Magnasound Records

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Magnasound
Company type Private
Industry Music entertainment
Founded1989
Defunct2003
Headquarters,
Key people
Shashi Gopal, chief managing director
Kalpana Gopal, director
Madhav Das, director

Magnasound was an Indian record company that specialized in Indian classical music, Indian rock and Indipop. It was distributed by OMI Music Inc. Shashi Gopal was the managing director of Magnasound.

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History

Shashi Gopal founded Magnasound in 1989 with his wife Kalpana and brother-in-law Madhav Das. [1] The three launched the company with their life savings, which totaled Rs 6 lakhs. In the early 1990s, the company gained a reputation for signing young artists like Daler Mehndi, Baba Sehgal, and Alisha Chinai, as well as acclaimed rock bands Rock Machine and 13AD [2] Already established artists like A. R. Rahman and Asha Bhosle also released albums for the label. Magnasound began to concentrate more on classical artists. Carnatic vocalist Bombay Jayashri became its flagship classical artist when she signed with Magnasound in 1994. Magnasound was also one of the first Indian labels to concentrate on music videos, taking advantage of the new MTV India channel.

In 2003, the company was declared bankrupt and was defunct.

Bayshore

After Magnasound wound up in 2003, Madhav launched another label called Bayshore Music before he moved to print and edited a film magazine called South Side, for GV Films. [1]

Discography

This is the incomplete list

YearAlbumArtistsNotes/Ref(s)
1990Dilruba Baba Sehgal
1992 Thanda Thanda Pani First Indian rap album [3]
The ChronicDr. Dre
1993Johnny JokersShweta Shetty
Doggy StyleSnoop Doggy Dogg
1994Style BhaiStyle Bhai
Dr. DhingraBaba Sehgal
Bombay Girl Alisha Chinai
Mix MasalaVarious
1995The New AlbumShweta Shetty, Shaan
Made in India Alisha Chinai
Dole Dole Suchitra Krishnamoorthy
Bolo Ta Ra Ra Daler Mehndi
OorjaVariousRemix album
Roop Inka Mastana Shaan, Stylebhai, Sagarika, Suchitra Krishnamoorthy, KaushalRemix album
1996 Zubeenor Gaan Zubeen Garg, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Hema Sardesai CD issues only
Naujawan Shaan, SagarikaFirst Indian siblings album
Dardi Rab RabDaler Mehndi
Dum TaraSuchitra Krishnamoorthy
Channel HitsVariousComplication album
Colonial Cousins Colonial Cousins
Janna Hai Bollywood Models
1997Ho Jayengi Bale BaleDaler Mehndi
Love-Ology Shaan
Chand Sa Mukhda Ali Haider
A-HaSuchitra Krishnamoorthy
Colgate - A Reason to SmileVarious
1998Deewane To Deewane HaiShweta Shetty
Tu Sonu Nigam
MaaSagarika
Tunak Tunak Tun Daler Mehndi
LolipopBina Mistry
The Best of BidduBidduComplication album

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