Vijay Nair, artist manager of bands Pentagram, Zero and Pin Drop Violence and founder of event and artist management company OML, just won the award for International Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year 2009
Vijay Nair, artist manager of bands Pentagram, Zero and Pin Drop Violence and founder of event and artist management company OML, just won the award for International Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year 2009
Who wins the IYME?
The local British Council arm chooses the country winner after a thorough selection process, before they are sent to the UK to compete with winners from other countries.
What does this recognition mean to Only Much Louder?
It means we are doing something right. It means that the Indian indies have arrived and we are not going anywhere. It means that we are competing with some of the best businesses in the world from our sector, and not just India.
What does the winner get?
A cash prize of u00a35,000 to be spent on a collaborative project with UK's international cultural relations body, the British Council.u00a0
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Are you taking Indian bands abroad in a big way now?
We've been doing it regularly. Pentagram, Them Clones, Zero, Pin Drop Violence, Raghu Dixit, Swarathma and Indigo Children have all played abroad. But after this UK trip, we plan to do it in a more focused way.
Who is the next big act?
The era of big acts is passe. Only honest, talented acts with an understanding of their fan base can survive. All acts who can make a living by just doing what they love to do, are the big acts of the future.
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