MUSIC MANDI

• About

  About
  • Music Mandi is the official website of music composer, producer Jatanil Banerjee. His musical journey started with Hindustani Classical music under the guidance of his parents. Born in a family of musicians he was blessed with the associations of great classical musicians of India. His musical training continued parallel to the normal school and college education. He was equally groomed with his performing skills too. He earned a place at Royal College of Music, London (RCM) to study Composition for Screen at the master’s level. He received several scholarships  for his study at RCM. A Lucy Ann Jones Scholar and a Liverhulme trust Scholar, Jatanil has worked in the much acclaimed BBC2 documentary ‘Story of India’ by Michael Wood. He received his further training in Vocal music from Gautam Mukherji and Suresh Wadkar in Mumbai. Veteran Harmonica maestro Rustom Karwa guided him during his initial training in the Western music before coming over to London at RCM. Under the guidance of David Burnand, Howard Davidson, Michael Oliva, Mike McEvoy, Joseph Horowitz, Miguel Mera, Avgoustos Psillas and Vasco Hexel, Jatanil has developed a very unique style in his compositional approach for films. 
• Works

  Works

  • Composition work: 

    1. Meetha-Zaher : A short film by Rohit Gill of London Film School.
    2. Gas Man : A short film by Rohit Gill of London Film School.
    3. Where the mind is without fear : A 30 min documentary by Heidi Hasborouk  of Goldsmith University.
    4. Twisting Blade : A short film by Surinder Singh of London Film School.
    5. A Grotesque lipstick : A short film by Adriana Paramo of London Film School.
    6. Imprisoned : A short film by Yasser of London Film School.
    7. Insecurity Guard : A film by Rumbi Katedza of Goldsmith University.
    8. The Emerald Beauty : A short film by Robert Bennett of London Film School.
    9. A Slice of Sky : A short film by Monish Sengupta
    10. Baharan : A Kathak production by Urja Desai Thakore of Pagrav Dance Company. Co-Composed with Hiren Chate.
    11. Crunch: MTV reality show promo music.
    12. Playing Warriors: Feature film by Rumbi Katedza. (Post-production)

     

    Performance: 

    1. ‘Story of India’: A documentary by Michael Wood. Vocal performance with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The title music on Raag Desh and many more in the six episode series.
    2. Sul-Yatra: Performed at several venues like Royal College of Music, Asia House, Nehru Centre, National Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum.
    3. '31 North 62 East': Independent British Film. Vocal performance on the score written by Moritz Schmittat.
• Tracks

  Tracks

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  • Crunch

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  • Xperimnt

    143 plays
  • Free Will

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• Videos

  Videos

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• News

  News
  • What is recent!

    Warriors : A film by Rumbi Katedza of Maijai films (http://maijaifilms.com). A romantic comedy with a twist. Warriors is a film about a traditionally-challenged group of friends in search of their true warriors. Set for release in 2011. (In co-production with Pangolin Films.)

    
    

    The music of the film is an attempt to amalgamate the African and Indian sounds. The use of traditional Zimbabwean and Indian instruments along with western orchestra in the score will be the first of its kind in Zimbabwe. 
• Links

  Links
  • • PRS for Music (http://www.prsformusic.com): PRS for Music is home to the world's best music writers, composers and publishers. Formed as The MCPS-PRS Alliance in 1997 with the PRS for Music brand adopted in 2009,  the organisation brings together two royalty collection societies; MCPS and PRS.  We exist to collect and pay royalties to our members when their music is exploited in one of a number of ways – when it is recorded onto any format and distributed to the public, performed or played in public, broadcast or made publicly available online.
    • Musicians' Union (http://www.musiciansunion.org.uk): The Musicians’ Union is a globally-respected organisation which represents over 30,000 musicians working in all sectors of the music business in UK. As well as negotiating on behalf of musicians with all the major employers in the industry, the MU offers a range of services tailored for the self-employed by providing assistance for professional and student musicians of all ages. The Musicians’ Union has specialist full-time officials available to immediately tackle the issues raised by musicians working in the live arena, the recording studio, or when writing and composing. Such issues can range from copyright protection to valuable contractual advice or from the recovery of unpaid fees to crucial work in health and safety. Add to this the many services that the Union provides and you have an organisation that can assist its members throughout their professional careers and beyond.
    • PPL UK (http://www.ppluk.com): PPL is the music licensing company which, on behalf of 45,000 performers and 5,750 Record Companies, licenses the use of recorded music in the UK.This enables TV and radio stations, online streaming services and hundreds of thousands of shops, pubs and others to use recorded music in their business.
    • Royal College of Music, London (http://www.rcm.ac.uk): Founded in 1882, the Royal College of Music enjoys a reputation as one of the world's leading conservatoires, providing specialised musical education and professional training at the highest international level for performers, conductors and composers. Enabling students to develop musical skills, knowledge, understanding and resourcefulness which will enable them to contribute significantly to musical life in this country and internationally. 
    • Track Your Royalty (http://www.trackyourroyalty.com): The website for this service is under construction.