Thursday Sep 19, 2024

Aashish Rego: From Composing for Indian TV, Producing Films to Musician Rights Advocacy

Aashish Rego is a music composer who has worked on various TV shows such as Balika Vadhu, Savdhaan India, Crime Patrol, Diya aur Baati Hum, and films in India. He started his musical education at the age of nine on the violin, and later learned piano and other instruments. He has won several awards including the Indian Telly Awards for his work. . He has also been actively involved in the organizing and administration part of the industry via roles such as - General Secretary, CMA (Cine Musicians Association) General Secretary, MCAI (Music Composers Association of India) Treasurer, FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees) Vice President, AIFEC (All India Film Employees Confederation) Director IPRS (Indian Performing Rights Society) Vice Chairman, APMA (Asia-Pacific Music Creators Alliance) . In this conversation, Aashish explains the hard reality of the industry’s internal workings, the nitty-gritties of the continued fight for artist rights, the Copyright Amendment Bill 2012, scoring for several Indian TV shows like Balika Vadhu, what goes into mega collaborations, the fiasco of making films, winning awards and more. .

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