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Andre Timmins talks about IIFA, Turntables, and Michael Jacksons visit to India

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Andre Timmins, the co-founder of Wizcraft and the man behind IIFA, sits down with Cyrus to reveal the untold stories from the biggest stages in the world!From pioneering India's events industry and starting Wizcraft in 1988 with just a few thousand rupees, to booking the biggest stars—Andre shares the madness.In this episode, Andre reveals:

  • The jaw-dropping moment the Mumbai ATC almost prevented the Michael Jackson 1996 concert because the Antonov cargo plane (the world's largest aircraft) had never landed there before.
  • The political tension of landing MJ, including meeting Balasaheb Thackeray who referred to MJ as "an artist to an artist".
  • The uncensored backstage gossip from IIFA.
  • John Travolta dancing with Priyanka Chopra, and the moment Kevin Spacey danced with Deepika Padukone.
  • Andre's origin story as a DJ at 18 in the '80s and how he trained the first generation of Indian DJs like Akhil and Asad.
  • What it was like to be up close and personal with Michael Jackson—and what they noticed about his famous nose!

This is a must-watch episode for a legendary peek behind the curtain of Indian entertainment!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Andre Timmins, the co-founder of Wizcraft and the man behind IIFA, sits down with Cyrus to reveal the untold stories from the biggest stages in the world!From pioneering India's events industry and starting Wizcraft in 1988 with just a few thousand rupees, to booking the biggest stars—Andre shares the madness.In this episode, Andre reveals:

  • The jaw-dropping moment the Mumbai ATC almost prevented the Michael Jackson 1996 concert because the Antonov cargo plane (the world's largest aircraft) had never landed there before.
  • The political tension of landing MJ, including meeting Balasaheb Thackeray who referred to MJ as "an artist to an artist".
  • The uncensored backstage gossip from IIFA.
  • John Travolta dancing with Priyanka Chopra, and the moment Kevin Spacey danced with Deepika Padukone.
  • Andre's origin story as a DJ at 18 in the '80s and how he trained the first generation of Indian DJs like Akhil and Asad.
  • What it was like to be up close and personal with Michael Jackson—and what they noticed about his famous nose!

This is a must-watch episode for a legendary peek behind the curtain of Indian entertainment!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  continue reading

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