Rejuvenated by the revival of cinema, music scene, and by proxy musicians, dabbling across several genres have found themselves a new lease on life. Album releases may have diminished but film albums featuring artists, both old and new, is giving music a much-needed boost. And this may well be the perfect time for aspiring musicians to throw their hat in the ring
Rejuvenated by the revival of cinema, music scene, and by proxy musicians,
dabbling across several genres have found themselves a new lease on life. Album releases may have diminished but film albums featuring artists, both old and new, is giving music a much-needed boost. And this may well be the perfect time for aspiring musicians to throw their hat in the ring.
This is where the music show for the young, Nescafe Basement, which made its debut in 2012, is proving to be such a force. It gives a platform to future artists where they not only collaborate with other musicians, but also learn how to handle themselves in a studio environment. A stint on Nescafe Basement, therefore, can lead to great things. Think Soch, the band, who found themselves on the show in its early years, an act that has gone onto pick up a coveted IIFA nomination among several other achievements.
Given that, the upcoming new season of Nescafe Basement, could pave the way for the artist of tomorrows. The show, now in its fourth season, spent several weeks traveling across Pakistan to select, audition and finalise participants. And after weeks of sweating it out, the list of short-listed candidates is finally out.
Six aspiring musicians from Karachi have made the cut, and they are Kristin Kaneria (Vocals), Mukarram Ali Khan (Beat Boxing), Hunain ul Haq (Beat Boxing), Zaryab Sultan (Vocals), Zahra Paracha (Guitars) and Omair Farooq (Bass).
From Lahore, the four candidates who made the cut include Yasrah Haseeb (Vocals/Keyboards), Asif Amin (Tabla), Anushae Babar Gill (Backing Vocals) and Anna Salman while Hasan Farid Zafar (Guitars) will be the lone representative of Islamabad.
Priyanka Chopra fields offer to host an American talk show
B-town diva Priyanka Chopra is riding high on the success of her American television series Quantico. Critics are impressed and Priyanka’s fearless Alex Parrish has audiences intrigued and falling in love. With Quantico becoming fall’s highest-rated Sunday broadcast entertainment series, according to Variety’s TV score card, it is no wonder that ABC has another offer up their sleeve for Pee Cee.
Various media reports have revealed that the American television network has now offered Priyanka an opportunity to host a celebrity talk show. “She has been offered to host an American celebrity talk show by ABC. She is yet to decide on the offer,” a source close to the actress said. Priyanka however has chosen to remain tight-lipped about it but the buzz is that she has shown interest in the concept and is willing to try her best to arrange dates for it. Along with the TV series that she has been dedicated to for the past six months, Priyanka already has a few projects lined up back home include Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Bajirao Mastani and Jai Gangajal, that will see her in a badass, cop’s role. She will be returning to India in December to promote her films. Till then, it remains to be seen if she signs up for this enticing offer.
