Times Music
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| Public | |
| Industry | Music and Entertainment |
| Headquarters | The Times of India Building, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mandar Thakur[1] (Chief Operating Officer), Times Music |
| Parent | The Times Group |
| Website |
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Times Music, a division of The Times Group is an Indian record label and music publisher. Headquartered in Mumbai, Times Music started operations in 1998[2] and has a catalogue of more than 21,000 tracks. Times Music is also the Indian sub-publisher for global music publishing firms Warner/Chappell Music and Peermusic.[3] Times Music was one of the early pioneers of remixes[4] in India and were the early leaders in the devotional and spiritual music genre. The label has also published regional, folk, Bollywood and traditional albums in languages such as Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, etc. and has a strong regional presence.
History
Times Music was established in 1998 under the leadership of Arun Arora, who was then the President and Executive Director of The Times of India and Times Global Broadcasting Co. Ltd. In 2000, the Indian music industry was ruled by Bollywood and International Music. The intent of the label was to create albums tailored to appeal to the discerning audience, which resulted in Times Music the concepts of spiritual, world and remix music in India.
Junglee Music
In 2007, Times Music launched its independent Hindi and regional film music label, Junglee Music, to capitalise on the popularity of commercial film music. Junglee Music started with Welcome and followed it up with titles like Singh Is Kinng, Horn 'Ok' Pleassss and Dasvidaniya, as well as southern film titles. Later Junglee Music also published music for Raja Natwarlal and Haider. The label also made its mark in regional films especially in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati and Rajasthani.
Bollywood Films
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Hanuman |
| 2007 | Welcome |
| 2008 | Singh is Kinng |
| 2008 | Dasvidaniya |
| 2013 | Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns |
| 2014 | Haider |
| 2014 | Raja Natwarlal |
| 2014 | Ankhon Dekhi |
Telugu Films
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Adda |
| 2013 | Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde |
| 2013 | Balupu |
| 2014 | Current Theega |
| 2014 | Ulavucharu Biriyani |
| 2014 | Run Raja Run |
| 2014 | Power |
| 2014 | Rough |
| 2015 | Sher |
| 2015 | Kick 2 |
| 2015 | Nannaku Prematho |
| 2015 | Bengal Tiger |
| 2015 | Jil |
| 2016 | Oopiri |
Tamil films
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Kadhalil Vizhunthen |
| 2010 | Mynaa |
| 2012 | Aravaan |
| 2013 | Veeram |
| 2013 | Jannal Oram |
| 2014 | Bramman |
| 2014 | Un Samayal Arayil |
| 2014 | Vanavarayan Vallavarayan |
| 2014 | Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam |
| 2016 | Hello Naan Pei Pesuren |
Kannada films
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Nana Life Alli |
| 2014 | Oggarane |
| 2014 | Abhimanyu |
| 2015 | Mast Mohabbat |
| 2015 | Uppi 2 |
Bengali Films
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Mon Amour: Shesher Kobita Revisited |
| 2011 | Icche |
| 2012 | Muktodhara |
| 2014 | Aamar Ami |
| 2015 | Bela Seshe |
| 2015 | Naxal |
| 2015 | Jomer Raja Dilo Bor |
| 2015 | Abby Sen |
| 2015 | Natoker Moto - Like a Play |
| 2016 | Beparoyaa |
Electronic Dance Music
Times Music started importing / licensing of Electronic Dance Music releases in India in 2006. The label signed license deals with several EDM labels such as Black Hole Recordings, Anjunabeats, Hommegga & Toco Asia. Times Music also released albums by artistes such as Tiësto, Paul van Dyk, ATB, Above & Beyond and Skazi.
Indie music
Times Music has been associated with Indie music since late '90s & early 2000s. The label was one of the first publishers of Indie music in India, even before the term Indie was coined by the music Industry.[4] Times Music started working with iconic bands such as Indian Ocean, MIDIval Punditz, Mrigya,[5] etc. Other prominent artists are Karsh Kale,[6] Susheela Raman and Angaraag Mahanta.
Times Living
Times Living was earlier known as Times Wellness, is a division of Times Music, which was established in 2006. Times Living features fitness products which include yoga, spirituality, diet and nutrition and modern forms of physical fitness. The record label has also released DVDs and albums by spiritual groups like Art of Living foundation, Brahma Kumaris and Isha Foundation.
Genre-based mobile apps
Times Music was the first record label to launch music apps for mobiles[7] that were specific for particular genres. The label has apps that supports Android and iOS devices.[8][9] Times Music has a collection of music apps varying from devotional, classical to Bollywood. Recently, Sunny Leone and Mickey Mehta came out with a fitness app and DVD “Super Hot Sunny Mornings” exclusively for women of all age groups.[10]
Awards and achievements
- Best New Age Album Trophy at 57th Grammy Awards to Ricky Kej for Winds of Samsara[11]
- Best background score trophy at the Mirchi Music Awards 2015 to Vishal Bhardwaj for Haider [12]
- Best background score trophy to Vishal Bharadwaj at GIMA 2015 for Haider [13]
- Best rock album trophy at GIMA 2015 to Mihir Joshi Band for Mumbai Blues
- National Award 2015 for best music director to Vishal Bhardwaj for Haider[14]
- National Award 2015 for best singer to Sukhwinder Singh for Haider[14]
- Times Music albums bag 3 slots on iTunes 'Best of 2014' list[15]
- Best Album: Haider
- Best IndiPop Album: Indian Ocean Tandanu
- Devotional Spiritual Superlikes
- Ananthaal selected as Apple's 'Best Indian Pop Album' of 2015.[16]
- Ananthaal won the Best Video for the song Inayat at the Radio City Freedom Awards 2016 [17]
- Indian Ocean won Jury Choice award for Best Fusion Artiste at the 2016 Radio City Freedom Awards
References
- ↑ "Mandar Thakur to join Times Music as COO". www.radiomusic.com. 14 December 2010.
- ↑ Deshpande, Swati (23 August 2002). "T-Series restrained from infringing Times Music copyrights". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Times Music to represent Warner/Chappell in India". Music Business Worldwide. 3 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Top DJs ready for war of the beats". The Times of India. 13 May 2003.
- ↑ "Mrigya's second album documents what its music represents". www.radioandmusic.com. 17 December 2015.
- ↑ Fernandes, Kasmin (19 January 2016). "New York-based Indian musician Karsh Kale going back to his roots". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Mandar Thakur mentions about availability of user specific apps and future of mobile apps with launch of 4G in India". www.radioandmusic.com. 5 December 2011.
- ↑ "Times Music launches exclusive mobile apps for the Diwali festive season". www.radioandmusic.com. 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Times Music releases Wellness mobile app". www.radioandmusic.com. 11 July 2011.
- ↑ Bhalla, Nikita (14 September 2015). "Now see Sunny Leone working out in Super Hot Sunny Mornings". India Today.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 2015: Bengaluru-based Ricky Kej's Winds Of Samsara wins award". India Today. 9 February 2015.
- ↑ "Winners of 7th Mirchi Music Awards 2015". www.trendinginsocial.com. 25 February 2015.
- ↑ RnMTeam (25 February 2015). "Amit Trivedi and Queen are major winners at GiMA Awards 2015". www.radioandmusic.com.
- 1 2 Express News Service (24 March 2015). "62nd National Film Awards' winners: 'Haider' wins five, Kangana Ranaut's 'Queen' two". The Indian Express.
- ↑ TNN (15 December 2014). "Times Music albums bag 3 slots on iTunes Best of 2014 list". The Times of India.
- ↑ RnMTeam (28 December 2015). "'Ananthaal' selected as Apple's 'Best Indian Pop Album' of 2015". www.radioandmusic.com.
- ↑ RnMTeam (24 February 2016). "Radio City Freedom Awards: 'Mumbai's finest' grab three honours". www.radioandmusic.com.