Now, a Western music school for Bollywood

Sagorika Dasgupta
Posted: 2008-03-30 00:39:16+05:30 IST
Updated: Mar 30, 2008 at 0039 hrs IST

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Mumbai, Mar 29 : Music directors Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant will soon be starting a music school dedicated to western music in Mumbai.

The music directors feel that there is a talent crunch for musicians, especially for western music in India. The duo is in talks with the University of Berkley, California, to invite faculty and teachers for the school. They are even planning to invite ex-students from the university to train Indian students.

According to the brothers, they would welcome investment from corporates for this project. For instance, the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group is already into the business of entertainment through Adlabs. According to a Ficci-PWC report, the entertainment and media industry will be Rs 1.157 trillion by 2012, growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 18%.

“Music is a large by-product of the Indian film industry and we do not have enough musicians in the country. The good musicians that are part of our orchestra are mostly in their 50s. The youth who are interested in music are always looking for shortcuts to success,” says Salim Merchant.

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» future of music

Posted by John Issac on 2008-09-02 00:38:16.50261+05:30
Making a living in the music industry in Hollywood and Nashville, I've come to realize the truth. Reality is facing right into our eye balls. No matter what economist one speaks of in any part of the world, undeiably the future power houses of the world would be India and China. As America is loosing its economical and poltical clout on the world scene, Indians and Chinese businessmen are busy taking control of majaor US entertainment conglamourates with their multi-billion dollar investments. Where are the American music industry's movers and shakers? They must find a few Indian-american, Chinese American artists and sing them up. Can you imagine the combine population of these two mega giant coutry's buying power specially if they find a popular American artistrs as of their own? Wake up America!

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» i want to study western music

Posted by farhan on 2008-07-16 22:59:29.732055+05:30
i want to study western music so that i can persue a career in music of my choice. i am 18 and i am very passionate about music. I want the details of any music schools in india where they teach western music of my choice. which ever music school i looked up on internet taught only indian classical music in india. i respect classical music also but i want to do something of my choice. i am tired of my dad asking me to do engineering or something.some please help me around here. please. thanyou.I CAN KILL FOR MUSIC.

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» western music

Posted by zafar on 2008-07-19 16:35:26.399421+05:30
if you want to learn western classical music so you are at right place just send me your resume only thn i can introduce you with western music.

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» suggestion

Posted by manisha on 2008-10-26 16:15:06.923619+05:30
hi dear Zafar,Great to hear that you are so much intrested in western music but create a balance between your passion and what your parents are saying; learn w music and perform part time and do your job also as i am doing....

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