Universal Music Group presents Jal The Band (Pyaas Album Launch) + Opening act by Aditya Jassi on 5 April 2013 at Hard Rock Cafe, DLF Place, Saket, Delhi

Events in Delhi - Universal Music Group presents Jal The Band (Pyaas Album Launch) + Opening act by Aditya Jassi on 5 April 2013 at Hard Rock Cafe, DLF Place, Saket, Delhi, 10.pm

About Jal…

Jal- an Urdu word of Persian origin which simply means ‘water’. An element that constitutes of 70% of our being and more then 2/3 rd of the earth. The inspiration behind the band’s name affirms the intimate connection of water to the rhythms of our kuves-and how it is something to be celebrated, revered, and preserved for all times to come. The name ‘Jal’ is the product of the band’s vision to recognize music as the artistic extension of this natural unity.

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The name ‘Jal’ is the product of the band’s vision to recognize music as the artistic extension of this natural unity. Water is truly one of the most sacred parts of our existence and the band’s music celebrates that concept by orchestrating a symphony of lyrics and music that is as limitless and timeless as itself. The result was Jal-the band; which is collaboration between the two exceedingly gifted individuals; Goher Mumtaz, and Shazi. The oft-quoted statement that ‘music is the universal language of mankind’ hold particularly true when it comes to Jal’s music. Their music like itself knows no exceptions and boundaries. It aims to cater to people from all spheres of life and all ages.

Their music…
Jal’s sound primarily falls in the pop/soft rock genre. Playing along the lines of Latin-acoustic guitars; the main emphasis of their music is on the melodies and the lyrical content. Keeping their songs melodious and catchy at the same time the band believes that music is truly the world’s universal language capable of bringing our hearts and souls together. A well-composed song, personified with honest and heartfelt lyrics and spirited rhythms, would eventually be heard by manifestations of emotions expressed in an energetic and harmonious manner. Fueled by the desire, to freshen up the pop/rock genre in Pakistan, these qualities give Jal’s music a very high degree of accessibility both in terms of composition and lyrics.
Their history…

Jal was formed in Lahore in 2002. When Goher Mumtaz composed his first song by the name of “aadat” soon after, began his search for like-minded musicians to complete his band. He ran into Shazi (Aamir) - a bass guitarist and after a few jamming sessions he invited shazi to join Jal, and together they went about looking for a vocalist. Some time later Goher heard atif singing in a local college music competition, impressed by his vocal range he offered atif to join the band and to do vocals for the song “aadat”. Jal’s first single “aadat” was released in dec 2003. Before the release of its video “aadat” was released on the internet through a local pakistani web portal. The song enjoyed the status of the most downloaded pakistani song on the internet for quite some time and was extensively popular by the time the video was released.

In the same year, the title track "aadat", from their debut album, was remade for the bollywood movie kalyug, directed by mohit suri and produced by mahesh bhatt. Also, Jal band members established themselves as one of the most popular and commercially successful band in pakistan, as their debut album continued to top the music charts locally, and the release of their single "lamhay" turned out to be another successful single by the band in 2004, and even a year after its release. The song created controversy as a remix version of the song later appeared in the bollywood movie zeher, released in march 2005. Jal accused the film producers of stealing their song, "lamhay". In response to this accusation, the music director for the movie, anu malik, credited himself for only "re-creating" the song on the album.

Jal is…
Goher Mumtaz-vocal/lead & rhythm guitar/compositions/lyrics
Shazi (Aamir)- bass guitar

Jal’s discography…

Aadat (2005)
Boondh (2007

Album note…
Pyaas…
Is the 3rd studio album of the well known Pakistani band “Jal”.
Pyaas is a desire to perform acts which make your being fulfilled and content. It’s about defining yourself through expressions. It showers tolerance, persistence and hope. No matter what goes wrong in life, the positive energy inside you makes you focus on your wishes. For us Pyaas is a compelling force which drives our choices.

Album credits…
All vocals performed by Goher Mumtaz except ‘dil ki baat’ by Shazi
All songs written & composed by Goher Mumtaz
All electric & acoustic rhythm and lead guitars performed by Goher Mumtaz
All bass guitars performed by Shazi
All drums/percussion sequenced by Goher Mumtaz except ‘ik arzu’ by Saad Sultan and ‘dil ki baat’, ‘lao guitar’ by Waleed Abbas & Hasil Qureshi. All orchestra/piano played by Goher Mumtaz except ‘dil ki baat’ & ‘ik arzu’ by Goher Mumtaz, Shazi & Waleed Abbas.

A singer-songwriter, composer and music Producer, Aditya used to sing for a Delhi based rock band Oritus before he ventured out into Bollywood. Having sung for some films like “Strangers”, “DilKabaddi”, “Jugaad” etc, Aditya has been making music ever since he picked up his first guitar at the age of 15 in Welham Boys’ School, Dehradun. He won the ‘Album of the Year’ at the first ever JD Rock Awards with his band Oritus and is a firm believer that the coming years are more about songwriters than just singers.

Aditya is a self-confessed Grunge & Classic Rock lover and Pearl Jam, Led Zeppelin, Bon Jovi, Alice in Chains, ACDC, Dream Theatre, The Script, U2, John Mayer, Maroon 5, Ben Howard, RHCP and Oasis are some of his major influences and some of it is evident from his personal sound.

Aditya was part of a singing reality show way back in 2006-07 called Fame X judged by an esteemed jury of DalerMehndi, Ganesh Hegde, Palash Sen, SoumyaRao and MTV, aired on Sony Sab. He managed to reach the Top 10 and was pitted as one of the favourites to win the show.A licensed pilot and a former TV Journalist, Aditya believes that the future of Independent music is definitely on the upswing especially with certain recording labels taking immense interest in bringing independent music back to life.

Date: 5th April, 2013