By Hasan Faridi The name ‘Qayaas’ certainly rings a bell in the Pakistani music scene. Because music-lovers recognise them as being one of Pakistan’s finest rock bands to emerge from the country. Their main highlights include a well-received debut album “Uss Paar” topped off with various music videos already released. They’ve won multiple awards, featured […]
By Hasan Faridi It was the year 2003 when Saif and Naeem decided to step into the world of music to create a band named The Sketches that would bring people together through folk and Sufi music. The Sketches released their debut album back in February 2010 by the name of “Dastkari”, and since then, they’ve […]
By Hasan Faridi This list is not aimed merely for Pakistani musicians, but for musicians, artists and performers all around the world. Here’s a list of things that artists and bands should avoid before trying to make a name for themselves. 10. Think everything’s easy A lot of upcoming artists think getting into the music […]
Musicians face many challenges in the world today. But the ability to promote your music is one of the most important skills you can have if you want to stay ahead of the game. This article will give you 10 tips on how to promote your work to the masses. 1. Utilise social media Without […]
By Hasan Faridi Zoe Viccaji is a Pakistani singer who has been writing her own music and playing the guitar since the age of 15. She used to be a painter, but realized music was her aspiration. She joined her first band (the Ganda Bandas) when she was 17, and did a show with them.
By Hasan Faridi Zohaib Kazi is a Pakistani artist who extracts elements from modern Western influences and blends them with mystical and appealing Eastern music. This compilation of sounds has earned a new genre name. It’s called ‘Ambient Electronica South Asia’. It’s not common, but it’s certainly one of a kind. Recently, Zohaib released his […]
By Hasan Faridi Some people say it’s good to step out of your comfort zone once in a while. After listening to Basheer & the Pied Pipers new album named ‘Basheer’, you begin to wish you did it earlier. Especially seeing as it’s been released for free. Basheer & the Pied Pipers is a live […]
By Hasan Faridi Before their official release of “Pen-Chor”, the upcoming rock/metal band DissBelief released a teaser that got a great response. When they released the official video, it got a Hell of a response. The band consists of Sumair Saeed on vocals, Fahad Humayun Chohan and Hammad Khalid on guitars, Uloomi Karim Shaheen on […]
By Hasan Faridi Adnan Malik may not always be in the limelight, but he’s definitely one of the people who brings things into the light. He is the director of AMP, a Video Producer at Pakistan’s renowned music platform Coke Studio, a television host/model and an Asia Society Young Leader of the World. I got the […]
By Hasan Faridi We don’t often see artists and bands giving out professional press releases in Pakistan, but Pakistani rock band Roxen has released a press release recently trying to notify and warn fans about certain issues that have got out of hand, “Apparently we have found out that a lot of individuals have not […]
