Global recognition for IR's music.......

irir, may god be with you in all your endeavours. i could understand how deeply raja has touched you.

there are many who want something like this to happen. but not all can take efforts like you.

best wishes from all of us are with you.

Long live ir and irir123

irir123,
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Great work irir23 :clap:.

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A radio station serving the Griffin, Atlanta, Georgia, area owned by Chappell Communications, LLC focussed mostly on film scores, will soon be featuring a special show on Maestro. Ilaiyaraaja and his music!

It will be an hour-long program, about 50 minutes of which would be devoted to featuring Maestro.Ilaiyaraaja's music and the remaining 10 minutes talking about the composer, his history etc.

The radio station has an audience of a couple thousand in the Georgia area, but the show also reaches many more listeners in podcast form (it's featured every Tuesday on the website dvdverdict.com).

IR will be unusual for those unfamiliar with him in the US, but film music fans (the primary audience for the show) are largely open to discovering new composers as long as they have good music to offer.

A handful of shows on this radio station spotlighting lesser-known composers before have been well-received.

For starters, it will be just one episode for now - depending on how well-received it is, perhaps they could set up another for the future.

The radio station will focus on cues that have a strong crossover appeal for western listeners, since they know their patrons well.

Keep watching this thread for more information in the next few weeks!

PS: the radio station manager, a connoisseur of film scores, has already been floored by some of the random samples he listened to!

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IRIR,
Ungalukku clap pannitte irukkamporom varum kaalathil

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he radio station will focus on cues that have a strong crossover appeal for western listeners

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Just a humble request to have this in mind while giving them the tracks ('ambient factor', 'pleasing' etc). Obviously you know this but enakku valiyuruthanum nu thonichu, adhaan

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irundhaalum ore oru 'jigu jigu' 'changu chakku' 'cham cham' paattaavadhu podanum saar - just for the heck of it.. ;-)

I second Jai. Something like 'Rakamma Kaiya thatu', where you cannot miss the 'janganakka janakunakka' :D

Thank you all for the encouragement! its a small, humble contribution to a man's work which IMHO, deserves to be recognised/ given its due

I have no idea what would happen in the long run - the efforts may not yield anything substantial, in terms of results - but to do something like this, without expecting anything in return or, worrying about long-term results helps me rediscover many of IR's gems!

once again, thank you all for the support!

Am awaiting a detailed feedback from the radio station manager about some samples he has heard - only then will the list of tracks to be sent would be decided - as of now, there are no plans to include 'jangu chakku' type tracks - this is a serious attempt and I have no intention of jeopardising the planned show by including tracks with weird sounds

irir,

Nandri & Vaazhthukkal :)

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as of now, there are no plans to include 'jangu chakku' type tracks - this is a serious attempt and I have no intention of jeopardising the planned show by including tracks with weird sounds

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:lol:

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as of now, there are no plans to include 'jangu chakku' type tracks - this is a serious attempt and I have no intention of jeopardising the planned show by including tracks with weird sounds

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நேட்டிவிட்டி மிஸ் ஆயிடுமே? :D

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as of now, there are no plans to include 'jangu chakku' type tracks - this is a serious attempt and I have no intention of jeopardising the planned show by including tracks with weird sounds

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நேட்டிவிட்டி மிஸ் ஆயிடுமே? :D

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apadi ilai eagle. Mudhan muraiyaga Raaja vai therinjuka - Avanga Nativity la irukara - Nama Rajavoda List ai than kodukanam.

Adhula impress anavanga, automatica - Raaja voda matra album yum gavanika varuvanga...

This is Our Raaja.....

Raaja dhan - Ulagam poora irukara ella country Nativity kum compose panni irukarae.. appram enna........

irir123 is putting in many efforts to spread IR music. :clap:

irir123 ai vera oru thread la wish panniten.
anyway,

Wish you get more success in this Journey dear irir123.....

irir123,
Great work. We all appreciate your efforts.

'nativity' and all that jazz apart, what the station/show manager wants are tracks with heavy crossover appeal - none of the 'jangu chakku'-like words give that 'appeal' - in fact, scores with as less vocals as possible are what they prefer - another point they highlighted was the 'tinny' sound in IR's recordings - which is something i have always been reiterating - which every other composer is carefully/ consciously avoiding

most interestingly, every single track of IR with a pop/synthetic sound was rejected! even those which we think are good ones (like 'megam kottattum')

tracks that were immensely/immediately liked were :
(i) edho mogam
(ii) edeya bagilu
(iii) how to name it ? main track
(iv) i love mozart
(v) poo poothadhu (mumbai xpress)
(vi) aye zindagi (sadma)

each of the above was glorified no ends by the show manager in his feedback!

will give further updates when the show timings/dates are announced

irir - did you try out GURU with him?

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'nativity' and all that jazz apart, what the station/show manager wants are tracks with heavy crossover appeal - none of the 'jangu chakku'-like words give that 'appeal' - in fact, scores with as less vocals as possible are what they prefer - another point they highlighted was the 'tinny' sound in IR's recordings - which is something i have always been reiterating - which every other composer is carefully/ consciously avoiding

most interestingly, every single track of IR with a pop/synthetic sound was rejected! even those which we think are good ones (like 'megam kottattum')

tracks that were immensely/immediately liked were :
(i) edho mogam
(ii) edeya bagilu
(iii) how to name it ? main track
(iv) i love mozart
(v) poo poothadhu (mumbai xpress)
(vi) aye zindagi (sadma)

each of the above was glorified no ends by the show manager in his feedback!

will give further updates when the show timings/dates are announced

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irir123,

wat about these songs....

idhai ellam solli irukeengala.. reject acha??

`1. Kadhal oviyam - alaigal oivadhilali

2. PUtham pudhu kalai

3.Anand - ella paatum nalla iurkum...... except ola kudisaiyilae...

4. Devanin kovilil - Aruvadai naal

5. Nanae naana - Azhagae unnai arathikiren

4,

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Originally Posted by irir123

Curtain raiser titbit:

A radio station serving the Griffin, Atlanta, Georgia, area owned by Chappell Communications, LLC focussed mostly on film scores, will soon be featuring a special show on Maestro. Ilaiyaraaja and his music!

It will be an hour-long program, about 50 minutes of which would be devoted to featuring Maestro.Ilaiyaraaja's music and the remaining 10 minutes talking about the composer, his history etc.

The radio station has an audience of a couple thousand in the Georgia area, but the show also reaches many more listeners in podcast form (it's featured every Tuesday on the website dvdverdict.com).

IR will be unusual for those unfamiliar with him in the US, but film music fans (the primary audience for the show) are largely open to discovering new composers as long as they have good music to offer.

A handful of shows on this radio station spotlighting lesser-known composers before have been well-received.

For starters, it will be just one episode for now - depending on how well-received it is, perhaps they could set up another for the future.

The radio station will focus on cues that have a strong crossover appeal for western listeners, since they know their patrons well.

Keep watching this thread for more information in the next few weeks!

PS: the radio station manager, a connoisseur of film scores, has already been floored by some of the random samples he listened to!

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pinreenga irir123!!!

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Appreciations pala irir

What abt EVK songs and the latest Nandala?

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Curtain raiser titbit:

A radio station serving the Griffin, Atlanta, Georgia, area owned by Chappell Communications, LLC focussed mostly on film scores, will soon be featuring a special show on Maestro. Ilaiyaraaja and his music!

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Hats off to you irir23 for all your efforts in spreading out our Maestro's music :clap: :clap: :clap:
Best wishes for the show to be a great success. Hope they archive it and we could listen to it later.

Great work irir123.Regarding your point of choosing songs with as less vocals as possble, i fully agree. Most of the westerns will find it extremly difficult to relate and appreciate our songs espically IR songs which have a lot of nativity built in the melody inspite of the orchestration being western/fusion. I think you should also maybe present them a list of IR's BGM's/Theme scores and get their feedback since most of them really appreciate theme scores. AS for songs i think they are looking for something that is different and can appeal to them as well(with crossover appeal). Pop/synth based fast numbers by IR will not appeal to them since they are all to familiar with that genre and will not find it appealing eventhough the songs might be good or having some innovation somewhere. Another thing i think you can stress on is to make them take extra notice of the introduction, and interlude orchestration of IR's songs which can be mini scores by themselves and should captivate them easily.
Great work again. Thanks.

The Thumbi vaa instrumental also is a good option

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'nativity' and all that jazz apart, what the station/show manager wants are tracks with heavy crossover appeal - none of the 'jangu chakku'-like words give that 'appeal' - in fact, scores with as less vocals as possible are what they prefer - another point they highlighted was the 'tinny' sound in IR's recordings - which is something i have always been reiterating - which every other composer is carefully/ consciously avoiding

most interestingly, every single track of IR with a pop/synthetic sound was rejected! even those which we think are good ones (like 'megam kottattum')

tracks that were immensely/immediately liked were :
(i) edho mogam
(ii) edeya bagilu
(iii) how to name it ? main track
(iv) i love mozart
(v) poo poothadhu (mumbai xpress)
(vi) aye zindagi (sadma)

each of the above was glorified no ends by the show manager in his feedback!

will give further updates when the show timings/dates are announced

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:notworthy: hats off to your efforts irir123! Very eager to get to see his feedback mail !

long time ago, when i used to do the india show in santa barbara (KCSB, 91.9 fm), i used to play rumbam bam Aranbam quite often and would get at least two phone calls asking for more about the song - every time i play it. (another song which elicited similar response was avaLukkenna from sarvar sundaram!)

irir,

Putham pudhu kaalai will be an excellent choice ..interludes and the prelude are just too good and the singing also is so breezy.

Nee partha parvaikoru will be a good choice too

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long time ago, when i used to do the india show in santa barbara (KCSB, 91.9 fm), i used to play rumbam bam Aranbam quite often and would get at least two phone calls asking for more about the song - every time i play it. (another song which elicited similar response was avaLukkenna from sarvar sundaram!)

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'rambam bam' was heavily inspired from some famous song! therefore, phonecalls!

aruLaracan
Newbie Hubber

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Special Radio Show on MAESTRO.ILAIYARAAJA'S music !!

"WHIE-AM", a radio station devoted to film music scores based in Griffin, GA, USA - will be featuring scores composed by MAESTRO. ILAIYARAAJA on Saturday, the 8th of May, 2010.

The show will be titled "The Sounds and Sights of Cinema" - Special Focus on MAESTRO. ILAIYARAAJA.

The show will run for 50 minutes, with an introduction and interspersed with snippets about the MAESTRO.

WHIE-AM is a small station, and hence, perhaps only those who live in the Griffin, GA area would be able to pick it up.

The station has 1000s of cinema music loving patrons not only in the US, but all over the world!

However, this special show will be available in podcast form (all over the world) on Tuesday, May 11th at http://dvdverdictpresents.com/rss/cinema

Great work again. :clap: :notworthy: What scores were chosen?

irir123,

As usual, your efforts are amazing. Happy that your efforts are bearing fruit. First the 'Paa' / PA review in the jazz magazine and now this. Super stuff.

Eagerly waiting to listen to the podcast.

irir123,
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I only wish IR or atleast some of his team members come to know about the efforts of irir123. Kudos to irir123 for taking Ilaiyaraaja to remote avenues.

IRIR123
sooper effort!!!
best fan anyone can hope to get!!!

raagas - IR's reaction will likely be: "ok nalladhu nadandhaa nadakkattum" with a philosophical smile!

irir,

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Good work irir !

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raagas - IR's reaction will likely be: "ok nalladhu nadandhaa nadakkattum" with a philosophical smile!

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Appadi sonnaa kooda paravaa illaiye...

Adha vittuttu "adhai yen enkitte kekkareenga ? avaraiye (irir) kelunga" appadeennu sonnaalum solluvaar ;)

IRIR123!!

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IRIR123 - what is the songs list? great work again by you. Hats off !

IRIR123 :ty:
vinatha.

Great to see this show coming up. IRIR23 - Hats off to all your efforts :salute: :salute: :salute:

Looking forward to listen to this show.