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Gaurav Dagaonkar

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Gaurav Dagaonkar (Wiki) is a music director, singer, songwriter, Youtuber and founder. After his engineering degree and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, he choose to go down the unconventional route of becoming a full time musician, even though he had no formal training or experience in the field. Since then he has composed and performed many albums, scored multiple Bollywood movies and worked with many legends in the Indian music scene. We talk about his journey, his path to success in this notoriously difficult industry, his favorite artists and much more.  For all budding young musicians out there, this one is a no-miss episode! Hope you enjoy it. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps:  1:17 Intro. 6:53 Journey into music, working with Ranjit Barot, learning Indian classical music later in life.  15:05 The business of music, getting the 'foot in the door', getting sponsors for music albums, falling in love with the art form.  22:05 Mentors, learning from the experts, putting out work consistently. 27:19 Stories of favourite artists - A R Rahman, KK, Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam, Pritam, Arijit Singh.  35:00 Music in India, then and now. Indipop, Mp3s and then, YouTube and streaming. The 'golden age' of independent musicians.  45:40 Creating a music content brand with 'Songfest' and pivoting to an ad agency.  50:29 Launching a music SAAS product with hoopr.ai.  54:20 What should you NOT do while pursuing music as a career path.  1.04:00 Keeping the freshness alive in the art.  1.07:53 'Ek ajnabee haseena se' and 'College days'.   Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.

Gaurav Dagaonkar (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaurav_Dagaonkar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wiki</a>) is a music director, singer, songwriter, Youtuber and founder. After his engineering degree and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, he choose to go down the unconventional route of becoming a full time musician, even though he had no formal training or experience in the field. Since then he has composed and performed many albums, scored multiple Bollywood movies and worked with many legends in the Indian music scene. We talk about his journey, his path to success in this notoriously difficult industry, his favorite artists and much more.  For all budding young musicians out there, this one is a no-miss episode! Hope you enjoy it. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: <ul> <li>1:17 Intro.</li> <li>6:53 Journey into music, working with Ranjit Barot, learning Indian classical music later in life. </li> <li>15:05 The business of music, getting the 'foot in the door', getting sponsors for music albums, falling in love with the art form. </li> <li>22:05 Mentors, learning from the experts, putting out work consistently.</li> <li>27:19 Stories of favourite artists - A R Rahman, KK, Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam, Pritam, Arijit Singh. </li> <li>35:00 Music in India, then and now. Indipop, Mp3s and then, YouTube and streaming. The 'golden age' of independent musicians. </li> <li>45:40 Creating a music content brand with 'Songfest' and pivoting to an ad agency. </li> <li>50:29 Launching a music SAAS product with <a href="http://hoopr.ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hoopr.ai</a>. </li> <li>54:20 What should you NOT do while pursuing music as a career path. </li> <li>1.04:00 Keeping the freshness alive in the art. </li> <li>1.07:53 'Ek ajnabee haseena se' and 'College days'. </li> </ul> Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.

Gaurav Dagaonkar on the business of music, learning from the legends, the golden age of independent musicians, keeping the freshness alive in the art [#22]

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Gaurav Dagaonkar, Co-founder &amp; CEO, GSharp Media, Hoopr and Songfest India, and singer Sarthak Kalyani, to talk about Songfest India as a platform, promoting musical talent, Gaurav and Sarthak's journeys as mursicians and singers, the artists they have loved all their lives, and lots more. Sarthak also sings for us and it's magical! Do tune in.Listen to Sarthak's new song Saahiba on the Songfest india YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1MazMrhIzkFollow Gaurav: https://www.instagram.com/gauravdagaonkar/Follow Sarthak: https://www.instagram.com/sarthak.kalyaniSubscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmY4iMGgEa49b7-NH94p1BQAlso, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8AYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Gaurav Dagaonkar, Co-founder &amp; CEO, GSharp Media, Hoopr and Songfest India, and singer Sarthak Kalyani, to talk about Songfest India as a platform, promoting musical talent, Gaurav and Sarthak's journeys as mursicians and singers, the artists they have loved all their lives, and lots more. Sarthak also sings for us and it's magical! Do tune in.Listen to Sarthak's new song Saahiba on the Songfest india YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1MazMrhIzk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1MazMrhIzk</a>Follow Gaurav: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gauravdagaonkar/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/gauravdagaonkar/</a>Follow Sarthak: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sarthak.kalyani" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sarthak.kalyani</a>Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmY4iMGgEa49b7-NH94p1BQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmY4iMGgEa49b7-NH94p1BQ</a>Also, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8A" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8A</a>You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: <a href="https://instagram.com/antariksht" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/antariksht</a>Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha</a>)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: <a href="http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays</a>You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: <a href="https://ivm.today/android" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://ivm.today/android</a>or iOS: <a href="https://ivm.today/ios" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://ivm.today/ios</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Gaurav Dagaonkar & Sarthak Kalyani | 'Saahiba' song, Songfest India

Understanding The Indian Music Industry episode 10 is about Music and Brand partnership hosted by Jesse J .  This is a very tough area to crack for musicians and here are two music business entrepreneurs to decode this marketing area .  My first panelist is a legend when it comes to music marketing , its non other than Shameer Tandon. He is the only music director to have had a robust corporate experience &amp; this composer is currently the Managing Director &amp; CEO of Music Boutique which offers a platform for non-film artists and their music. Music Boutique recently has curated OnePlus Playback, a series with original songs with the current music stars of India like Guru Randhawa , Divine , Jonita Gandhi and Neha Bhasin .The property has crossed half a billion views across 10 music videos &amp; other shoulder content.  My second panelist is a young gun and passionate about startup and music ecosystem Mr. Gaurav Dagaonkar. In 2018, Gaurav launched Songfest, a digital music company that creates music solutions for brands, production houses and music labels. Songfest has rapidly grown with its IPs like The Chamiya Song and Doublemint FreshTake. At Songfest, Gaurav leads a young vibrant team of music creators and marketers who enjoy telling stories via music.  Produced by -   E365 India Pvt. Ltd : https://www.instagram.com/e365_events... Creative Partner -  https://www.instagram.com/agencywaale About Me : linktr.ee/thisisjessej

Understanding The Indian Music Industry episode 10 is about Music and Brand partnership hosted by Jesse J .  This is a very tough area to crack for musicians and here are two music business entrepreneurs to decode this marketing area .  My first panelist is a legend when it comes to music marketing , its non other than Shameer Tandon. He is the only music director to have had a robust corporate experience &amp; this composer is currently the Managing Director &amp; CEO of Music Boutique which offers a platform for non-film artists and their music. Music Boutique recently has curated OnePlus Playback, a series with original songs with the current music stars of India like Guru Randhawa , Divine , Jonita Gandhi and Neha Bhasin .The property has crossed half a billion views across 10 music videos &amp; other shoulder content.  My second panelist is a young gun and passionate about startup and music ecosystem Mr. Gaurav Dagaonkar. In 2018, Gaurav launched Songfest, a digital music company that creates music solutions for brands, production houses and music labels. Songfest has rapidly grown with its IPs like The Chamiya Song and Doublemint FreshTake. At Songfest, Gaurav leads a young vibrant team of music creators and marketers who enjoy telling stories via music.  Produced by -   E365 India Pvt. Ltd : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;v=bpDXK9yauUU&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fe365_events%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkV3VThqNi1LX3p4c2dmMWVQQ0pmYjJQSmo3QXxBQ3Jtc0tscUVKNEtkVm5Lc2QyZERjYWxLV1NNVzRkaE9WQkpBLXZJc3lrWTY1Tnp6M0FOMk5kQXFJeTdmSWlqV2lNdVVIMFBqSHhIN0FybHFrTWpvblltTTJ0RllmVzhING5uOFFfZVFzYkR0UmRFalJlcXBlNA%3D%3D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/e365_events...</a> Creative Partner -  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;v=bpDXK9yauUU&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fagencywaale&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa001WU5mQkpSZXQ2TnV3VzI3dVhRMnd0VVJnd3xBQ3Jtc0ttT0xzVDBvY1VNRU5MSUJhZ1FFSnN3VTh3R1d0d2dVb0x3bFZ5dlZuMlNCZXZWTHVCOWJLVkhkT2drSUZ6RmFMdkJTRHZYNThmYnI4ZnNMdVlvRkx4LTJQeUMyWlUyZmZsQUNUUjB4ZDhzbkp4dlB6MA%3D%3D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/agencywaale</a> About Me : <a href="http://linktr.ee/thisisjessej" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">linktr.ee/thisisjessej</a>