Magnasound Records

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| foundation = 1989

| defunct = 2003

| location_city = Mumbai

| location_country = India

| key_people = Shashi Gopal, chief managing director
Kalpana Gopal, director
Madhav Das, director

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| industry = Music entertainment

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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.

History

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Shashi Gopal founded Magnasound in 1989 with his wife Kalpana and brother-in-law Madhav Das.{{cite news|last=Kamath|first=Sudhish|title=Voice of the artiste|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/money-and-careers/article440410.ece|accessdate=December 13, 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|date=May 28, 2010}} 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{{cite news|last=Sreekumar |first=Priya |title=Fusion is my passion, says Sunny Viswanath |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/all-rounders/fusion-my-passion-says-sunny-viswanath-164 |accessdate=December 12, 2011 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=December 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210193424/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/all-rounders/fusion-my-passion-says-sunny-viswanath-164 |archivedate=December 10, 2011 }}

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.

Discography

This is the incomplete list

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Year !Album !Artists !Notes/Ref(s)
1990 \| Dilruba \| rowspan="2" \|Baba Sehgal \|
rowspan="2" \|1992 \| Thanda Thanda Pani \|First Indian rap album {{cite web\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/baba-sehgal-to-turn-author-with-debut-book-thanda-thanda-paani-named-after-his-first-commercial-album/articleshow/86744637.cms\|date=2021-10-04\|title= Baba Sehgal to turn author with debut book 'Thanda Thanda Paani', named after his first commercial album\|access-date=2024-03-12}}
The Chronic \| Dr. Dre \|
rowspan="2" \|1993 \|Johnny Jokers \|Shweta Shetty \|
Doggy Style \|Snoop Doggy Dogg \|
rowspan="4" \|1994 \|Style Bhai \|Style Bhai \|
Dr. Dhingra \|Baba Sehgal \|
Bombay Girl \|Alisha Chinai \|
Mix Masala \|Various \|
rowspan ="6" \|1995 \|The New Album \|Shweta Shetty, Shaan \|
Made in India \|Alisha Chinai \|
Dole Dole \|Suchitra Krishnamoorthy \|
Bolo Ta Ra Ra \|Daler Mehndi \|
Oorja \|Various \|Remix album
Roop Inka Mastana \|Shaan, Stylebhai, Sagarika, Suchitra Krishnamoorthy, Kaushal \|Remix album
rowspan="7" \|1996 \|Zubeenor Gaan \|Zubeen Garg, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Hema Sardesai \|CD issues only
Naujawan \|Shaan, Sagarika \|First Indian siblings album
Dardi Rab Rab \|Daler Mehndi \|
Dum Tara \|Suchitra Krishnamoorthy \|
Channel Hits \|Various \|Complication album
Colonial Cousins \|Colonial Cousins \|
Janna Hai Bollywood \|Models \|
rowspan="5" \|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 \|
rowspan="6" \|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 \|Complication album
rowspan="4" \|1999 \|Hunaru - 99 \|Zubeen Garg, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Bhitali Das \|Bihu album
Hulle Hullare \|Rajeshwari Sachdev \|
Mausam \|rowspan="2" \|Sonu Nigam \|
Sanskar \|
rowspan="3" \|2000 \|Dur \|Strings \|
Kaisa Hai Ye Jaado \|Bela Shende \|
Mukhda Piya Ka \|Rajeshwari Sachdev \|

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Year

!Album

!Artists

!Notes/Ref(s)

1990

| Dilruba

| rowspan="2" |Baba Sehgal

rowspan="2" |1992

| Thanda Thanda Pani

|First Indian rap album {{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/baba-sehgal-to-turn-author-with-debut-book-thanda-thanda-paani-named-after-his-first-commercial-album/articleshow/86744637.cms|date=2021-10-04|title= Baba Sehgal to turn author with debut book 'Thanda Thanda Paani', named after his first commercial album|access-date=2024-03-12}}

The Chronic

| Dr. Dre

rowspan="2" |1993

|Johnny Jokers

|Shweta Shetty

Doggy Style

|Snoop Doggy Dogg

rowspan="4" |1994

|Style Bhai

|Style Bhai

Dr. Dhingra

|Baba Sehgal