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JAM8 is a musical platform[ clarify ] founded by Indian music composer/director Pritam. The platform provides facilities up and coming musicians.[ clarification needed ] Pritam and his team supervise the young talent and some artists become part of Pritam's musical projects. [1] [2] [3]
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On 9 April 2016, music composer and director Pritam announced JAM8 on Twitter. He wrote: "Just announced J.A.M 8 (Just About Music) with Kaushik-Akash, who are the first artists of my A&R Music Production platform." [4]
Their first work in mainstream Indian music was the 1920 London soundtrack, which released in 2016. They were one of the composers for the soundtrack of the film Raees in 2017. Their composition "Zaalima" was a huge hit from this album. They continued their works in Bollywood composing for the films like Behen Hogi Teri, Raabta, Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana, Race 3, Loveratri and recent films like 14 Phere and Helmet. They also worked in Telugu film Touch Chesi Chudu and Bengali films like Crisscross, Villain.
In June 2022, they launched their first non-soundtrack album under the name "Roposo JamRoom" by collaborating with 19 Indian background singers and 12 selected composers mentored by Pritam under Sony Music India label.
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| Year | Film | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Other composer(s)/composer |
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| 2016 | 1920: London | "Gumnaam Hai Koi" Kaushik-Akash for JAM8 | Jubin Nautiyal, Antara Mitra | Kunaal Verma | Along with Sharib-Toshi (debut film) |
| "Aafreen" Kaushik-Akash for JAM8 | KK, Antara Mitra | Prashant Ingole | |||
| "Aafreen (2nd version)" Kaushik-Akash for JAM8 | Sreeram, Antara Mitra | ||||
| 2017 | Raees | "Zaalima" KR Vaisakh | Arijit Singh, Harshdeep Kaur | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Along with Kalyanji–Anandji, Ram Sampath, OmGrown |
| "Saanson Ke" Aheer for JAM8 | KK | Manoj Yadav | |||
| "Saanson Ke (Reprise)" Aheer for JAM8 | Javed Ali | ||||
| "Dhingana" Aheer for JAM8, OmGwrown | Mika Singh | Mayur Puri | |||
| Behen Hogi Teri | "Tera Hoke Rahoon" Kaushik-Akash-Guddu (KAG) for JAM8 | Arijit Singh | Bipin Das | Along with Amjad-Nadeem, Jaidev Kumar, Yash Narvekar, Rishi Rich | |
| Raabta | "Lambiyaan Si Judaiyaan" KR Vaisakh | Arijit Singh, Shadab Faridi, Altamash Faridi | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Along with Pritam, Sohrabuddin, Sourav Roy, Meet Bros | |
| "Darasal" KR Vaisakh | Atif Aslam | Irshad Kamil | |||
| Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana | "Main Hoon Saath Tere" Kaushik-Akash-Guddu (KAG) for JAM8 | Arijit Singh | Shakeel Azmi, Kunaal Verma | Along with Arko, Zain-Saim-Raees, Rashid Khan, Anand Raj Anand | |
| "Main Hoon Saath Tere (Shivangi Bhayana version)" Kaushik-Akash-Guddu (KAG) for JAM8 | Shivangi Bhayana | ||||
| 2018 | Race 3 | "Allah Duhai Hai" Tushar Joshi and KR Vaisakh for JAM8 | Amit Mishra, Sreerama, Jonita Gandhi, Raja Kumari | Shabbir Ahmed, Raja Kumari | Along with Pritam, Meet Bros, Vishal Mishra, Vicky Raja, Hardik Acharya, Shivay Vyas, Ali Jacko, Gurinder Seagal |
| Loveyatri | "Loveyatri Title Track" Kaushik-Akash-Guddu (KAG) for JAM8 | Divya Kumar, Harjot Kaur, Ana Rehman | Niren Bhatt | Along with Tanishk Bagchi, DJ Chetas-Lijo George | |
| Badhaai Ho | "Sajan Bade Senti" Kaushik-Akash-Guddu (KAG) for JAM8 | Dev Negi, Harjot Kaur | Vayu | Along with Tanishk Bagchi, Rochak Kohli and Sunny Bawra-Inder Bawra | |
| 2020 | Bhangra Paa Le | "Bhangra Paa Le Title Track" Shubham Shirule for JAM8 | Mandy Gill | Mandy Gill | |
| "Jhoomer Dhaaga" Shubham Shirule for JAM8 | Shubham Shirule, Mandy Gill | ||||
| "Re Sardar" Keeran for JAM8 | Sholke Lal | ||||
| "Aaj Mere Yaar" Shubham Shirule and Ana Rehman for JAM8 | Amit Mishra | ||||
| "Angana" Ana Rehman for JAM8 | Javed Ali, Shreya Ghoshal | ||||
| "Peg Sheg" Nilotpal Munshi for JAM8 | Jonita Gandhi, Akasa Singh, Shashwat Singh, A Bazz | Sholke Lal, A Bazz | Along with A Bazz | ||
| "Kala Joda" Akashdeep the for JAM8 | Romy, Shalmali Kholgade, Manisha, Raftaar | Sholke Lal, Manisha, Raftaar | |||
| "Raanjhan" Shubham Shirule for JAM8 | Neeti Mohan, Tushar Joshi | Mandy Gill | |||
| "Sacchiyan" Kaushik-Akash-Guddu (KAG) for JAM8 | Amit Mishra, Harshdeep Kaur | Siddhant Kaushal | |||
| "Ho Ja Rangeela Re" Shubham Shirule and Kiranee for JAM8 | Shashwat Singh | Sholke Lal, Kiranee, Yash Narvekar | Along with Rishi Rich, Yash Narvekar | ||
| "Sun Sajna" Kiranee for JAM8 | Navraj Hans, Jonita Gandhi, Yash Narvekar, Kiranee | Sholke Lal, Kiranee | |||
| 2021 | 14 Phere | "Ram Sita" Mukund Suryavanshi for JAM8 | Rekha Bhardwaj | Sholke Lal | Along with Rajeev V. Bhalla |
| Helmet | "Mauka Mauka" Shubham Shirule for JAM8 | Shubham Shirule | Along with Tanishk-Vayu, Tony Kakkar, Nirmaan | ||
| Sooryavanshi | "Mere Yaara" Kaushik-Akash-Guddu (KAG) for JAM8 | Arijit Singh, Neeti Mohan | Rashmi Virag | Along with Tanishk Bagchi, Dj chetas-Lijo George | |
| "Mere Yaara - Female" Kaushik-Akash-Guddu (KAG) for JAM8 | Neeti Mohan | ||||
| Velle | "Uddne Do" | Amit Mishra | Siddharth-Garima, Bipin Das | Rochak Kohli, Sohail Sen, Jasleen Royal, Yug Bhushal | |
| 2022 | Ek Villain Returns | "Dil" Kaushik-Guddu for JAM8 | Raghav Chaitanya | Kunaal Vermaa | Ankit Tiwari, Tanishk Bagchi |
| "Dil (Female)" Kaushik-Guddu for JAM8 | Shreya Ghoshal | ||||
| 2023 | Bawaal | "Dil Se Dil Tak" Akashdeep Sengupta for JAM8 | Laqshay Kapoor, Akashdeep Sengupta, Suvarna Tiwari | Kausar Munir | Along with Mithoon, Tanishk Bagchi |
| Yaariyan 2 | Background Music | JAM8 | Instrumental | Manan Bhardwaj, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Khaalif | |
| Animal | "Hua Main" Along with Pritam | Raghav Chaitanya, Pritam | Manoj Muntashir | Pritam, Vishal Mishra, Jaani, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson, Harshavardhan Rameshwar, Bhupinder Babbal and Gurinder Seagal | |
| 2024 | Indian Police Force (Web Series) | "Bariyaa Re" Akashdeep Sengupta for JAM8 | Vishal Mishra | Siddhesh Patole | Along with DJ Chetas-Lijo George, Abhishek-Ananya |
| Ae Watan Mere Watan | "Ae Watan Mere Watan" Akashdeep Sengupta for JAM8 | Romy | Darab Farooqui | Along with Mukund Suryawanshi, Shashi Suman | |
| "Ae Watan Mere Watan (Female)" Akashdeep Sengupta for JAM8 | Neeti Mohan | ||||
| Ruslaan | TBA for Akashdeep Sengupta (Dropped from the album) | TBA | TBA | Along with Vishal Mishra, Rajat Nagpal |
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| Year | Film | Songs | Language | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Notes |
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| 2018 | Touch Chesi Chudu | "Touch Chesi Chudu Title Song" Marc D Muse for JAM8 | Telugu | Brijesh Shandilya, Sreeram | Chandra Bose | Debut film (Solo composer) |
| "Raaye Raaye" Marc D Muse and KR Vaisakh for JAM8 | Nakash Aziz, Madhu Priya | Kasarla Shyam | ||||
| "Manasa" Kaushik-Akash-Guddu (KAG) and KR Vaisakh for JAM8 | Benny Dayal, Neeti Mohan | Rehman | ||||
| "Rang Barse" Kaushik-Akash-Guddu (KAG) and KR Vaisakh for JAM8 | Akashdeep Sengupta | |||||
| "Pushpa" Ashish Pandit for JAM8 | Nakash Aziz, DJ Smash Guy | |||||
| Crisscross | "Duniya" Subhadeep Mitra for JAM8 | Bengali | Nikhita Gandhi | Smaranjit Chakraborty | ||
| "Momer Shohor" Keeran for JAM8 | Tushar Joshi | |||||
| "Aalo Chaya" Shubham Shirule for JAM8 | Armaan Malik | |||||
| "Bari Phire Aye" Swastika & Sagnik for JAM8 | Nikhita Gandhi | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | ||||
| Villain | "Bholey Baba" Subhadeep Mitra for JAM8 | Badshah and Nikhita Gandhi | Sanjeev Tiwari | Along with Amlan Chakraborty, Dev Sen | ||
| "Shundori Komola" Subhadeep Mitra for JAM8 | Armaan Malik and Antara Mitra | |||||
| 2023 | Animal | "Ammayi" | Telugu | Raghav Chaitanya, Pritam | Anantha Sriram | Pritam, Vishal Mishra, Jaani, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Harshavardhan Rameshwar and Bhupinder Babbal |
| "Nee Vaadi" | Tamil | Mohan Rajan | ||||
| "Pennaale" | Malayalam | Mankombu Gopalakrishnan | ||||
| "Oh Baale" | Kannada | Varadaraj Chikkaballapura |
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| Year | Album | Songs | Language | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Notes |
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| 2018 | Lovely Accident | "Lovely Accident" Kaushik Akash Guddu (KAG) for JAM8 | Hindi | Taposh, Harjot Kaur | Shloke Lal | Debut |
| Year | Show | Songs | Singers | Lyrics | Member(s) |
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| 2016 | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | ||||
| 2018 | Carvaan Lounge (Season 1) | Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Mein | Mouni Roy and Nakash Aziz | Shloke Lal | |
| 2022 | Raposo Jamroom | Raah Dikha De | Asees Kaur and Mohit Chauhan | Shloke Lal | Shubham Shirule and Ana Rehman |
During the launch, Pritam said, “I had this plan long back, but could not execute it as I had no time and no one to manage it. Now, there is a team to do so, and I have some time to mentor them as I have limited assignments.” [1] [2] [3]
“JAM8 is a platform for newcomer composers. We hunt for them from all corners and want to push their music into the mainstream, as the industry is open to multiple composers for a film now.” [1] [2] [3] |}
| Award Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref.(s) |
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| 10th Mirchi Music Awards | Album of The Year | Raabta | Nominated | [5] [6] |
| Upcoming Music Composer of The Year | "Zaalima" from Raees | Won |
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