I didnt come to zulm in months and interesting to see this. IR is the only composer who from day 1 had this thing well controlled (mainly he was the "only" composer in his days). The very reason why many of audio companies (including Echo) had to reject taking IR's projects (big loss for them anyways). This is the very same reason why IR is not releasing his first symphony (Sony want exclusive right where as IR as usual argues that the creator own the music and has the right to use it any where, including movies and concerts). Wonder why Rahman didnt do this at his peak time.

DVDU, welcome back.

I thought Echo was IR's own label?

from Karen David's blog:

Finally! LOL It's been busy for the team and I...just finished approving artwork for my digital EP release, which I will keep you posted about, as it will be available for downloads very soon! I'll also be uploading them up on my site for you to have a preview listen to. You will be hearing the single version of "I Need You" which was mixed by the lovely Celt Islam (check his myspace page out!) and you will also hear the full version of Carry Me Home which I wrote with A R Rahman and had the lovely Bombay Dub Orchestra fellas produce. The third track is another song which I wrote with A R Rahman, called Alive, and is the title song for the Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Aishwarya Rai film I acted in, called Provoked. The movie will be coming out end of February. So it's full steam ahead...you guys have been through this journey with me throughout the year, so thanks for always supporting me and sticking around! The album is about 90% done now and we're working on release dates for next year so watch this space...

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tami ... 27939.html

Rahman and Yuvan to sing together?
IndiaGlitz [Friday, December 22, 2006]


According to reliable sources, AR Rahman will sing along with Yuvan Shankar Raja in Chennai 600028. It will be the title song of the film.

Grapevine has it that the producers and director of Chennai 600028 have approached AR Rahman to sing the title song. As such, though professional competitors, Yuvan Shankar Raja and AR Rahman are said to appreciate each others music.

Since both are talented and unique in their own ways, it will sure be a treat for music lovers if this news indeed turns true!!

Watch out for more news on Chennai-600028 everyday. An indiaglitz exclusive.

http://indiafm.com/news/2007/04/09/9233/index.html

Katrina, Zayed in Subhash Ghai's Main Yuvraj
By IndiaFM News Bureau, April 9, 2007 - 09:56 IST

Subhash Ghai’s directorial venture has finally been titled. The film has been named Main Yuvraj. It will be a multi-starrer, the cast of which has been decided by the ace director.

Bollywood bigwigs like Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor had already been chosen to play pivotal roles. Ghai was looking for a leading lady. He recently signed Katrina Kaif for the same. Who could be better than Salman Khan’s girlfriend to play the role? Zayed Khan has also been roped in to be a part of this film.

Produced and directed by Subhash Ghai, Main Yuvraj is a musical based on a subject written by Sachin Bhowmick and Kamlesh Pandey. The musical score will be provided by the talented A R Rehman. The film is slated to go on floors on 6th June 2007, and will be completed within six months.

did you guys get a chance to listen to the Chennai album?

I looked at the album info on musicindiaonline, and I don't see ARR listed as any of the singers. False rumours??

I see Premji's mug all over it though

ARR does not sing on the album. The songs are pretty good though.

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/top%20stories/2234/

A.R.Rahman to be brand ambassador for HMV Saregama
By MIO Team
May 10, 2007, 15:39

Mumbai: HMV Saregama India has appointed A.R.Rahman as its new brand ambassador. This is the first time in the company's 106-year-old history that it has appointed an ambassador.

"The company is launching television talent hunt show called 'Ooh La La La' on Sun TV, for the search of new band. The show will have 13 episodes and will be telecast on Sun TV and Gemini TV with Rahman as one of the jury members along with singer Vasundhara Das", said HMV Saregama India managing director Subroto Chattopadhyay.

The talent hunt will be across the states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and auditions will take place in the Tamil Nadu cities of Chennai, Trichy, Salem, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore and Andhra Pradesh cities of Hyderabad, Tirupathi, Rajahmundhri, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada.

The participants will compose tunes for a fresh song written by the popular poets. For the Tamil show, The song are written by Vaali and its titled as 'Nambikkai'.

The winning band will cut an album for Saregama India Ltd.

ARR's "One Love" (Taj Mahal anthem) CD available to order here

George Peters talks about AR Rahman - starting about 12 minutes into the video

Preview of audio at ARR's official site

AZHAGIYA TAMIZH MAGAN

Cast - Vijay, Shreya
Director - Bharatan
Producer - Appachan
Production Company - Swargachitra Films
Lyrics - Vaali
Label - Star Music
Date of Release - October 2007

Songs

1. Ellaappugazhum
A.R. Rahman

2. Kelaamal Kaiyile
Sriram Parthasarathy, Saindhavi

3. Maduraikku Pogathedee
Benny Dayal, Archith, Dharshana

4. Nee Marilyn Monroe
Benny Dayal, Ujjayinee

5. Ponmagal Vandaal
Aslam, Ember Rap

6. Valayapatti
Naresh Iyer, Ujjayinee, Madhumitha


Instruments

Thavil: Venkatesh, Purusothaman
Nadaswaram: MKS Natarajan

Credits

Male Harmony: Archith, Dr. Narayanan, Naresh Iyer, Senthil Das, Rahul Nambiar, Benny Dayal
Female Harmony: Gopika Poornima, Fathima, Darshana, Janani

Additional Programming And Ponmagal Remix: Krishna Chetan
Music Assistant: Sathish Chakkaravarthy
Music Assistant And Orchestration: J Srinivasa Murthy

Recorded at Panchathan Record-Inn & AM Studios, Chennai
Sound Engineer: S. Sivakumar

Mixed At Panchathan Record-Inn and AM Studios, Chennai and KM Musiq Studio, London
Mixing Engineers: K.J. Singh, S. Sivakumar
Mastered at AM Studios By H. Sridhar

http://www.arrahman.com/v2/news/news-164.html

Universal Music Publishing Group Signs Exclusive World-Wide Deal With ACADEMY AWARD® WINNING COMPOSER/PRODUCER/ARTIST A.R. Rahman
23rd June, 2009

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) today announced the signing of an exclusive world-wide publishing agreement with Oscar®-winning composer and internationally renowned musician A.R. Rahman. Included in the deal is “Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny),” which won “Best Original Song” at this year’s Academy Awards® as well as the Oscar®-winning score from “Slumdog Millionaire,” and its corresponding soundtrack and soundtrack album.

“I’m excited to be working with Universal,” said AR Rahman. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to bring my catalog, as well as new music, to an audience that has welcomed me with open arms”

A.R. Rahman captured the international spotlight after winning two Academy Awards® for ‘Best Original Score’ for his work on Slumdog Millionaire and ‘Best Original Song’ for “Jai Ho” (Music by Rahman, Lyrics by Gulzar). The Pussycat Dolls’ also released a modified version of the song with English lyrics, featuring UMPG’s Nicole Scherzinger and the single topped the global pop charts.

David Renzer, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group commented, “After seeing ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ I was thrilled not only to discover that A.R was available, but he had also managed to retain all the publishing rights to the score! The fact that AR has scored music for over 100 films, sold more than 100 million records, is one the world’s top selling recording artists, and has collaborated with the likes of Andrew Lloyd Webber and others, was icing on the cake. We are looking forward to working closely with his manager Sam Schwartz, and are thrilled to welcome such an accomplished artist to the UMPG family.” Schwartz added that, ““This is an invaluable new partnership for AR, who is one of the world’s most accomplished musicians. His impressive body of work now has the potential to reach an even broader audience through this relationship with Universal.”

The signing also includes a production music component. Rahman will create an exclusive five CD production music series for Universal Publishing Production Music (UPPM), the world’s leading production music library provider and a division of UMPG. The company's catalogues include Atmosphere, Bruton, and Chappell from the U.K, Chronic Trax, EVO, FirstCom, Killer Tracks, MasterSource, Network Music, OneMusic, Galerie and Koka Media from France, Match Music from Sweden, UBM from Germany, RCAL from Italy, and Vitamin A from Australia. UPPM has production music library operations in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Benelux, Hungary, Italy, Scandinavia, South Africa, Australia, Spain, Greece, Turkey and throughout Asia.

Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Allah Rakha Rahman has collaborated with several musicians, directors, and artists spanning both genre and culture boundaries including musician David Byrne (of Talking Heads), composer Andrew Loyd Webber (Broadway’s Bombay Dreams), and acclaimed director Shekhar Kapur, (Elizabeth: the Golden Age.) Time magazine referred to Rahman as the “Mozart of Madras” and placed him on the 2009 TIME 100 which profiles the world’s most influential people. Rahman is also listed in the current issue of Fast Company Magazine’s 100 Most Creative People in Business . In 2005, his soundtrack for the Hindi film Roja was listed in Time’s “10 Best Soundtracks” of all time.

Rahman is also planning on releasing his own album through Interscope Records in the future. He is managed by Sam Schwartz, of Gorfaine/ Schwartz Management.

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is the industry's leading global music publishing operation and is part of Universal Music Group. UMPG represents music in every genre from many of the world’s top songwriters and catalogs including U2, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, 50 Cent, Mariah Carey, R. Kelly, Coldplay, Nelly, Juan Gabriel, Ciara, Dave Grohl, Prince, Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5, Britney Spears, Beastie Boys, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Paul Simon, Henry Mancini, Christina Aguilera and Linkin Park, among many others. UMPG is also a global leader in the areas of Production Music, Christian and Classical Music.

For more information, visit: www.umusicpub.com.

Seems to me that nearly all of his music have the same tune.

you might be right to one extent though!