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/
September/October 2020
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.
September 2020
Beyond the Curve International Film Festival (BCIFF)
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
August 2020
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
July 2020
- 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