Eastwind (music festival)
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| Eastwind | |
|---|---|
| Location(s) | New Delhi, India |
| Years active | |
| Founded by | Adhiraj Mustafi, Prospect Advisory & Management |
| Date(s) | Scheduled: February 22nd – February 24th, 2008 |
| Genre(s) | All genres of Original & Contemporary music |
| Website | www.eastwindfestival.com |
Eastwind is an annual music festival held in India garnering participation from all the major bands and artists in the country. The criteria is Original Contemporary Music and artists perform over three days and through parallel stages from morning till night.
The recent years have seen increased recognition, visibility and surge in popularity of contemporary original music in India. In spite of that, the world’s perception of Indian music is still subjected to stereotypes.
It is estimated that there are over 500 active bands across the country, with New Delhi playing host to a large number of the nation’s most popular acts. With Indian bands and their music getting popular and bands being invited to perform abroad, Eastwind creates a single-point showcase that recognises and presents this talent as an entertainment experience.
The idea of a large scale music festival in India is pathbreaking though critics from mainstream music industry may be cynical about its success. However, the participation of the most popular bands in the country is the main crowd-pulling element of the festival. Prospect Advisory & Management, who visualized and created this festival, were so swamped with requests for participation that they even had to postpone the first event in order to get through all the demos and applications.
[edit] Performing artists
- Leni Stern
- Karsh Kale
- Skinny Alley
- Dhruv Ghanekar and the Ranjit Barot Project
- pinknoise
- Thermal and a quarter
- Shaa’ir + Func
- Pentagram
- Avial
- Chromozome Eye
- Them Clones
- Jalebee Cartel
- Parikrama
- Helga's Fun Castle
- Groove Suppa
- Indian Ocean
- Bandish
- East India Company
- Hypnosis
- Evergreen
- Baja Gaja
- Oidua
- Boomarang
- III Sovereign
- Mrigya
- Sattyanada
- Raghu Dixit Project
- Junkyard Groove
- Midival Punditz
- Levitikus
- Barefaced Liar
- Blend
- Dream Out Loud
- Cassini’s Division
- Span
- Five Little Indians
- Anal Funk
- Little Babooshka’s Grind
- HFT
- Half Step Down
- Myndsnare
- Menwhopause
- Kryptos
- Soulmate
- Galeej Gurus
- Artistes Unlimited
- Feedback
- Medusa
- Sajid Akbar and the Lost Boys
- Detonation
- Level 9
- Advaita
- Anterior
- Caesar’s Palace
- Scribe
- Motherjane
- Cyanide
- Split
- Something Relevant
- Demonic Resurrection
- Mohit Chauhan
