Somesh Mathur
| Somesh Mathur | |
|---|---|
 Somesh Mathur Indian Singer | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
1977 Bandra, Mumbai |
| Genres | Indian Classical Music World Music, Ghazal, Sufi, Bollywood |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, Music Producer |
Somesh Mathur is an Indian singer, composer, songwriter, and producer.
It is for the first time that a Ghazal album has been on Top of the Charts. It is also hugely popular in Pakistan; Middle-East & Africa and has been licensed worldwide to be sold in main-stream music stores like Tower Records, Virgin Stores {Times Square, New York City, where the album was No. 1 on the WORLD MUSIC CHARTS}, EMI Stores, etc. Both the videos from the album were in the Top 20 Countdown in three Main Stream Channels in the U.S. & CANADA and the album was even filed for a Grammy Nomination!
A Guru of Indian Classical Music & Voice Culture {Having developed an Extremely Fast & Effective Regime to train Vocalists, involving not just singing techniques, but also Yoga & Pranayaam}, Panditji is Fluent in English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati & to some extent in Punjabi, He, in recent past, Conceived, Arranged & Produced the path-breaking Album, called,
ASHA – A Brand New Album {SAREGAMA-HMV - 2005} / ASHA – Love Supreme {worldwide release}. The album is a compilation of CLASSIC GHAZALS rendered in the genre of lounge music, acknowledged to be a landmark by none other than the living legend, ASHA BHOSLE. The album has been a runaway hit, commanding the No.1 spot for over nine weeks. The album also won the MTV Video Music Award in the BEST FEMALE POP Category, 2005.
Apart from album recordings, Somesh has also recorded, performed and produced the title music for several T.V. Commercials –Serials - Series. To name a few:
- Cricket With Mohinder Amarnath for
- Doordarshan
- Bade Miyaa Chhote Miyaa for SAB TV
- Tehzeeb – Sony TELEVISION
- Sun Sun Sun for In-Mumbai Channel
- Music Bazaar for In-Mumbai Channel
- Maine Dekha – Tuney Dekha for ATN {now ETC}
- Roop Rivaaj, an ethnic video magazine launched in London BreakWater, an English T.V. Series, shot in Mauritius, and produced
- out of London {On the lines of BayWatch; AcapulcoHeat; and MiamiVice}
Career
Mathur has so far released 12 Albums, and 16 Music Videos;[1] 'Ghalib', 'Jai Ganesha', 'Shiva Shlokas', & 'Radhai Ram Radhai Shyam'. He has composed over 200 songs belonging of a wide range of Genres, and performed over 1600 concerts worldwide.[2] He also received the MTV Video Music Award (2005–2006) for his Album, with Asha Bhosle,[3] Asha - A Brand New Album, for the song, "AAJ JAANE KI ZID NA KARO.
Work
Launch of GHALIB album at the PLANET-M, Times of India Building, Mumbai, by the Legendary Writer of Bollywood, Shri. Javed Akhtar
With multiple Grammy winning sound Engineer and music producer, Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixing Sweet Beats Album and Indian Acoustics vesion of Grammy 2018 nominated song 'Issues by Julia Micheals.