Artist: Osama Com Laude feat. Bali Shah
Song: Pakistani (Wild Boy Remix)
Music Video Director/D.O.P: Shaheer Shahid
Audio Credits:
Artist: Osama Com Laude feat. Bali Shah
Song: Pakistani (Wild Boy Remix)
Music Video Director/D.O.P: Shaheer Shahid
Audio Credits:
by Hani Arif
Zameer Rizvi is a Canada based musician and released his great debut album From under the bleachers in 2009, here is a little Q & A session with him, done by myself.
1). Why do you think your album release didn’t get you the popularity of a white skinned artist would have gotten with the type of the songs on your debut album “under the bleachers”, Is it a defect in Marketing from your part or are the music purchasers to blame here?
I think good music transcends skin colour. I feel that the success of my debut album was neither helped nor hindered by my race. I think our marketing was really successful actually! Without expecting it, one of my songs was licensed by the Paralympics, I had the opportunity to perform on a cruise with John Mayer, my album was produced by a 5 time Grammy award winner, and I toured North America, Europe and Pakistan, all while maintaining a very comfortable living.
2). Are you satisfied with the response for the album ,”under the bleachers”?
I’m thrilled with the response! It was a self-released album, and my expectations were in proportion to that. I didn’t expect this to sell millions. An album release on iTunes costs $20 and anyone can put anything up for sale there. That’s what I did, and hoped for the best. I got more than I asked for and I’m grateful for the wonderful response.