Atul Sharma

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Atul Sharma
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Sharma in 2019
Background information
Born (1961-05-09) 9 May 1961 (age 64)
Origin Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Occupations
  • Composer
  • producer
  • singer
  • television personality
Instrument Sitar
Years active1980s–present
Member ofThe Red Brick House
Spouse
Shivani Sharma

Atul Sharma (born 9 May 1961) is an Indian composer, producer, sitarist, singer, and judge on the musical reality TV show Voice of Punjab. [1] He is known as a pioneer of Bhangra and Punjabi folk music and has composed music for over 5,000 albums [2] and many Punjabi and Hindi films. [3] He has written many global hits like "Yaar Bolda", "Dupatta Tera Satt Rang Da", "Mukhda Dekh ke", "Jatti", "Mitraan Da Naa Chalda". He has also composed music for various theatre productions and has worked with eminent directors and playwrights. Based out of Chandigarh, he has been one of the foremost contributors in setting up the Punjabi music industry, and the emergence of recording studios in North India.

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Currently, he is performing with his band The Red Brick House, which includes his son, Sharang, and his wife, Shivani Sharma. [4] He is also the chairman of the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi (CSNA). [5]

Early life and musical training

Atul Sharma began his musical education at early age, receiving vocal training in Indian Classical Music from P. D. Chandan in Kalka at the age of 11. While continuing his vocal training, he started learning the sitar from Jitender Kumar in Chandigarh.

Punjabi music

He began his composing career in the early 1980s, with his first Punjabi album of the singer Hakam Sufi, titled Mela Yaaran Da. Thereafter, he went on to compose for numerous albums, including for Hans Raj Hans, Sardool Sikander, Kuldeep Manak, Gurdas Maan, and Surjit Bindrakhia, as well as writing the score for Punjabi movies such as Jatt Jeaona Mour [6] and Badla Jatti Da, both in 1991.

Surjit Bindrakhia

During this time, he mentored singer Surjit Bindrakhia. The pair formed a team with the lyricist Samsher Singh Sandhu, starting from Bindrakhia's first album "Munda Ki Mangda". "Bas Kar Bas Kar” followed in 1992, then "Dupatta Tera Satt Rang Da”, which went on to top the UK music Charts for numerous weeks, [7] and became one of the first Punjabi songs to sell a million copies in the UK. For the same album, Atul Sharma was presented a platinum record at the Wembley Arena in the honour of the albums record breaking success. This was followed by "Lakk tunu tunu", "Mukhda deke ke", "Billiyan Akhiyan", "Saanu tedi tedi takhdi tun", "Peke hunde maawan naal" and "Yaar Bolda".

Harjit Harman

Atul Sharma mentored Harjit Harman and partnered with lyricist Pargat Singh for the album “Punjebaan”. He received the award for the "Best Music Director" at PTC Music Awards for the song "Mitran da naa chalda" in 2005, and then for the song "Jatti" in 2015. "Jatti" was also given the award for the "Best Folk Oriented Song".

Other artistes

Additionally, Atul Sharma has composed music for artistes such as:

He has mentored artists including Yudhvir Manak, Gippy Grewal, Master Saleem, Avtar Singh Kang, Miss Pooja, Kamal Khan, Roshan Prince, and Preet Harpal.

Theatre music

Having studied Indian theatre at Panjab University's Department of Indian Theatre, in Chandigarh, Sharma has always been devoted to contributing to theatre. He was worked with, and composed soundtracks and music for national award-winning [8] play writes such as Dr. Atamjit Singh. [9] He also provided music for Shiv Kumar Batalvi's Luna. [10]

Contributions to the recording industry in Punjab

In 2001, he started his own audio recording studio in Chandigarh called Saffron Touch, which became one of the first studios to adapt to modern digital recording methods and equipment. It is used by musicians and film directors both from Bollywood [11] and globally.

Awards and honours

References

  1. ↑ Yes, Punjab. "Dipesh Rahi is the winner of PTC Voice Of Punjab 2013 - Season 4". yespunjab.com. YP Bureau. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Sharma, SD. "Spinning wheels of words Art lovers eulogise Inderjeet Singh Hasanpuri as an epoch-making Punjabi writer". tribuneindia.com. Tribune India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Gautam, Mukesh. "Ek Noor (2011)". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Singh, Mona (1 November 2017). "Together, they rock". The Tribune.
  5. ↑ "Musical tributes paid to Batalvi". The Tribune. 23 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Ravi, Ravinder. "Jatt Jeona Mor (1991)". imdb.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Dhillon, Noor. "Tribute to Surjit Bindrakhia". punjabiportal.com. Punjabi Portal. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Kamal, Need (21 January 2011). "Noted Punjabi playwright Atamjit Singh gets Sangeet Natak Akademi award". TNN. Times Of India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Bajaj, Parul. "Atamjit Singh Play Explores Pre-Sikh History Of Punjab: Panchnad da Paani". sikhchic.com. Sikh Chic. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Sharma, SD (7 January 2018). "Batalvi's 'Loona' brought to life". The Tribune.
  11. ↑ V, Vipin (30 April 2015). "Tanu Weds Manu Returns – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)". musicaloud.com. Music Aloud. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  12. 1 2 Leung, Scarlett (4 May 2015). "PTC Punjabi Music Awards 2015 Winners". desiblitz.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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