MEC India engineers a musical content collaboration for Mercedes Benz

MEC India, a leading media agency, has collaborated with Mercedes Benz, India’s largest luxury car brand, Qyuki – a digital multi-channel network and music maestros - AR Rahman, Shubha Mudgal, Ranjit Barot, Salim Merchant and Amit Trivedi to unveil the winner’s anthem, “Khushnuma” at the Auto Expo.

Mercedes Benz has completed 20 successful years in India and is celebrating its ‘Winning’ moment this year. The anthem and its accompanying music video were premiered at the Auto Expo 2016 on February 3rd for an exclusive guest list, amidst a stunning line-up of cars from Mercedes Benz. It is a first ever collaboration between eminent musical artists like A R Rahman, Salim Merchant, Shubha Mudgal, and Amit Trivedi, blending their signature styles into one melodious track, led by Ranjit Barot.

Sharing his views on this content collaboration, Kumar Sinha, National Head (Content), MEC India said, “MEC has been associated with Mercedes Benz in creating unique content ideas & associations beyond traditional marketing activities, to strengthen the equity of the brand. Music in India has a rich heritage and a wide appeal. Combining this special music composition with an engaging audio-visual story has created a memorable piece of content for the brand.   The journey of overcoming challenges, flourishing and ultimately carrying that success home is captured in the music video. It’s the celebration of an individual’s quest for excellence.”

Mercedes Project X – ‘The Winner’s way’ music anthem was posted on Youtube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzKcAcM7_Gc on February 3rd, 2016 and in the short span of 4 days has already aggregated a total of 400,000 views till date. As a part of the series, more content is expected in the year 2016.