Jim Ankan Deka | Music, Photography and More

It was long before I met Suchethan when I first wrote the song EastWards. I made a small video with photos of Nagaland (a North-East-Indian state) and needed background music. I am a fan of American guitarist Eric Johnson and the music for the video popped in my mind after listening to Eric Johnson and Jeff Skunk Baxter's acoustic duet . EastWards - Jim Ankan Deka and Suchethan Rangaswamy Later, when I met Carnatic classical vocalist and veena player Suchethan Rangaswamy from Bangalore, I thought of collaborating with him for my 2012 album Timeless . We made quite a few tracks before I selected EastWards for Timeless. As I already had the guitar part ready, I made him listen to it and asked him if he could strum his veena for the song. He showed his 20 years of devotion and magic as he went on playing the Indian classical instrument along with acoustic rock music. According to people who have heard the song - EastWards sounds like Indian Blues - whatever that means. But yup...

Many budding musicians and bands from India have been asking me a question for quite some time now - ' how to sell music on iTunes or Amazon or distribute music online? ' Till two years ago I thought it was a time consuming process. I never even bothered to try that myself. I was happy sharing my music through Reverbnation , SoundCloud or MySpace for free. Now, sharing your music with people for free is not a very bad idea if you want to get noticed. Once you have enough fans on Facebook and followers on Twitter , you should think about selling your music. If you are in the US or Europe, distributing or selling music online is not going to be a big deal. But if you are in India and not really sure about publishing your music on platforms like iTunes or OVI (Nokia Music), the number of times you bang your head on the wall will be more than the number of concerts you do. After much research (with food, beverage and sitting in front of laptop for days), I came to an unders...

"Aawaz - speak up against sexual violence" is released online on June 29, 2013. Aawaz - Video CD cover The song 'Aawaz - speak up against sexual violence' aims to sensitize people of various social evils like sexual violence, child abuse and marital rape. The core idea behind the song is to encourage people to speak up and not hush up matters like this. Aawaz also aims to remind people of the horrific 'Delhi Gang Rape incident' and the fact that the nation waits in anticipation, along with the family of the unfortunate young woman for justice. Aawaz strives to retain the same public outcry so that the law enforcers can be pressurized to deliver justice and punish the guilty. CREDITS: Composed & Produced by: Jim Ankan Deka Music Video Director: Parmita Borah Language: Hindi & Assamese Lyrics: Jim Ankan, Ritwika Bhattacharya & Parmita Borah Vocals: Ritwika Bhattacharya, Queen Hazarika & Antara Nandy Lead Guitar: Jim Ankan De...

Xobdor Porisoy (শব্দৰ পৰিচয়) is my first Assamese music video. Directed by Parmita Borah, the video is shot at different locations in Bangalore. Xobdor Porisoy is one of the tracks from my recently released album Timeless ' which is now available at OK Listen! , iTunes , Amazon , Flipkart and many more stores. The video is available on YouTube through India Music Network .