Coke Studio @ MTV | |
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Created by | The Coca-Cola Company and MTV India |
Based on | Coke Studio Pakistan |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 31 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Samar Khan, Chandrashekhar |
Location(s) | Mumbai, India |
Running time | 1 hour |
Production company(s) | The Coca-Cola Company |
Release | |
Original network | MTV India and Doordarshan (DD National) (from Season 2) |
Original release | 17 June 2011 | – onwards
External links | |
Website |
Coke Studio India, officially titled Coke Studio @ MTV, is an Indian television series, which features live studio-recorded music performances by various artists. Coke Studio combines myriad musical influences, from Hindustani, Carnatic and Indian folk, to contemporary hip hop, rock and pop music. Inspired by the Pakistani show of the same name, It is one of the most popular music programmes in India.
Season One premièred on 17 June 2011 on MTV India at 7 pm. Season 2 premièred on 7 July 2012 on MTV India at 7 pm and on Doordarshan (DD National) at 8:30 pm. Season 3 premièred 17 August 2013 on MTV India and Big FM at 8 pm simultaneously and at 9 pm on Doordarshan. Season 3 also premièred on All India Radio at 4 pm on 24 August 2013.
Season 4 premièred on 1 March 2015 at 8 pm.
Each hour-long episode of the Coke Studio At MTV featured 6 songs and a diverse mix of music from alternative genres including Carnatic and Hindustani, compositions by new musicians, recreated Bollywood tracks, and a special song created on the show. This season had a total of 10 episodes including 1 showing the best of Coke Studio Season 1.
These were a series of off air initiatives undertaken by Coca-Cola India and MTV, in which they organized 10 Coke Studio@MTV Minicerts (miniature concerts) across India. The Coke Studio musical caravan toured the country and was composed of prominent artists such as Kailash Kher, Tochi Raina, Harshdeep, Angaraag Mahanta, Mathangi, Sanjeev T and Lesle Lewis.