In this forum...sometime I feel 'Time' is not precious. Arijit
2009/7/31 cool_maverickus <[email protected]> > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Ramesh R <triscod...@...> wrote: > > > > This is bizarre! 930 nominees from 93 categories! And ARR's Godfather > (2006) as one of the nominees for 2008? Doesn't it strike you as odd? > > Come on folks. It doesn't take much googling to figure out so many > glaring inconsistencies with this one. There are so many albums that are not > even from 2008 at all. > > > > The awards for 2007 did not happen . This year's event is trying to cover > two years worth of work. I am sure a little more googling would have told > you that. > > > 1. The nominations process started last november before the Oscars hawa. > Around 46,000 albums from 160 countries were submitted. The nominees list > includes chosen and best work in each category from around the world. By the > time the winners are announced, it would be a truly stupendous filtering > process done by around 8000 judges on a purely non-profit basis. Anyone can > apply to become a judge but voting fraud is strictly prohibited. Judges > include previous Oscar winners, grammy winners, celebrated veterans, > musicians and current generation stars > > > > Even if they haven't mentioned who the previous Oscar/Grammy winner are, > it doesn't lend much credibility if anybody can become a judge. Voting for a > non-profit basis? Is that a fancy term for internet poll? > > > > Anyone can apply to become a judge. Not all of the votes qualify though :) > Voting fraud is tracked and accounted for. You might want to try it out, its > a pretty cool piece of technology ;). I would say the voting that happens > this year is going to be challenging though - given that so many albums are > to be tracked and validated. > > > > > > > 2. Mozartic Rahman is in this race for this year with Maestro Illaiyraja > :) which makes it a special moment to watch. > > > > A 2005 concert work against a 2006 soundtrack for the 2009 awards! But > why such odd choices? Perhaps they were one of the few independent releases > distributed by CDBaby or whatever mechanism that this award ceremony is > looking at. > > I am a little queasy about seeing CDBaby as one of the sponsors when it > appears that many (I did check all 20 nominees from Indian albums and > Soundtrack category) are distributed by them. > > > > CDBaby is the leading Independent distribution channel in the united states > that accounts for a vast majority of Independent albums - in some years, as > much as 95%. I was surprised too that Rahman's Godfather Track was branded > 'independent' in the first place when its a motion picture soundtrack. But , > I guess the producer decided to market it through his own brand without > approaching a major channel. > > > I won't call it a scam but any award ceremony that is ok with all these > glaring mistakes just ends up having little credibility. And why should one > care if Krosswindz made a press releases about their nomination? Just look > at the facts for yourself. With so many categories and anyone allowed to > join JPF and vote, it's not much of a deal I'd say. > > > > Atleast they're not asking anyone for money like the Poetry.com scam. > > The facts are clear my friend. The credibility of this organization is only > as questionable as our credibility in questioning it. > > I think Krosswindz is a respected band that served Bangla music for a long > time now and so, I care about them. Care is a subjective thing ofcourse and > depends on each Artists' and his fans' priorities. > > Ramesh, I would like to find out more about your personal work in music. Do > you happen to be an independent music producer as well? If so, would you not > be happy if your work got nominated next to your icon's ? > > >
