world, both as a cultural representative and as a music producer and DJ. His company Littlei, founded in 2007, has organised over 400 events and concerts. Varun is also a music producer (aka. Yidam/5volts), teacher, graphic designer, video artist (aka. varundo), creative coder and synthesizer builder. Littlei's primary focus is producing & promoting music, the performing arts and innovative design while building a national creative commune that includes musicians, artists, designers, writers, actors, dancers, photographers, producers and new age visionaries. Littlei’s services range from artist and performer bookings to a comprehensive event management service.
Nikhil Warrier
Impresario - antiSOCIAL/Social
India
Impresario - antiSOCIAL/Social
India
A passionate scene boy with 6 years of experience creating, developing and executing event and community marketing strategies for brands. Social blends the best of the office and the café. Social is the land of the free(lancer) and home of creative souls looking for an exhilarating alternative to a typical work day. In Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai, Social is a path-breaking urban hangout that’s designed to take you offline while still keeping you connected; a place where networking can happen even if the net’s not working (don’t worry, the net’s always working). Social is a collaborative workspace, a hub for artists, designers, and innovators. It’s where entrepreneurs meet photographers, writers meet web developers, creative independents meet to bounce ideas off like-minded peers.
Edy Utama
PIOMFest
Indonesia
PIOMFest
Indonesia
Edy Utama is a cultural worker, especially organizing a festival event. Before becoming an artistic director at Padang Indian Ocesan Music Festival (PIOMFest-2017), Edy Utama ( 2010-2016) was the Artistic Director of Sawahlunto International Music Festival (SIMFes). PIOMFest, among others, is intended to establish cultural cooperation in the Indian Ocean and surrounding areas through music festivals. Edy Utama also leads a musical group Talago Buni, which has appeared in various world music festivals. Padang Indian Music Festival (PIOMFest), is a world music festival held in the city of Padang located on the West Coast of Sumatra, and face to face with Indian Ocean. Padang City, is one of the cities that ever held a meeting of countries incorporated in the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). PIOMFest, supported by Padang City Government and various other institutions in Indonesia.
Sonya Mazumdar
EarthSync / IndiEarth XChange
India
EarthSync / IndiEarth XChange
India
Sonya Mazumdar is the Founder/CEO of EarthSync, a music production house, award-winning documentary film producer, and a global, cross-cultural artistic collaborator. EarthSync's initiative IndiEarth Project was created to build a multi-country collective of professional, cultural, educational and economic collaborations for the development of the independent music, film and media industry infrastructure in India. IndiEarth XChange is the annual trade event in India for independent music, film and media with a focus on networking India, Asia-Pacific and the Indian Ocean region. Avid traveler and writer, Sonya has over 20 years experience in project management and social responsibility in the infrastructure and content industries in India, West Africa and Asia.
Young-sun Park
Jeonju Int'l Sori Festival
S. Korea
Jeonju Int'l Sori Festival
S. Korea
Park Young sun has worked in the stage and event directing field for over 15years. Since 2010, he is working at the Jeonju Int'l Sori Festival, an international music festival that showcases various foreign traditional music and world music centering around Korean traditional music including Pansori (which has been registered as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritages of Humanity by UNESCO since 2003), and promotes exchange among them. The Jeonju Int'l Sori Festival is held every fall in the Sori Arts Center of Jeollabuk-do in Jeonju, 'the most Korean city'. It consists of public events, including opening and closing ceremonies, planned programs, formal invitational programs, and other various incidental and associated programs, Sori Festival for Kids (Kidzone), Master Classes of Masters and Master Sori Artists, and other workshops.
Sandrine Dupuy
Kabardock
Reunion Island
Kabardock
Reunion Island
After managing live music venue 'la Poudriere' in Belfort north-east France for ten years, Sandrine Dupuy is now the main manager of 'le Kabardock' in Reunion island. The venue has three concert halls (two for standing audiences, 900 and 200 persons and one with 160 seats), three rehearsal rooms and a recording studio. In its 13 years, le Kabardock has welcomed artists from around the world (De La Soul, Tony Allen, Salif Keita, Laurent Garnier, Groundation, Charlie Winston, Winston Mc Anuff, Tigran Hamasyan, Woodkid and many more) and also been defending artistic discovery, preparing new ground and supporting the local scene.
KJ Singh
Fast Forward Productions / Asli Music
India
Fast Forward Productions / Asli Music
India
KJ Singh is a National Award and Filmfare award-winning sound engineer, sound designer, music producer, and guitarist. He is the owner of a successful production house, Fast Forward Productions, a mixing Studio A6TG and Big Chief of an Independent music label, Asli Music. From Film composers, AR Rahman, Vishal Bhardwaj, Vidyasagar, Harris Jayaraj, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Amit Trivedi, Anu Malik, Nadeem-Shravan, Ismail Darbar to independent artists Indian Ocean, Rabbi Shergill, Parikrama, Hariharan, Rekha Bhardwaj, Kailash Kher, Neeti Mohan, Harshdeep Kaur and Spud in the Box, KJ Singh has worked with the best names in both the commercial and the indie scene. Some of his notable projects include Maachis, Satya, Chachi 420, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Rang De Basanti, Guru, Maqbool, Omkara, Delhi6, Robot, Vinnaitandi Varuyaya, Sakkarakati, Rockstar, Tamasha and albums Kandisa, Black Friday, Tandanu by Indian Ocean, Rabbi's "Bulla Ki Jaana", Hariharan's Kaash and Waqt Par Bolna, Rekha Bhardwaj's Ishqa Ishqa, Spud in the Box's Attention Please and Lead Feet Paper Shoes, Deepa Nair Rasiya's Destination and Jazim Sharma's Pyaar Bepanah. He recorded and mixed TM Krishna's music film in Dolby Atmos called ONE. As a live sound engineer he has travelled with AR Rahman, Jagjit Singh, Hariharan, Colonial Cousins, Rekha Bhardwaj, Lucky Ali, Rabbi Shergill, Indian Ocean, Parikrama, Shilpa Rao, Spud In The Box.
Poornima Seetharaman
Games & Gamification
India
Games & Gamification
India
Poornima Seetharaman has been part of the gaming industry since early 2006 and has worked with some of the best names in the Indian gaming industry. She was the lead game designer for Bioshock mobile during her stint at Indiagames (now Disney India). Poornima chose game design as her career completely out of her passion for games and translated that passion further with her entrepreneurial venture, Pinaka Interactive. She was one of the lead game designers for educational MMOs at Knowledge Adventure (JumpStart), following which she led the game design for GSN (Game Show Network) Games which let her explore the Social Casino scene and eventually went on to head the gaming vertical for Augray Pvt Ltd, an Augmented Reality based company. She is currently working as an independent consultant for gaming and gamification solutions.
Manojna Yeluri
Artistik License
India
Artistik License
India
Manojna is a legal consultant working with creative professionals and artists. With a background in entertainment law courtesy the NALSAR university of Law and the UCLA School of Law, she is engaged in work related to artist rights, and increasingly, management. She has participated in international events such as IOMMA, WOMEX, IAMCR, the ARJ academy and has been a dedicated follower of Xchange for the past few years. Company Info: Artistik License is a legal and business consultancy focusing on creative professionals. It seeks to address the needs of creative professionals working in diverse mediums, by way of specialised legal services, networking efforts, educational and awareness raising initiatives.
Vasanthy Hariram
Musician
India
Musician
India
Vasanthy Hariram has been teaching Piano and Recorder for 15 years, and also launched a Music Therapy Program for a hospital in India. Hariram also organises periodic "Musical Evenings" for budding artists.
Sreerag Raghavan
VR Technologist
India
VR Technologist
India
Born and raised in a multicultural soup in Dubai, I have always been interested telling stories and making music since childhood, while having a parallel flair for technology. That led me to photography, making videos, graphic design, 3D animation and visual effects while I pursued my engineering degree in computer science from National Institute of Technology, Calicut. After working for two years in technology consulting in a global MNC, I decided to quit the corporate life and venture into the creative side while parallely keeping myself updated on technology, and various creative projects later found myself in front of the music maestro AR Rahman who handed me a Virtual Reality headset and said let's do something creatively exciting with the technology. Completely self-taught on visual media, I am currently working as a VR Technologist for "Le Musk", a cinematic VR experience directed by AR Rahman under his production banner YM Movies.
Viveick Rajagopalan
Musician / Sunho
India
Musician / Sunho
India
Eclectic is the word that sums up Viveick. A fierce faith in his craft, a purist’s zeal and yet a natural flair for collaboration make him a music polymath. Producer, composer, percussionist, sound expert he continues to evolve and grow. Having started on the Mridangam since the precocious age of 9 he has gone on to blend the world of tech with the art of music. Having performed and collaborated at prestigious world music festivals - Le Suds a Arles, Shambala, Punkt, Oslo World Festival, and many awards and projects later, it’s tough to challenge his understanding of the power of sound and music.
Mr. Bill
Producer
Australia
Producer
Australia
Bill Day aka Mr. Bill has been a leader in the audio production world for years, producing dazzlingly intricate originals, remixes, and collaborations with other pioneers of the industry.
Vivin Kuruvilla
ProMusicals
India
ProMusicals
India
Vivin Kuruvilla comes from a classically trained background with the piano, professionally trained audio engineer and a free lance sessions musician. Currently also the Head of Marketing and Product Specialist at ProMusicals showcasing keyboard workstations, midi controllers and virtual instruments. ProMusicals founded in 1991, was born out of the driving need for a Professional Electronic Musical Instrument and Digital Audio Store in India.The brainchild of Sudhin Prabhakar, a lead guitarist with 18 years of gigging with some of the finest Indian Rock groups like Down Sterling, Nemesis Avenue, Juravi, Burn, Jus Frenz and Roxygen, Sudhin believed he had the musical experience and the will to make this a reality.
Arnaud Fievre
CAPSUL COLLECTIF
France
CAPSUL COLLECTIF
France
Capsul Collectif is a musician collective founded in Tours in 2011. It brings together 25 musicians playing jazz or modern music. The collective pools skills like production, administration, communication, policy relations and cultural actions and is active although in recording music, producing albums of its own members. Helped by Tours city, Culture ministry and Region Centre- Val de Loire, Capsul Collectif is a member of Fracama.
Niranjan Arcot
Filmmaker
India
Filmmaker
India
Film maker specializing in films for non-profits that manifest compassion and love on this planet. Organizations that range from rescuing abandoned babies to running old age homes…work that’s acquainted me with many noble souls.
Akhil Kodamanchili
The Sounds Within
India
The Sounds Within
India
Akhil Kodamanchili is a music & media professional interested in innovative composition, A/V production, Performance & Mixed/Multimedia Expression projects, Impactful Education & Creative Communication. The Sounds Within is a place to indulge yourself in alternative approaches to music making and learning – we strive to bring you a platform to go beyond the technical language of music theory and truly explore music in every possible way & be as unique as you can be at every level of the musical journey.
Nikhil Udupa
4/4 Entertainment
India
4/4 Entertainment
India
Nikhil Udupa is a metalhead who happens to be in the entertainment business. A Marine Engineer by education and entertainment industry professional by passion. He has over 9 years of experience in building brands, creating content, developing experience based IP's and pushing the independent music scene . With stints at OML and MTV he now runs his own company 4/4 Entertainment which works to create memorable subculture experiences for brands and networks. He also runs the acclaimed non profit crowdsourced music movement - Control ALT Delete with his partner Himanshu Vaswani. 4/4 Entertainment is a subculture think tank offering consultancy and turnkey execution solutions in the fields of music, art, dance, urban street culture, comedy and more.
Yama
Big Bad Wolf
India
Big Bad Wolf
India
Touring across the country with premier independent acts. Programming venues, running and curating festivals in India. Exploring the industry and learning how best to create tours that build the artists I manage. Big Bad Wolf is an artist management agency with a conducive, friendly environment. Based out of Delhi, we work closely with all our talents, and also work with various brands to help them find appropriate creative solutions for their needs. We’ve worked on various large-scale projects such as Indian Ocean’s album launches of Tandanu and 16/330, The NH7 Weekender, and The Dewarists (Bronze Winner at Cannes Lion 2012), all of which are examples of how brands and artists can work together in an ecosystem without losing individual identity.
Barberton Benoit
Becarre Production
France
Becarre Production
France
Barberton Benoit is a Lawyer, Administrator and Production Manager. He co-founded the Centre’s Youth Orchestra in 2001 and worked for 12 years with the Orchestre Symphonique d'Orleans. He has been the Production Manager of the Region Centre’s Concert Band since 2003, and has also been involved in the organization, administration and promotion of numerous artistic projects and events. A percussionist by training, he has also played with many ensembles and shared the stage with various musicians.
Gautam Sarkar
Ditto Music Ltd
India
Ditto Music Ltd
India
Been in the music industry for 25 years covering HMV, CBS, Magnasound, BMG & Saregama. Moved from Saregama on 30th Sep 2017 as DGM _IP asset and prior to that had portfolios of national sales & distr, publishing & licensing, events & country manager USA Have worked with Tatas for 9 years including The Taj group, NELCO, CBS under Mr Ratan Tata. One of the largest independent online music label from Liverpool, UK covering all the major markets. We specialize in developing indie acts only and reach the globe. We have 14 of 40 top indie artist in UK chart. Our monthly royalty payout is GBP 10m. our acts include : Ed Sheeran, Dave, Dodie, Tash Sultana (50m streams), AJ Tracey, Sigala (189m streams)
Leena Manimekalai
Filmmaker
India
Filmmaker
India
Leena Manimekalai is a multiple award winning Filmmaker and a Published Poet. She has a rich repertoire of films in all genres, documentary-fiction-cinepoems that are widely traveled close to fifty international film festivals and recognised nationally and internationally.
Divakar Subramaniam
School of Indian Film Music
India
School of Indian Film Music
India
Divakar is a music composer/producer, percussionist and academic researcher. He works as a music composer in India’s creative music and film industries and has more than 200 projects that include a wide range of radio and television commercials and film songs to credit. Concerts across India, in the United States of America, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom, and collaborative work with musicians from Srilanka, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, Nigeria and the USA have had a significant influence on his compositions. He is one of the very few privileged Indians to have performed at the United Nations, New York. Founded by Diwakar Subramaniam, the School of Indian Film Music is a pioneer institution dedicated to creative music practices in India’s film music industries. SIFM’s industry oriented academic programs include Indian film music composition, Playback singing, Creative music technology, Recording engineering and Audio post-production.
Yann Ryk
Fraca-Ma
France
Fraca-Ma
France
Yann Ryk is “charge de mission territoire” for the Fraca-Ma. His mission consists to animate the Fraca-Ma’s network, that is to say connect the federated organisations together on the one hand, and to connect the Fraca-Ma’s network to the local politic organisations. Supported by Region Centre Val-de-Loire and Ministry of Culture, the Fraca-Ma is a federation of almost 40 non profit organisations of popular music (concert halls, labels, radios, schools, producers, etc.). Its purpose is to help and contribute to develop popular music in the region Centre Val-de-Loire, by working on : - structuration of the popular music’s sector - information - cooperation between operators - transmission of knowledge - spotting new talents
Sai Priankaa Balachandran
Soulveda
India
Soulveda
India
Sai's ambition is to find a way to manifest the subtle explosion of life within her. Little did she know that her crush on music and the English language during her school days would eventually blossom into a full blown love affair. Albeit a marketing professional, she wishes to be recognized for her creative expression. She has, hence, decided to groom herself as a writer, singer, music composer and lyricist. If you think she appears calm and composed, she has got you fooled. She is an adrenaline junkie. From scuba diving to sky diving, she has tried them all. She is also an avid traveller, which has opened her mind to new experiences, ideas and cultures. A devotee of Ayn Rand and an agnostic until now, she has finally taken the first step to understand and explore spirituality.
Benoit Briand
Centre-Loire Valley Region
France
Centre-Loire Valley Region
France
In 2010, The Region supported Astrolabe - the biggest stage of contemporary music in The Centre-Loire Valley, for a collaboration with Exodus - an event management organisation founded in 1994 in Chennai. In 2012, The Region encouraged Astrolabe and FRACAMA (Regional Federation of Contemporary Music) to start a partnership with EarthSync who launched XChange, an annual trade event in Chennai for independent music, film and media. The Centre-Loire Valley Region supports the collaboration of Tamil and French artists from the Region. The Centre-Loire Valley is a French local government collaborating with Tamil Nadu in the field of culture, research and science, economy and tourism.
Rahul Ranganath
Monohive
India
Monohive
India
An Audio Engineer and Producer. Currently freelances as an FOH engineer with several Indian bands while also running a studio in Bangalore. Operates a website called MonoHive which is part of a project that collates music production, music technology, composition, visual media and audio ideology. MonoHive, as a forum, hopes to involve musicians, producers and listeners in a larger conversation about the process of making music, quality sound, accessibility of music technology and create an ecosystem where information travels freely across channels.
Koka Tarini Siddhartha
Artistik License
India
Artistik License
India
Tarini is a legal and research associate at Artistik License. Having graduated from School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore, she uses her law degree to make a living but is passionate about all things related to the film, music, and art industries. Through Artistik License, she gets to blend art and law to help and advise creative professionals. Apart from writing for the Artistik License Magazine, she is also in the process of completing a monograph on Indian copyright societies.
Ritesh Malaney
Musician
India
Musician
India
I've been playing the tabla for the last 16 years and recently have gotten into music production. Also I’m a percussionist who plays live with musicians.
Priya
Professional Singer/ Vocal Tutor
India
Professional Singer/ Vocal Tutor
India
I am a trained Classical Carnatic singer (12 yrs) and currently mentoring/ teaching around 30 students. I have performed on All India Radio (youth category) and received awards such as the Yuva Prathibha Award from the Directorate of Kannada and Culture, Govt of Karnataka and the Prathibhakankshi Award during the Ramnavami celebrations held at Fort High School, Bangalore. I have also been trained in Western vocals and I believe proper use of Western vocal techniques along with a well-structured learning format of Carnatic music can bring out the best in individuals who want to pursue vocals. I also am deeply interested and learning Hindustani vocals and the piano.
Matthieu Roger
La Belle Orange
France
La Belle Orange
France
Matthieu Roger has got a degree in cultural projects management from the Institute of Political Studies in Lille, France. After working for the Lille Fine Arts Museum and the international Marseille Dance and Contemporary Arts Festival, he became administrator of a few contemporary dance companies settled in the French Loire Valley. In 2015 founded the production office La Belle Orange, mainly devoted to the development of the choreographers' artistic projects. La Belle Orange mainly devoted to contemporary choreographers and dancers and supports their artistic projects, from production to distribution, but also in administration, communication and artistic education.
Shankar Iyer
Swarnabhoomi Academic Institutions
India
Swarnabhoomi Academic Institutions
India
I head Business Development at Swarnabhoomi Academic Institutions which is the parent organisation of Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music (SAM). Prior to this, I was with Great Lakes Institute of Management for over 5 years. I started my career as an entrepreneur running an advertising agency for 10 years. I have a double masters, one in management (MBA) and one in Psychology (MSc). Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music is South Asia's first and finest contemporary music college. We have a 4 acre fully residential campus just south of Chennai on ECR.
Daniel Raju
Musician's Buddy
India
Musician's Buddy
India
After having being mentored by industry veterans such as Daman Sood, Mujeeb Dadarkar and Vijay Benegal, I got a break to work with Hariharan(Colonial Cousins) at his newly launched studio in Mumbai. After gaining studio experience, I chose to become a freelancer and headed productions for the Indian Naval Orchestra and the J Krishnamurti Foundation. Being offered the profile of Live Production-Head and Operations Manager at Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music, I worked for a year heading productions for faculty concerts as well as upgarding the infrastructure of the sound engineering department. I'm currently owning a production company that serves in aiding budding musicians find their creative voice. Musician's Buddy was incorporated to assist budding artists find their creative voice without the commercial concerns of a massive production budget. It also serves to find collaborative ways in creating pathways for an unsigned artist through A&R management.
Aishwarya Natarajan
Sunho
India
Sunho
India
A recipient of the British Council Young Creative Entrepreneur award in 2010 for Indianuance an artist management and consulting firm, Aishwarya has a flair for curation and talent management having consulted and evangelised established brands like Sony Music and TEDx. She has led sonic development for brands like ITC hotels and produced several international collaborative projects, including a master collaboration between Dame Evelyn Glennie and Trilok Gurtu, and creating new platforms for artists. Having been on both sides of the music industry, including working at The India Today group and HMV, and trained in Carnatic classical music for 22 years, she brings her deep understanding to build music based solutions for brands.
Karan Mehta
Bluetree
India
Bluetree
India
Former guitarist for Delhi metal band Colossal Figures, Karan mehta started to promote indie music with weekly shows featuring some of the best upcoming talent in the city with his venture Up Your Arts. With hosting bands such Karnivool (Australia), Tides From Nebula (Poland), I am waiting for you last summer (Russia) he decided to merge hands with BlueTree to continue the same on a much bigger scale while working with artists such as The Aristocrats , Guthrie Govan , Twelve Foot Ninja amongst others in the indie music circuit. BlueTree is a group of people trying to kick things up in terms of gigs/ events / musical expansion . From managing some of the best upcoming indie talent to bringing down the best international artists , we're only gearing up to unleash the creativity and vibrant expression to the masses.
S Srikrishnan
Percussionist
India
Percussionist
India
Trained in classical percussions for 14 years under Padmashree TH. Vikku Vinayakram. Been playing foreign native percussions in contemporary gigs as well.
Sanket Sawkar
Sportz Interactive
India
Sportz Interactive
India
Soumya Sejpal
Music Composer/Electronic Music Producer
India
Music Composer/Electronic Music Producer
India
Music Composer/Electronic Music Producer, also working with music composer A.R.Rahman. Composed music for Ad's - Kelloggs, Fbb Big bazar and Lifestyle Tiger Shroff.
Prithvi Chandrasekhar
Krimson Avenue Studios
India
Krimson Avenue Studios
India
Music producer / engineer and owner of Krimson Avenue Studios, Chennai.
Vamsi Krishna Desaraju
Student
India
Student
India
Aspiring music composer working small jobs to build skill set. I play keyboard and bass guitar.
Krishna Marathe
Producer / Musician
India
Producer / Musician
India
I am a full time music producer and live music performer in Mumbai. Ableton is my religion and Push2 is how I worship it. I believe that we will never get it done and there's no one way to get it right.
Geoffrey G Thomas
Chennai Live 104.8 FM
India
Chennai Live 104.8 FM
India
Geoffrey Thomas is a radio professional with over 20 years of experience. He was instrumental in setting up Radio Indigo, India's first all English private FM station in the country, and joined Chennai Live 104.8 FM as Chief Programming officer. Some of the major properties of Chennai Live 104.8 FM include the Band Hunt - the 5th season is scheduled for Feb 2018 - and the Voice Hunt earlier this year, designed to identify talented singers in the city. Chennai Live 104.8 FM also supports and features independent artists on the station. During his 5 year sabbatical, he founded Amaranta Entertainment - which invested in, produced and promoted artists doing original music. It curated The Music Festival (TMF) for the last 4 years - an independent music festival in Chennai. Amaranta Entertainment also owns a recording studio called "The Dome”.
Siddharth Lulla
Swift Visionhire Entertainments
India
Swift Visionhire Entertainments
India
Siddharth Lulla is the COO of Swift Visionhire Entertainments Pvt. - an organization that covers various aspects of A/V (installs, rental, and distribution), designs soundscapes for public spaces, provides legal music content and has been in the industry for the past 18 years.
Usha Dinesh
Consultant
India
Consultant
India
A Consultant from the Telecom and Banking industries, a service industry expert designing start up and green field projects and setting up processes, systems and procedures resulting in creating strong work cultures, fostering talent in women and in the areas of Corporate Social Responsibility, Affirmative Action and Code of Ethics.
Ashish Manchanda
Consultant / Music Producer / Sound Engineer
India
Consultant / Music Producer / Sound Engineer
India
Ashish Manchanda is an entertainment business executive & consultant, show director, music producer & sound engineer in Mumbai, India. He is the Founder of Boon Castle Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd and the Totem Pole Music Festival. He was featured in legendary Grammy award winning producer/engineer Bruce Swedien’s book “In the Studio with Michael Jackson”. He was also the 4 time recipient of the IRAA (Indian Recording Arts Award) for his work in Studios, TV and Media. He has been part of projects including Coke Studio, MTV Unplugged, India’s Raw Star, The Stage, NH7, and The Dewarists to name a few.
Cary Stewart
American International School Chennai
India
American International School Chennai
India
Cary Stewart is the Director of Bands at American International School Chennai. His core skills as a percussionist, as a conductor, and as an arranger of music for wind and percussion ensembles have taken him to twenty countries.
Thara J Kallarackal
IFCCI
India
IFCCI
India
Trade Advisor at IFCCI
Kishore Kumar
Cinematographer
India
Cinematographer
India
Pursued Cinematography as PostGradute in Satyajit Ray film and Television institute, Kolkata.India. Now working in Chennai, Tamil Film Industry in films like Madras (2014), Kabali(2016) and an upcoming Kaala Starrer Rajinikanth and Nanapatekar Associate Cinematographer. Soon to venture my First independent work as cinematographer in a Tamil film (untitled).
Raghav Wagh
Electronic music producer / DJ
India
Electronic music producer / DJ
India
My interest lie in making bass heavy music such as DnB and futurebeat.I am signed to a label called HighChai. Currently working as Music production faculty at Soundtech Media Chennai.
Pradvay Sivashankar
Freelance
India
Freelance
India
Mixing Engineer, Producer
Kiran Joseph
Designer / Producer
India
Designer / Producer
India
Siddarth Raghuraman
Student
India
Student
India
A student of music, with interests in a varied genre spanning across a decade.
Aazin Printer
Knowmad Records
India
Knowmad Records
India
'The Future Sounds Mad'
Arunima Shankar
Filmmaker
India
Filmmaker
India