South Asia Electronic Music Convention
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The Global Groove movement has attained major popularity in the international music scene. For the first time in India, ‘Global Groove Music Convention & Festival’ was held recently. The event was held at Tivoli Gardens, Chatterpur, New Delhi. Some of the best electronic acts along with many best-known international acts gathered at the event. Nafis Tahsin Ahmed Shubho of Live2 Events-AM joined the major event as a delegate from Bangladesh. Here’s what Nafis had to say about the convention:
How was the experience?
Nafis: The experience was awesome. There was energy, there was music. On the closing day, two mega shows were on at the same time at separate venues.
Max Mueller Bhavan, along with Entertainment Media Services, presented the Global Groove Music Convention & Festival. Goethe Institut was actively involved with this project. A lot of representatives of different countries, mainly from Europe and South Asia, were there to evolve ideas and opportunities for future prospects.
There were discussions that included the artistes’ prospects in terms of performance and albums.
At the end of the convention, delegates from different countries shared views.
Do you have plans to involve Bangladeshi electronic acts (music) in future conventions?
Nafis: To be honest, the term “electronic act” is still not that familiar in our country. In Bangladesh even though “club music” has just pervaded the scene, we still have a long way to go. The music scene in Bangladesh is certainly growing and this should encourage sponsors to invest and support musicians to flourish and be on a par with their international counterparts.
That’s what I hope!
But yes, personally I do have such plans and have also spoken to a few electronic acts from around here for the next convention.
Which electronic acts were there at the convention?
Nafis: There were many from around the world. Notwist (Germany), Phi Degrees (Mumbai, India), Mathias Schaffhauser (Germany), Order of the Essence (Goa, India), Teddy Boy Kill (Delhi, India), Mimetic (Switzerland), Bobby & Blumm (Germany) were some of the names.
In the past few years there has been a steady growth in the clubbing scene of this part of the world, fuelled by economic growth, and growing interest in this particular kind of music among the young. Needless to say electronic music is much in demand
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