Stories, careers and news from India’s independent creative economy.
India's vinyl culture is small, uneven and increasingly visible. For artists and labels, it offers a lesson in intentional releases—not a replacement for streaming.
NOV 13, 2026 · 7 MIN READ
A practical band-agreement checklist for Indian musicians: decide who owns the name, recordings, money, accounts and exit process before a disagreement makes those questions urgent.
Swarathma's long-running band story offers a useful model for Indian musicians: make the group, live show and musical point of view stronger than any one release cycle.
Raghu Dixit's career offers Indian musicians a useful model: build a recognisable live identity, make regional language a strength and keep a band at the centre of the work.
A practical way for independent musicians to plan a music-video budget in India: define the job, choose the right crew, protect rights and get a quote that matches the release.
Shubha Mudgal’s career shows musicians how deep training, selective experimentation and a continuing relationship with live listeners can coexist without flattening the work.
T.M. Krishna's path from rigorous Carnatic training to a wider public voice offers a career lesson in artistic depth, deliberate choices and making tradition answer new questions.
Curated dispatches on festival commissions, day rates, and verified credits across India.