Asad Que

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Musician’s IntroName: Asad Que (Singer/composer/dreamer.)

Background: Student of eastern classical music; his guru is Prof.

Dr. Paramjeet Singh (a very famous music maestro and PHD of music from Patiala, India).

Genre:Ambient & eastern folk, Sufi rock, world music.

Inspirations: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Kishore Kumar, Inayat

Hussain Bhatti, AR Rahman, Asad Amanat Ali, U2, Sting, Jim Morrison & Myles Kennedy.

Favorite Quotation: "Good music is like flowing water, it carves its own

path eventually" - Asad Que

Some key achievements/milestones I have given music score of a Bollywood feature film’s trailer called: “Identity Card - Ek Lifeline, Guilty Unless Proven

Innocent”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcqD8oM8nts

In 2012, my song “Khayal” was released to great acclaim. The single was produced by “Glen Drover”, former lead guitarist of world famous metal band “MEGADETH”. It is a Raag-based hard rock song which focuses on various instruments maintaining the eastern Raag feel to it. Glen has played bass and a blistering second guitar solo in addition to producing the track. This collaboration led Swaras (my band) being featured on Roadrunner Records’ official blog: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159424, the video has more than 666,202 views and counting on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj3nwlucYCc

My interview along with Nelly Furtado's in the same episode of a Canadian music show call ‘V-MIX’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISb4ccRwOA4&list=UUR1-8txDIUSi8tLpNSH9-hw

Awards & Nominations: In 2014, I was honorably mentioned at CBC’s (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) website under 2014’s Canadian South

Asian artists to watch for, (I am at#15). Here is the link for that: http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2014/5/10-South-AsianCanadian-artists-to-watch

In 2013, my track “Thora Thora” which featured guitar maestro “Abbas Premjee” (on ‘Mohan Veena’) was nominated for the “Best Folk Song” at the 1st VIMA INDIA music awards in Malaysia. Here is the link: http://bitemymusic.com/vima-indias-final-nominees-list/

In 2012, me along with my band Swaras was nominated under the “Emerging Band” and “People's Choice Award” at the MARTYS awards held in Canada.

I have performed live at various places in Canada & Tokyo, Japan alongside Stereo Nation, Sain Zahoor and Shafqat Amanat Ali.

Most of my released tracks are part of “The National Library of Archives” in Ottawa, Canada as “Canadian Heritage”. My full album is ready for a launch.

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