Looking for a music channel federal

Cristian Aldana, the leader of The Other, is spearheading the project. Calls upon the Government a sign of popular music in digital television.

"U n real music channel," asked the members of 3701 Facebook group has Sonar TV, the project headed by the Union of Independent Musicians (UMI) with various artists in popular music. TV sound is the project of a television channel specializing in music from around the country, aimed primarily at those artists who find no room to spread their art. Proposes a contribution to national identity and, in turn, opens a space where musicians everywhere have the opportunity to speak.

"We request that within the proposed inclusion of digital terrestrial television broadcast a signal that popular music would be a public channel of music," explains Cristian Aldana, leader of the band The Other, and President of the UMI.

The Digital Terrestrial Television project promoted by the national government provides, so far, signs on documentaries, football, general interest, news, children's and film, but does not point to the music. Therefore, the inclusion of artists asked to launch a sign dedicated to the art. "Society deserves a channel to disseminate the music of the country. There are many very good composers and performers throughout our territory, so it is important that people have the opportunity to meet, "says Aldana.

Sonar TV began broadcasting its first stage through Facebook. "The important thing is to continue revealing what music means," said Luis Alberto Spinetta in the demo they released those responsible for the project and put into circulation from the social network. Among the artists who are on the recording also contained Liliana Herrero, León Gieco, Teresa Parodi, among other greats of the music of Argentina, who in addition to an idea that, as Aldana, "is unprecedented in the world." "The plan is not just play music, but also spread documentary work, interviews, and everything that is linked to the musical work," he adds Aldana.

Although the group of musicians have already received the approval of Tristan Bauer, president of the National Public Media, and Osvaldo Nemirovsci, coordinator of the Digital Television System, adding support were raised at a meeting to be held this afternoon at 15 in the Ecunhi (Cultural Space Our ​​Children).

EOY frontman is confident that the channel airs. "We had a very good reception, because it is a tool to spread our music channel air channel," says Aldana.

Unlike the private channels of music, this project seeks to cover the whole country. "Argentina is power when it comes to music, and it is good that's advantage," adds the singer. "The private channels work privately, there is a question of air time, no space to get to show everything. There is also a relationship with record companies weigh when it is disseminated, "he says.

The UMI, driving force of this initiative, is an organization of self-managed musicians of various genres that reached the 4000 bands associated throughout the country. Born with the idea of strengthening the alternative of self in the music and improve the conditions under which the activity.
Source: Argentine Time