Sukshinder Shinda

Infobox Musical artist


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Name = Sukshinder Shinda
Img_capt = "Living The Dream" (2007)
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Sukshinder Singh Bhullar
Alias = The Music Man
Origin = Handsworth, Birmingham, England
Genre = Bhangra, Indi-pop
Occupation = Record producer, music director, singer, songwriter
Years_active = 1989-present
Label = Planet Recordz (North America)
Speed Records (India)
Moviebox Records (Europe)|Associated_acts =Jazzy B, Amrinder Gill, Aman Hayer,Nirmal Sidhu Harbhajan Mann
URL = [http://www.sukshindershinda.com SukshinderShinda.com]

Sukshinder Shinda is an UK based Bhangra producer and artist.

Sukshinder Shinda is a well-known producer in the Bhangra industry today having worked on over 200 albums and producing numerous hit songs since 1989. He is also known for having produced all of the albums of popular Bhangra artist Jazzy B and helping him become one of the best-selling artists in the genre. Since branching out as a solo artist in 2003 he has become more recoginzed by Bhangra fans.

Career

Record producer

Shinda produced his first album in 1989 which was titled "Dhol Beat 1". This album was an instrumental in which he showcased his skills in playing various Punjabi musical instruments.Born in Birmingham, Shinda is from Dhamai and he always goes to India for shows and to meet Bhullar family.

In 1993, Shinda helped launch the career of Jazzy B, who at the time was an up-and-coming 18-year-old singer, by producing his first album entitled "Ghugian Da Jorra". The success of the album led to the instant recognition of Shinda as a quality Bhangra record producer and Jazzy B as a rising Bhangra artist. The two friends decided to keep working as a team and have produced a total of thirteen albums together.

In addition to working with Jazzy B, Shinda has produced hit songs with many other Punjabi artists. These include Kuldip Manak, A.S. Kang, Apna Group, Panjabi MC, Sardool Sikander, Heera Group, Meshi Ishara, Manjit Pappu, Soni Pabla, Madan Maddi, Jaspinder Narula, Harbhajan Mann, Gurdas Maan, Amrinder Gill, Shin (DCS) and Abrar-ul-Haq. One of his most critically acclaimed albums was dhol beat 2. Songs included a duet of Jazzy B and Kuldeep Manak, Hoppeh by K S Makhan and a track debuting Shinda's first vocal appearance.

In 2006, he Shinda produced the soundtrack to the Punjabi film "Dil Apna Punjabi" [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810834/] .

Music artist

Shinda's debut solo album "Gal Sun Ja" was released in 2003. The album was fairly successful and produced the hit songs "Gal Sun Ja" and "Tere Utteh Akh Ni".

In 2005, he released his second solo album which was titled "Balle". This album proved to a be major success. "Balle", "Punjabi Clap", and "Akhiyan" were the album's biggest hits. To promote the album he and Jazzy B went on a world tour called "Balle-Romeo Tour" which also promoted Jazzy B's album "Romeo".

His third album, "Collaborations", was released in 2006. It included duets featuring various Punjabi artists including himself. It produced popular singles such as "Collaborations" featuring Gurdas Maan and Abrar ul-Haq, "Oh Na Kuri Labdi" featuring Jazzy B, and "Shoulder Surf" featuring Takeova Ent. This album was much anticipated by fans and reached the number one spot on Bhangra charts. His next album Living the Dream which will have 12 tracks will be released on July 12th 2007.

In 2007, Shinda released the album "Living The Dream", which included the hits "Tara" and "Chardi Kala".

Discography

*2002: "Phases"
*2003: "Gal Sun Ja"
*2005: "Balle"
*2006: "Collaborations"
*2007: Living the dream
*2009: " Collaborations 2 "

External links

* [http://jazzyb.musicofpunjab.com Jazzy B]
* [http://amrinder-gill.blogspot.com Amrinder Gill]
* [http://jassisidhu.musicofpunjab.com Jassi Sidhu]
*http://www.sukshindershinda.com Official Website
*http://www.myspace.com/sukshindershinda Official Myspace Music Page
*http://www.planetrecordz.com Record Label Website
*http://www.speedrecordsind.com Record Label Website
*http://www.moviebox.co.uk Record Label Website