India’s noted music composer A. R. Rahman will host India’s biggest music based reality show The Big Band in Doordarshan. The show is produced by Phat Phish, an integrated entertainment and communications company.

A R Rahman will traverse the journey across 15 Indian cities through his eyes. Beginning in the first week of December, the show will be aired in the prime time slot. This show will be the hunt for the biggest music band. Apart from India, it will also go to Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka, for a three-year recording contract with Phat Phish Records.

The winner band will be awarded a 3 year recording contract with Phat Phish Records, as well as cash prize worth Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million). This will include end-to-end artist management, three albums and six music videos, tours and concerts across the world and mentoring from leading musicians.

The last date for receipt of applications from aspiring contestants is November 15, 2008.

A. R. Rahman, one of the greatest Indian film composers ever has begun composing songs for the Rajini big budget film Robot which is directed by Shankar.

‘Robot’, produced by Ayngaran International, will have Aishwarya Rai playing the heroine.

A R Rahman at IIFA 2008 awards - Best Music Director Award for Guru

Dubai is ready for the rhythmic beatz of ar rahman. ar rahman is performing live in Dubai on April 18th 2008 at Sharjah International Cricket Stadium.

Sponsored by Eastern Masala, it will host a live show with A. R. Rahman for the third time in the UAE. The event is organised by the Dubai-based leading event organiser Oasis Promotions.

The Musical Night

• A.R. Rahman live
• April 18. 2008
• Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
• Tickets from Dh125 to Dh1,000.
• Order through email : rahmanlive@gmail.com
• Order through phone : 00971-50-7329710. You can call and order for tickets

[ Ar Rahman live in Dubai on April 18, 2008 - rahmaniac]

Kamal Hassan in an interview to Mumbai tabloid , refused to talk about the story or the 10 different roles he plays in his forthcoming film Dasavatharam and has said that the film is the costliest film in the Tamil film industry.

Kamal also denied that A.R Rahman walked out of the film, due to time constraints Dasavatharam team went to Himesh Reshammiya.
“It was just a business choice and when you see the film, you will know that it works for us. I must say that Himesh did surprise me in the first music sitting itself ” , said Kamal

Maestro A.R.Rahman has formally launched the KM Music Conservatory on March 12 2008 in Chennai.

The music school which is currently situated in his studio will now shift to a 3 acre campus with a concert hall, recording studio, state-of-the-art classrooms and accommodation for students which will be full-fledged in two years time.

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The KM Conservatory will concentrate on both Indian and western instrumental and vocal music technology in collaboration with Audio Media Education, an Apple authorised training centre.

Rahman says he welcomes all those musicians who want to teach at the Conservatory.

At the launch Rahman said

There are tens of thousands of musicians in India but there is no symphony orchestra with our very own musicians while even smaller countries have their own orchestra. So, the reason to start the KM Conservatory is simple. Most of the young aspiring musicians want to learn more of electronic stuff.

We want to start a course where students learn acoustic instruments as well as electronic instruments.

• Padmabhushan Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, one of India’s leading Hindustani classical musicians, and his son Mustafa Khan, will be teaching Hindustani classical music to the students at the KM Conservatory.
• Dr Randy Giles will advise on the academic curriculum.
• Others in the advisory panel are Founder of Global Rhythms ensemble Prof Srinivas Krishnan, pianist composer Pushkar, voice trainer and composer Wendy Par, and violinist Ladislav.