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The Indian Music Diaries
- News
From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
Music or Monolith? Why Spotify’s Audiobook Move Might Prove To Be A Disaster For Artists
He Said, They Said: ‘Enjoy Enjaami’ Creators and Maajja Label in Payment Standoff
Facepalm at SPXCEJXM: The Ongoing Festival Fiasco and What it Means for the Indian Music Scene
Puerto Rican Artist Melissa Otero Sends Legal Notice to Mood Indigo Team Accusing Them of Mistreatment
- Reviews
The long standing legacy of Midival Punditz is culminated into a celebration of Indian Classical, Folk & Electronic Music on ‘Love and Machines’
Champak’s ‘A1’: A Quirky, Intimate Bedroom Pop Descent Into Alt-Rock Doom
‘Maqsad’ by Faizal: A Reverse Journey Through Identity, Faith, and Everything In Between
Shubhank Sharma’s Himalay Se is A Progressive Rock Ode to Mountain Silence
Josiah Ranpal’s Latest EP Is a Late Night Jazz Fever Dream
- Industry Insight
Your ears are the biggest liars: Psychoacoustics for musicians
The Colour Of Music aka Synesthesia: Inside the Minds That See Sound
20 sound engineering terms musicians need to know for their next soundcheck
11 Ways How Independent Artists Are Growing Through Digital Music Marketing in 2026
AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
- Featured
“From small club shows to festivals, I realized this is where I feel at home” – In Conversation With Abhishek Shukla
One Song Out, Ten Thousand Fans: What OutStation Tells Us About Building a Fandom Before a Discography
In Conversation With SINASH -Tracing the Art, The Music and The Journey That Led to Bairaagi
Voodoo Valley Returns for a Three-Day Convergence of Music, Community, and Nature
Sound of Women: Preserving the radical & unheard folk voices Through a Mobile Studio
Industry Insight
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Soundcheck is often where the biggest misunderstandings between musicians and sound engineers happen. Performers are focused on how music feels on stage, while engineers...
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Gully Gang Co-founder Chaitanya Kataria recently recorded a podcast with Pawan Rochwani of Pepper Content where he discussed how Hip-Hop is perceived in India &...
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It is a well acknowledged fact that there is a huge contrast between the Laws and the Industry practices in our country. This article...
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