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Found my inspiration from a ‘besura’ singer: Harmeet Singh
Mumbai: Most present day singers would say they are inspired by legends like Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar and Mohammad Rafi, but Harmeet Singh of the Meet Bros Anjjan trio says he was inspired by a discordant singer, whom he saw on TV during his college years.
“I saw a weird elderly man on TV who was singing really badly. This was in 1999 when I’d just passed out of college. That extremely ‘besura’ (discordant) singer inspired me and I thought to myself, ‘If he can sing, then why can’t I sing?’
“I found my inspiration from that ‘besura’ singer. That’s how I got into music. I always loved it. During my schooling, I was winning contests and performing, but I had no family background in music,” Harmeet told IANS in an interview.
The trio, which comprises Harmeet, his brother Manmeet Singh and Anjjan Bhattacharya, has composed hits like “Baby doll”, “Chittiyaan kalaiyaan” and “Pink lips”, which have topped the charts.
Although Harmeet agrees that the quality of lyrics in modern day music is deteriorating, he says it’s what the audience wants to listen to.
“If audience stops listening to such songs then people will not make such songs. So it’s basically demand and supply — simple economics.
“But, as a moral duty, we should try and do clean lyrics as much as possible and that’s what I’ve tried with ‘Baby doll’ and ‘Chittiyaan kalaiyaan’. They’re all clean lyrics. Personally, I feel that the lyrics’ standard and quality has dropped and everyone should try and write more meaningful lyrics,” he said.
The composer credits modern technology for speeding up the process of making music, but says the soulful analogue sound has its own charm.
“Technology has made it very simple. Things have become faster and easier. One can do a lot more through digital music… everything is so easy digitally. But the only drawback is that the warmth and feelings of live or analogue sound cannot be replicated by digital.
“Maybe soundwise it’s much better now, but the emotions, feelings and the warmth was better before. That’s why those songs are everlasting because of the analogue and live feel. Every instrument was played live by different people, so everyone’s soul was connected to the song,” he said.
Harmeet, who admits being a fan of music composer R.D. Burman but also loves singer Yo Yo Honey Singh’s work, considers music as the “most beautiful profession”.
“If you like music, you must give it a try. It’s the most beautiful profession to be in. It is the best of all — it is fun, soulful, it gives you money, power, fame and entertainment,” Harmeet said.
International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.
Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.
Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.
The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.
“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.
Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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