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SHOW STOPPA MUSIC VIDEO RELEASED - WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE!!!

RM — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:37:22 +0000

Rhythm Mandir Fans - we present to you…the much awaited video of the season - SHOW STOPPA! Know the Step, Feel the Step, Do the Step!

WATCH the video that has been featured on YouTube’s Most Watched Videos internationally - including #1 in India!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k4LcGfhf6s

Feel free to share with all your friends - show ‘em how the Show Stoppa step is done!

Mumbai Journal part 1

Michael — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:15:15 +0000

Hey all,

Rhythm Mandir has taken several trips to India, New York, and other locations to discuss the business of the band with our contacts in the industry. I kept a journal for several of these trips. They’ll be published a piece at a time here, on the Rhythm Mandir blog. To start off, here is an entry from a trip Arnie B and I took to Mumbai. More to follow…

Michael

April 2, 2007

I woke up in Mumbai this morning. This is my first time to India, and the reasons for my coming are not those of the typical American tourist. Arnie B met me at the airport last night. Him and Eddie’s driver. Eddie is our ‘manager’ here. He is a 30 or 40-something Indian, dressed-down but stylish, and constantly taking calls from other artists.We were told we had an appointment with our first record label at 4:00 today. Arnie B and I get lunch at the restaurant downstairs in the hotel, and take a walk on the beach.About 3:00, Eddie shows up at our room. It’s my first time to meet him. He’s not a hand-shaking kind of guy. He prefers that fist-to-fist style greeting and calls everyone ‘bro’. I always wondered where it was that people really do that, and I guess I have my answer - Mumbai.We both finish getting ready with our pop-star clothes to go meet the label - basically jeans and designer shirts. I didn’t own any designer shirts before this trip, and wasn’t quite sure what to look for. I don’t think the employees at Dillard’s were quite prepared for helping me pick out shirts that would impress Indian record labels.

The first company deals with releases in India, pretty much. Nothing international. Still, it’s a big label (there are no small labels in India), and when we walk in, we are directed to the CEO’s desk. While it may be a big label, it appears to have a small staff, and the company head takes interviews of potential acts himself. The meeting appears to go well. He plays all five tracks on the CD we brought, at an extremely high volume, and listens to each one almost all the way through. Judging by his body language, and the way he sways his head to the music, I’d say he’s impressed. Most of the meeting takes place in Hindi, so I say and understand very little. Eddie carries on the whole meeting, trying to sell us as an international act, which I suppose we are.

After the meeting, Arnie B and I wait outside while Eddie and the CEO meet with a traditional Bhangra group, and I’m sure discuss Rhythm Mandir’s prospects as well. When Eddie emerges, so do the first recommended changes. It seems the vocals and arrangements are great, “Too good, man”, but the lyrics need improvement. But no worries, because he knows just the lyricist we need. He’ll be coming to meet at our hotel room at 9:00 tonight. Arnie B suggests that we might want to wait until we speak with other labels, but Eddie dismisses this. They’ll all want lyric improvements, he says. See you at 9:00. You’re going to be big stars.

Where does music moonwalk from here???

Arnie B — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:29:39 +0000

Today, our world mourns the death of an individual so special, so gifted, and so iconic, that perhaps like me, millions others are unable to comprehend that Michael Jackson has left us. Pages can be written on Michael’s life, his music, and his legacy - but what made him truly iconic was the simple fact that Michael Jackson meant something to everybody - to legions of fans, he was a magician; to artists, he was inspiration; to the world, he was a larger than life personality; to music…well, he was MUSIC. Michael Jackson was and will remain an industry all by himself - a phenomenal innovator, a creative visionary, and the man who connected with you emotionally like no other…ask a Michael Jackson fan! We, artists…whether we are upcoming musicians, national acts, platinum or multi-platinum stars..pop, rock, hip-hop, gospel, R&B…it doesn’t matter - we are followers…no matter what song we write, and what dance step we ‘create’, there’s a bit of Michael in all of us! Because of his legacy, music will continue to flourish, and platinum records will still be made….and new artists will grow to have millions of fans around the world…but music may never moonwalk again.

RIP MICHAEL JACKSON.

There’s no stopping this show…

RM — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:24:52 +0000

Have you checked IT? Can you feel IT? What’s IT, you say? Rhythm Mandir’s ‘SHOW STOPPA’…is IT! Have you seen da teaser? Chk IT and subscribe to their channel: http://www.youtube.com/RhythmMandir !

thas rite…

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:17:15 +0000

don’t know what the word is on the streets…but Rhythm Mandir’s launched their official blog - yes, ladies & gentlemen…bookmark this hot domain for life ’cause we gonna keep ya updated w/ fresh content - our music, our studio sessions, our random lives, and other exclusives!