Vasudevan Shankar

Vasudevan Shankar writes features, lists and analysis for Tracklist India, and keeps an eye on the business of music: label results, catalogue deals, streaming numbers and what they mean for artists. Based in Chennai, he follows Tamil and other South Indian film music closely, and will happily make the case for a deep cut over a chart hit. His pieces take the long view, check the numbers twice and allow themselves the occasional dry aside. Readers and industry folk with a story idea, a data set or a quarrel with one of his lists can reach him at [email protected] with Vasudevan in the subject line.

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