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Ranj B
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all started 3 years ago when I was invited to my
cousin’s wedding, a well known singer in Punjab, Sukhdev
Sukha. He knew that I had been dj-ing and promoting for
many years and I had the knowledge of music of nearly 20
years. So he asked me if I wanted to produce an album of
my own.
I thought he was having a laugh but he was serious. I
told him I knew no singers, he told me to leave that to
him and he set up auditions from his own Label company
(Music Waves). I couldn’t believe my eyes when 30 people
arrived to sing for a person they did not know. It was
like being a judge on Indian idol. So after a 2 day
rigorous session of listening we choose six singers for
the album.
I have kept this album very traditional keeping the
culture and values in mind. It’s not as easy as people
make it out to produce a good album. To achieve anything
in India you need to know some influential people (as
many will know). I was fortunate to have that influence
with me. Not to mention the driving up and down to
Birmingham and stressing Kam at all hours of the day
and night.
When I was in India I was approached by a record company
to produce a few songs for a very talented singer only
19 years old, named Jeetu, who has
sung 2 songs for my own album.
Then I met up with Gurpreet Ghuggi who heard Jeetu’s
album and asked if I
wanted a voice for my new album and I was introduced to
Harby Sangha, an
apprentice comedian of Ghuggi parji but with a powerful
voice. Then I met up
with Kuljit parji at his recording studio in Jullundur
where I recorded all
the vocals of the singers.
It has taken 2 years to structure this album to quality,
keeping it desi
and clean so that both the English and the Punjabi
Desi’s can appreciate it. I hope everyone enjoys the
album as much as I enjoyed producing it.
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