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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Oct 3, 2018
- 3 min
“It seems like the devil but it's just technology moving forward”
The Worse, Bad and Not So Bad Choices for Monetizing Music, Today. Joe Blackford, bassist/vocalist of the Croydon based sludge-pop band Bellevue Days, in an exclusive interview with Half Step Rock said, “the current climate for musicians making money is pretty horrendous. But, I also think streaming services have kind of saved the music industry from diving into total despair. Even though they pay a tiny amount per stream, at least they do pay. Spotify in particular has drast
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Jun 19, 2018
- 2 min
Taking ‘Hau’ Music from India to the Rest of the World
Bangalore, June 19th 2018 - King of Naga Folk Blues – Guru Rewben Mashangva’s first ‘Hau’ Music Album is underway for an international production and launch by Half Step Rock. The debut English album titled ‘Life is Beautiful’ will comprise of eight to ten original tracks, written and composed by The Guru Rewben. Hailing from Ukhrul, Manipur and with over 25 years of experience, Guru Rewben is famous for his tribal tunes and being the flag bearer of Tangkhul folk music, from
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Jun 15, 2018
- 4 min
Austin’s Local Band ‘The Cover Letter’ Funnels Back All Proceeds into the Band
Is the Local Scene in the Live Music Capital of the World, Struggling? The capital city of Texas, hosts annual music festivals like the South by Southwest festival (SXSW) and the Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL), contributing nearly $349 million into the Austin-area economy as of 2017 (from SXSW, alone). Reports also indicate, from 2015 to 2017, there were nearly 3,000 more music-related jobs added to the state, now up to around 95,000. A study conducted by Economic Re
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- May 25, 2018
- 4 min
AS REAL AS IT GETS - The Electronic Indie Pop Duo “Holiday Mountain” Unabashedly True To Their Music
Power of any kind of music is a direct reflection of the artist creating it, and in a world where change is inevitable, talent is plenty, distraction is pervasive and survival costs, it is not the triumph that the artist seeks, but the struggle they go through, what matters more. Half Step Rock, in an exclusive interview with Holiday Mountain, a New York City based indie pop duo that originally formed in Boston and spent time developing in Austin, explored the unconventional
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- May 16, 2018
- 1 min
“SPREADING ROOTS” – Hear Them Roar!
Bangalore, May 16th 2018 - Half Step Rock signed-up Power Blues Hard Rock Band – Spreading Roots, from Guwahati, India. Band’s first studio album “Missed on the Way” is slated for release, later this year. The album will include eight original songs of which one song will be released earlier. Spreading Roots is fronted by Hridoy Goswami, lead vocalist of the band and a veteran of the Guwahati rock fraternity with a music career of over 26 years. Famous for its signature music
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Mar 21, 2018
- 3 min
Manchester’s homegrown band “Spring King” redefining 60's Pop Melodies with Punk Sensibilities
As per the latest music industry statistics, David Bowie, Coldplay and Adele made it to the list of top 10 recording artists of 2016 with Rolling Stones among the top 10 albums of the year. An industry body that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, named Ed Sheeran as the world's best-selling recording artist of 2017. These figures are enough to showcase the potential of forever burgeoning British talent, aren’t they? But, what about the artists that do not make
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Mar 3, 2018
- 1 min
Announcing Rescheduled Release of 'PHYNYX RISING' - The Much Awaited Album By L.E.N.
Half Step Rock signed-up the erstwhile legendary Indian Rock Band PHYNYX, now named Lord's Eastern Nomads [LEN], late last year. The band’s first mega album was set for an international release by April 2018, which has now been rescheduled due unforeseen circumstances. Watch the video for more details and keep following this space for further updates. 'PHYNYX RISING' will feature 10 tracks including a reworked version of the famous single ‘Woman’ from Rock Street Journal’s ‘
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Feb 13, 2018
- 4 min
WHAT WOULD THE WORLD BE LIKE IF WE DID NOT HAVE MUSICIANS?
One morning, end of last year, I caught up with my partner at the firm, also an old friend, over breakfast and our talk slanted toward the explosive music scene in Austin, Texas and some of our work cut-out for that part of the world. This was the same time I was pursuing to do a unique story for my editorial and with my next sip of coffee I had decided the band I wanted to interview for 2018, first editorial piece. I quickly took out my laptop and without wasting any time dr
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Oct 31, 2017
- 4 min
“nul n'est prophète en son pays”
No one is a prophet in his own country
Having charmed the Indian crowd with their unconventional jazz rhythms in the past, EYM Trio – the global jazz band from France, is set to return to the city in December, this year. In an exclusive interview with Half Step Rock, the band talked about their live performances across the world, released albums, future plans and jazzzzz…. Famous for composing songs with irregular rhythms and harmonies, the band has gained popularity with originals like Le Lours de Kuala Lumpur; G
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Sep 26, 2017
- 2 min
India’s Darjeeling Singer Songwriter Composes a Song for Gorkhas around the World
Nagen’s “Veer Gorkhali” to be launched exclusively by Half Step Rock. Bangalore, September 26th, 2017 – Half Step Rock, an independent record label based out of Bangalore is set to launch “Veer Gorkhali” – a tribute to the brave and courageous Gorkhas around the world. Written and composed by Darjeeling’s own singer songwriter NAGEN, the song is produced by Half Step Rock, also holding exclusive worldwide marketing rights for the song. A powerful Nepali Blues Rock, Veer Gorkh
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Sep 4, 2017
- 2 min
Half Step Rock Signs-Up Legendary Indian Rock Band ‘PHYNYX’, Now Called ‘LEN’ Going Forward
Half Step Rock, an independent record label based out of Bangalore, has this month signed-up the legendary Indian Rock Band PHYNYX, who will now, going forward, perform under a new band name ‘LEN’, with the band’s first mega album set for an international launch by April of 2018 titled ‘PHYNYX RISING’. The album will feature 10 tracks including a reworked version of the famous single ‘Woman’ from Rock Street Journal’s ‘The Great Indian Rock Vol. 2 (1997).’ Under this contract
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Mar 2, 2017
- 2 min
Half Step Rock's Movie Production Arm Searching for Real Life Stories for an Upcoming Series
Road Radio is a to-be-released original HSNebula™ Web/TV Series, conceived, created and produced by Half Step Rock. It recounts and reproduces on camera, highlights from real life stories of unrecognized heroes in India that inspire and redefine EXTRAORDINARY, irrespective of age, gender, culture and profession. It delves into lives that have been different from the normal in small and big ways, lives that are not subject to right and wrong or standard norms of the society. S
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Dec 15, 2016
- 3 min
A tête-à-tête with HYLEEN from Paris
“I love great music. It has no color, it has no boundaries.” – Michael Jackson If we come to think of it, musicians do not belong to a country, they do not belong to a genre, they do not belong to a race. Musicians belong to every heart and mind that feels their music. The world has produced many such artists over and over again whose music has traveled across the globe, becoming a part of different cultures and generations. Half Step Rock this month covers one such refreshin
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Oct 17, 2016
- 20 min
UNDERRATED, UNDERPAID. HUNGRY & NOWHERE TO GO! What went wrong? What can be done right?
Discussion with a friend about your international music playlist will have you throwing names vast and varied as birds in the sky. Swing this conversation 180 degrees back to India and the list is replaced with names of playback singers and Music Directors from Bollywood. We replace mainline music industry music with Bollywood Industry Music in India. Taking a leaf from digital music consumption survey, which is pretty much indicative of the overall music consumption pattern
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Apr 15, 2016
- 1 min
Half Step Rock Announces Exporting of "India Calling Elvis" - A Music Video Series from India
A YouTube based Music Video Series produced by Half Step Rock in partnership with other brands, ‘India Calling Elvis’ will promote Indian Artists who excel in English Music, as showcase to the rest of the world. Unknown to many, India is the second largest English speaking nation in the world and many talented singers, songwriters and musicians who excel in English Music, undiscovered, due lack of platforms that recognize, support and promote this Art form. A Half Step Rock O
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Half Step Rock Editorial
- Apr 14, 2016
- 3 min
Rising Star - Musical Innings
Rising star Musical innings Sarah Harris, Bengaluru, Apr 14, 2016, DHNS: A new musician wants to shake up the Indian music industry, produce international pop stars and help more musicians get jobs. Ajay Chanam, co-founder of rock star school ‘Half Step Rock’, has released 2 popular songs. The singer, writer and composer wants to help more musicians get their original songs out there and profit from it themselves. Ajay Chanam talks to Sarah Harris about the industry. What cha
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