Magnasound
Magnasound was an Indian record company that specialized in Indian classical music, Indian rock and Indipop. It was distributed by OMI Music Inc. Shashi Gopal was the managing director of Magnasound.
Magnasound
- Name
- Magnasound
- Founded
- 1989.
- Headquarters
- Mumbai.
- Activity
- phonographic industry.
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Magnasound was an Indian record company that specialized in Indian classical music, Indian rock and Indipop. It was distributed by OMI Music Inc. Shashi Gopal was the managing director of Magnasound.
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• Name — Magnasound • Type — Private • Founded — 1989 • Defunct — 2003 • Hq Location City — Mumbai • Hq Location Country — India • Key People — Shashi Gopal, chief managing director Kalpana Gopal, director Madhav Das, director • Industry — Music entertainment
History
History
• Illustration — A. R. Rahman receiving a Platinum Award at the MagnaSound Awards Shashi Gopal founded Magnasound in 1989 with his wife Kalpana and brother-in-law Madhav Das. The three launched the company with their life savings, which totaled Rs 6 lakhs. In the early 1990s, the company gained a reputation for signing young artists like Daler Mehndi, Baba Sehgal, and Alisha Chinai, as well as acclaimed rock bands Rock Machine and 13AD Established artists such as A. R. Rahman and Asha Bhosle also released albums for the label.
Bayshore
Bayshore
After Magnasound wound up in 2003, Madhav launched another label, Bayshore Music, before he moved to print and edited a film magazine called South Side, for GV Films.
Notable artists
Notable artists
• A.R. Rahman • Alisha Chinai • Baba Sehgal • Bela Shende • Bhitali Das • Bilal Maqsood • Bina Mistry • Bombay Jayashri • Faisal Kapadia • Hariharan • Hema Sardesai • Jasmine Bharucha • Kumar Sanu • Leslee Lewis • Mehnaz Hoosein • P. Unnikrishnan • Raageshwari • Sagarika Mukherjee • Shael Oswal • Shantanu Mukherjee • Shweta Mohan • Shweta Shetty • Sonu Nigam • Suchitra Krishnamoorti • Suchitra Pillai • Udit Narayan • Zubeen Garg
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Magnasound established.
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1989
Magnasound was established or created in 1989.
Discography
• Year — Album Title — Artist(s) — Notes/Ref. • 1990 — Dilruba — Baba Sehgal • 1991 — Alien Desire — Jasmine Bharucha • 1992 — Thanda Thanda Pani — Baba Sehgal — First Indian rap album • The Chronic — Dr. Dre • 1993 — Johnny Jokers — Shweta Shetty • Raaga Raaga — K.S. Chithra, Voodoo — First Indian pop album to release in Compact Disc Digital Audio and also first album to enter Compact Disc digital audio in Tamil Nadu state and South India region. • Doggy Style — Snoop Doggy Dogg • 1994 — Style Bhai — Style Bhai • Dr. Dhingra — Baba Sehgal • Bombay Girl — Alisha Chinai • Mix Masala — Various • 1995 — The New Album — Shweta Shetty, Shaan • Made in India — Alisha Chinai — First Indian album to manufactured Compact Disc Digital Audio in India • Dole Dole — Suchitra Krishnamoorthy — First album to enter Compact disc digital audio in Andhra Pradesh state. • Bolo Ta Ra Ra — Daler Mehndi — First Punjabi pop album • Oorja — Various — Remix album • Roop Inka Mastana — Shaan, Stylebhai, Sagarika, Suchitra Krishnamoorthy, Kaushal — Remix album First album to enter Compact disc digital audio in West Bengal state. • 1996 — Zubeenor Gaan — Zubeen Garg, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Hema Sardesai — CD issues only • Naujawan — Shaan, Sagarika — First Indian siblings album • Oohalu — Suchitra Krishnamoorthy — First Telugu Pop album • Dardi Rab Rab — Daler Mehndi • Dum Tara — Suchitra Krishnamoorthy • Channel Hits — Various — Compilation album • Colonial Cousins — Colonial Cousins • Janna Hai Bollywood — Models — First Indian girl band album • 1997 — Ho Jayengi Bale Bale — Daler Mehndi • Love-Ology — Shaan — First album to enter Compact Disc Digital Audio in Assam and North-East region. • Chand Sa Mukhda — Ali Haider • A-Ha — Suchitra Krishnamoorthy • Colgate - A Reason to Smile — Various • 1998 — Deewane To Deewane Hai — Shweta Shetty • Tu — Sonu Nigam • Maa — Sagarika • Tunak Tunak Tun — Daler Mehndi • Lolipop — Bina Mistry • The Best of Biddu — Biddu — Compilation album • 1999 — Hunaru - 99 — Zubeen Garg, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Bhitali Das — Bihu album • Hulle Hullare — Rajeshwari Sachdev • Mausam — Sonu Nigam • Sanskar • Savariya — 3 Brothers & A Violin • Hello — Shael Oswal • 2000 — Dur — Strings • Kaisa Hai Ye Jaado — Bela Shende • Mukhda Piya Ka — Rajeshwari Sachdev • 2001 — Meri Jaan — Vasundhara Das
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The circumstances in which Magnasound stands. Established or created in 1989. Magnasound operates in phonographic industry. Magnasound has its headquarters at Mumbai. Recorded as record label. Situated in India.
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