Tuesday 6 September 2011

Biography


Early life and career

Shaan Rocker was born at Karachi in year 1981. He topped in his matric examination from Gulistan and Dj Sindh Govt. Sc. CollegeShah Abdul Latif ( boys secondary school) . He then went onto
completed his B.Sc ( Chem ,Botany Zoology). Then went to KU for further studies. Before entering the Pakistani musical scene, Shaan worked as a child actor in
Pakistan Television Drama serial "Qoas –e-Qazah"

Music career

Shaan started learning music from various personalities of Pakistan in which Ustad Waseem Ansari , Ustad Naushad raza and Ustad tariq Ahmed ( from radio Pakistan) are listed , For a very short time he have an honor to get some precious knowledge from the greatest music director of Pakistan Ustad Nisar bazmi sahib who taught him the basic techniques of compositions.

Shaan is a Music director, Lyricist, Composer and a singer as well. After learning music 12 years he made his debut Solo album "Meri Sada" which is based on pop-rock genre and an experimental sort of album. He started producing this album in feb 2009 and completed it in jan 2011.

He describes his album as it has varieties of all type of songs which can attract any mode or any type of audience as well as some messages which should be delivered to the youth and people of Pakistan are included in this album too. There are 10 tracks listed in the Album "Meri Sada".

Mr.Zulfiqar (Xulfi) directed music along with Shaan and various musicians came and played music for this album like Mr.Tahir Khan ( lead guitarist) , Mr.Zahid Ali ( bassist), Mr.Eshan ( lead and rhythm guitarist) , Mr.Zulfiqar Xulfi ( keyboardist) , Mr.Shehbaz raza (shobi) Keyboardist (Indus tv) , Mr.Waseem Ansari ( Geo tv: gayegi duniya geet mere program Pakistan representative ), Lawrence gomes (drummer), Shiraz Alam ( rhythms acoustic guitar), Faraz from Xaib's gang ( lead guitars) and Mr.Haider ali ( rhythms acoustic guitarists). Shaan threw his rough cut music over youtube and got response over 5000 views for an unreleased song "Pari By Shaan"

Shaan compose music for commercials and background music for drama serials too.

Recently Shaan did his debut video "Pari" which is about to be released very soon its official promo is already over internet can be checked by following

link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii3WPPOSMCQ