That is very Peter Lynds :)
--- In [email protected], Arijit Debnath <arijit...@...> wrote:
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> In this forum...sometime I feel 'Time' is not precious.
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> Arijit
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> 2009/7/31 cool_maverickus <cool_maveric...@...>
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> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > Ramesh R <triscodeca@> 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 ?
> >
> >
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