What Tickled my Toes Week Ending Aug 16th 2015

Especially toe ticking was announcing my incredible artist Umair Jaswal will be featured on Season 8 of Coke Studio, his third invite back to bring his unique style to the masses.
Excerpt from Coke Studio.  Follow all the breaking news on his  fan page  we have co-managed since 2011. Watch and Listen to Umair on  Season 5 and  6 here. 

Umair Jaswal penned his first song around a decade ago. And ever since, he seems to be a force that’s unstoppable in his determined temperament, subscribing to a formula that makes every performance by him rich and satisfying.

Leading the once rock-ensemble, Qayyas, his songs have a very apparent loud and heavy sound, but there’s also a rare and playful soulfulness in the manner that he delivers the same. Coming from a family that’s musically and entertainment inclined, Umair continues to work on broadening the scope of productions, by exploring his acting skills recently or having contributed to the scores for films such as, ‘Waar’ and ‘Jalebi’.

After having made an impact with his tunes in Season 5 and 6, Umair Jaswal returns on Coke Studio, Season 8, in a duet with Quratulain Balouch, complementing one another in a folk tune, and really striking some chords that haven’t been struck before in a massive way.

Really enjoyed the rawness and freshness of this and hope you do as well from You Tube, voice over by the Bruce Lee Mani front man of Thermal and A Quarter.

WFW:DFD is a film by Thermal And A Quarter (TAAQ). Shot in the UK and Ireland during the band's tour between June and September 2013, WFW:DFD treads the fine boundary between documentary, drama and real life. It is the perspective of a South Indian rock band on art, artists, a life in music and performance, and the essential madness necessary to thrive in the absurdly challenging, ever-changing reality of creative expression and showbiz.

New Music Release of the Week  My Beast produced and mixed by Vivek Thomas who is penned Motherjane's latest hit Clay Play. Did I also mention he is the front man of the band and promises more new material as the band is about to reach 20 years rocking in India and the World.
Check out My Beast and Ugly Old Men on Facebook . 

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It Was good catching up with long time friend and musician this weekend Jeremiah  John now living and spreading his musical magic and  madness in Norway. 
Stay tuned for more updates on Jeremiah in mean time follow him on Jere-Maya . 

On a personal note been going through a lot of transformation in my own life and enjoying getting back in touch with my inner Diva and the passion that fueled me to donate my time to musicians around the world.  It hasn't always been easy but the thought of giving up is not an option as it my own art form as weird as that may sound . 

I am also branching out and flaming the fires of my other passions and writing my memoirs of the many  stories on this road less traveled. Chapter I am currently working on is called the"The Canoli Incident"  ( Walk don't Run from people who want to control you) 

You can also follow me on Facebook if you feel any type of connect by reading any of this babble. 

Diva 
adj. pronounced (DEE-VAH)- 1.to describe a person who exudes great style and personality with confidence and expresses their own style and not letting others influence who they are or want to be. 2. A person whose character makes them stands out from the rest.