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Jim Ankan Deka

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Jim Ankan Deka
Jim Ankan Deka at Idea Rocks India, Bangalore (2013).jpg
Jim Ankan Deka at Idea Rocks India, Bangalore (2013)
BornJim Ankan Deka
1 June 1980 (age 36)
Guwahati, Assam, India
OccupationSinger, songwriter,documentary filmmaker,photographer, record producer
Spouse(s)Parmita Borah
Parent(s)Bhabananda Deka
Nalini Prava Deka
AwardsRenault Free The Music Award (2015), Global Music Award (2014)
Websitewww.withjim.in
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active1998–present
LabelsBombay Tracks LLP, Biscoot Records LLP, Songdew, Indiearth, Muslate
Associated actsQueen Hazarika, Mayukh Hazarika, Antara Nandy,Rupam Bhuyan
Jim Ankan Deka (Assamese: জিম অংকন ডেকা; born 1 June 1980) is an Assamese musician, documentary film maker, photographer and director of Bangalore based organisation and music school Eastern Fare Music Foundation.[1] He is the first Assamese to open a music institute and a production house in Bangalore, India.[2] He won multiple awards for his song Aawaz - speak up against sexual violence based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape incident.[3]

Biography[edit]

Early life and education[edit]

Jim Ankan Deka was born in Guwahati, Assam on 1 June 1980, to Assamese writer-couple Prof Bhabananda Deka and Nalini Prava Deka.[4][5] He is the third of three children.
Deka started playing the guitar from the age of three.[6] His initial training was in Borgeet and Khol.[7]

Early career[edit]

Jim Ankan Deka started his career in music at the age of 18 with his first album Prahar: Tumi Kowa Kothabor with an Assamese band Prahar.[8] With his performance as a guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist in numerous concerts, events and TV shows, Deka made a name for himself in the music industry of Assam.[9][10] In 2001 Deka founded a studio in Guwahati named La-Jiazz which was closed in 2006. Deka is a member of the bandVoodoo Child in Assam.[11]

Music career[edit]

Since 1998, Deka has been composing and arranging music for albums, TV series, documentaries, short films and ad jingles. Till 2012 he has composed music for six albums in various languages including English, Hindi, Assamese, Mizo and Goalporia. At present he is a member of Veenar, a jazz fusion band[12] and Eastern Fare, an acoustic rock band in Bangalore.[13]

Works and projects[edit]

Photography[edit]

Jim Ankan Deka and Antara Nandy at a concert in Bangalore (17 November 2012)
Deka has been involved in concert and event photography since 2006.[14]

Eastern Fare Music Foundation[edit]

Deka left for Bangalore in 2006 and founded the ace music institute Eastern Fare Music Foundation.[15][16][17] Eastern Fare opened a club Eastern Fare Music Club in 2009 and a recording studio Eastern Fare Music Studio.[18]
In 2012 Deka opened a branch of Eastern Fare in Guwahati.[19]
In 2010, Eastern Fare Music Foundation opened a production house in Bangalore called Eastern Fare Productions. Deka directed two short documentaries, Nagaland: Journey through the choir of clouds and Shillong under the same production house.[20] The production house also produced a short film and two music videos.

Honors and awards[edit]

YearAwarded byAwardNominated work
2013Mumbai Shorts International Film FestivalBest Music VideoAawaz – speak up against sexual violence[21]
2014Hollywood Shorts Reel-14Best Music VideoAawaz – speak up against sexual violence[22]
2014Noida International Film FestivalBest Music and Best Music VideoAawaz – speak up against sexual violence
2014Global Music AwardsBronze MedalAawaz – speak up against sexual violence[23]
2015SongdewRenault Free The Music AwardIn recognition of outstanding contribution to indie music
2016Fabindia and SongdewWeave Your SoundEastwards[24]
Deka has been invited as a guest and judge for some of the major music competitions and events in India. Some of the notable events where Deka was invited as a judge were Ananya '10 at Kammavari Sangha Institute of Technology (KSIT), 12th Inter Collegiate Youth Fest at Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology (CIT), Spring Fest at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT),[25] Alcheringa at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT), Rock Hammer at Indian National Autocross Championship (INAC), Consensio at Royal Group of Institutions and Idea Rocks India Talent Hunt,.

Discography[edit]

Album NameLanguageYear
1.Prahar – Tumi Kowa KothaborAssamese1998
2.SaayaanHindi1999
3.Mor Ei DekhAssamese2000
4.FriendshipEnglish2001
5.Goalporia Lokageet (Goalporia Folk Songs)Goalporia2005
6.TomaloiAssamese2006
7.Timeless[26]Multilingual2012
8.EastWardsInstrumental2015

Single compositions[edit]

  • "Saviganasu" (Kannada) (composed only the guitar part for the theme song of a Kannada serial) (2010)
  • "How Else Can We Sing This" (for the band – Eastern Fare) (English) (2010)
  • "Samajavaragamana" (Featuring Suchethan Rangaswamy) (Sanskrit) (for the band – Veenar) (2010)
  • "Bidaai Dilo Bidaai" (Featuring Ankur Deka) (Assamese) (2012)
  • "Ganga" (Featuring Ritwika Bhattacharya) (Hindi) (2012) (tribute to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika)[27][28]

Music Videos[edit]

YearTitleMusicArtistDirector
2015Aakaxok Subo Khojo[31]Jim Ankan DekaAntara NandyParmita Borah
2015Xaare AasuJim Ankan DekaQueen HazarikaParmita Borah
2014Nixobdo NilimJim Ankan DekaJim Ankan DekaParmita Borah
2013Aawaz – speak up against sexual violence[32]Jim Ankan DekaRitwika Bhattacharya, Antara Nandy and Queen HazarikaParmita Borah
2012Tere Bin Nahi LagdaJim Ankan DekaRitwika BhattacharyaParmita Borah
2012Xobdor Porisoy (শব্দৰ পৰিচয়)[33]Jim Ankan DekaJim Ankan DekaParmita Borah

Documentaries[edit]

YearTitleRoleNote
2010ShillongDirector, Music ComposerShort documentary
2011Nagaland – journey through the choir of clouds[34]DirectorShort documentary

TV Series[edit]

YearTitleRoleDirector/Music DirectorLanguageChannel
2006BalidaanMusic composer and background scoreNarayan Sil (Director)HindiDoordarshan
2010SaviganasuGuitarist for title songBharath BJ (Music director)KannadaKasturi (TV channel)

Short films[edit]

YearTitleRoleDirectorLanguage
2011UninvitedMusic composer and background scoreParmita BorahEnglish
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Jim Ankan Deka is an Assamese musician, documentary film maker, photographer and director of Bangalore based organisation and music school Eastern Fare Music Foundation. Wikipedia
Born: June 1, 1980 (age 36), Guwahati
Albums: Timeless
Parents: Bhabananda Deka, Nalini Prava Deka
Music group: Voodoo Child
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