Fuad al Muqtadir

Fuad Al Muqtadir
Background information
Birth name Fuad al Muqtadir
Born August 6, 1980
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Genres Electronica, Hip hop, techno, electronic rock, alternative rock, ambient, downtempo, R&B, electropop, pop rap, hip house,
Occupation(s) producer, Singer, Composer
Instruments keyboards, vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums
Years active 2003–present
Labels West4 Records, G-Series, Laser Vision
Website hitfactorybd.com

Fuad al Muqtadir (Bengali: ফুয়াদ আল মুক্তাদির, born August 6, 1980), simply known as Fuad, is a Bangladeshi composer.[1]

Early life

Fuad left Bangladesh for the USA in 1988 at the age of eight and started junior high school there. He was always on and off at the music and finally formed the band Zefyr in 1993 with Richard Modhu, Himel, Shumon and Fred. They recorded several tracks and before disbanding in 1999, ad released the albums Maya 1 and 2 among New York residents Bangladeshi communities.

Career

His first record after leaving the band Zefyr was Re/Evolution. With the help of Sohel Aziz, keyboardist from the band Obscure, the album came out in collaboration with both mainstream and underground musicians featuring 14 tracks with some remixes and original songs including the band Stoic Bliss. Litu’s "Sylhoti", Anila Naz Chowdhury’s "Jhilmil", Armeen’s "Bhromor Koiyo" and the re-mixed track, "Mon Chaile Mon" are some songs of the album.

Fuad’s Variation No. 25 was produced in 2006. Later in 2006, two songs were added and the CD was re-released as Variation No. 25.2 jointly by G-Series and Aarshee. Some tracks from the album were "Nobina" by Poonam, "Nitol Paye" by Rajib/Fuad jointly and Bappa Mazumder’s "Kono Asroy".

Fuad’s album "Bonno" was released in 2007.by G-Series. Some tracks of the album were "Tor Jonno Ami Bonno" by Upol, "Bonno Rap" by Fuad/Bishop, "Junglee" by Fuad, "Da Dushto Number" and "Nitol Paye" (Live).

Fuad also worked on albums of Sumon & Anila titled "Ekhon Ami", Topu's (Yaatri's vocal) "Bondhu Bhabo Ki?", Fuad Featuring Kona, Fuad featuring Mala, Fuad featuring Mila "Re-defined", and Fuad featuring various artists "Kromannoy" was released on December 2008. He is also working with Sherin, Anila, Sumon, Topu in many solo and mixed albums.

References

  1. ↑ "Fuad Al-Muqtadir chats to Ameet". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-17.

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