NEW DELHI, April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Songdew.com, the largest network of independent musicians in India, presented Renault Free The Music Awards at Hard Rock Cafe, Bengaluru last Thursday. Free The Music Awards is a unique initiative that acknowledges the contribution of independent artists in India. Started last year in New Delhi to honor indie musicians, this year Free the Music Awards were held in Bengaluru wherein some of the most revered bands/artists of Bangalore were honored for their work.
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Speaking about Free the Music Awards, Sunil Khanna - Founder - Songdew, said, "With the kind of quality music being produced, independent music in India needs to be on centre stage, and at Songdew we are committed to see that all these talented musicians get their due. Free The Music Awards is a step towards that direction wherein we acknowledge the talent and work of such an amazing bunch of musicians. We are also pleased to see that Renault shares our vision and agreed to partner this initiative."
At a glittering ceremony, the award winners were felicitated by veteran guitarist-composer-producer Baiju Dharmajan, also known as the 'God of Small Strings' lovingly by his fans and followers.
The bands that received the awards in the presence of the entire independent music community of Bengaluru are - Lagori, Agam, Spaghettify, Space Behind The Yellow Room, Thermal And A Quarter, One Night Stand, Aathma, Inner Sanctrum, Solder, Until We Last, Among The Signs, Clown With a Frown and eminent artists like Aabha Hanjura, Jim Ankan Deka, Gubbi, and Brodha V.
The awards were followed by live music performances by some amazingly talented bands that won Renault Free The Music contest this year. Bangalore based Rapper-Producer 'Big Deal' started the show and made the crowd dance to his music. This was followed by rocking performances by Mahesh Raghunandan - an amazingly talented singer-songwriter from the city and a power packed performance by Soul Inclination - a Delhi-based rock band that stole the night away with their electrifying music.
Speaking about Free The Music Awards, Baiju Dharmajan said, "I am very pleased to be a part of this initiative by Songdew. Events like these are a great encouragement to artists in India and show that Indie music scene is getting stronger and bigger year after year. I wish Free the Music loads of success in the coming years."
About Songdew
Just to give you an overview, within a span of 2 years, Songdew has become India's largest music platform for independent music. Songdew today has a network of more than 25 000 artists and 1 mn+ registered listeners .For artists, it's the hub of large number of music opportunities of promotion, collaboration and monetization of music . On the other hand, for listeners, Songdew is the hub of great music ,varying across all genres be it pop, fusion, folk, rock or alternative. For more information, please log on to http://www.songdew.com
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