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If youve gone to the pains of organising an unforgettable wedding ceremony,why be content with an off-tune band baaja for the music? With fast-multiplying independent music groups that stretch across genres,booking one to play for any eventoffice party,college festival or a wedding receptionis just a few clicks away. The Syndicate (thesyndicate.in),an online booking agency,promises to help you find the perfect group and that too,gratis.
The Syndicate is part of music management company Only Much Louders attempts to bridge the gap between indie bands and the public. Girish Bobby Talwar,formerly of Zero,is heading the Syndicate team and explains that the plan to start such an agency was brewing for a year,although the website was launched only last month. Talwar explains that the idea is to provide a professional and transparent platform for booking artistes. The artistes themselves benefit because clients can find them more easily as well. We dont charge the clients anything and we dont charge the artistes for hosting them on our site. The agency has already roped in many artistes,including Swarathma,The Supersonics and The Mavyns.
Jishnu Dasgupta of Swarathma feels that the establishment of booking agencies paves the way for a tighter organisation of the independent music industry. The Syndicates website has all the information the client would needincluding videos,images and sound clips,stage plans and requirements,which help save time.
Talwar adds,Some venues have already asked us to be consultants for gigs over a period of a couple of months. Were also hoping to eventually host dance groups and stand-up comedy acts.
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