In this episode of the Aleph Podcast, we had the privilege and pleasure of hosting the very talented, veteran musician, bassist, singer, composer and music producer, Khalid Khan. The unplugged conversation explores Khalid's rich and eclectic journey in the Pakistani music industry.
Khalid Khan started his music career as the lead vocalist of the band Life Sketches [sic] in the early 90s, before picking up the bass guitar in 1995.
From Collage to Circle, from Mizraab to Aaroh, from Life Sketches to Pepsi Battle of the Bands, one of Pakistan's most underrated musicians, Khalid Khan is one of the pioneers of the thriving Pakistani pop rock music scene of the 90s.
Khalid Khan has been active in the industry for over three decades now. He is known to be one of those few musicians who has played with all of the top music players of the Pakistani music industry, including Aamir Zaki, Faraz Anwar (Life Sketches, Collage, Mizraab, Dusk, Sounds of Kolachi), Adnan Afaq (Arsh, Circle), Schehzad Mughal (The Final Cut), Gumby (Noori, Raahi), Omran Shafique (Opre', Mauj, Kostal, Raahi), Yatagaan (Fakhar-e-Alam), Najam Sheraz (Wet Metal, Karavan) and many more.
He has also been a session player for many prominent artists of the Pakistani music scene, such as Fuzon, Strings and Coke Studio Pakistan. He also released a few jingles for TVCs and composed the OST for the drama serial "Mera Aashiyana" featuring the vocals of Momin Durrani.
Chapters:
0:00 - Bass Performance
0:22 - Introduction
10:23 - Recording The Bass
17:19- Switching Styles
43:04 - Recording Aaroh
58:43 - Preparing For Precision
1:04:03 - Bass To The Basics
1:13:44 - Travelling And Touring
1:15:15 - Adjusting the Low End
1:17:12 - Can The Music Be Revived?
1:25:28 - Questions For The Artists
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Directed, Shot & Edited by Aly Muhammad