Talal Qureshi
Talal Qureshi طلال قریشی | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Talal Qureshi |
| Born | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Origin | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Genres | Electronic music, Hip hop music |
| Occupation(s) | electronic musician,music producer, record producer, remixer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Talal Qureshi is a Pakistani Dj, record producer and remixer from Islamabad. He is also one half of the duo Saturday Night Killing Machine with creative partner Adil Omar. [1]
Life and career
Talal Qureshi was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia later his family moved to Karachi, Pakistan. He started his career as a disc jockey in 2007 and released his first single “Sketches” with Faizan Riedinger. He gained recognition in 2012 after releasing his debut EP “Equator”.[2]
In 2013, he released his second EP “x1988” and two singles “Clubbing in Multan” and “Lolicops”.[3][4] Then in 2014, Talal collaborated with Ali Gul Pir and Adil Omar and produced the song “#KholoBC”.[5]
Talal also started remixing He has remixed many songs including Meesha Shafi's “Dhol Bajay Ga”, Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi's “Kameez Teri Kaali”, Mooroo's “Tasveer” and Mohammed Rafi's “Happy Birthday To You”. His remixes of “Dhol Bajay Ga” and “Happy Birthday To You” were featured on BBC Asian Network. In 2015, he released an EP as a duo with Adil Omar titled Saturday Night Killing Machine.[6]
Discography
Solo
- Equator (2012)
- x1988 (2013)
Singles
- Sketches
- Dead Masi
- Clubbing in Multan
- Lolicops
- #KholoBC
See also
References
- ^ Hasan (6 October 2009). "Interview with Talal Qureshi". Koolmuzone. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ Rayan Khan (27 January 2012). "Talal Qureshi: Making waves". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ Maheen Sabeeh (26 October 2013). "Talal Qureshi: Boogie Woogie bugle boy". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ Basim Usmani (29 October 2013). "Meet Islamabad's Only Trap Star, Talal Qureshi". Thump. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ Alexis Stephen (29 January 2014). "Talal Qureshi Slouches Toward Islamabad". MTV Iggy. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ Humay Waseem (30 June 2015). "Talal Qureshi explores new horizons". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2015.