INDIA - Road Map

Fast facts

Dial Code: +91

Population: 1,3 trillion

Languages: Hindi/English

Capital City: New Delhi

Currency: Indian Rupee (INR)

GDP Per Capita: $7,333

Labels, distribution & licensing

RECORD LABELS

• T-Series (Major)

• Saregama (Major)

• Sony Music (Major)

• Universal Music India (Major)

• Times Music (Major)

• Tips (Major)

• Yash Raj Films (Major)

• Eros International (Major)

• Music Today (Major)

• Demonstealer Records (Rock)

• Qillar Records (Popular Music)

• Knowmad Records (Popular Music)

• Consolidate (Electronic)

• Soupherb (Mixed)

• Mahatobar (Rock)

• Incanned Productions (Rock)

• Transcending Obscurity India (Rock)

• Amarrass (Art Music)

• EarthSync (Art Music)

• De Kulture (Art Music)

• Beat of India (Art Music)

• The Peninsula Studios (Art Music)

• Mystica Music (Art)

• Underscore Records (Art Music)

STUDIOS

Bombay:

• Boing

• Providence Recording Studio

Pune:

• Gray Spark

Bengalore:

• COSMA Recording Studio

Dehli:

• Plug ‘N’ Play

Chennai:

• Krimson Avenue Studios

Kolkata:

• Studio 104 Kolkata

Goa:

• Trinity Music House

Media, PR & Promotion

MEDIA
TV:

• Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd

• Nat Geo Music

• 9X Media

• B4U Music

Radio:

• BIG FM

• Indigo FM

• Chennai Live FM

• Radio Mirchi

• RedFM

• Fever FM

• Radio City FM

Newspapers:

• Deccan Chronicle

• The Hindu

• Times of India

• Hindustan Times

• The Telegraph

• Indian Express

• Sunday Guardian

• DNA

• Mid-day

• New Indian Express

Print Magazines:

• Rolling Stone India (Popular Music)

• Sruti Magazine (Art Music)

• Platform Magazine (Popular Music)

• GQ India (Lifestyle Magazine and Popular Music)

• Grazia India (Fashion and popular music)

Online Magazines:

• Sherpa Festival (Online magazine about festivals in India)

• Rock Street Journal (Popular Music)

• The Wild City (Popular Music)

• Homegrown (Popular Music)

• Bangin Beats (Electronic)

• 101India (Popular Music)

• Jazz in India (Jazz)

PR AGENCIES

• Only Much Louder

• MEDIAGRAPHIX

• Webisolution

• Ashwini Publicity

• Dale Bhagwagar Media Group

• Outdustry

MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS

• Indian Music Industry (India Industry Industry Body)

• Musicians Federation of India (Musician Association in India)

• Cine Musicians Association (Musician Association in India)

• Indian Reprographic Rights Organization (IRRO)

• Indian Performing Rights Organization (IPRS)

• Phonographic Performance Limited India (PPL India) (Copyright Management Organization)

Live & Venues

LIVE

January:

• Nariyal Paani, Alibaug (Popular Music)

• Saptak Festival, Ahmedabad (Art Music)

February:

• Control Alt Delete, Malad (Popular Music)

• Sulafest, Nashik (Popular Music)

• Mahindra, Bombay (Jazz)

• VH1 Supersonic, Pune (Popular Music)

March:

• Delhi International Jazz Festival, Dehli (Jazz)

• Bangalore Open Air, Bangalore (Rock)

April:

• Kasauli Festival, Kasauli (Jazz)

May:

• Storm Festival, Bangalore (Popular Music)

July:

• Bass Camp Festival, different cities (Popular music)

September:

• Ziro Festival of Music, Arunachal Pradesh (Popular Music)

• Great Indian Rock, different cities (Rock)

November:

• Bacardi NH7 Weekends, Different Cities (Popular Music)

• Jazzfest, Kolkata (Jazz)

December:

• Echoes of Earth Music Festival, Karnataka (Popular Music)

• India Bike Week, Bardez (Popular Music)

• Mood Indigo, Bombay (Popular Music)

• International Jazz Live Festival, Goa (Jazz)

• Shisha International Jazz Festival, Pune (Jazz)

• Sunburn, Pune (Popular Music)

• Enchanted Valley Carnival, Bombay (Popular Music)

• Magnetic Fields Festival, Rajasthan (Popular Music)

• Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan, Jalandhar (Art Music)

VENUES

Bombay:

• Khar Social (Popular Music)

• Todi Mill Social (Popular Music)

• Razzberry Rhinoceros (Popular Music)

• Café Zoe (Electronic) (Popular Music)

• Kitty Su (Popular Music)

• Bonobo (Popular Music)

• Hard Rock Café (Popular Music)

• Tilt All Day (Popular Music)

• NCPA (Jazz)

Dehli:

• Raasta (Popular Music)

• Hauz Khas Social (Popular Music)

• TLR (Popular Music)

• Kandy (Popular Music)

• Moonshine Bar & Café (Popular Music)

• Summer House (Popular Music)

• Hard Rock Café (Popular Music)

• Turquoise Cottage (Popular Music)

• The Piano Man (Jazz)

Bangalore:

• Windmills Craftworks (Popular Music)

• My Opus (Popular Music)

• Hard Rock Café (Popular Music)

• Indigo Live Music Bar (Popular Music)

• Church Street Social (Popular Music)

• Puma Social Club (Popular Music)

Pune:

• High Spirits (Popular Music)

• Pune (Popular Music)

• Euriska (Popular Music)

• Shisha Jazz Café (Jazz)

• Raasta Café (Mixed)

BOOKING AGENTS/PROMOTERS

• Only Much Louder (Popular Music)

• Krunk (Popular Music)

• Dream Makers (Popular Music)

• Ennui.Bomb (Popular Music)

• Mixtape (Popular Music)

• Groove Temple (Popular Music)

• Submerge (Popular Music)

• Krunk (Popular Music)

• UnMute (Popular Music)

• Percept (Popular Music)

• Gatecrash (Jazz)

• Jazz Goa (Jazz)

• Spic Macay (Art Music)

ORCHESTRAS
There is no great tradition for orchestra in India. Here is an overview of the few who are active.

Bombay:

• Bombay Chamber Orchestra

• Symphony Orchestra of India

Chennai:

• Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra

CONCERT HALLS
Bombay:

• Nehru Center

• Ravindra Natya Mandir

• Shanmukhananda Hall

Dehli:

• Siri Fort Auditorium

• Humayuns Tomb

• The Peninsula Studios

• India International Center

• Gandharva Mahavidyalaya

• Chowdiah Memorial Hall

Bengalore:

• Chowdiah Memorial Hall

Other

MUSIC INDUSTRY NETWORKING ARENAS

Bombay:

• All About Music (Large showcase festival and music industry conference)

Chennai:

• IndieEarth XChange (Large showcase festival and music industry conference focusing on art music)