Category: Music and Youth

  • Bindass launches FBB Dance Anthem

    Bindass launches FBB Dance Anthem

    MUMBAI: As an essential fashion item in the wardrobes of everyone, it is not a big surprise that jeans have inspired plenty of talk and opinions over the years. From several Indian and international brands to Patanjali’s plan to launch Indianised jeans, denima has always managed to grab much of our attention. Staying true to deliver to its viewers a fun, upbeat and engaging anthem is Disney India’s Bindass channel.

    The Bindass team has conceptualized a denim dance with clothing brand FBB to reach out to the Indian youth in a unique and engaging way. The idea behind the campaign is to promote denim fits in a fun, engaging, entertaining manner that would appeal to the youngsters of this country.

    “At the heart of it all, we tell great stories in a manner that our consumers prefer. Over the last few years, we have come to understand the lives, motivations and preferences of our audiences through our constant conversations with them. Our partners have come to recognize this as they come to us with their objective and we conceptualize and create a story that can bring in the desired impact,” said Disney India vice president – Revenues, Media Networks, Nikhil Gandhi.

    Terrence Lewis has choreographed this anthem, featuring Lewis and Shantanu Maheshwari. The latter was associated with the channel since its reality series, Bindass Naach. The catchy upbeat music catalyses the soul of the campaign to the next level and is composed by Saurabh Kalsi.

    The campaign rolled out on both the channels (Bindass and Bindass Play) and digital platforms in the evening of 5 October.

    Through its television and digital reach, the campaign is targeted at all of the Bindass audiences between 15-21 spread across HSM markets. “The composition is peppy, upbeat, foot-tapping and will definitely see an appeal among youngsters; irrespective of the markets. The idea of the campaign is to be engaging and interactive and the digital platforms give us the ability to interact with our viewers,” added Gandhi.

    It will see a playout on Bindass’ Facebook page which reaches out to around eight million fans along with a YouTube play. At the time of writing, it had got in excess of 170,000 views. It will also be taken on ground with a big culmination activity on 16 October 2016.

    Lewis will also be visiting Mall of India in Noida and encourage everyone to join in the dance anthem. This will also be livestreamed on Facebook; reaching out to youngsters across. The radio channel, Radio City will also replicate the event across 15 cities with their RJs

    A media consultant is all praise for the FBB denim dance song. “It is a good example of content marketing and native advertising,” says she. “Jeans are worn by youth, and Bindass’ tying in FBB in a very peppy song is going to work well for the brand. Bindass, FBB and fans all stand to benefit.”

  • Bindass launches FBB Dance Anthem

    Bindass launches FBB Dance Anthem

    MUMBAI: As an essential fashion item in the wardrobes of everyone, it is not a big surprise that jeans have inspired plenty of talk and opinions over the years. From several Indian and international brands to Patanjali’s plan to launch Indianised jeans, denima has always managed to grab much of our attention. Staying true to deliver to its viewers a fun, upbeat and engaging anthem is Disney India’s Bindass channel.

    The Bindass team has conceptualized a denim dance with clothing brand FBB to reach out to the Indian youth in a unique and engaging way. The idea behind the campaign is to promote denim fits in a fun, engaging, entertaining manner that would appeal to the youngsters of this country.

    “At the heart of it all, we tell great stories in a manner that our consumers prefer. Over the last few years, we have come to understand the lives, motivations and preferences of our audiences through our constant conversations with them. Our partners have come to recognize this as they come to us with their objective and we conceptualize and create a story that can bring in the desired impact,” said Disney India vice president – Revenues, Media Networks, Nikhil Gandhi.

    Terrence Lewis has choreographed this anthem, featuring Lewis and Shantanu Maheshwari. The latter was associated with the channel since its reality series, Bindass Naach. The catchy upbeat music catalyses the soul of the campaign to the next level and is composed by Saurabh Kalsi.

    The campaign rolled out on both the channels (Bindass and Bindass Play) and digital platforms in the evening of 5 October.

    Through its television and digital reach, the campaign is targeted at all of the Bindass audiences between 15-21 spread across HSM markets. “The composition is peppy, upbeat, foot-tapping and will definitely see an appeal among youngsters; irrespective of the markets. The idea of the campaign is to be engaging and interactive and the digital platforms give us the ability to interact with our viewers,” added Gandhi.

    It will see a playout on Bindass’ Facebook page which reaches out to around eight million fans along with a YouTube play. At the time of writing, it had got in excess of 170,000 views. It will also be taken on ground with a big culmination activity on 16 October 2016.

    Lewis will also be visiting Mall of India in Noida and encourage everyone to join in the dance anthem. This will also be livestreamed on Facebook; reaching out to youngsters across. The radio channel, Radio City will also replicate the event across 15 cities with their RJs

    A media consultant is all praise for the FBB denim dance song. “It is a good example of content marketing and native advertising,” says she. “Jeans are worn by youth, and Bindass’ tying in FBB in a very peppy song is going to work well for the brand. Bindass, FBB and fans all stand to benefit.”

  • Radio Mirchi partners Gaana for content sharing

    Radio Mirchi partners Gaana for content sharing

    MUMBAI: This is music to my ears! Gaana is expanding its mix of unique and exclusive audio content by adding Mirchi Murga and Hansi ke Phuwarey, two of Radio Mirchi’s most popular humor shows.

    Mirchi Murga with Naved is Radio Mirchi’s most popular comedy segment, having won the best Radio Sparkler Award at Indian Excellence in Radio Awards (ERA 2015). Naved has donned many avatars for years, with his jokes taken sportingly by some (and not so sportingly by others).

    “Radio Mirchi’s humor content is some of the best. Gaana is becoming a home for all premium audio content, with millions of listeners starting with music, and finding more and more everyday on the platform,” said Gaana COO Prashan Agarwal.

    In addition, Hansi Ke Phuwarey with Sud, by comic Sunil Grover, is a very popular series known for its deadpan humour. Hansi ke phuwarey has Sudarshan aka Sud reading out jokes from a book with the same title (HKPh). On Gaana, a new joke will be released every day, building a daily listening habit.

    These two programs are now live on Gaana, and Radio Mirchi and Gaana intend to add more original content soon. These offerings will also be promoted across Radio Mirchi’s 44 radio stations across India.

    Along with its extensive music catalog, live radio stations, and other music experiences, Gaana has been expanding its original content library, with over 10 new series. With specials such as Sit Down Comedy with Rajneesh Kapoor, or The Asha Verdict with Asha Bhosle, Gaana’s specials add a new dimension to the product.

    “Mirchi has created some very good on-air personalities and in digital media with its RJs. We are happy to have this partnership with Gaana, where Mirchi’s prank calls can now be heard by his global fan base. We expect as much consumption to come outside India as from India as well,” added ENIL (Radio Mirchi) MD and CEO Prashant Pandey.

  • Radio Mirchi partners Gaana for content sharing

    Radio Mirchi partners Gaana for content sharing

    MUMBAI: This is music to my ears! Gaana is expanding its mix of unique and exclusive audio content by adding Mirchi Murga and Hansi ke Phuwarey, two of Radio Mirchi’s most popular humor shows.

    Mirchi Murga with Naved is Radio Mirchi’s most popular comedy segment, having won the best Radio Sparkler Award at Indian Excellence in Radio Awards (ERA 2015). Naved has donned many avatars for years, with his jokes taken sportingly by some (and not so sportingly by others).

    “Radio Mirchi’s humor content is some of the best. Gaana is becoming a home for all premium audio content, with millions of listeners starting with music, and finding more and more everyday on the platform,” said Gaana COO Prashan Agarwal.

    In addition, Hansi Ke Phuwarey with Sud, by comic Sunil Grover, is a very popular series known for its deadpan humour. Hansi ke phuwarey has Sudarshan aka Sud reading out jokes from a book with the same title (HKPh). On Gaana, a new joke will be released every day, building a daily listening habit.

    These two programs are now live on Gaana, and Radio Mirchi and Gaana intend to add more original content soon. These offerings will also be promoted across Radio Mirchi’s 44 radio stations across India.

    Along with its extensive music catalog, live radio stations, and other music experiences, Gaana has been expanding its original content library, with over 10 new series. With specials such as Sit Down Comedy with Rajneesh Kapoor, or The Asha Verdict with Asha Bhosle, Gaana’s specials add a new dimension to the product.

    “Mirchi has created some very good on-air personalities and in digital media with its RJs. We are happy to have this partnership with Gaana, where Mirchi’s prank calls can now be heard by his global fan base. We expect as much consumption to come outside India as from India as well,” added ENIL (Radio Mirchi) MD and CEO Prashant Pandey.

  • MTV Brand Studio to create music festival for Amazon India

    MTV Brand Studio to create music festival for Amazon India

    MUMBAI: Amazon.in in association with MTV is all set to welcome the festive season with an exciting content marketing initiative.To break the clutter around the festival season, Amazon has upped the ante where customer engagement is concerned by creating a one-of-its kind musical experience in association with MTV’s creative services offering for brands – MTV Brand Studio.

    MTV Brand Studio was set up with the aim to provide brands with creative branded content and content marketing solutions to engage with their audience. With this tie up, the idea is to tap into the gaiety of the festive season by getting renowned musicians to kick it off with a music festival leading up to the launch of Amazon.in’s big-hearted sale, the Amazon Great Indian Festival – Tyohaar Bade Dilwala.

    A first of its kind, the music festival which has been conceptualized and created by the MTV Brand Studio for Amazon India, is being hailed as the biggest content marketing initiatives undertaken by a brand in India this year. For the music festival, MTV has roped in some of the biggest and the most talented musicians to create a music festival which encapsulates the excitement of the festive season and gets the customers into festive mode. The music festival stage will host the likes of Badshah, Vishal and Shekhar, Sunidhi Chauhan, Papon and Shaan will be aired across MTV, MTV Beats, Colors, Rishtey, Colors Marathi and Colors Gujarati in both SD and HD on 30 September 2016 at 11 pm thus ensuring maximum reach across age groups through the combined reach of the mass, youth and regional brands of Viacom18.

    “This year we recognize and celebrate the big heartedness that underlies festivities and have themed the Great Indian Festival as Tyohaar Bade Dilwala. We are delighted to celebrate this with our customers as much as with the entire ecosystem of our sellers, vendors and partners to bring festive cheer all over the country. We are delighted to partner with MTV Brand Studio who have conceptualized and created a beautiful musical experience for our customer. These marathon 120 hours of the event mark our continuing commitment to work closely with our partners and together bring the biggest sale yet for our customers, with the best ever shopping experience powered by Prime,” said Amazon India VP category management Manish Tiwary.

    Speaking about the content marketing initiative, Viacom18 youth and English entertainment head Ferzad Palia added, “We at MTV have always prided ourselves on being catalysts of change for our partners. And with this thought in mind, we have launched a unique offering titled MTV Brand Studio to help address branded content and content marketing needs of our clients. With this exciting new initiative with Amazon, we are delighted that a mega e-commerce giant recognizes MTV’s creative strength and Viacom18’s reach and the value it can generate for them. As a part of this association, MTV Brand Studio has not only conceptualized and created an entire music festival for Amazon but we are also going to be simulcasting the show across our biggest channels reaching out to mass, youth and regional audiences.”

    This year, Amazon India has reinvented itself in a truly disruptive manner. During this month of multiple festivals such as Navratra, Dussehra and Diwali there is a certain magic in the air that makes us feel a little more magnanimous than usual and encourages us to do things that otherwise we might not. This magnanimity manifests into small acts of benevolence not just towards immediate family members but is also towards friends and the society in general. These actions, small and big are a reflection of the Bade Dilwala (Big-Hearted) season in a way. Thus, MTV Brand Studio has helped fashion Amazon India’s campaign idea to build and celebrate this spirit of big heartedness during this festive season with the creation of a one – of – its kind music festival which leads up to the biggest sale of the season.

  • MTV Brand Studio to create music festival for Amazon India

    MTV Brand Studio to create music festival for Amazon India

    MUMBAI: Amazon.in in association with MTV is all set to welcome the festive season with an exciting content marketing initiative.To break the clutter around the festival season, Amazon has upped the ante where customer engagement is concerned by creating a one-of-its kind musical experience in association with MTV’s creative services offering for brands – MTV Brand Studio.

    MTV Brand Studio was set up with the aim to provide brands with creative branded content and content marketing solutions to engage with their audience. With this tie up, the idea is to tap into the gaiety of the festive season by getting renowned musicians to kick it off with a music festival leading up to the launch of Amazon.in’s big-hearted sale, the Amazon Great Indian Festival – Tyohaar Bade Dilwala.

    A first of its kind, the music festival which has been conceptualized and created by the MTV Brand Studio for Amazon India, is being hailed as the biggest content marketing initiatives undertaken by a brand in India this year. For the music festival, MTV has roped in some of the biggest and the most talented musicians to create a music festival which encapsulates the excitement of the festive season and gets the customers into festive mode. The music festival stage will host the likes of Badshah, Vishal and Shekhar, Sunidhi Chauhan, Papon and Shaan will be aired across MTV, MTV Beats, Colors, Rishtey, Colors Marathi and Colors Gujarati in both SD and HD on 30 September 2016 at 11 pm thus ensuring maximum reach across age groups through the combined reach of the mass, youth and regional brands of Viacom18.

    “This year we recognize and celebrate the big heartedness that underlies festivities and have themed the Great Indian Festival as Tyohaar Bade Dilwala. We are delighted to celebrate this with our customers as much as with the entire ecosystem of our sellers, vendors and partners to bring festive cheer all over the country. We are delighted to partner with MTV Brand Studio who have conceptualized and created a beautiful musical experience for our customer. These marathon 120 hours of the event mark our continuing commitment to work closely with our partners and together bring the biggest sale yet for our customers, with the best ever shopping experience powered by Prime,” said Amazon India VP category management Manish Tiwary.

    Speaking about the content marketing initiative, Viacom18 youth and English entertainment head Ferzad Palia added, “We at MTV have always prided ourselves on being catalysts of change for our partners. And with this thought in mind, we have launched a unique offering titled MTV Brand Studio to help address branded content and content marketing needs of our clients. With this exciting new initiative with Amazon, we are delighted that a mega e-commerce giant recognizes MTV’s creative strength and Viacom18’s reach and the value it can generate for them. As a part of this association, MTV Brand Studio has not only conceptualized and created an entire music festival for Amazon but we are also going to be simulcasting the show across our biggest channels reaching out to mass, youth and regional audiences.”

    This year, Amazon India has reinvented itself in a truly disruptive manner. During this month of multiple festivals such as Navratra, Dussehra and Diwali there is a certain magic in the air that makes us feel a little more magnanimous than usual and encourages us to do things that otherwise we might not. This magnanimity manifests into small acts of benevolence not just towards immediate family members but is also towards friends and the society in general. These actions, small and big are a reflection of the Bade Dilwala (Big-Hearted) season in a way. Thus, MTV Brand Studio has helped fashion Amazon India’s campaign idea to build and celebrate this spirit of big heartedness during this festive season with the creation of a one – of – its kind music festival which leads up to the biggest sale of the season.

  • Studio album ‘Junoon25’ to release in November

    Studio album ‘Junoon25’ to release in November

    MUMBAI: Celebrating its 25 years in the music business, the popular Sufi/Rock outfit Junoon is all set to relive their exciting music journey with their fans. The band will culminate with the release of the brand new studio album which will drop worldwide this November.

    Commencing this September, the band will be re-launching their entire catalogue of 7 studio albums digitally – all with new album artworks. This will be followed by a freshly compiled ‘Best Of’ loaded with 27 of their biggest career hits on a Double album. This set will feature all the fan favourites including *Sayonee, Ghoom Tana, Meri Awaz Suno,Yaar Bina, Mitti, *etc.

    Junoon front man Salman Ahmed said, “Junoon is thrilled to be joining forces with Devraj Sanyal and his amazing team at Universal Music India and Adrian Cheesley from the Universal Music Group in London for the celebration of Junoon’s 25 Anniversary releases. We are as excited about the new album ‘Junoon25’ as we are about the reactivation of the entire Junoon catalogue. Get ready to whirl & chant in ecstasy! May the Junoon be with you always!”

    Universal Music Group South Asia MD and CEO Devraj Sanyal added, “We are extremely proud to partner with iconic band Junoon in celebration of their 25 year anniversary! It’s an incredible achievement to stay relevant for 25 years…not many bands in our side of the world have such sustained careers and Junoon is definitely up there amongst the very best. Our exhaustive plans around the 25 year anniversary will not only satiate the band’s loyal fan base but will also introduce them to a whole new generation! So enjoy the ‘Junooni’ ride all over again as we dig deep into the vaults of Junoon and at the same time ready for their first new album in 11 years! “

    Founded in Lahore by guitarist and songwriter Ahmed in 1990, Junoon has seen a diverse and highly eclectic line up of musicians from East & West. Over the last 25 years, the band has enthralled audiences all over the world and claims to have sold over 35 million albums.

    The band has been featured in several global media networks and have performed concerts all around the world. Junoon catalogue re-issue is now available worldwide across all digital platforms exclusively on Universal Music.

  • Studio album ‘Junoon25’ to release in November

    Studio album ‘Junoon25’ to release in November

    MUMBAI: Celebrating its 25 years in the music business, the popular Sufi/Rock outfit Junoon is all set to relive their exciting music journey with their fans. The band will culminate with the release of the brand new studio album which will drop worldwide this November.

    Commencing this September, the band will be re-launching their entire catalogue of 7 studio albums digitally – all with new album artworks. This will be followed by a freshly compiled ‘Best Of’ loaded with 27 of their biggest career hits on a Double album. This set will feature all the fan favourites including *Sayonee, Ghoom Tana, Meri Awaz Suno,Yaar Bina, Mitti, *etc.

    Junoon front man Salman Ahmed said, “Junoon is thrilled to be joining forces with Devraj Sanyal and his amazing team at Universal Music India and Adrian Cheesley from the Universal Music Group in London for the celebration of Junoon’s 25 Anniversary releases. We are as excited about the new album ‘Junoon25’ as we are about the reactivation of the entire Junoon catalogue. Get ready to whirl & chant in ecstasy! May the Junoon be with you always!”

    Universal Music Group South Asia MD and CEO Devraj Sanyal added, “We are extremely proud to partner with iconic band Junoon in celebration of their 25 year anniversary! It’s an incredible achievement to stay relevant for 25 years…not many bands in our side of the world have such sustained careers and Junoon is definitely up there amongst the very best. Our exhaustive plans around the 25 year anniversary will not only satiate the band’s loyal fan base but will also introduce them to a whole new generation! So enjoy the ‘Junooni’ ride all over again as we dig deep into the vaults of Junoon and at the same time ready for their first new album in 11 years! “

    Founded in Lahore by guitarist and songwriter Ahmed in 1990, Junoon has seen a diverse and highly eclectic line up of musicians from East & West. Over the last 25 years, the band has enthralled audiences all over the world and claims to have sold over 35 million albums.

    The band has been featured in several global media networks and have performed concerts all around the world. Junoon catalogue re-issue is now available worldwide across all digital platforms exclusively on Universal Music.

  • Viacom18’s MTV Beats now on DD’s Freedish

    Viacom18’s MTV Beats now on DD’s Freedish

    MUMBAI: Viacom18’s maiden music channel MTV Indies, which recently got replaced by new kid MTV Beats, has been placed on Doordarshan’s Freedish as a free to air (FTA) channel.

    MTV Beats has replaced Viacom18’s currently running channel X Zone on the pubcaster’s DTH platform that carries FTA channels and is popular in semi-urban and rural areas of India.

    The Hindi music channel will be available on various other DTH platforms and bundled with Viacom18’s offerings as a pay channel.

    MTV Beats was conceived and launched recently to replace MTV Indies with an aim to address a mass audience. It will predominantly focus on Bollywood music. MTV Beats is targeted at 15–30-year-olds across urban and rural India.

    Viacom18 has also acquired an additional licence to launch MTV Beats HD.

  • Viacom18’s MTV Beats now on DD’s Freedish

    Viacom18’s MTV Beats now on DD’s Freedish

    MUMBAI: Viacom18’s maiden music channel MTV Indies, which recently got replaced by new kid MTV Beats, has been placed on Doordarshan’s Freedish as a free to air (FTA) channel.

    MTV Beats has replaced Viacom18’s currently running channel X Zone on the pubcaster’s DTH platform that carries FTA channels and is popular in semi-urban and rural areas of India.

    The Hindi music channel will be available on various other DTH platforms and bundled with Viacom18’s offerings as a pay channel.

    MTV Beats was conceived and launched recently to replace MTV Indies with an aim to address a mass audience. It will predominantly focus on Bollywood music. MTV Beats is targeted at 15–30-year-olds across urban and rural India.

    Viacom18 has also acquired an additional licence to launch MTV Beats HD.