After rocking the local
charts with the release of their album Aks, the band has been very busy
making videos, performing live in concerts, composing and producing
music. They have already released it in the USA and will soon be
releasing it in UK and India. “We are doing our international shows;
soon we will be staging our concerts in Dubai, UK, Norway and USA,”
Akash revealed while talking to this scribe.
Inspired by Junoon- Akash always wanted to pursue singing as a career,
thus wanting to create his own band. Talking about the formation of the
band Akash said “Miki - my childhood friend, Kenny - was my neighbour
and Fiz joined us later. Music has been my interest and I would like to
focus on it.”
Recently, The Ryan Foundation and Indian council for cultural relations
organized a tour to India where they performed four concerts (3 in Delhi
and 1 in Punjab) that consisted of an audience above 3500 in each show.
They organized their tour for the youth and people of different age
groups who had listened to Akash through different means such as the
television, internet, radio, etc. All of their shows were performed solo
except for one, which they played with a Delhi based band ‘Rock for
Peace.’ As they set the ball rolling with their popular hit, Ji Liya,
Aaj Phir, and Armaan followed by The Teen Char Song, and My last Breath.
Apart from the songs from their own album Akash performed We will rock
you, Dosti, Lal meri, Pal, Rock on, Boom Boom and Dil se - Rock Version.
The audience found themselves getting into the swing of things. Live
rendition of songs with great drumming and guitar work, Akash was at its
best, wooing the crowds effectively. Akash, it seems, knows how to
strike the right cords with the audience. The best performance was at
the 9th International Children’s Festival of Performing Arts. The crowd
response was incredible.
The band could not perform much in Pakistan because of deplorable
security situation throughout the year. “We had 2 shows in December for
MUMBAI but because of the situation between both the countries, we
didn’t think it would have been possible to perform. I believe we all
are one and if music can bring us both countries together then, we can
rock, ” Akash said.
For Akash being passionate and loyal to the music is more important than
to get popularity. The band currently is working on four new videos.
‘Wait and watch’ is all Akash has to say about the upcoming videos.
Their second album contains 14 tracks; it is under the procedure of
recordings. Though 70% of the work has been completed, yet the album is
due within a couple of months. Koi Tou Ho, Nindiya, Thunda kar yar and
Ronay do are the tracks to watch out for in this album.
In addition to being a vocalist, Akash has his hands dipped in direction
as well as the productions of other bands. Another thing that Akash is
credited for is his dedication to create music for various subjects,
e.g. Akash has also composed music for Waqt News Channel for its main
theme, headlines, promos etc.
Akash’s music is also legally available on some of the biggest music
networks like I-tune, YouTube and many others.
“I don’t really think about my achievements because this makes the
person weaker. As you keep thinking about it, you can never proceed
further. For this reason I would want all my fans to love Akash – The
Band as they have always because we will keep our music Loud and Clear!”
Akash said.
Albums
AKS
Released: 2007
Tracks:19
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