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Manish or Maneesh is a common Hindu masculine given name that literally means "The God of the Mind" or the one who has controlled and mastered one's mind (representing an intellectual, genius, etc.), derived from the Sanskrit words "man" (mann) which means Mind and "ish" which refers to God or master. Many Hindu male children are given this name. It is a popular name in central and northern parts of India.

Notable individuals[link]

• Manish Sharma, cricketer
• Manish Gupta, writer and director
• Manish Malhotra, fashion designer
• Manish Pandey, cricketer
• Maneesh Agrawala, computer scientist
• Maneesh Sharma, film director

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Serena-Maneesh
Serena-Maneesh playing live in Australia. From left: Eivind Schou, Einar Lukerstuen, Emil Nikolaisen, Hilma Nikolaisen, Øystein Sandsdalen
Background information
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Alternative rock, shoegaze, indie rock, noise pop
Years active	1999–present
Labels	4AD, HoneyMilk, Playlouder
Associated acts	Extol, Royal
Website	http://www.serena-maneesh.com/
Members
Emil Nikolaisen Hilma Nikolaisen Øystein Sandsdalen Tommy Akerholdt Aadne Meisfjord

Serena-Maneesh (previously spelled Serena Maneesh,^[1] sometimes shortened to S-M) is an alternative rock band from Oslo, Norway.

Significance of the Name[link]

In an interview with Village Indian, lead member Emil Nikolaisen explained the word-constellation the following way:

'Serena' is an adaptation of the Norwegian word for veil... The name came out from this veil you can see, you can see the melody through a stressful storm of noise. That's what I love about music – you can work with this veil. There is so much stress in the world, you know? Serena could also mean serenity, serene. There are all these connotations. Then you see glints -- you see something incredible, but it's in the moment. It's through this veil. 'Maneesh' is a rewriting of the Norwegian word 'manesje,' which is the area around a stage. Sirkus Merano, remember that? We later found out it was also the Hindu Lord of the Mind. But it is more a picture... If you look at a stage in a circus or opera, there's an area surrounding the stage containing a lot of elements. Small, subtle elements that make the stage presence that much more powerful. That's incredible. If you take that to the sound world... The whole thing is talking about the sound elements... For that reason, it's perfect. If ever two words conjured the elemental nature of this band's sound, they are Serena-Maneesh.

Biography[link]

The team of musicians who each contribute to the band's sound is organized around its main protagonist and songwriter Emil Nikolaisen. Nikolaisen has previously appeared as a guitarist and songwriter in the indie band Royal, played drums in Norwegian punk rock band Silver, as well as in the retro-pop orchestra The Loch Ness Mouse. He also played guitar with the metal band Extol.

Important sources of musical inspiration are The Velvet Underground, My Bloody Valentine, Amon Düül, The Stooges, Swans, Spacemen 3, Spiritualized, Stereolab, Royal Trux, Neu!, and Antonio Carlos Jobim.^[2] In late 2005, the band toured Europe in support of The Dandy Warhols. In early 2006, Serena-Maneesh landed the opening gig for British band Oasis during its UK tour. They supported Nine Inch Nails on the Australia/Japan leg of their 2007 world tour.^[3]

The highly acclaimed self-titled debut album was released on the Norwegian record-label HoneyMilk in the autumn of 2005. In December of the same year, the Norwegian vinyl label Hype City released an LP print featuring two exclusive tracks, and the Spanish indie distributor Touchme Records published the CD. In March 2006, the band announced its transfer to the Playlouder-branch of the Beggars Group established in Europe (UK, Germany and Italy), North America (United States and Canada) and Oceania (Australia). In June 2006, the band released an international edition of its self-titled album (both CD and LP) through the international label Playlouder.

The long-awaited second album Serena Maneesh 2: Abyss in B Minor was released in March 2010 on the renowned British independent label 4AD. According to Nikolaisen, it sounds like a "rock'n'roll chamber of magic."^[2]

Band members[link]

Current members:

• Emil Nikolaisen – vocals, guitar
• Ådne Meisfjord – electronics

Previous or associated members:

• Hilma Nikolaisen – bass
• Øystein Sandsdalen – guitar
• Tommy Akerholdt – drums
• Lina (Holmstroem) Wallinder – vocals, percussion, organ
• Sondre Tristan Midttun – guitar
• Ann Sung-An Lee – vocals, percussion, organ
• Håvard Krogedal – organ, cello
• Marco Storm – drums
• Eivind Schou – viola
• Anders Møller – percussion
• Einar Lukerstuen – drums

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• Serena Maneesh (2005)
• Serena Maneesh 2: Abyss in B Minor (2010)

EPs[link]

• Fixxations EP (December 2002 – CD; 22 September 2003 – 12", Norway)
• Zurück: Retrospectives 1999-2003 (20 June 2005, Norway)
  • Enhanced CD; HoneyMilk Records (HONEY019)

Singles[link]

• "Drain Cosmetics" (12 June 2006, United Kingdom)
  • Enahnced CD; Playlouder Recordings (PLAYR7CD)
  • 7" vinyl; Playlouder Recordings (PLAYR7S)
  • 12" vinyl; Playlouder Recordings (PLAYR7T)
• "Sapphire Eyes" (2 October 2006, United Kingdom)
  • CD; Playlouder Recordings (PLAYR12CD)
  • 7" vinyl; Playlouder Recordings (PLAYR12S)
• "Ayisha Abyss" (18 January 2010, United Kingdom)
  • 12" vinyl, b/w: "Call-Back from a Dream"; 4AD (BAD 2941)

Split singles[link]

• Serena Maneesh / The Parkas: Singles Club #4 7" (2004) – Australia, Low Transit Industries LTID012
  • "Drive Me Home the Lonely Nights"
• Serena Maneesh / Blood on the Wall 7" (February 2006) – United States, Insound
  • "Sapphire Eyes" (Serena-Maneesh Refix)

Appearances on compilations[link]

• "Blues Like Beehive" on Ŏya Festivalen: Oslo 08-10 Aug 2002 (1 May 2002, Norway)
  • CD; Øya Festival
• "Leipziger Love Life" on The Pet Series Volume 1 (20 July 2002, Netherlands)
  • CD; Sally Forth Records (SF1059)
• "Drive Me Home the Lonely Nights" on Counter Culture 05 (23 January 2006, United Kingdom)
  • 2CD; V2/Rough Trade Shops (VVR1037732)

Music videos[link]

• "Drive Me Home the Lonely Nights" (1 May 2003), written and directed by Ola Bratt
• "Drain Cosmetics" (4 June 2006)
• "I Just Want to See Your Face" (12 March 2010)

Media links[link]

Serena Maneesh LP

• Drain Cosmetics promo Hi-Fi QuickTime for Win/Mac

"Drain Cosmetics" SP

• Sapphire Eyes (Refix) legal MP3

Fixxations EP

• Blues Like Beehive legal MP3 (DownloadRoom! from GrandRockStation.tk)
• Drive Me Home The Lonely Nights promo Quicktime for Win/Mac (Reactive Flyer from GrandRockStation.tk)

External links[link]

• Official website
• Urban Pollution Interview
• Drain Cosmetics PodCast
• Official Myspace
• Subculture Magazine's review of "Serena Maneesh"
• Serena Maneesh@HoneyMilk (domestic label)
• Serena Maneesh@HypeCity (domestic label)
• Serena Maneesh@Beggars US (USA label)
• Serena Maneesh@Indigo/Beggars Group (German label)

References[link]

Prem Joshua (Hindi: प्रेम जोशुआ) is a German musician, active since 1991.

Born in Germany, Joshua learned the flute at the age of five and played the flute and the saxophone for various local bands. At the age of 18, he traveled overland to India studying the indigenous folk music of countries along the way.^[1] Joshua was the name his parents gave him, he later added Prem to it, dropping the family name, to remind him of the essence of love (Prem literally means love in Hindi).^[2]

On reaching India, Joshua learned to play the sitar from Ustad Usman Khan and Osho. Osho inspired him and his music.^[3] His website states that "In the presence of this man with a long white beard, eyes as deep as the ocean and a strong sense of humor, he came in touch with the art of the “inner music” - Silence. This was really coming home!"

Throughout his career, he has experimented with various forms of music, creating a blend of the East and the West. He has also worked extensively with other producers, making remixes of his own songs and infusing traditional Hindustani acoustic instruments with lounge and trance beats. His music has immensely contributed to the Asian Underground and fusion scene.

In 1991, Joshua launched his first project, “Terra Incognita”, with Kora player, Ravi, and British Sarod player, Chinmaya Dunster, with which he released two albums. He subsequently released four solo albums and formed the band, “Hamsafar”, with which he released one album. Following this, Joshua began to experiment with genres like drum and bass, lounge, and trance, while still focusing on traditional Hindustani music.^[4]

Band members[link]

Chintan Relenberg — Loops, Keyboards, Darbouka, Tabla, Vocals
Raul Sengupta — Tabla, Percussion, Vocals
Satgyan Fukuda — Bass, Percussion, Vocals
Prem Joshua — Sitar, Flute, Saxophone, Dilruba, Santoor, Vocals
Runa Rizvi — featured vocalist

Discography[link]

• No Goal But The Path - with Terra Incognita, New Earth Records, 1991
• Tribal Gathering - with Terra Incognita, New Earth Records, 1992
• Tales of a Dancing River - New Earth Records, 1993
• Hamsafar - New Earth Records, 1994
• Desert Visions - New Earth Records, 1995
• Secret of the Wind - New Earth Records, 1996
• Mudra - White Swan Records, 1998
• Sky Kisses Earth - White Swan Records, 1999
• Dance of Shakti - White Swan Records, 2001
• Water Down The Ganges - with Manish Vyas, Medial Music, 2001
• Shiva Moon - Prem Joshua Remixed by Maneesh de Moor - Medial Music, 2003
• Dakini Lounge - Prem Joshua Remixed - White Swan Records, 2003
• Yatri - Medial Music, 2004
• Ahir - with Chintan, Medial Music, 2006
• Taranga - White Swan Records, 2006
• Prem Joshua & Band In Concert [LIVE] - White Swan Records, 2009
• Luminous Secrets - Link to Album on Official Website, 2010

Sources[link]

• Prem Joshua - Albums
• White Swan Records - Featured Artists - Prem Joshua
• Allmusic

References[link]

External links[link]

• Prem Joshua - Official Website
• New Earth Records - Official Website
• White Swan Records - Official Website
• Trident Entertainment - Official Website
• Prem Joshua's LastFM Site

Leo Laporte
Birth name	Léo Gordon Laporte
Born	(1956-11-29) November 29, 1956 (age 55) Manhattan, New York City
Show	Approx. 20 shows on the TWiT netcast network, also The Tech Guy through Premiere Radio Networks
Station(s)	TWiT TV LLC; Premiere Radio Networks
Time slot	Saturdays and Sundays live at 11:00AM PT (19:00 GMT/18:00 GMT during US DST), 3 hours
Website	http://www.leoville.com/ http://leoville.squarespace.com http://www.techguylabs.com http://www.twit.tv

Léo Gordon Laporte (/ləˈpɔrt/; born November 29, 1956 in Manhattan, New York City)^[1] is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur.

Background[link]

Laporte studied Chinese history at Yale University before dropping out in his junior year to pursue his career in radio broadcasting,^[2] where his early radio names were Dave Allen and Dan Hayes.^[3] He began his association with computers with his first home PC, an Atari 400.^[4] Laporte said he purchased his first Macintosh in 1984.^[5] He operated one of the first Macintosh-only bulletin board systems, MacQueue, from 1985 to 1988.

Television and radio[link]

Laporte has worked on technology-related broadcasting projects, including Dvorak On Computers in January 1991 (co-hosted with computer pundit John C. Dvorak), and Laporte On Computers on KGO Radio and KSFO in San Francisco. Laporte also hosted Internet! on PBS, and The Personal Computing Show on CNBC. In 1997, he earned an Emmy Award for his work on MSNBC's The Site, where he created the motion capture character Dev Null.

In 1998, he created and co-hosted The Screen Savers and the original version of Call for Help on the cable and satellite network ZDTV (later TechTV). Laporte left The Screen Savers in 2004, and later left the network after a dispute with Vulcan Ventures, over stock ownership and the cancellation of Call for Help. His contract ended on March 31, and his absence from The Screen Savers on April 1 was originally believed to be an April Fool's Day joke.

Laporte has also acted, playing Uncle Charlie in the movie Phoenix Rising.^[6]

Laporte was the host of the daily television show The Lab with Leo Laporte, recorded in Vancouver, Canada. The program had formerly been known as Call for Help when it was recorded in the U.S. and Toronto. The series aired on G4techTV Canada, on the HOW TO Channel in Australia, on several of Canada's Citytv affiliates, and on Google Video. On March 5, 2008, Laporte confirmed on net@nite^[7] that The Lab with Leo Laporte had been canceled by Rogers Communications. The HOW TO Channel refused to air the remaining episodes after it was announced the show had been canceled.^[8][9]

He hosts a weekend technology-oriented talk radio program show titled Leo Laporte: The Tech Guy. The show, started on KFI AM 640 (Los Angeles), is now syndicated through Premiere Radio Networks, and on XM Satellite Radio. Laporte appears semi-regularly on Showbiz Tonight,^[10] Live with Regis and Kelly,^[11] World News Now, and briefly with Bill Handel on Friday mornings on KFI. He has also been a guest technology expert on numerous talk radio programs in local markets across the U.S. and Canada.

Books[link]

Laporte has written technology-oriented books including 101 Computer Answers You Need to Know, Leo Laporte's 2005 Gadget Guide, Leo Laporte's Guide to TiVo, Leo Laporte's Guide to Mac OS X Tiger and Leo Laporte's PC Help Desk. He has published a yearly series of technology almanacs: Leo Laporte's Technology Almanac and Poor Leo's Computer Almanac. Laporte's latest and last book is Leo Laporte's 2006 Technology Almanac.

He has contributed to periodicals including BYTE, InfoWorld, and MacUser. Laporte announced in October 2006 that he will not renew his contract with Que Publishing and has retired from publishing his long series of books.

In 2008, Laporte did the voice narration for the fable The True History of Little Golden-hood by Andrew Lang which was made available through Audible.

Netcasting[link]

Leo Laporte and Amber MacArthur

Laporte owns and operates a netcast network, TWiT.tv. It is available on iTunes and other podcast subscription services.^{[12][13][14][15]} Before the expansion to new facilities in 2011, Laporte said TWiT earns $1.5 million annually on a production cost of only $350,000.^[16]

Laporte calls his audio and video shows "netcasts," saying "I've never liked the word podcast. It causes confusion … people have told me that they can't listen to my shows because they 'don't own an iPod' … I propose the word 'netcast.' It's a little clearer that these are broadcasts over the Internet. It's catchy and even kind of a pun."^[17]

References[link]

External links[link]

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