Painted Dreams by Alobo Naga And The Band from Dimapur in Nagaland has been nominated under Best Indian Act/Worldwide Act
New Delhi:
A hit video by a band fromNagaland which featured in VH1's International Top 10 ChartBusters is among five Indian singles to be nominated for theMTV Europe Music Awards to be held in Frankfurt in November.
Painted Dreams by Alobo Naga And The Band from Dimapurin Nagaland has been nominated under Best Indian Act/WorldwideAct.
The other Indian groups in the list are Bandish Projekt(Lover Ft, Monica Dogra), the iconic Indus Creed(Fireflies) and Menwhopause (Easy) and singer-songwriterOliver Sean (So good final movie).
The voting process has started in the MTV EMA 2012official website and will end on October 14.
The video single Painted Dreams was the official themesong of prestigious 1st Guwahati International Short FilmFestival (GISFF), 2011. It was conceptualised and directed byPrithish and Puja Chakraborty from Creovaent Productions,Guwahati.
"It's incredible; we are just speechless with thenomination. It's a proud moment for us and the entirenortheast and especially for our musicians," said an excitedAlobo Naga, the vocalist of the band.
"The nomination to this global platform shows theopportunities that are now open for western musicians from thenortheast," said Prithish.
Painted Dreams was ranked among the Top 50international music videos of 2011 by US channel VH1. It alsofeatured at number four in VH1's International Top 10 ChartBusters, a list which had the likes of Lady Gaga, ChristinaAguilera and Pitbull.
Painted Dreams by Alobo Naga And The Band from Dimapurin Nagaland has been nominated under Best Indian Act/WorldwideAct.
The other Indian groups in the list are Bandish Projekt(Lover Ft, Monica Dogra), the iconic Indus Creed(Fireflies) and Menwhopause (Easy) and singer-songwriterOliver Sean (So good final movie).
The voting process has started in the MTV EMA 2012official website and will end on October 14.
The video single Painted Dreams was the official themesong of prestigious 1st Guwahati International Short FilmFestival (GISFF), 2011. It was conceptualised and directed byPrithish and Puja Chakraborty from Creovaent Productions,Guwahati.
"It's incredible; we are just speechless with thenomination. It's a proud moment for us and the entirenortheast and especially for our musicians," said an excitedAlobo Naga, the vocalist of the band.
"The nomination to this global platform shows theopportunities that are now open for western musicians from thenortheast," said Prithish.
Painted Dreams was ranked among the Top 50international music videos of 2011 by US channel VH1. It alsofeatured at number four in VH1's International Top 10 ChartBusters, a list which had the likes of Lady Gaga, ChristinaAguilera and Pitbull.
