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Announcing the Resonate Music Award 2010

Following the success of the Resonate Music Award 2009, we are proud to announce the launch of the 2010 award with some significant changes and new partnerships.

In line with the theme announced last year, the award aims to be a significant contribution towards an artist or band’s dream of releasing an album of international quality by opening the doors to recognition in the national and international music scene. With the help of many established music gurus covering many genres across India, the award will contribute not only towards the relieving some of the financial stress, but also towards guiding the artists to a successful music career.

In a change from last year’s conditions, the 2010 award pledges to award INR 50,000 to the winner to be spent on something tangible that helps the artist and eventually results in the release of professionally recorded material. The judging panel will pay special scrutiny to the artist’s proposal and select the winner based on a combination of the quality of demo and the artist’s vision for their careers and proposal for the award’s funds.

Deepak, the founder of The Resonate Music Award, and former frontman of Bangalore act Shrapnel says “We were blown away with the response and quality of the entries we received from all over India last year. We are proud to say that Gowri as well as Guillotine and Dark Horizon have recorded some quality music in the studio and we are proud to be associated with them. This year we are opening up the prize to be used for almost anything provided it is an intelligent stepping-stone to the release of the artist’s music. We’ve made struck some important partnerships and we will continue making announcements throughout the course of the award – at the end of the day we are constantly seeking avenues to help the Indian independent artist”

We are also extremely excited to have some notable additions to the judging panel. Bruce Lee Mani, undoubtedly one of India’s finest musicians has agreed to help select the 2010 winner. Continuing on from last year are also Nolan Lewis (Kryptos), Sahil Makhija (Demonic Resurrection), and Chris Avinash (Angeldust).

We are also thrilled that Prasad Bhat of Graphicurry has agreed to sit down with the winning artist and assist forming/improving the artist’s brand and online identity.

We welcome myopusradio.com onboard as a media partner and are proud to continue our associations with Rolling Stone Magazine, Furtados, RadioVerve and Netbramha Studios.

Entries for the 2010 Resonate Award are now open and close on the 20th of December 2010 with the winner being announced shortly after. For more information about how to apply and who can partake, please visit www.resonate.in

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THE RESONATE MUSIC AWARD 2010

COMING SOON….

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

The Resonate Music Award is part of my long term commitment to the music scene in India. The Resonate Music Award aims to be a significant contribution towards an artist or band’s dream of releasing an album of international quality and opening the doors to recognition in the national and international music scene. With the help of many established music gurus covering many genres across India, the award will contribute not only towards relieving some of the financial stress, but also towards guiding the artists to a successful music career.

The Resonate Music Award pledges to cover recording, mixing and mastering costs for a full length album. Along with a panel of judges that consists of India’s leading musicians, I have teamed up with Chris Avinash, who will record the band at his spanking new studio, Christortion, and provide guidance to the recipients on how to market this brand new album to achieve maximum impact.

Please read through The Resonate Music Award, for further details on what this award hopes to achieve and criteria for submitting entries.

Deepak Rao.