Magnasound Records
Indian record company
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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.
Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music entertainment |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Shashi Gopal, chief managing director Kalpana Gopal, director Madhav Das, director |
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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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 an incomplete list
| Year | Album | Artists | Notes/Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Dilruba | Baba Sehgal | |
| 1992 | Thanda Thanda Pani | First Indian rap album [3] | |
| The Chronic | Dr. Dre | ||
| 1993 | Johnny Jokers | Shweta Shetty | |
| Raaga Raaga | K.S. Chithra, Voodoo | First Indian pop album to release in Compact Disc Digital Audio. | |
| Doggy Style | Snoop Doggy Dogg | ||
| 1994 | Style Bhai | Style Bhai | |
| Dr. Dhingra | Baba Sehgal | ||
| Bombay Girl | Alisha Chinai | ||
| Mix Masala | Various | ||
| 1995 | The New Album | Shweta Shetty, Shaan | |
| Made in India | Alisha Chinai | First Indian Pop album to manufactured Compact Disc Digital Audio in India | |
| Dole Dole | Suchitra Krishnamoorthy | ||
| Bolo Ta Ra Ra | Daler Mehndi | First Punjabi pop album | |
| Oorja | Various | Remix album | |
| Roop Inka Mastana | Shaan, Stylebhai, Sagarika, Suchitra Krishnamoorthy, Kaushal | Remix album | |
| 1996 | Zubeenor Gaan | Zubeen Garg, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Hema Sardesai | CD issues only |
| Naujawan | Shaan, Sagarika | First Indian siblings album | |
| Oohalu | Suchitra Krishnamoorthy | First Telugu Pop album | |
| Dardi Rab Rab | Daler Mehndi | ||
| Dum Tara | Suchitra Krishnamoorthy | ||
| Channel Hits | Various | Compilation album | |
| Colonial Cousins | Colonial Cousins | ||
| Janna Hai Bollywood | Models | First Indian girl band album | |
| 1997 | Ho Jayengi Bale Bale | Daler Mehndi | |
| Love-Ology | Shaan | ||
| Chand Sa Mukhda | Ali Haider | ||
| A-Ha | Suchitra Krishnamoorthy | ||
| Colgate - A Reason to Smile | Various | ||
| 1998 | Deewane To Deewane Hai | Shweta Shetty | |
| Tu | Sonu Nigam | ||
| Maa | Sagarika | ||
| Tunak Tunak Tun | Daler Mehndi | ||
| Lolipop | Bina Mistry | ||
| The Best of Biddu | Biddu | Compilation album | |
| 1999 | Hunaru - 99 | Zubeen Garg, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Bhitali Das | Bihu album |
| Hulle Hullare | Rajeshwari Sachdev | ||
| Mausam | Sonu Nigam | ||
| Sanskar | |||
| Savariya | 3 Brothers & A Violin | ||
| Hello | Shael Oswal | ||
| 2000 | Dur | Strings | |
| Kaisa Hai Ye Jaado | Bela Shende | ||
| Mukhda Piya Ka | Rajeshwari Sachdev |
Notable artists
- A.R. Rahman
- Alisha Chinai
- Baba Sehgal
- Bela Shende
- Bhitali Das
- Bilal Maqsood
- Bina Mistry
- Bombay Jayashri
- Faisal Kapadia
- Hariharan
- Hema Sardesai
- Jasmine Bharucha
- Kumar Sanu
- Leslee Lewis
- Mehnaz Hoosein
- P. Unnikrishnan
- Raageshwari
- Sagarika Mukherjee
- Shael Oswal
- Shantanu Mukherjee
- Shweta Mohan
- Shweta Shetty
- Sonu Nigam
- Suchitra Krishnamoorti
- Suchitra Pillai
- Udit Narayan
- Zubeen Garg
