SOUVIK CHAKRABORTY
Guess What ! This City Just Made the Right Noises
Imagine if you could actually track the growth of the music scene of your city and get to match your getaways with the vibe of the city . It would be great if you could actually quantify and get to know the interests of the crowd in the places you aspire to go . The gentry affects the taste of a community and it goes on to show the brilliance of the music and the ecosystem of art appreciation .
A ticket booking platform , actually decided to study the music interest of various cities across the world . The parameters of finding the best places was spread across various things to do with music .
The data from SeatPick analysed multiple characteristics of globe renowned cities for their music scene . The idea was to pick the best places for music lovers to visit and enjoy . The parameters were laid across different factors that speak of the musical vigour of a place . One of the most important aspect is the number of venues allocated for quality music . The calendar for the number of planned festivals and planned live concerts is an equally important quantifier . An active scene is formed only with active number of bands and artists from the city , Seatpick considers that as well . The number of record stores and musical instrument is a phenomenal addition to the list , which goes onto say how much importance is given to the music listeners . This data was passed through 50 cities across the globe and then they were ranked on the high frequencies noted through these parameters .
It is an immense matter of pride and honour that an Indian city has now made to this coveted list of hot destinations for music . M S Subbulakshmi , Lalgudi G Jayaraman to F16 , Chennai has a colourful bouquet to choose from . Chennai has been long known for its iconic musicians and great musical taste . It has been now home to a thriving new crowd who look up to new artists and concerts every week . This has led to more live music concerts , shows and stores . The independent music scene from the covid lockdown years have now plateaued and seen a stagnation , but the classical and the rooted musicians are still on good notes with the audience . It is a good sign for the cultural health of a diverse country like India . The same might also propel fresh interests across the nation from the far North East to the far North .
However , the list si still ruled by Chicago , Los Angeles and London . London has topped the list with stellar numbers across all segments . There are about 856 live concerts that are planned in the city . Around hundreds of artists or bands identified and tens of stores in the city corners . The stores are spread across instruments as well as musical record shops . It ’ s quite incredible that there are are already 8 music festivals planned here . The music venues are recorded at a whopping 99 as well . In all , the city is bustling with opportunities for musicians and audiophiles .
We can keep our fingers crossed that come , December when Chennai fills the air with more fun and frolic through music and dance festivals , it would certainly take the hopes for India , higher , next year .
London , England , which came in first with a score of 9.30 , has 2850 artists originating from the city , including singers like Adele and The Rolling Stones . The city has 77 music venues , 21 music festivals planned , 1906 live concerts planned , 110 record stores and 19 musical instrument stores .
Chennai has a thriving music culture , the study says , being the birthplace of the late violinist Lalgudi G Jayaraman and home to the alternative rock band “ the F16s ”. The top spots are occupied by and Chicago .
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