Blazin-Beats Entertainment
Blazin-Beats Entertainment, LLC was the first South Asian American entertainment conglomerate in the United States. It was founded in Washington DC in 2004 by entrepreneurs Vinoda Basnayake and Kunal Shah. The two developed Blazin-Beats after years of working on multiple projects in music, concert, and event production. The company's mission was to expand the South Asian entertainment scene in the U.S. through artist management, concert production and event promotion. Subsequently the company has also expanded into a niche marketing agency targeted at South Asian American consumers.
During the past few years Blazin-Beats Entertainment has grown into the largest South Asian entertainment company. The company represents some of the best known South Asian American talent today including musicians such as Jay Sean and Juggy D, comedians such as Russell Peters and Azhar Usman and deejays such as Bikram Keith and DJ Fresh. Last year the company was profiled in a front page article in the Washington Post where it was deemed a "powerbroker in concert promotions" for successfully selling out the Jay Sean tour across the U.S. This was followed by InterViews on stations ranging from MTV and AVS and having his concerts and events covered by Time Magazine and the New York Times.