POST EVENT SUMMARY
Presented by:
Music Matters & RadioandMusic.com
Presented on:
September 2009
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Innovation and out of the box thinking are the buzzwords that will help
propel the Indian music industry to pinnacles of success. This was the
essence of the range of panel discussions that marked the landmark day
long conference Nokia Music Connects.
"Music Connects" is a venture between Music Matters, Hong Kong and
leading Indian media company Indiantelevision.com’s radioandmusic.com to
create an annual gathering of the Indian Music business professionals
which was held at Taj Lands End Mumbai on 26th August. The phenomenal
success of Indian first conference dedicated to the business of music
surprised our own expectations and is demonstrated in the numbers:
Over 500 attendees
36 Speakers
5 Sponsors
9 Media Partners
48 Press
5 Supporting organizations
3 International Event Partners
5 Artist Performances
Plus Live Broadcast of the whole event via Indiantelevision.com
“Just had to congratulate you on the extraordinary job you and your staff did in putting
together such an incredible conference with just six weeks notice. I am proud to have
been a part of the conference, especially the last session where I was the only nonIndian participant. Truly an honor that I will long remember…”
Seymour Stein, WMG
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WHO WAS WHO?
The first of its kind forum witnessed the presence of nearly all key
executives and creative professionals from the music industry and its allied
sectors from across the country, debating and discussing issues of vital
importance to an industry that all agreed was on the threshold of massive
growth.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Nokia Connects India received widespread global and local print and online
media coverage in key industry publications CNBC TV-18, Afaqs!, Brand
Republic, Campaign India (Haymarket), Television Asia Plus, Media
Partners Asia, IndianMusicTalks, M2iN, CNET Asia, Newkerala.com, Digital
Music News, and many more…
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PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
Innovation and out of the box thinking are the buzzwords that
will help propel the Indian music industry to pinnacles of
success. This was the essence of the range of panel
discussions that marked the landmark day long conference
Nokia Music Connects held in Mumbai.
WELCOME ADDRESS by Jasper Donat, Music Matters and
Anil Wanvari, Indiantelevision.com. Nokia Music Connects
programme highlights included exclusive results from
Synovate's Music Matters Consumer Survey 2009 which
clearly showed that Indian community are more passionate
about music then the rest of Asia!
KEYNOTES One of India’s most influential music men CEO
of IMI, Vijay Lazarus and the legendary Seymour Stein,
WMG.
INDIA'S DIGITAL EVOLUTION focused on how geared are
music labels, telecom companies, content aggregators and
service providers to take advantage of the changing
scenario, featuring Atul Churamani, Saregama, Neeraj
Roy, Hungama, Arvind Rao, On Mobile, Jonathan Kim,
Sony Music Entertainment, Vineet Taneja, Nokia and
moderated by Ralph Simon, The Mobilium International
Advisory Group.
LIVE, LOUD AND LOCAL? Discussions with Brian Tellis,
Fountainhead, Rajat Kakar, Universal Music India, Sabbas
Joseph, Wizcraft, Ashutosh Phatak, Blue Frog, Neil
Warnock, The Agency and Farhad K. Wadia, E-18 on what
can be learned from around the world and how live music
can be leveraged to encourage the consumption of music in
India.
ADVERTISING & MUSIC Speaking on behalf of the music
industry Seregama’s MD Apurva Nagpal laid out all that is
good for advertisers and sponsors whilst Vikram Sakhuja
Group M’s India CEO spoke on behalf of the advertising
industry, telling us what it takes to close the deal! Interviewed
by Anant Rangaswami, Campaign India.
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PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS (CON’T)
MUSIC CONNECTS - THE NOKIA PERSPECTIVE
presented by Nokia’s EVP of Sales, Timo Ihamuotila and
Global Head of Music Services, Elizabeth Schimel
SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW "I'M WITH THE BAND” Neil
Warnock, The Agency and Rob McDermott, Manager,
Linkin Park offered their take on the direction Indian
bands, labels and independent musicians could take while
narrating their own experiences in a global market.
MUSIC, MEDIA AND MORE Discussions with Brandon
Bakshi, BMI, John McLellan, Haldanes, Saurabh
Kanwar, Star Network, Prashant Panday, Radio Mirchi,
Vipul Pradhan, PPL and moderated by Ruuben van den
Heuvel, Nokia, on reaching synergies between the music
industry players and media.
SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW - THE MOBILE UPSIDE A oneon-one interview with Saleem Mobhani, Airtel by Ralph
Simon, The Mobilium International Advisory Group.
IT'S ABOUT MUSIC The grand finale was moderated by
Saregama’s Atul Churamani and included discussion
from Shridhar Subramanium, Sony Music, Seymour
Stein, WMG, Rabbi Shergill, Music Director, S. L. Saha,
The Indian Record Mfg. Co. Ltd, Neeraj Roy, Hungama,
Vijay Lazarus, IMI and Adarsh Gupta, Times Music.
"Nokia Music Connects" provided an excellent platform for the Indian Music Industry to
interact with all stakeholders within the Industry and amongst Broadcasters, Telecom
Operators and prime users of our Music Content; a much needed initiative.
Congratulations!
VJ Lazarus, President - Indian Music Industry [IMI] & Phonographic Performance
Ltd. and Member Governing Council Indian Performing Rights Society.
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NETWORKING EVENTS
SPEAKER & VIP RECEPTION (hosted by The Blue Frog)
The meet and greet VIP reception welcomed all the speakers and VIP
guests to Mumbai! Amazing live performance from legendary "THE
MATRIX, by Louiz Banks“ launched the event!
‘NOKIA MUSIC CONNECTS’ LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE
Four Indian bands entertained delegates with a diverse array of up and
coming talents from different parts of the country: Advaita, Swarathma (with
a memorable impromptu performance from Rabbi Shergill), D Major and the
gorgeous Sona Mohapatra. The showcase party closed with everyone on
the dance floor after midnight!
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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS, PARTNERS & MEDIA
On behalf of Indiantelevision.com and Music Matters we would like to
thank you for your support, patronage and input into the inaugural Nokia
Music Connects.
We look forward to seeing you at Nokia Music Connects in Mumbai,
September 2010!
Programme & Speakers:
Jasper Donat, Music Matters
Anil Wanvari, Indiantelevision.com
Event Production:
Tracy Tan, Music Matters
Ravi Chandnani, Indiantelevision.com
Sponsorship Opportunities:
Konstancija Ruza, Music Matters
Swati Shetty, Indiantelevision.com
www.musicmatters.asia
www.indiantelevision.com
Co-produced by: Music Matters & RadioandMusic.com