Gowri wins The Resonate Music Award 2009

Special mentions to Guillotine (New Delhi) and Dark Horizon (Assam)

Gowri, a solo artist from Pune, India has won the inaugural Resonate music award. The unanimous choice of the judges  (Nolan Lewis, Sahil Makhija, Chris Avinash and Deepak Rao), Gowri wins recording time for a full-length album at Christortion, the music studio owned by Chris Avinash.

Along with the studio time, Gowri will also receive support and guidance to market the finished album and ensure it reaches her target audience. This also includes a 30% discount from Furtados for future musical equipment purchases.

Two other artists, Guillotine from New Delhi and Dark Horizon from Assam receive special mention and the support of The Resonate Music Award. Details of this support are being worked out but will involve a combination of cash prizes, discounts for musical equipment and possible recording support to help them in their music endeavours.

Deepak, the founder of The Resonate Music Award said “We couldn’t have asked for a better start to The Resonate Music Award – we received phenomenal interest, with 40 bands all over the country submitting entries. It was a very tough call to make, but Gowri’s demo stood out through its quality, and showcased her determination in crossing the high barriers for a solo artist. I look forward eagerly to the finished album – and for next year’s awards. Guillotine and Dark Horizon receive special mention and we are working out the details of a partnership – they further highlight the quality of entries received.”

Gowri, the winner of the award says “The Resonate Award for me is a combination of perfect time, perfect place and perfect people! I pretty much finished writing another song and was wondering what to do with all these tracks, and then the Award happened. Kudos to the team at Resonate for getting ahead with this initiative, and for believing in the potential of my music. I hope all this results in the production of some great music and a great album.”

To all artists who submitted entries, we thank you for your faith in trusting us with your music and experiences. We aim to give all artists our honest feedback and do get in touch with us at contact@resonate.in if you have any particular queries. Don’t forget that you are entitled to a 10% discount at Furtados – email us for details on how to redeem this. We hope that you will try again next year.

To everyone who supported the award and helped spread the award – thank you very much. We aim to keep you updated as we progress through the recording phase and approach next year’s awards. We would love feedback on what we could have done better and what you would like to see next year. Email us at contact@resonate.in or post on our forum at www.resonate.in

Special thanks to Rolling Stone, Furtados, Netbramha Studios and RadioVeRVe for their support in making this idea into a reality.

Contact:

www.resonate.in / contact@resonate.in

Deepak Rao: deepak@resonate.in

Chris Avinash: chris@resonate.in

Nolan Lewis: nolan@resonate.in

Sahil Makhija: sahil@resonate.in