Mumbai India— ArtistAloud.com, the premier platform in India for original and unreleased music, introduces a unique initiative for 11 artistes, both domestic and international, to showcase their talent to the world. Via the Upload feature on the website, users have sent in thousands of their unreleased work to ArtistAloud.com. Our in-house team of experts from the industry have hand picked the very best 11 to bring you the first made for digital compilation- ArtistAloud.com First 1s.

ArtistAloud.com First 1s is a celebration of talented musicians from various parts of the world, who may or may not be professional musicians. This is the first time any Indian platform has brought together such varied new talent from across the world. This is also the first time ArtistAloud.com is showcasing user generated content via their website and through Hungama’s digital distribution network.

The 11 artistes uploaded their singles on ArtistAloud.com. After listening to thousands of pieces, these are the chosen ones for the First 1s compilation. The artistes explore various genres like Country, Alternative Pop, Urban Indi Pop to Hindi Metal to name a few. Each of these 11 singles are available for you to sample, buy and share. Listeners will also be able to vote for their favorite single from these 11. The most voted single will then further be released by Universal Music in a physical music compilation.

Commenting on this initiative Siddhartha Roy, Chief Operating Officer, Hungama Digital Media says, “ArtistAloud.com believes in providing musicians across genres, language, nationalities and geographies one common platform, where they can showcase their talent. This is a place for artistes big or small to take their music to the world. First 1s is our new initiative to provide a platform to common users with great musical capacities, who have been previously unheard. You never know where your next big artiste can come from.”

Added Rajat Kakkar, Managing Director, Universal Music India, “Universal Music is committed to support artiste based initiatives in India. In keeping with this vision we are delighted to partner with ArtistAloud.com to discover talent and present it to the Indian consumer in a first of a kind initiative in First 1s.”

Jacque Taylor, a singer from Australia says, “I feel really lucky to have been among a chosen few for First 1s. It is a great platform as my music is heard and downloaded from music lovers around the globe and not just my own country”.