Are you ready to get Sunburnt?.........As the time chasing and heat unleashing to gear up for Sunburn the party goers has set the dance floors on fire with the Pre party of Sunburn, The Pre Party gig was a India tour started with Mumbai & had a final stop at Delhi. Madness started on 9pm at the first ‘Sunburn Goa 2012 Pre Party’ at Blue Frog, The Proto-culture went LIVE kick started from November 30 2012 Mumbai, the dance floor was set on fire opening Sets by Painkiller & Mad Monkey. Followed by the pre-party tour with DJ Shaan & Helium Projekt in NK College Auditorium, Proto-Culture Murthovic- Hyderabad, Brute Force & Anish Sood in Indore, Proto-Culture Sebastian Krieg In Bangalore and final stop at Delhi Blue Frog with Tenisha on 21st December 2012.
All set for David Guetta!
Grammy award-winning DJ David Guetta performed in Goa on December 8 at the Baga beach ground, Goa for the grand finale of 'Superstar India', an initiative which offers recognition to Indian DJs. "We are very excited to bring in Guetta to India for the second time for an epic gig that promises to be a thrilling and memorable experience," said Shailendra Singh, Managing Director of Percept Limited. Fans can expect to groove to some of his chart topping dance numbers like 'One Love', 'I Gotta Feeling', 'Titanium', 'When Love Takes Over', 'Gettin Over You', 'The World Is Mine', and 'Little Bad Girl' among others, he said. Guetta, a hugely popular artist in Europe and America, is visiting India again after his March 2012 tour. He has five chart-topping albums to his name - 'Just a Little More Love'(2002), 'Guetta Blaster' (2004), 'Pop Life' (2007), 'One Love' (2009) and 'Nothing But The Beat' (2011) and has collaborated with artists like Madonna, Snoop Dog, Ludacris, Timbaland, Will.I.Am, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Usher, Chris Brown and Akon. Singh said that 'Superstar India', is the country's first and the only validated DJ ranking system, which is also an intellectual property of Percept India launched in association with DJ MAG. The event is aimed at showcasing and promoting talents across the Electronic Dance Music domain of the country. Creating an enviable DJ ranking of home grown DJ’s, 'Superstar India' website will rank Indian DJ talents according to their popularity and outreach, he said.” Percept Live has always been a highly evolved and edgy brand globally. Superstar India encourages the ideology of connecting individuals through music and provides the ideal environment for new talent recognition and development," Singh added.
The Superstar India Top 50 DJ Rankings heat up
The race towards the No. 1DJ sped up across India even as the deadline to find India’s most popular DJ inched closer! With over 700 popular listed DJs to choose from the Superstar India DJ gallery, the votes were flying in thick and fast as music aficionados logged in to the www.superstarindia.in site to register and vote for their favourite DJ’s. This is part of Percept Live’s ‘Superstar India’ Intellectual Property which is aimed at showcasing and promoting Talent in the Electronic Dance Music domain across India and ultimately, overseas, with the focus on driving some of our best talent into that ‘holy grail’ of rankings, the DJ Mag international TOP 100! ‘Superstar is India’s only ‘validated’ DJ ranking site powered by DJ Mag – the World’s No. 1 dance music magazine. Superstar’s objective is to reach out to as many DJ’s across India while showcasing their talent to the entire world. Over 700 leading names from the India dance music scene were featured on the site including Lost Stories, Bay Beat Collective (B.B.C.), Arjun Vagale, Jayant (jitter), Suketu, Aqueel, B.R.E.E.D., Ivan Nilkon, Kris Correya, Dualist Inquiry, Helium Project, Ranjeev Mulchandani, Kohra, Clement, Sanjay Dutta, Ma Faiza, Shaan, Midival Punditz, Karan (Third Eye) Bhoj, Janux, Ajit Pai, Anish Sood, Pravin Achary and more. The Top 5 DJ’s will get an opportunity to perform at Ibiza at the prestigious ‘International Music Summit Conference 2013’, a cover feature in the popular DJ Mag India, a feature in the prestigious DJ Mag London, a chance to Headline at the ever popular Sunburn Electronic Dance Music Festival, an offer to play at the much awaited ‘Superstar’ Festival ’13, and above all, a once in a lifetime chance to collaborate with International DJ’s and get their tracks on to a Superstar compilation album. Other prizes include a whole host of DJ gear, I-pads and other electronic gizmos. The names of the Top 50 India DJs will be announced at the gala DJ Mag Party on January 20, 2013 along with the roll out of the much awaited January issue of the magazine.
Percept supports Satish Sikha in his 'Save the Planet' endeavor
Mr. Satish Sikha is on a magnanimous mission, the mission of creating a green planet for the better of upcoming generations. Armed with world’s longest ‘eco hand-woven green silk fabric’, Satish Sikha has traveled the world to spread his message of happiness, love and the need to preserve the environment. He started his project in late 2007, and collected messages from celebrities, politicians, students, doctors and scientists from all around the world. Mr. Harindra Singh, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, & Mr. Shailendra Singh, Joint Managing Director, Percept Ltd who are passionate about the cause have also contributed their message. This fabric was on display at Marine Drive on Wednesday, 12th December 2012.
Shailendra Singh launches ‘MADE IN INDIA’ – Unveils a Massive Movement to Celebrate India
Shailendra Singh launched the ‘MADE IN INDIA’ project, a United Welfare Trust initiative, on Wednesday, 19 December 2012 at Mumbai. With an objective to celebrate, promote and build Brand India, he unveiled the ‘MADE IN INDIA’ logo along with World Cup Winning All-Rounder - Mr. Kapil Dev, India’s Retail Czar - Mr. Kishore Biyani, Best-selling Author - Mr. Amish Tripathi, Limca Award Winning Endurance Runner – Sumedha Mahajan, and the Youngest Indian to Climb Mt. Everest - Mr. Arjun Vajpai.
‘MADE IN INDIA’ offers the ultimate platform that, for the very first time, will unite all Indians in “Celebration of India”. The iammadeinindia.com website will be launched on January 1, 2013 with an aim to enable Indian citizens to India to express their positive views and inspiring opinions of being Indian. The site will feature the ‘Top 100 Indians’ present in India and across the globe. Visitors can choose from a library of 50 AVs showcasing ’50 Glorious Moments in Indian History’. New properties that will be launched through 2013 - 2014 include the ‘World Rankings of Top 100 Indians’ and the ‘Made in India Road trip’. Everyone can send their messages, views and thoughts to the Top 100 Indians located in India and around the world and the site will make every possible effort to ensure that these messages are delivered and viewed by these iconic individuals.
A range of specially designed MADE IN INDIA (MII) merchandise was unveiled that allows Indians to wear their pride. Not only can 1.24 billion Indians proudly wear the ‘MADE IN INDIA’ merchandise, but the 6 million visitors to India can also purchase ready to wear or customizable merchandise. A unique registration process will enable Indians to attain a unique alpha-numeric code that becomes their MII Citizenship Number. MADE IN INDIA will aim to capture ‘Top Indian Interviews’ which will feature Indian achievers across domains and showcase their inspirational stories on how being ‘Made In India’ made them.
Said Shailendra Singh, “The time has come to celebrate the phenomenal rise and success of India and showcase the pride that we have for our nation. ‘MADE IN INDIA’ will be the first step in this direction and serve as the ultimate platform and a medium by which we can display our passion, love and pride for our country.”
Percept launches ‘Windsong Music Festival’ to promote Alternate, Original Indian Live Music
A forerunner in the evolution of the Indian Music Festival scenario Percept’s latest offering Windsong in association with Yellow Festivals Pvt Ltd, was aimed to support & grow the Indian Live Music Scene, Indian Bands & Indian Talent. Held on 24 & 25 December 2012 at Baga Beach, Goa, the very first edition of ‘Windsong’ featured Back to back headliners and the best live acts in the country. Windsong Goa 2012 saw popular artists such as Lucky Ali, Strings, Rabbi Shergill, Agnee, Monica Dogra (Shaa’ir n Func), Anushka Manchanda (Shkabang), Ankur & Sidd, Soulmate and Papon & The East India Co. take the crowd by storm. Music lovers enjoyed a range of Folk, Jazz, Rock, Funk, Blues and Soul music all at one festival. The event not only offered the best of what Indian sounds and talent have to showcase but also witnessed state of the art technology & effects that made it a visual delight par excellence.
Sunburn 2012 scorches the sands of Goa!
The 6th edition of Asia's premier music festival ‘Sunburn’ took place on December 27, 28 & 29, 2012 at Candolim, Goa and featured a star packed lineup of some of the world's best headliners including Grammy winning DJ Paul Van Dyk, Grammy nominee Brian Transeau (BT) along with Dutch progressive house artists DJs Sander van Doorn and Fedde Le Grand. Paving the way for fresh talent, Sunburn 2012 also featured a plethora of new artists along with the best commercial DJs from world over. On display this year were Avalon, Sanjay Dutta, Anil Chawla, Firefly, Anish Sood, DJ Shaan, Ash Roy, Tribal Flora and Reggae Rajahs amongst a plethora of young talented DJs.
The International music festival was six times larger, more extravagant and was the biggest, grandest and loudest Sunburn yet with over 150,000 Sunburnites attending the 3 day festival. Sunburn 2012 had 7 stages and over 120 artists performing. Sunburn 2012 was more than just spell binding music. Sunburnites heartily indulged in a host of other recreational entertainment on offer. Adventure enthusiasts challenged their skill by rock climbing on the artificial rock wall - a fixture at Sunburn. There was volley ball for Sunburnites interested in sports. And those looking to take to the skies did that through their professionally built kites. A new addition to the list of recreational activities was the music library stocking books on EDM, other genres of music and artists.
Taking a step towards being more environment friendly, Sunburn Goa this year announced a ‘Leave No Trace’ initiative in association with Woodland. The initiative aimed at educating Sunburn fans to be more environmentally conscious by spreading awareness and a sense of responsibility towards ones ecological footprint. The campaign involved a number of on-ground activities such as art installations at the venue made out of waste materials, a unique interactive tree structure inviting party-goers to participate in a cleanliness drive at the venue and eco-friendly displays and signage all around. The campaign also had Sunburn volunteers spreading the ‘Leave No Trace’ message amongst guests at venue. Along with recycling garbage cans for plastic, glass and other items spread across Candolim Beach, the alcohol glasses at Sunburn had captions like “Trash Me” and “I Deserve a Bin”. Volunteers along with Sunburn enthusiasts took the opportunity to clean the venue during and after the event, to restore the beach to its original beauty.
Along with a staggering lineup of artists, Sunburn this year also sported a world class line-up of safety and security arrangements. With a three level security cordon and ‘Zero Drug’ policy, organizers ensured that Sunburn fans experienced the best of EDM artists and music in a safe and drug-free environment.
Sunburn 2012 was streamed live via Youtube across 82 countries reaching over 1 million fans across the world.
Percept supports HOPE 2012 – Bringing a smile and hope to Cancer afflicted children
“HOPE" as the word signifies, is a strong and positive belief of victory over Cancer. It is a celebration to spread the message, that “Cancer is Curable”. Percept extended their support to the efforts and initiatives undertaken by the Tata Memorial Hospital for their biggest annual event for pediatric cancer patients - Hope 2012 held on December 25, 2012. Hope 2012 witnessed the presence of Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Anurag Basu, Amol Gupte along with Dr. Satyapal Singh, Commissioner of Police, Mumbai and Mr. K P Raguhvanshi, Commissioner of Police, Thane who came together at the Tata Memorial Hospital to celebrate life and bring in Christmas cheer to cancer struck children. The day started with a prayer and lighting of the lamp, followed by a few words of wisdom and encouragement by the guests and patrons, which was followed by performances in Dance, Drama and Music by children. Percept extended support by helping with the on-ground activities, preparing AVs and national PR in an attempt to create mass awareness and raise funds for the cause.
Hakuhodo Percept celebrates on their Anniversary
Team HPPL celebrated their successful journey with much cheer on their Anniversary on 11 December 2012.
Hearty wishes to Team Hakuhodo Percept from P2P on their anniversary and here’s raising a toast to many successful years ahead!
Allied Media welcomes a brand New Year with pride
Allied Media celebrated their 6th anniversary on 15 December, 2012. At the cake cutting ceremony Mr. Shripad Kulkarni, CEO, Allied Media congratulated the entire Allied team pan-India via live streaming for their outstanding contribution, dedication and hard work to the company over the past year. This was followed by a gala celebration atop the P2 Terrace, filled with scrumptious F&B, fun, laughter and many happy memories.
P2P wishes Allied Media many achievements and kudos in the years ahead!
Percept Pictures celebrated their 12th Anniversary with a bang on 18 December, 2012. Priti Chawla, Chief Production Controller, Percept Pictures, was presented with a greeting card and a bouquet of flowers on behalf of the Percept Group and congratulated the Team for their passion and commitment, followed by a fun cake cutting ceremony.
P2P extends its warm greetings to Team Percept Pictures and wishes them many successful milestones for the year ahead.
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