Call: 08459 440 445 Text: 81869 Email: friction@bbc.co.ukFuture Friction - October 2006![]() 30|10|06NY's finest Sharmaji (Dave Sharma) has already played AR Rehman's "Bombay Dreams" both on Broadway and on the North American tour. As a percussionist he can play the drums and has played the dhol with Wisin y Yandel. He has done live punjabi remixes with DJ Rekha in Brazil and has worked with Jennifer Lopez and RajeSwari. As a DJ he has headlined at DirectDrive, Kollektiv, Tablatronic, and Turntablas on the Bayou. He's taught Punjabi music and culture and studied tabla with his guru Pdt. Samir Chatterjee. His sound varies from Jungle, Bhangra, Grime to Dubstep, DnB and Dub. ![]() 23|10|06Amit Chadda is a 20 year old Singer-Songwriter, from Surrey who began composing his own music five years ago. His debut release Invisible Think was made available at the end of 2005 on iTunes and his second work 'The Space Within Which It Arises' is set for digital release next year. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Rufus Wainwright, Tom Mcrae, Adem and Turin Brakes, Amit describes his own style as Folk, Indie and Soul. Whilst studying a degree in Film Production and Music Technology, Amit has begun to score music for independent companies, including a documentary by Midlands based Reels In Motion on Olympian Roy Fowler. ![]() 16|10|06Ravaliya started his career playing the guitar at a young age, and has gone on to become a DJ, Producer and Musician. His sound consists of a wide range of music from Drum n Bass, House and Grime. Ravaliya has DJed along with some of the industry greats including Nitin Sawhney, Talvin Singh, Asian Dub Foundation and Panjabi MC. His influences include classical Indian music such as Ravi Shankar and Jagjit Singh. He is currently working with Kurran Gadhvi as part of Swara, a project with a heavy focus on orchestral and indian classical sounds fused with urban beats. ![]() 09|10|06From East London, Shizzio first showcased his rap skills when he MC'ed as part of the 'No Fear Crew'. He represents UK Hiphop and is a respected rapper in the scene. He has teamed up with producer Mavrik and currently has a mix tape album entitled '1st things 1st' free for download on his site. He has just completed filming his debut video Arabian Dance featuring cameos from leading UK faces such as MC D.T and Tim Westwood. Shizzio is hugely dedicated to the rap game and has also showcased his skills as an actor in new Bolly Brit movie 'Scottish Express' to be released early 2007. ![]() 02|10|06Producer D-Boy has already won a songwriting award with production team 'Synergetic Music' with the British Academy of composers and songwriters in 2005. But as a producer he has developed a number of artists including Vee, Baby Blue, Asheba, Hardkaur and Marlon Tate and has had success with his first track 'Come Closer' with Baby Blue. With some of his influences including Stevie Wonder and R.D Burman, his new album has a host of great acts and sounds including Swiss, Sef, Pyrelli, A G Dolla, Serese, watch out for that soon. |
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