Social networking's passe. Delhi's keeping busy with a musical networking fest this weekend. Jump in
Social networking's passe. Delhi's keeping busy with a musical networking fest this weekend. Jump inGigs are damp digs if you don't get to interact with the artistes thereafter. The Global Groove Festival and Convention aims to bridge this doer-digger divide and make over 80 Indian rockers exchange worthy words with 45 international music delegates and more. Heads of electronic festivals in Europe, labels, artist management companies and clubs will say a hi and hum to music folk here, as bands, both homegrown and global, will give it their best.u00a0
"It's for the first time that there's a big focus on India. There are participants from China to Amsterdam, and 27 artistes are playing at a fest. It's not just about musical merry-making, but talent buyers will also be present," says Amit Saigal, Rock Street Journal chief and organiser.
Club-onomics
International artistes are enthusiastic. "Music here is quite mixed. In Europe, people go to clubs strictly for dancing. No food. No drinks. Clubbing came from Chicago and Detroit after the economic slowdown post the wars. But here, it's different. And now, the digital revolution has changed everything in India, electronica in particular. Expensive equipment doesn't need to be imported anymore. It's this development that we're talking," smiles DJ Ralph of 'Cologne on Pop'. Note-worthy networking, no?
The Global Groove Festival
When: December 19th and 20th, 4 pm - 10 pm
Where: Tivoli Gardens
Tickets available at: Midland Bookshop (Aurobindo Market & South Ex -II), RockStreet Journal Office, Shapurjat and Tivoli Gardensu00a0@ Rs. 500 per person
