Maajja
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| Founded | 2021 |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
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| Official website | www |
Maajja (stylised in all lowercase) is an independent record label and distribution company based out of Toronto and Chennai. Unlike traditional record labels, the label does not own their artists’ master recordings.[1]
History
[edit]2021―present: Formation
[edit]Maajja was founded by Canadian tech entrepreneurs, Noel Kirthiraj, Sen Sachi, Prasana Balachandran as a "technology-enabled label alternative" created with artists in mind.[2]
Maajja was announced to the public on 26 January 2021 in a video, presented by A.R. Rahman, on the maajja YouTube channel.[3]
Mission
[edit]What ends up happening is you will have all these great musicians leave the industry as they may not be able to sustain themselves financially. Many end up doing some other job to pay the bills, which takes the focus away from creation. As maajja, if we’re able to solve even a fraction of that and help artists sustain themselves, we would have made an impact in the lives of millions,
Noel Kirthiraj[1]
Maajja aims to establish sustainable careers for their artists, hence the label not owning master recordings and all copyrights remaining with the artists when they release music via the label.[1]
Artists
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Discography
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| Release date | Title | Artist | Type | Format | Language | Ref. |
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| 7 March 2021 | "Enjoy Enjaami" | Dhee (ft. Arivu) produced by Santhosh Narayanan | Single | Streaming, digital download | Tamil | |
| 18 March 2021 | "Amnesia" | Shan Vincent de Paul (ft. Ami) | Single | Streaming, digital download | English | |
| 2 April 2021 | "Vince" | Two's a Company | Single | Streaming, digital download | English | |
| 2 April 2021 | "Kaadhal Aagalaam" | Magisha | Single | Streaming, digital download | Tamill | |
| 16 April 2021 | "Idhu Varai" | Staccato | Single | Streaming, digital download | Tamil | |
| 16 April 2021 | "Vaa Sakhi" | Maalavika Sundar | Single | Streaming, digital download | Tamil | |
| 23 April 2021 | "Free Will" | Pravin Saivi & Sakhti Amaran | Single | Streaming, digital download | Tamil | |
| 30 April 2021 | High on Music | Steve Cliff | Album | Streaming, digital download | ||
| 30 April 2021 | "Ondrallo" | Tha Mystro (ft. Vernon G Segaram) | Single | Streaming, digital download | Tamil | |
| 30 April 2021 | "Un Tholil Naan Saaya" | Shashaa Tirupati (ft.Keba Jeremiah) | Single | Streaming, digital download | Tamil | |
| 28 May 2021 | "Savage" | Shan Vincent de Paul | Single | Streaming, digital download | English | |
| 30 June 2021 | "Neeye Oli" | Shan Vincent de Paul, Navz-47 produced by Santhosh Narayanan | Single | Streaming, digital download | English, Tamil | |
| 7 July 2021 | "XO" | dasa, Shaq-T | Single | Streaming, digital download | ||
| 9 July 2021 | "Hard Times" | Shan Vincent de Paul | Single | Streaming, digital download | English | |
| 23 July 2021 | "Uyire" | Shan Vincent de Paul, Yanchan | Single | Streaming, digital download | English, Tamil | |
| 1 August 2021 | Kalliyugam | dasa, Shaq-T | EP | Streaming, digital download | English, Tamil | |
| 13 August 2021 | "After Life" | Coleman Hell, Prithika Pathmanathan, Shan Vincent de Paul | Single | Streaming, digital download | English | |
| 6 September 2021 | Made in Jaffna | Shan Vincent de Paul | Album | Streaming, digital download | English, Tamil | |
| 10 September 2021 | "Into the Storm" | DEYO, Janani (ft. Question416) | Single | Streaming, digital download | English | |
| 13 September 2021 | "Fear" | Shilpa Ananth | Single | Streaming, digital download | English | [4] |
| 1 October 2021 | "XO (Remix)" | dasa, Shaq-T | Single | Streaming, digital download | English | |
| 8 October 2021 | "DB Breaker" | DEYO, Bonio Vescas | Single | Streaming, digital download | English | |
| 27 October 2021 | "Aleka" | FSPROD Vinu, FSPROD Mithu | Single | Streaming, digital download | English | |
| 10 December 2021 | "Certified Snaccboi" | dasa, Shaq-T | Single | Streaming, digital download | English | |
| 17 December 2021 | "Unnal Anbe" | Arjun Menon, Pravin Mani | Single | Streaming, digital download | Tamil | |
| 31 December 2021 | Analogical | D I N I O | Album | Streaming, digital download | English | |
| 25 March 2022 | "Moopilla Thamizhe Thaaye" | A. R. Rahman, Thamarai, Saindhavi | Album | Streaming, digital download | Tamil |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "COVER STORY: Back to the Roots -". My Site. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ "New platform maajja announces talents and plans for 2021". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "A.R. Rahman launches a new age music label for independent voices". The Week. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ team, Saachibaat com. "Indian vocalist and composer Shilpa Ananth to release new avant-pop single, 'Fear'". Saachi Baat. Retrieved 2021-09-29.