SWAGATA "BAN" BANERJEE, PH.D.
AWARDS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, MAJOR ACTIVITIES BEYOND ACADEMIA (NOT ON CV)
SINCE JOINING KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY [REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER]
Joined Chris SD's The Art Of The Song Pitch (TAOTSP) for a six-month program that teaches the correct way to pitch music to top music supervisors and music coordinators to sync licensing taught by 5-time Juno Award-winning music producer and sync licensing expert Chris SD. [Junos are the Canadian equivalent of Grammys.]
* https://syncsonowriter.com/
* https://syncsongwriter.com/
Judged One World Music Radio (OWMR)'s Oneness Award. This competition accepted songs submitted in all genres representing "the hope for global harmony, peace and a oneness of heart, regardless of colour, creed, age, religion, gender or sexuality." I was on the judging panel to pick the top 3 among the 10 finalists.
Oneness Award Show podcast: http://oneworldmusic.co.uk/oneness-award/4595047286.
Music Video “Bitee Huyee” Officially Selected by this ‘online’ film festival based in Paris, France. Annual festival to be held in July 2021.
https://www.bciff.org/officialselectionsaugust-september
Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i1mMIIt0l4 Finalist Award in USA Songwriting Competition for song ͞Chupi Chupi.͟
Finalist Award in USA Songwriting Competition for song "Chupi Chupi."* https://www.songwritingcompetition.net/winners
Participated in late night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" with guest host Rob Lowe on August 13, 2020.
Monologue & Game Sketch (I appear starting approximately 3:17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNvXaUR320s
Released a single “Chupi Chupi Bhalobasa (2020 remastered version)” with ReverbNation as global distributor (July 27, 2020).* Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/7zttSzfLTpzULQDOFP9TTP
Participated (in lip-syncing chorus) in The Indie Collaborative (I.C.) music video for song “We’ll Stay Together” written by Billboard chart-topping roots/country artist Grant Maloy Smith. Video premiered on July 24, 2020. I appear in the time range 1:41 - 1:46 of the final cut.
* Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEh-y1anx7U