http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:52:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2012/01/jamming-with-the-star-2/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2012/01/jamming-with-the-star-2/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:04:36 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=1625 There are countless number of youngsters and adults alike who harbor dreams of making a career in music. Though more often than not, we stop short of converting these dreams to reality. Yet, there are some who cherish these dreams and are heard humming Pink Floyd tunes or tapping their feet while typing away on [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2012/01/jamming-with-the-star-2/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2011/11/folk-at-its-best/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2011/11/folk-at-its-best/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:36:02 +0000 Admin http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=1410 Music is not a profession but a lifestyle for them. They are not taught in schools but are born with this inexplicable talent that sets them apart. Being raw and unexplored is their forte and lacking commercialization is what works for them – these are the traditional Rajasthani artists and giving voice to them is [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2011/11/folk-at-its-best/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2011/11/love%e2%80%99s-labour/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2011/11/love%e2%80%99s-labour/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:26:01 +0000 Admin http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=1406 ‘Love is in the Air’, a musical production by Poor-Box Productions, began running on Valentine’s Day 2011. More than 6 successful performances later, Tracy deSouza catches up with director Kaizaad Kotwal, to get a bird’s eye view of the work involved in putting up a musical performance as grand as this.   According to the [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2011/11/love%e2%80%99s-labour/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2011/10/the-band-that-grew-up/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2011/10/the-band-that-grew-up/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:32:11 +0000 Admin http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=1397 Three decades later, 4 Tune Kookies makes a comeback with two new music videos. Back with a bang, their classic rock flavour is more mature; we catch up with frontman Ronnie Desai to find out what the band’s been up to. One of the biggest classic rock cover bands of the 70s has regrouped, albeit [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2011/10/the-band-that-grew-up/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/04/bandstand-beats/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/04/bandstand-beats/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:37:25 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=439 The Bombay Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s initiative towards revival of bandstand culture in the city has been gaining momentum since its beginning in February. The weekly affair at the Hanging Gardens, Malabar Hill, where every Saturday between 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, young and talented musicians of Mumbai play their original compositions, has created [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/04/bandstand-beats/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/03/mumbai-musicians%e2%80%99-berklee-experience/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/03/mumbai-musicians%e2%80%99-berklee-experience/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:48:17 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=348 The Berklee College of Music based in Boston, Massachusetts has always been regarded as the premier institute specializing in music education in North America. Starting off as a school for jazz in the mid 40’s, Berklee soon adopted more diverse genres ranging from rock to bluegrass and even hip hop. Study of theory as well [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/03/mumbai-musicians%e2%80%99-berklee-experience/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/02/amplifying-talent-the-bombay-elektrik-projekt/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/02/amplifying-talent-the-bombay-elektrik-projekt/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:41:03 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=268 It’s the classic story of 3 college friends reuniting years later reminiscing about the past and making big unrealistic plans for the future. Except this time after a series of extremely fortunate events, that plan did materialise.  The college was St Xaviers, the ‘plan’ was Bombay Elektrik Projekt and its 3 founders Sudeip Nair, Pramod [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/02/amplifying-talent-the-bombay-elektrik-projekt/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/01/music-basti-where-music-makes-a-difference/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/01/music-basti-where-music-makes-a-difference/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:07:00 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=114 Besides being a vital part of our national and global culture, MUSIC helps build relationships between individuals and facilitates growth and development. “Music Basti” program with children at risk, is the reflection of this belief in the power of music to personally understand and access the world. ‘Sound’ gives us a medium of expression and [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/01/music-basti-where-music-makes-a-difference/feed/ 0