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<blockquote data-quote="AtulaSiriwardane" data-source="post: 4584251" data-attributes="member: 120286">Fast Company names Rahman as one of 100 most&nbsp; creative people in business &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 12th May, 2009 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Fast Company magazine has named A.R.Rahman as one of the 100 most creative people in business in its June 2009 edition. Placing him at #49, the magazine wrote -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A.R.Rahman&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Composer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; You might know A.R.Rahman as the Oscar-winning composer behind Slumdog Millionaire's Jai Ho, which has been downloaded more than 100,000 times on iTunes and was re-recorded as a hit collaboration with the Pussycat Dolls. But Rahman has been writing Bollywood hits since 1992.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; His soundtracks have reshaped Indian pop, adding influences from jazz, reggae and Western classical music, and have sold more than 100 million copies. Rahman also created the musical Bombay Dreams and has been testing new forms of music distribution: through a tie-up with Nokia, he recently released an album just for the company's music-phone users in India.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Click on images for print version&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.arrahman.com/v2/news/fastcompany/pic1.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.arrahman.com/v2/images/AR_FAST-COMPANY_June-2009.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.arrahman.com/v2/news/fastcompany/pic2.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.arrahman.com/v2/images/FAST-COMPANY_Cover_June-2009.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Images courtesy of Fast Company

TIME names Rahman among 100 most influential&nbsp; people in the world
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5th May, 2009, By Padma Lakshmi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In India, a country of a billion inhabitants, where film and pop music are one, A.R. Rahman, 43, dominates the music industry so totally that he has supplied the sound track for a whole generation. He enjoys the godlike devotion of India's youth, but everyone from the street child who sweeps train platforms to the middle-aged doctor in Mumbai's posh Malabar Hill hums his tunes.
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 Born in Chennai (formerly Madras) and raised on Tamil movies and music, Rahman converted to Sufism — a mystical form of Islam — in the late 1980s. It is easy to hear these influences in his work, but his genius lies in tying many forms of music together to make a sound that is at once familiar and new. He first gained widespread notice for Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Roja (1992), then branched out into Hindi films and has succeeded in making Indian film music a global phenomenon. He has worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber and with Shekhar Kapur on Elizabeth and has influenced other gifted directors like Baz Luhrmann. This year he won two Oscars, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for giving Slumdog Millionaire its frenetic sound.
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Rahman is a shy and quiet man, but his music has emotional force. Renowned for his immense range, he'll do a traditional score for a conventional film, then blend exotic vocals with Japanese music and Western classical arrangements in his next project. A veritable Pied Piper, he has no competition, yet he makes it a priority to discover new talent and promote it. He has shaped modern India's music for more than a decade. Now the &quot;Mozart of Madras&quot; has the world's foot tapping along with him.
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[QUOTE="AtulaSiriwardane, post: 4584251, member: 120286"] [B]Fast Company names Rahman as one of 100 most creative people in business [I] 12th May, 2009 [/I][/B] Fast Company magazine has named A.R.Rahman as one of the 100 most creative people in business in its June 2009 edition. Placing him at #49, the magazine wrote - A.R.Rahman Composer You might know A.R.Rahman as the Oscar-winning composer behind Slumdog Millionaire's Jai Ho, which has been downloaded more than 100,000 times on iTunes and was re-recorded as a hit collaboration with the Pussycat Dolls. But Rahman has been writing Bollywood hits since 1992. His soundtracks have reshaped Indian pop, adding influences from jazz, reggae and Western classical music, and have sold more than 100 million copies. Rahman also created the musical Bombay Dreams and has been testing new forms of music distribution: through a tie-up with Nokia, he recently released an album just for the company's music-phone users in India. [CENTER][B]Click on images for print version[/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][URL="http://www.arrahman.com/v2/news/fastcompany/pic1.html"][IMG]http://www.arrahman.com/v2/images/AR_FAST-COMPANY_June-2009.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] [CENTER][URL="http://www.arrahman.com/v2/news/fastcompany/pic2.html"][IMG]http://www.arrahman.com/v2/images/FAST-COMPANY_Cover_June-2009.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] [CENTER][B]Images courtesy of Fast Company [/B][B]TIME names Rahman among 100 most influential people in the world [I]5th May, 2009, By Padma Lakshmi[/I][/B] In India, a country of a billion inhabitants, where film and pop music are one, A.R. Rahman, 43, dominates the music industry so totally that he has supplied the sound track for a whole generation. He enjoys the godlike devotion of India's youth, but everyone from the street child who sweeps train platforms to the middle-aged doctor in Mumbai's posh Malabar Hill hums his tunes. Born in Chennai (formerly Madras) and raised on Tamil movies and music, Rahman converted to Sufism — a mystical form of Islam — in the late 1980s. It is easy to hear these influences in his work, but his genius lies in tying many forms of music together to make a sound that is at once familiar and new. He first gained widespread notice for Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Roja (1992), then branched out into Hindi films and has succeeded in making Indian film music a global phenomenon. He has worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber and with Shekhar Kapur on Elizabeth and has influenced other gifted directors like Baz Luhrmann. This year he won two Oscars, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for giving Slumdog Millionaire its frenetic sound. Rahman is a shy and quiet man, but his music has emotional force. Renowned for his immense range, he'll do a traditional score for a conventional film, then blend exotic vocals with Japanese music and Western classical arrangements in his next project. A veritable Pied Piper, he has no competition, yet he makes it a priority to discover new talent and promote it. He has shaped modern India's music for more than a decade. Now the "Mozart of Madras" has the world's foot tapping along with him. [B]Click on images for print version[/B] [CENTER][URL="http://www.arrahman.com/v2/news/timemag/pic1.html"][IMG]http://www.arrahman.com/v2/images/AR%20TIME%20%205-11-09%20cover.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] [CENTER][URL="http://www.arrahman.com/v2/news/timemag/pic2.html"][IMG]http://www.arrahman.com/v2/images/AR%202%20TIME%205-11-09%20p2.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] [CENTER][URL="http://www.arrahman.com/v2/news/timemag/pic4.html"][IMG]http://www.arrahman.com/v2/images/AR%20TIME%205-11-09%20map%202.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] [CENTER][URL="http://www.arrahman.com/v2/news/timemag/pic3.html"][IMG]http://www.arrahman.com/v2/images/AR%20TIME%205-11-09.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] [CENTER][B]Text and Images, copyright and courtesy of TIME magazine and Time Inc.[/B][/CENTER] [IMG]http://www.arrahman.com/v2/images/news-top.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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