Bindu Gopal Rao
9 posts
The Indian Music Experience seamlessly blends India’s rich musical heritage with technology
Regardless of their musical skills, anyone can turn into a happy kid immediately walking through the doors of…
February 3, 2023
Music was a part of day-to-day life right from waking up to the radio, says Nush Lewis
Harpist Nush Lewis confesses that the best word to describe her as a child would be mischievous. Growing…
November 25, 2022
Ziro Festival of Music enters the metaverse with its ninth edition
A few months ago, the St. Giles Church in Wrexham, Wales transformed into a venue for a cross-country…
September 30, 2022
In these digital times, a quiet analogue revolution spins ahead
According to the Recording Industry Association of America, vinyl records sold more than CDs in 2020 and sales of…
September 2, 2022
Fools With Dreams is a web3 record label hoping to democratise Indian hip-hop
Baba Sehgal’s inspired hip-hop indeed brought about a cultural awakening for scores of rap-starved Indian kids in the…
August 26, 2022
Music in the metaverse will be more collaborative and multi-medium
Contrary to some belief, the metaverse is not only about immersion via Extended Reality (XR). True metaverses or…
July 8, 2022
Jupiter Meta’s Manasa Rajan: ‘More involved, artform-blurring interactions are inevitably on the way’
Last week, Jupiter Meta, India’s first fully curated Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace, released India’s first music NFTs as…
April 22, 2022
Short form content is driving music discovery in India
Nearly one in every five hours of music engagement in India (19.1%), took place on short form video…
April 1, 2022
Getting schooled: Music education in India
Traditionally, music education for the Indian art forms has been via the guru-shishya parampara where the student learns…
March 18, 2022