James goes for digital distribution

Due to the proliferation of online piracy, musicians are going for digitial releases of their previous and upcoming works on legal digital platforms to control this exploitation. Recently, rock star James of Nagar Baul went for the safe route of digitising his works and making them available internationally.   James signed up with ME Label, a company dedicated to digitising works of Bangladeshi singers and bring some semblance of control to the widespread of online piracy. Through this venture, James is distributing his albums internationally and the bulk of James’ discography is available on major music platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody and Google Play.   ME Label will also be releasing two compilations of some of James’ hit songs with the title “James Mix Volume 1 and 2.”   The signing took place at Mushroom Entertainment’s headquarters in New York City with CEO Rousseau Mannan, CFO Manim Mahmud and James.   James is the lead guitarist and vocal of the band Nagar Baul. For his distinct voice, unique style and breakthrough lyrics, James is one of the biggest stars in the rock music arena of Bangladesh. He is called guru by his numerous supporters who consider him their spiritual leader.    Along with his successful career in Bangladesh, James is also popular in India for lending his voice to a few super hit Bollywood tracks.   He met Pritom, a famous Bangali music director of Bollywood in 2004. In 2005, James was the playback singer in a movie named “Gangster.” The song “Bheegi Bheegi” was a blockbuster hit. The song remained at the top of Bollywood Hit List for more than a month, and James became a star in India.    Then he sang another song named “Chal Chalein” in a movie named “Woh Lamhe” in 2006. This was also another massive hit. In 2007, he was again the playback singer for two songs titled “Rishtey” and “Alvida (Reprise)” in the movie named “Life in a Metro.” Both songs were successful and James created a unique seat for himself in Bollywood.   James is also working on an unreleased song named “Bebasi” in a movie named “Warning.” The movie will release in late 2013 and is the most expensive movie in Bollywood’s history.