Without intermediate artists, music is what "American Idol" decides is great or made by the very poor, because Sharon Osbourne's made everything free. No, we have to support our local artists. It's just that simple. Otherwise, we will have no art.
Most bands are commercial enterprises. But I'm not in one of those bands.
Some artists and indie musicians see Spotify fairly positively - as a way of getting noticed, of getting your music out there where folks can hear it risk-free.
We were all friends who formed a band. We weren't auditioned or put together by a record label, management company or TV show.
Music companies and buyers are not too encouraging towards independent musicians. Everyone wants to play safe and go with established names, but unless one breaks this routine, no new talent will come and survive.
Partisans present some of the most refreshing music I've heard in a long while, uncompromising, very well written and very well played. It demands serious attention. I hear in these players a sense of common purpose and resolve, and a strong command of a dialect uniquely suited to this music. It's heartening to hear music that looks to find its own particular place.
I'll bet there are a lot of artists that nobody hears about who just make more money than anybody.
You see artists hailed as a new generation of independents, only to be enlisted to leverage product.
The amount of exposure you get in India as a musician in Bollywood is so much better than what one gets independently.
There are almost no takers for independent musicians in India.
Ever since I started, I think Bollywood has gone through a lot of changes. Film producers now want to experiment with their movie's music and that's why you see many of them working with independent musicians.
