Nabeel Nihal Chishty
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Nabeel Nihal Chishty is guitarist
, composer
and record producer
. He is a founding member and was the lead guitarist of the Progressive rock
band Aaroh
until his departure. He is also one of the better-known students of the Pakistan
i guitarist, Rehan Shamim & Faraz Anwar
.
As one of the pioneer Producer of Pakistan, Nabeel have on his Credits ‐ Aaroh who won Pepsi Battle of the Bands in 2002 out of 170 bands and was rated one the best act in Pakistan Music history. Nabeel was the founder and Producer of the band who produced and released the album Sawal in 2003 which was best seller for the year 2003 – 2004.
Nabeel formed his own band Aaroh in 2002 later on .Apart from his own band Aaroh , Nabeel has worked with lot of other artists and have played guitars and produced music for them.Nabeel is considered to be one of the best studio musicians and producers of Pakistan.Nabeel produced artists like Junaid Jamshed, Strings,Arieb azhar, Shehzad mughul etc.
Nabeel Credits :- Nabeel did all the guitars ,arrangements and music production for this album .Nabeel also played a no of concerts with Junaid Jamshed.
Song Credits : Sar Keeyay Yeh Pahaar ( Nabeel did guitars in this song ) –
Live Concerts : Nabeel played a lot of Live shows for Strings and the band glorifies its experience working with him.--
Nabeel did all the guitars in this album .Nabeel also worked with Taimoor Shahid assisting him in production of this album
http://www.ariebazhar.com/php/discography-detail.php?a=1
Nabeel Played the title song in this album called Kyun Dooryan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pWsH86jj2c and produced full track called Kaagha Jaa.Listen to it from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xS-4wEpKwM.Nabeel is presently playing live with shafqat for some of his international shows.
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. He is a founding member and was the lead guitarist of the Progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Aaroh
Aaroh
Aaroh was an alternative rock band from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, formed in 1998...
until his departure. He is also one of the better-known students of the Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i guitarist, Rehan Shamim & Faraz Anwar
Faraz Anwar
Faraz Anwar is a Pakistani guitarist, known for his solo instrumental work and his band Mizraab. He has been called "Pakistan's master of progressive rock."- Biography :...
.
Career
Rated as one of the top guitarists of Pakistan, this guy represents a dynamic personality capable of adopting anything and mastering it as a whole.As one of the pioneer Producer of Pakistan, Nabeel have on his Credits ‐ Aaroh who won Pepsi Battle of the Bands in 2002 out of 170 bands and was rated one the best act in Pakistan Music history. Nabeel was the founder and Producer of the band who produced and released the album Sawal in 2003 which was best seller for the year 2003 – 2004.
1993–1997: Early years
Nabeel formed his first band with his school friends – Ashraf , Farooq and Shehzad in Saudi Arabia Al-Khobar during his college times. The band gained huge popularity in a small town where playing music openly was not at all allowed .The band , according to Nabeel was never named by them as they were too busy to play music all the time.They completed one album during the period of 1993 to 1995 which is still unreleased—Nabeel later on included one of the songs from this lineup in his later band's Aaroh's album Sawal called Dil ki Baaton ko Koyi na jaanay.Nabeel formed his own band Aaroh in 2002 later on .Apart from his own band Aaroh , Nabeel has worked with lot of other artists and have played guitars and produced music for them.Nabeel is considered to be one of the best studio musicians and producers of Pakistan.Nabeel produced artists like Junaid Jamshed, Strings,Arieb azhar, Shehzad mughul etc.
1999–2000 : Junaid Jamshed
Album Name : Dil Kee BaatNabeel Credits :- Nabeel did all the guitars ,arrangements and music production for this album .Nabeel also played a no of concerts with Junaid Jamshed.
1999–2000 : Haroon & Fakhir
Live Shows : Nabeel played no of live shows both with Haroon & Fakhir2000–2001 : Strings
Album name : Door –Song Credits : Sar Keeyay Yeh Pahaar ( Nabeel did guitars in this song ) –
Live Concerts : Nabeel played a lot of Live shows for Strings and the band glorifies its experience working with him.--
2002 – 2004 : Aaroh
As one of the pioneer Producer of Pakistan, Nabeel have on his Credits ‐ Aaroh who won Pepsi Battle of the Bands in 2002 out of 170 bands and was rated one the best act in Pakistan Music history. Nabeel was the founder and Producer of the band who produced and released the album Sawal in 2003 which was best seller for the year 2003 – 2004.2004 – 2005 : Arieb Azhar
Album : WajjNabeel did all the guitars in this album .Nabeel also worked with Taimoor Shahid assisting him in production of this album
http://www.ariebazhar.com/php/discography-detail.php?a=1
2009–2010 : Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan
Album : DooryanNabeel Played the title song in this album called Kyun Dooryan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pWsH86jj2c and produced full track called Kaagha Jaa.Listen to it from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xS-4wEpKwM.Nabeel is presently playing live with shafqat for some of his international shows.
See also
- Entity ParadigmEntity Paradigm (eP)Entity Paradigm is a Pakistani rock band, formed by vocalist,Fawad Afzal Khan and keyboardist, Ahmed Ali Butt in Lahore, Punjab in 2000. Their music is categorized as being associated with both progressive metal and progressive rock, yet having been influenced by nu metal, symphonic rock and...
- AarohAarohAaroh was an alternative rock band from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, formed in 1998...
- Faraz AnwarFaraz AnwarFaraz Anwar is a Pakistani guitarist, known for his solo instrumental work and his band Mizraab. He has been called "Pakistan's master of progressive rock."- Biography :...
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