{"id":349,"date":"2018-07-30T06:18:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T06:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/blog\/?p=349"},"modified":"2020-07-02T07:26:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T01:56:45","slug":"independent-music-global-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/independent-music-global-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent music gains global freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>Independent &#8211; or <em>indie<\/em> \u2013 music has always existed but, it was with the onset of the digital space, that it has finally become the flavour of the decade.<\/p>\n<p>Further validation, if required, is that this indie content has since begun making inroads into Bollywood soundtracks, where there is no more a single music director necessarily responsible for the soundtrack, but several. However, the genesis of independent sounds actually occurred well before the digital invasion.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rock-Machine-was-one-of-the-first-Indian-bands-to-compose-original-songs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-355 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rock-Machine-was-one-of-the-first-Indian-bands-to-compose-original-songs-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rock-Machine-was-one-of-the-first-Indian-bands-to-compose-original-songs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rock-Machine-was-one-of-the-first-Indian-bands-to-compose-original-songs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rock-Machine-was-one-of-the-first-Indian-bands-to-compose-original-songs-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rock-Machine-was-one-of-the-first-Indian-bands-to-compose-original-songs-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rock-Machine-was-one-of-the-first-Indian-bands-to-compose-original-songs.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0For instance, while Indian rock concerts during the 1980s [onward] had the bulk of their repertoire consisting of \u201ccovers\u201d of popular hits from the West, the irony of it was that those very musicians made every effort in composing their own songs even while the audience, at that moment, was reluctant to hear anything that appeared unfamiliar to them i.e. original compositions. But the likes of <em>Rock Machine<\/em>, Agnee, Brahma, 13AD, Sugarfoot, and KrossWindz, among others, deserve credit for taking the initiative of pursuing originals from that era itself.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alisha-Chinai-was-part-of-the-Indipop-movement.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-350 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alisha-Chinai-was-part-of-the-Indipop-movement-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"103\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alisha-Chinai-was-part-of-the-Indipop-movement-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alisha-Chinai-was-part-of-the-Indipop-movement-768x1267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alisha-Chinai-was-part-of-the-Indipop-movement-621x1024.jpg 621w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alisha-Chinai-was-part-of-the-Indipop-movement-640x1056.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alisha-Chinai-was-part-of-the-Indipop-movement.jpg 909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 103px) 100vw, 103px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Similarly, indie music brethren, Indipop, took off almost a decade later when, during the \u201990s, you had singers that were scoring hits before you could write them: Suneeta Rao, Baba Sehgal, Shweta Shetty, Mehnaz and, perhaps, the doyen of them all \u2013 <em>Alisha Chinai<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the advent of the digital revolution at the turn of the century, independent music has been taken to another plateau, one that enables the launch of content without the artiste signing onto a record label. Much credit for building digital platforms to showcase independent music goes to the likes of ArtistAloud.com, and OKListen.com, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Mumbai\u2019s retro venue, <strong>Door No. 1<\/strong>, has begun providing an amazing platform for independent musicians to showcase their talent where budding musicians are permitted to bring instruments along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Door-No.1-in-Mumbai-provides-an-opportunity-for-patrons-to-perform-live-with-the-house-band.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-352 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Door-No.1-in-Mumbai-provides-an-opportunity-for-patrons-to-perform-live-with-the-house-band-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Door-No.1-in-Mumbai-provides-an-opportunity-for-patrons-to-perform-live-with-the-house-band-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Door-No.1-in-Mumbai-provides-an-opportunity-for-patrons-to-perform-live-with-the-house-band-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Door-No.1-in-Mumbai-provides-an-opportunity-for-patrons-to-perform-live-with-the-house-band-640x469.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Door-No.1-in-Mumbai-provides-an-opportunity-for-patrons-to-perform-live-with-the-house-band.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a>them and sing with the outlet\u2019s house band. Dubbed as the very obvious \u201cJam Sessions\u201d, these events occur on Sunday evenings with musician Blake D&#8217;Silva, who was previously signed onto Sony Music, hosting the first edition of the Sunday jam fest at Door No.1 expectedly playing, among various songs, originals!<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, music producer <strong>Shamir Tandon<\/strong> has revived an initiative that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Shamir-Tandon-goes-independent...music_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-356 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Shamir-Tandon-goes-independent...music_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Shamir-Tandon-goes-independent...music_.jpg 1496w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Shamir-Tandon-goes-independent...music_-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Shamir-Tandon-goes-independent...music_-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Shamir-Tandon-goes-independent...music_-1024x990.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Shamir-Tandon-goes-independent...music_-640x619.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0commenced in December 2010, Music Boutique, by launching \u2018<em>OnePlus Playback<\/em>\u2019 in July this year, apparently a one of a kind music property on YouTube produced by Shamir, with an aim to promote independent music. To recommence activities, Shamir will be releasing ten new music videos sung by popular artistes and\/or those that will be, including: Guru Randhawa and Dhvani Bhanushali, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Neha Kakkar, Divine, and Jonita Gandhi, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the independent musical movement has been receiving its own set of listening ears from a global perspective too, with <strong>Ditto Music<\/strong>, a Birmingham-based music distribution and record label services company, now looking forward to promoting Indian independent artistes globally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArtistes are moving away from major labels towards [their] independence,\u201d says co-founder and CEO <strong>Lee Parsons<\/strong>, \u201cbecause companies like Ditto Music provide them better terms and more revenue.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ditto-Music-was-started-by-Lee-Parsons-pictured-with-brother-Matt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-351 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ditto-Music-was-started-by-Lee-Parsons-pictured-with-brother-Matt-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ditto-Music-was-started-by-Lee-Parsons-pictured-with-brother-Matt-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ditto-Music-was-started-by-Lee-Parsons-pictured-with-brother-Matt-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ditto-Music-was-started-by-Lee-Parsons-pictured-with-brother-Matt-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ditto-Music-was-started-by-Lee-Parsons-pictured-with-brother-Matt-640x440.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ditto-Music-was-started-by-Lee-Parsons-pictured-with-brother-Matt.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Using the same policy across the world, Lee has, since Ditto Music\u2019s genesis 12 years ago, set up over 20 offices across Europe, Australia, and North and Latin America, and his focus \u2013 along with that of Ditto Music co-founder and brother Matt\u2019s \u2013 is now South Asia. With India as its headquarters, Ditto Music commenced operations in Mumbai in October 2017 with industry stalwart <strong>Gautam Sarkar<\/strong> being roped in to helm the business.<\/p>\n<p>In a very strategic manner, Gautam has decided to have Ditto Music stay away from Bollywood music for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-industry-veteran-Gautam-Sarkar-heads-the-South-Asian-initiative-for-Ditto-Music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-353 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-industry-veteran-Gautam-Sarkar-heads-the-South-Asian-initiative-for-Ditto-Music-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-industry-veteran-Gautam-Sarkar-heads-the-South-Asian-initiative-for-Ditto-Music-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-industry-veteran-Gautam-Sarkar-heads-the-South-Asian-initiative-for-Ditto-Music-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-industry-veteran-Gautam-Sarkar-heads-the-South-Asian-initiative-for-Ditto-Music-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-industry-veteran-Gautam-Sarkar-heads-the-South-Asian-initiative-for-Ditto-Music-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a>the moment, leading the Indian initiative to a more focused approach in the regional market business and in overseas distribution of Indian content. The company has concluded major label deals for content distribution outside India, including managing Indian publishing businesses with Ditto Music\u2019s superior knowledge and better understanding of artiste mindsets and their requirements through Matt and Lee\u2019s experience as independent artistes themselves. Ditto Music\u2019s global roster \u2013 over 150,000 artistes \u2013 has expectedly begun to overflow, as people are looking at being associated with Ditto Music as a platform through which they can share their music to the large diaspora globally through high quality streaming audio, and by supporting easy and transparent monetisation of copyrights. Indian languages focused on include Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Rajasthani, and Bhojpuri, with a combined catalogue strength of 300,000 audio tracks and music videos.<\/p>\n<p>Ditto Music currently works with the next generation of rising artistes and, in 2018, has already released Top 40 albums and singles for artistes such as Dodie, Dave, AJ Tracey, Yxng Bane, and several more. &#8220;We are thinking of running a search for artistes in India too,\u201d announces Lee proudly, \u201cso that we can pick such artistes and push them globally.\u201d Although ripe for a takeover from the majors and venture capitalists, Lee is certain that he would like Ditto Music to remain independent, which is precisely the vision with which brother Matt and Lee commenced operations.<\/p>\n<p>If Lee Parsons has signed on or discovered artistes such as Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran in the past, it appears only a matter of time before Ditto Music helps Indian artistes diversify from being just local musicians and\/or from being mere Indipop singers into global music superstars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Parag Kamani<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(photo sources: Internet)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent &#8211; or indie \u2013 music has always existed but, it was with the onset of the digital space, that it has finally become the flavour of the decade. 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