Eastwind (music festival)

infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Eastwind


location = New Delhi, India
years active = 2008
founders = Adhiraj Mustafi, Prospect Advisory & Management
dates = Scheduled: February 22nd – February 24th, 2008
genre = All genres of Original & Contemporary music
website = [http://www.eastwindfestival.com www.eastwindfestival.com]

Eastwind is an annual music festival held in India garnering participation from all the major bands and artists in the country. The criterion is Original Contemporary Music and artists perform over three days and through parallel stages from morning till night.

The recent yearswhen have seen increased recognition, visibility and surge in popularity of contemporary original music in India. In spite of that, the world’s perception of Indian music is still subjected to stereotypes.Fact|date=June 2008

It is estimatedweasel-inline that there are over 500 active bands across the country, with New Delhi playing host to a large number of the nation’s most popular acts. With Indian bands and their music getting popular and bands being invited to perform abroad, Eastwind creates a single-point showcase that recognises and presents this talent as an entertainment experience.

The idea of a large-scale music festival in India is groundbreaking though critics from mainstream music industry may be cynical about its success.Fact|date=June 2008 However, the participation of the most popular bands in the country is the main crowd-pulling element of the festival. Prospect Advisory & Management, who visualized and created this festival, were so swamped with requests for participation that they even had to postpone the first event in order to get through all the demos and applications.

Performing artists

*Leni Stern
*Karsh Kale
*Skinny Alley
*Dhruv Ghanekar and the Ranjit Barot Project
*pinknoise
*Thermal and a quarter
*Shaa’ir + Func
*Pentagram
*Avial
*Chromozome Eye
*Them Clones
*Jalebee Cartel
*Parikrama
*Helga's Fun Castle
*Groove Suppa
*Indian Ocean
*Bandish
*East India Company
*Hypnosis
*Evergreen
*Baja Gaja
*Oidua
*Boomarang
*III Sovereign
*Mrigya
*Sattyanada
*Raghu Dixit Project
*Junkyard Groove
*Midival Punditz
*Levitikus
*Barefaced Liar
*Blend
*Dream Out Loud
*Cassini’s Division
*Span
*Five Little Indians
*Anal Funk
*Little Babooshka’s Grind
*HFT
*Half Step Down
*Myndsnare
*Menwhopause
*Kryptos
*Soulmate
*Galeej Gurus
*Artistes Unlimited
*Feedback
*Medusa
*Sajid Akbar and the Lost Boys
*Detonation
*Level 9
*Advaita
*Anterior
*Caesar’s Palace
*Scribe
*Motherjane
*Cyanide
*Split
*Something Relevant
*Demonic Resurrection
*Mohit Chauhan

References

* [http://music.prospectam.com Prospect Music Division]
* [http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=83ff785c-7ad9-402a-b4b2-54be60bc8bc4&&Headline=East+Wind+Music+Fest+to+light+up+Delhi Hindustan Times article]

External links

* [http://www.eastwindfestival.com Official Website]
* [http://www.india.musicballroom.com Web Promo Website]