UM Pro Records in association with Idea celebrated World Music Day with a two day mega festival ---“Musicae Amore”.

The two day mega festival had a unique start with a cultural rally---“Walk On!” on 21^st June, 2010.Renowned music director of the Assamese and Bengali film industry, Mr. Ramen Baruah opened the cultural rally and gave it a start from Latasil Playground, Guwahati at 7:30AM. 

The main objective of the rally was to promote love, peace and unity through music. To support this noble cause veteran regional musicians as well as some local rock bands and music lovers from different parts of Guwahati came forward and took part in the rally.

 The closing day of this mega festival witnessed a mesmerizing musical evening at Rabindra Bhawan on 22^nd June, 2010.UM Pro Records, on the occasion of World Music Day, took the initiative of felicitating some legendary figures from the world of regional music. The evening started with the felicitation of the legendary Dr. Bhupen Hazarika followed by the celebrated music director Mr.Ramen Baruah, the renowned artist Mr.Nanigopal Baruah and famous musician and music director Mr.Prabhat Sharma. The musical evening had something for everyone—the old and the young. While on one hand, regional musicians like Mr.Apurba Bezbaruah, Ms.Rooplekha Phukan and Mr.Somnath Borah Ojha enthralled the older audiences with their performances, on the other hand, the younger ones were awestruck with the fusion by Mr.Bidyut Misra and the rock band Voodoo Child. 

The evening got more heated up when the alternative experimental rock band D’luzion and the alternative funk rock band Dark Horizon took the stage.

D’luzion with their mesmerizing music gave a different feel to the evening while Dark Horizon gave a stupendous performance and with their original number  “Goodbye” , they ended   Musicae Amore in style!!!

                                                                   

                                                          Covered by: Pooja Chakraborty

UM PRO RECORDS FIRST 2 DAYS ANNUAL FESTIVAL- 'MUSICAE AMORE' (DAY 1)

A CULTURAL RALLY TO MARK & CELEBRATE WORLD MUSIC DAY... LATASIL PLAYGROUND..JUNE 21, 2010...

LEGENDARY MUSIC DIRECTOR MR. RAMEN BARUAH..OPEN THE EVENT 'MUSICAE AMORE'

GUWAHATI WRITES...ON WORLD MUSIC DAY FEEDBACK BOARD..

A man with a thousand dreams…..

On a fine Thursday afternoon in Nagaland, a place where people are known for their passion in music, I caught up with a very talented and devoted Christian singer-Alobo Naga. A person who believes that ‘music is where he belongs’ and who sold out 1000 copies of his debut solo album, “ Road of a Thousand Dreams” ,released in February 2010 in just 3 days and is also one of the winners of the prestigious ‘Sunscane Skale International Music Festival’ North-East India auditions, can mesmerize anyone with his amazing voice . This itself speaks a lot about this young singer. But, how did it all begin for him? Well, Alobo stepped into the world of music at the tender age of 5 and by the time he was 12 years he began performing his original compositions. During his formative years he was part of the rock bands ‘Nice and Ugly’ as well as ‘Spark’ enthralling audiences both at home and outside. He was also adjudged as the best vocalist and best performer in ‘Summer Jam 2003’.He even plays the keyboard, guitar and piano with competent ease.

 

A former student of the Patkai Christian College, Dimapur, Alobo carried his music along with his education and is a graduate from Delhi University. He is also a post graduate from the Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism Management, New Delhi. During his days in New Delhi, he performed a number of gigs and was also featured in some of the radio stations. But ‘Music’, he says, ‘needs pure dedication and has always been a part of my life.’ This even made him give up his one year old job to take music as a full time profession. His total dedication to his passion has paid him really well and today, he is one of the best singers in Nagaland.

 

He also recently got into a marketing tie up with UM Pro Touch, the entertainment and marketing wing under UM Pro Records. A very humble person, Alobo remarked, “This is just a small dream come true in a road of a thousand dreams.” He likes to define his music as soulful but he also believes in experimentation in order to bring out compositions of international standards. He is currently trying to mix different folk music of the North-Eastern region specially Nagaland with western tunes and sounds in order to create something unique yet beautiful. Alobo is also working as the worship leader in Sumi Baptist church Dimapur and continues to perfect his musical skills at Hope Centre for Excellence under the tutelage of Nise Meruno, as he feels “learning is a never ending process”.

But what is it that inspires this young singer to move on? He answers, “There is a Divine Connection between God and me, I guess, which inspires me to move on and on.” Apart from his skills in singing, he has culinary skills as well; cooking being his passion next to music. “ Music and food go together!”, joked the young singer. Also a fashionable person, Alobo, with his funky hairstyle and a cool dressing sense regards presentation of a singer to be as important as his singing. “It is not just about holding the mic and singing”, he says. According to him, the performance starts as soon as the singer sets his foot on stage. On the scope of solo singers in India he feels that the Indian market is lagging behind mainly because of the Bollywood bug. The singers here get carried away by it. As a result, they do not remain true to their music. He advices upcoming young singers to remain true to their core and their music. Alobo likes to work hard and also dreams of winning a Grammy someday as he reckons that there is no crime in dreaming big.

Interviewed by Pooja Chakraborty for Eclectic Vibes (June 2010 Issue)

D'LUZION LAUNCH AT JUMPING BEAN CAFE, DIMAPUR & BROWN BEAN CAFE, UZAN BAZAAR

UM PRO RECORDS MANAGEMENT & D'LUZION WITH DR.NICKY KIRE, ADVISER, MUSIC TASK FORCE, GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

Bored with the regular tits and bits from the world of music? Then take this one-UM Pro Records, North-East India’s first independent record label, did the launch of the self-titled album of D’luzion, the alternative ‘experimental’ rock band hailing from Guwahati, Assam like never before. The launch took place in two different cities in two different states one after the other. In addition to it, D’luzion will also be touring Mumbai and Delhi as a part of their promotional tour in July-August 2010.

The first phase of the launch of this young band took place at Jumping Bean Café in Dimapur, Nagaland in the evening of 14th of May, 2010.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Prithish Chakraborty , Managing Director ,UM Pro Records and UM Pro Touch said that the launch of D’luzion’s maiden album is the first initiative of the company to spread it’s wings across the region and the rest of India . He also expressed gratitude to Jumping Bean Café for their tremendous support and help. “Jumping Bean Café is doing a great job by providing a platform for professional as well as amateur artists and bands of all genres.”, he said. The Guest of Honour for the launch Dr. Nicky Kire, MLA and Advisor of Music Task Force, a government project undertaking in promoting gifted music and musicians from Nagaland, released the album. “UM Pro Records, through this launch and their initiative of promoting new talents, is giving a boost of confidence to young musicians,” said Dr.Kire .The Chief Operational Officer for UM Pro Records and UM Pro Touch, Mr. Pankaj Barnwal also shared his views with the media. He stated, “We are trying our best to provide a scope to young budding musicians of the region.” Well, incidentally this was the first ever launch that took place in Jumping Bean Café; making the whole occasion even more special.

The evening was kicked start by the local punk rock band Best B4 24 months. After the punk rockers , the young band D’luzion awestruck the crowd, which included some renowned faces from western classical as well as contemporary music from Nagaland, with the acoustic versions of their originals starting with the mesmerizing “Winds Of Yesterday” followed by the heavy number “Burn Down” and finally wrapping it up with the vivacious “ All Over Again”. “It feels great to have a grand launch like this one. All thanks to UM Pro Records for giving us this opportunity and making all this possible,” expressed D’luzion. Well, the crowd also witnessed a truly flawless performance by none other than the guitar prodigy Joey Woch during the press conference. Finally the stage was taken by the rock n roll band from Sikkim, Girish and the Chronicles who with their mind blasting performance gave the evening a different feel. Opening the performance with their original composition “The Prelude Blues” followed by hit numbers from Led Zeppelin, AC /DC, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix and not to forget their very own “Angel”, GATC just took everyone to a different level. They ended the lovely evening with Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” thereby making the entire launch a huge success.

The second phase of the launch took place at Brown Bean Café in Guwahati, Assam on the 18th of May, 2010.

 

“The launch of D’luzion in Guwahati is important as the band as well as we are based here”, said Mr. Prithish Chakraborty, Managing Director ,UM Pro Records and UM Pro Touch .The guest of honour for the event, Mr. D’pen Baruah,the legendary singer from Assam and the Executive Editor of Vibes, Mr.Koushik Hazarika, released the album . Congratulating D’luzion on their maiden album Mr.Baruah said, “It’s good to see young rock bands like D’luzion coming up and I am really happy to be here as this is the first time I’ve been invited as the guest of honour to the launch of a rock band; something with which I’ve never been associated.” “When Prithish first came to me and I heard about UM Pro Records, I never thought that it can create waves like it’s doing now. But, this guy really means every word that he says and today, I am highly honoured to be here and I congratulate UM Pro Records and D’luzion for their success” expressed Mr.Koushik Hazarika.

After the formal launch of the album, D’luzion gave the audience a wonderful dose of their gripping music by performing the acoustic versions of three originals from their album. This was followed by acoustic performances by the progressive experimental metal band Silver Tears and the industrial and electronica rock band Electrokore from Guwahati. This was the first time ever that an event like this one took place in a café in Guwahati adding more attraction to it and engaging more local crowds who are not that familiar with the local rock scene. Well, hats off to UM Pro Records!!

Covered by Pooja Chakraborty

UM PRO TOUCH

The concept of professional marketing & promotion of products is not present in Assam. Especially, the void is there in the entertainment industry of Assam.

 

For Example: Assamese Films with innovative concepts and direction is important to change the scenario but another imperative aspect that we always fail to realize is proper packaging of the feature film and promotion to generate interest among crowds.

 

After doing proper market research, Unicornis Movement (UM) has come up with specialized wing of integrated entertainment marketing and promotion……..UM PRO TOUCH….

 

UM PRO TOUCH is here to share a broader and innovative outlook for entertainment marketing into films, music and television industry of Assam.

 

UM PRO TOUCH with its aggressive approach got its first client UM PRO RECORDS- North-East India’s First Independent Record Label and will do all the marketing & promotional campaign of its bands & musicians.

 

Apart from that UM PRO TOUCH will be announcing its other clients by the month of May 2010.

DARK HORIZON --- PHOTOSHOOT........

GETTING READY FOR THE SHOOT

POOJA FROM UM PRO RECORDS 

CREATIVE TEAM BRIEFING DARK HORIZON

GETTING SOME BRIEF FROM PANKAJ

PREPARATIONS......

FROM LEFT:  POOJA, PANKAJ, TAPAN, RAIN, PRITHISH, VISHAL & BIJU

INTRODUCING 'USELESS PROJECT' BY UM PRO RECORDS - A BAND TO LOOK OUT FOR

History

The band hailing from the hills of Karbi Anglong, Assam, was formed on Jan, 2010, by ex-L.A.D (Living among Dead) Vocalist, Manick and L.A.D, Drummer Aaron, who came out of L.A.D and decided of forming a side project, known as “Useless Project”, and use it as a means to play the kind of music they loved to play i.e. “Hardcore Metal”. Eventually, Moses and Stony, two like-minded individuals joined the band and soon these four started to change the path that was used most by Traditional Musicians and Bands from their Hometown, and used the path of “Metal” that was used-less, and so the name “Useless Project”.

 

Soon, after only 27 days from their inception, they participated at the 36th KYF “No Toklet” Rock Contest, where they emerged as the victors and got an exclusive one year record & artist management deal signing with “UM PRO RECORDS”, North East India’s First Independent Music Label. From, then on there’s been no turning back for the band and they have recently begun recording two tracks for their EP.

 

Achievements

 

1. Winners of the 36th KYF “No Toklet” Rock Contest starting from Feb 16-17, 2010 in Diphu, Assam including best drummer Award.

 

As the band is still only 3 months old, they have only performed in one competition till date.

 

Music

 

The band would like to call their music as “Folk Metal” since it incorporates various genres of music ranging from Folk, to metal, trying to incorporate everything in between. The four piece band is triggered by the drummer Aaron implementing blast beats and the sounds of the cymbals crashing, a six string slinger who unleashes everything out, and the growls and screams of the Vocalist… all of these rare species and rare ingredients make the audience go wild and burn down the house!!!

 

Useless Project’s member’s personal profile

 

1. Aaron Teron (Drums)

 

The drummer of the band, is currently studying in 1st Year HS. One of the youngest member of the team. His other band “L.A.D – Living Among Dead” was awarded with the 1st Prize at the 1st K/A Beats Contest organized at Rongtheang, Diphu; they also performed the opening act for Delhi Based Metal band “IIIrd Sovereign” and Shillong based band “Afflatus” at the United Tribal Show, Diphu, Assam, and they also participated at Rock Chapel vol. 1 headlined by “Dark Horizon” and the then “Ahimsa” among others. They were also featured in local magazines and newspapers including “Barika” and “Arleng Daily, Thekar” many times. He is also the guy, who manages all the media relations and promotes their music on the web along with other things.

 

2. Manick Enghee (Vocals)

 

The lead vocalist of the band, is currently studying his 2nd year TDC. Also one of the ex-members of the band L.A.D. A bit short tempered like all Metal Heads, but nevertheless a great guy. Always ready to jam and one of the exponents of Heavy Metal Scene in Karbi Anglong.

 

3. Moses Teron (Guitars)

 

The lead guitarist of the band, currently finishing his 2nd Year H.S. exams. He is an ex-member of the band “GOTS – Genesis of the Spirit (Now, Sot Pherangke)”. While not jamming or studying, he’s seen searching a new riff or trying out new techniques on his guitar or listening to his favorite pantera song.

 

4. Stony Tisso (Bass Guitars)

 

The Bass guitarist of the band, is the brother of Jimmy Tisso, a well known and an accomplished guitarist of a well known band in the region “Rok Rak”. He has a very good musical background. He has also performed in some gigs at his hometown with other bands.

SUNDAY MOURNING – GARAGE ROCK N ROLL – MUSIC WITH DIFFERENCE

“Monday morning in my bed, my thought is grey in the month of May. Old newspaper and a coffee cup, no big plans to call it a day... I'm just happy on my own, so happy to be me. I’ve spent my winters and a day, and now everything around me is changed, but my name's still the same… Oh! It'll never change…”

Sunday Mourning is a Garage Rock band formed in the fall of winter in 2008. With its complete line up evolving with time the band has been playing in the local pubs and other gigs in the city.

Amidst the unending chaos the band is working on its music and will release its first album ‘Garage Sale’ by end of May 2010.

Sunday Mourning is one of the popular bands in pub rock circuit in Guwahati. The band has performed in many gigs in and around the city which includes Peace Concert in Shipagram on January 2009, Fireball 2010, Rocka Rolla Pub Rock Fest 2009, also regularly performed in various pubs in Guwahati like Blues, Silver Streak, and Kingdom.

The year 2010 started with a good note for the band as they have been signed by UM PRO RECORDS- North-East India’s First Independent Record Label for one year record and artist management deal.

D’LUZION – MAKE WAY FOR ALTERNATIVE PUNK ROCK KIDZZZZ

The genre of the band is Alternative PUNK Rock, first of its kind in India.

D’LUZION’s songs are not that complex but ear friendly. Their songs are made of simple chords and simple music and as such every music lover can enjoy their songs and do not have to dig on it.

The songs are basically based on memories, love and life.

They are inspired by bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Nickleback, Creed, Alterbridge, Daughtry and a few others.

The band is all set to release their first full-length album in May 2010 with 9 original tracks. The highlight of the album is the song ‘MID OF NOWAY’ featuring Mizo rapper Michael M Sailo.

D’LUZION is one of the bands to look out for in the year 2010 from North-East India.

D’LUZION’s songs are not restricted to any particular section of people. Anyone having a taste for good music can listen to their songs and connect to them.

So, wait and watch for the kidZZ D’LUZION……

  

UNPLUGGED PERFORMANCES BY LUCID RECESS, DARK HORIZON, SUNDAY MOURNING & D'LUZION

Amitabh & Sidhaarth--Rocked The Launch Of UM---LUCID RECESS

SUNDAY MOURNING - NEW BLEND OF MUSIC

MAKE WAY FOR D'LUZION--- CHECK THEM OUT-- SMALL PACKAGES BUT BIG DHAMAKA

STAR SINGER RAINJONG---BLEW THE CROWD AWAY WITH HIS VOICE - DARK HORIZON

LAUNCH OF UNICORNIS MOVEMENT & PRO RECORDS- February 9, 2010

Rajnish - Hosting the Launch

Dark Horizon getting the record deal from Pankaj Barnwal

                                
                    Sunday Mourning Getting the Record deal from Sanjay Dutta

D'LUZION getting the record deal from Prithish Chakraborty

Michael M Sailo - Special Guest - Talented Rapper From Mizoram