Sukshinder Shinda

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Sukshinder Shinda
Collaborations (2006)
Background information
Birth name	Sukshinder Singh Bhullar
Also known as	The Music Man
Origin	Handsworth, Birmingham, England
Genre(s)	Bhangra, Indi-pop
Occupation(s)	Record producer, music director, singer, songwriter
Years active	1989-present
Label(s)	Moviebox Records
Website	SukshinderShinda.com

Sukshinder Singh Shinda, known professionally as Sukshinder Shinda, is an Indian Bhangra record producer and artist.

Sukshinder Shinda is perhaps the most well-known record 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 the best-selling artist in the genre. Since branching out as a solo artist in 2003 he has become more recoginzed by Bhangra fans.

1 Early life
2 Career
- 2.1 Record producer
- 2.2 Music artist
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] Early life

Sukshinder Shinda grew up in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. While he was a teenager he was tutored in classical Punjabi music by musicians Kuldip Singh Matharu, Laal Singh Bhatti, and Ustad Ajit Singh. He became well-trained in many Punjabi musical instruments such as the dhol, tumbi, dhad sarangi, algoza and ektara. He uses these instruments today in the music he produces as a record producer and music director.

[edit] Career

[edit] Record producer

Sukshinder 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 intruments.

In 1993, Sukshinder 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 Sukshinder 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, Sukshinder 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, Madan Maddi, Jaspinder Narula, Harbhajan Mann, Gurdas Maan, Amrinder Gill, and Abrar-ul-Haq.

In 2006, Sukshinder Shinda produced the soundtrack to the Punjabi film Dil Apna Punjabi[1].

[edit] Music artist

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

In 2005, Sukshinder Shinda released his second solo album which was titled Balle. This album proved to a be major success and established him as a Bhangra superstar. "Balle", "Punjabi Clap", "Khusian", and "Akhiyan" were all hit singles from this album. 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.

Sukshinder Shinda released his third album, Collaborations, 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.