anupam roy is an established music producer in the rock and metal scene there are a few hurdles to cross like anywhere else but i think its for the sheer love of it that people find a way to balance and not give up on their art he says but that changed in the noughties when the internet fully delivered the promise of a world of information shrunken to a point on a home pc though compared to a few years ago theres definitely an increase in the number of fulltime musicians in the scene according to nikhel mahajan an active musician in the electronic music circuit and the creative head of the delhibased alternative media house audio ashram it is a combination of cheap accessible technology and accelerated communication via the internet which is making possible the birth of this unique aesthetic milieu follow us on twitter for more stories rufus would have found it tough to support himself on the earnings of an underground circuit band in a place like delhi roy who operates grey studio from a computer in his bedroom was one of the first few to tap into the demand for techies who had the knowhow of music production along with a sensitivity for the nuances of recording rock and metal music in the process making music got a whole lot easier instead of treating music as a hobby theyre choosing to take up paying jobs within the music industry that allow them to continue playing in bands for rufus finding the balance between pursuing his passion and his job is a must it is a case of people becoming more aware and business minded and hence more willing to take risks he explains musicians have been able to strike this golden mean with a little help from technology a lot of people provide music for fashion shows dj at pubs do ad jingles and scores for radio film tv etc to get by so that they can focus on their kind of music at the same time he says but he finds other ways to supplement his income rock the folk music of the electronic tribe was seen as nothing more than a distraction for those who had the time to indulge in it this is enough to indicate that the current music scenario has all it takes to create an infrastructure that will absorb and fuel the forward thrust of a scene that is ready to rock this effort one among a handful of similar initiatives sought to bridge the gap between the indian music scene and its international counterparts giving indian artists much needed exposure and a taste of global standards the need for professional and dedicated production personnel who work hard behind the stage or in the studio has generated a lot of freelance work as well at home he likes to write songs for his death metal outfit narsil using inventive entrepreneurial skills they not only generate income for themselves