thiruvasakam in symphony

TISK

TFM is getting worst, so I decided to get out of here. I placed an order for TIS and also added in my webstite for pre-order.

Will send you PM/email you later to ket in touch with you (not just for TIS but in general). So for you - see you later, for others Goodbye

kbee, dont go man... I was just kidding about Thiruvasagam. I am really excited about the album. Atleast if I dont buy I will download it :-) but kbee, we are all here for fun so please dont quit.

Let me cool you down. IR is the greatest music director ever born in India. Are you happy? Now come back man.

And multi, come man.... you are calling me immature. If I say IR is good then you will call me good mature. Oh what a world. This world is unkind to people who speak truth and I am one of them (in Sivaji style leaning on the wall) :-)

Alias,

I missed you. Good to see you back in full bloom :-)

....later

Its 14th already and I don't even see any announcement of whatsoever sort. I know this is a fan driven effort and through donations from the well wishers. But every well wisher has the right to know what happened to the cause he supported and donated for. Tell us what is really happening. If it’s another postponement, we will understand.

From the TIS-USA site:


[April 09, 2005] - The first copies of the 'Thiruvasakam By Ilaiyaraaja' CD will be presented to the Prime Minister and the President of India on April 14, 2005. The original CD's and cassettes will be available in all audio outlets in India from May 7, 2005.

Just now spoke with Fr.Jegath![finally]
IIR has gone to Calcutta in connection with a CD release on Gandhi by Birla Foundation with the PM as the Chief guest. He will be handing over a copy of TbI to the PM on this occasion.
Next week both Fr and IIr will be visiting delhi to meet with the President to hand over a copy of the TbI CD.
A deal with Sarigama is to be signed in the nest two or three days and it will be exactly 20 days from the signing for the CD's to hit the market.
US and overseas deal details will be finalised during this time and the details will be announced shortly.
So, in all probabilities, the CD will be available by the 2nd or 3rd week of May for all of us.
More details will be updated as and when i hear more on this.
An exclusive special edition package for USA will be available from the US team with an attractive T-shirt, booklet and additional logos by the end of May.
Details and cost will be announced in a couple days.
Thank you for your patience and requsting you to make this a memorable event!
YIA!!

Great ! Great News indeed !!

how about marketing the CD ? is Sari Gama good enough ? they should not end up clubbing this album with the ANUP JALOTA/ANURADHA PAUDWAL kind of devotional album category !

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Originally Posted by TISK

A deal with Sarigama is to be signed in the nest two or three days and it will be exactly 20 days from the signing for the CD's to hit the market.

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Thats a good news. I dont have to go around searching for the distributor. BTW Its SaReGaMa.

Thanks
kbee

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Originally Posted by irir123

is Sari Gama good enough ? they should not end up clubbing this album with the ANUP JALOTA/ANURADHA PAUDWAL kind of devotional album category !

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Not enought to populraize this product as a true international product. Saregama has a huge network in UK, USA and across the globe and as VERY GOOD contact who keep these type of products, so they can easily sell between 30000 to 40000 products across the globe, but really taking it to the western world is not in their hand. It has to be done by some ad and with help from people like us.

Dear TISK : can you send me a test mail to this id ?

irir123@rediffmail.com

Thanks

Guys check this link out. Further confirmation.

http://dvdunlimitedonline.com/shop/p...oducts_id=2402

Yes thats kbee site. Kbee, why is this Cd that expensive. does it have multiple CDs?

kbee/other ad-makers, please consider changing the title to "Thiruvasagam Oratorio" or "Thiruvasagam in Oratorio" in all the related websites to be technically correct. IR himself has said that TIS is not the correct title. It wont go down well especially if you are trying to sell it in the West. Just a suggestion

vijayr

changed the CD title

alias

the price we put on the site is subject to change. The price is based on what TIS and other sources gave us, but if it is released by Saregama, it should be lot less. If it is saregama, we can beat any body's price. Period.

kbee, do you have Thayalkaran which was produced by kalaipuli Dhanu and has Partiban and Aishwarya(lakshmi's daughter). it is around 80-90 movie. And also Aavaram poo (directed by bbharatan and it has music by IR). I need their DVDs.

And kbee, when is the The RIsing releasing? Do u have any idea? Same thing with Anniyan, GF and Aah Ahah?

Thanks kbee.

alias will send you a PM, dont want to post in this thread, which is purely for TIS

Thanks Kbee.

Probably someone posted this link, but this is the first time I read this.. The last line really made me cry

http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/26/stor...2603032000.htm

After reading this article, my curtosity has grown. Kbee, ask the company to release it as soon as they can. Do they know a confirmed date?

PL. READ THIS ONE ALSO! THIS IS FROM THE WEEK MAGAZINE.

http://www.the-week.com/25apr24/cinema_article2.htm

YIA!!

TISK - one sincere suggestion - OUTLOOKINDIA is a terrific magazine with high profile readership all over the world - why don't you please release a press statement (say, a one page article) on TIS through OUTLOOKINDIA ?

www.outlookindia.org

I will do so. I am sending your mail to Fr. right now. Thanks.
YIA!!

Sorry for my ignorance... what is TIS and how is TISK involved?

TIS - Thiruvasakam In Symphony (Now name changed to Thiruvasakam by Ilayaraja as the album is in oratario format and not symphony)

TISK - group of organizers, represented by Dr Sankar Kumar, I think...

Thank you, app_engine! Long time , no see!
:-)
YIA!!

[btw, YIA = yellaam iRaivan aruL!!]

You're welcome, TISK:-)

TISK - I have other suggestions as well :

we shud try for a feature, at least a small clipping in the Arts Section of TIME magazine - that will do wonders

though I am not a big fan of Times OF India, I think TOI should carry a special Sunday Feature on TIS and also on IR's legend(!) - TOI is the most sought after paper throughout India and it will do wonders for the album's marketing - special mention on the English and the proposed Hindi version of the album could be made in that article

The Poetry Society of UK and the Arts Council of UK (the latter already know of IR's genius - 3 years ago I had contacted them and requested if they could do a project with IR, say, setting to tune/music William Wordsworth's, or Emerson's or Keats' poetry in symphonic format! - they said they were quite aware of IR's reputation and would be honored to work with him!) also be contacted and given publicity about TIS -

I remember the Arts Council of UK putting up Sempulappeyaninaar's poem "YAADHUM YAADHUM YAAYAAGIYARO, VENDHAYYA NUDHAYYA ...... IRANDARATHHAAN KALANDHANAVAEY" on the walls of underground tube stations in the UK! perhaps they can put up verses from Tiruvasakam (and the English translation beneath the same) followed by a caption "the immortal poetry now in Western classical musical format - Courtesy Maestro.Ilaiyaraaja!!

will give you Arts Council's links shortly

Dear Friends,

I think Time magazine should have the clippings. Times of India had already written a lot of articles on IR.

Once they'd written a big article on IR and his awards & reputation. People like Sarath Kumar, KS Ravikumar, Karthik Raja, Harris Jayaraj etc had commented on him.

Then, when Pithamagan came, there was a wonderfull article in Bangalore Times on IR's music only.

When Virumaandi came in Telugu also, IR was in the news. Regarding Tiruvasagam I think the Hindu is following up.

With love
Irfan

I'm not sure whether this link was already posted in this thread or discussed...since it's related to Raja & Symphony, it makes interesting reading...

There used to be heated discussions in the DF as to whether Raja composed the Symphony #1 for RPO...(as it was never released to the public). Here one Karthik claims there was one & he was the exec producer...
http://in.rediff.com/movies/2004/apr/24rahman.htm

I talk to Saregama yesterday. They are releasing the CD. I am planning to do a big promot with Saregama (not sure in what shape and other details). The committment is to sell 1000 CDs by us. Hopefully we can do that. Also the price of TIS would be lot less than listed in TIS or dvdunlimitedonline. It is expected to go to single digit. Will keep you all posted as soon as I hear anything from any source.

kbee, thats good news, thanks for the update. This should encourage ppl to buy more copies. Also apart from CDs, cassette sales is also pretty important. I guess a big chunk of the sales would be due to the cassette-buying audience, who regularly buy devotional cassettes. In India CDs are still not affordable by everyone.

kbee ,
I whole heartedly appreciate ur intrest and enthusiam ..
Which area are u promoting ?

I agree with MR! Thanks Kbee for your efforts :D

MumbaiRamki, we are based in USA. So the ad that we give will be targetting USA-Canada and to some extend UK, but its online, so anyone should be able to see.

I dont know what the plans are from Saregama. It may vary from simply giving our site link thru' various SAregama promotions (will benefit us). Since this product should be available across entire streets and corners, there wont be any exclusivity on this product, meaning there wont be any ad that says "TIS presented by Saregama and (my store name)". I am still waiting for the details. I will talk to them in two more days (Tuesday) and will give more details.

Worst case, I will spend $1000 from my pocket and promote TIS CD.

I had a quick chat with Saregama rep in USA. He will have the exact details in 2 days about the product itself (including price). He also mentioned that Tamil Maiyyam is also planning on big promotion. I hope they lauch this product in India very well.

He mentioned that they will NOT try to promote this to non-indian audiances, because they have bad experiences with american retailers, including Best Buy. Their checks bounce and they owe lot of money to Saregama, so they dont want to hurt their pocket again.

If anyone have any suggestion to take this product (or atleast pass on thew news) to non-indian and even non-tamil people,that would be great.

While saying this, I must admit that IR owes a lot to Telugu people than Tamil people. While Tamil people simply go on to the next train (ARR or YSR or HJ or VJ), Telugu ppl are still thankful to IR and the respect they have for IR is something amazing.

and BTW, we never sell audio cassettes, but TIS will be an exception, since people who dont have CD player in their car (quite possible if your car is before 99) can buy tape to play in the car. Thanks for the suggestion.

Kbee
The major thing will be the Indian Stores in US - No Indian miss to go to Indian Shop .

U don't require a Tape to play .You can buy the 'car Kit Adapter' and directly play from CD !

Small update. Saregama India is planning on BIG promo for this product. BIG promo usually means between 20000 to 30000 USD for Ad. They are going to have a BIG CD launch in 2 weeks. Since they didnt get the dates confirmed from VIPs they didnt tell anything. Will know more in 2 days (and update you all in 2 days)

kbee - cna you send a test mail to irir123@rediffmail.com ? I can give you some suggestions

thanks