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Atul Sharma | |
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.jpg) Sharma in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1961-05-09)9 May 1961 (age 64) |
| Origin | Chandigarh, Punjab, India |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Sitar |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Member of | The Red Brick House |
Spouse | Shivani Sharma |
Atul Sharma (born 9 May 1961) is an Indiancomposer, producer,sitarist, singer, and judge on the musical reality TV showVoice of Punjab.[1] He is known as a pioneer ofBhangra andPunjabi folk music and has composed music for over 5,000 albums[2] and manyPunjabi andHindi 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 andplaywrights. Based out ofChandigarh, he has been one of the foremost contributors in setting up the Punjabi music industry and the emergence of recording studios in North India.
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]
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Atul Sharma began his musical education at an early age, receiving vocal training inIndian Classical Music from P. D. Chandan inKalka at the age of 11. While continuing his vocal training, he started learning thesitar from Jitender Kumar inChandigarh.
He began his composing career in the early 1980s, with his first Punjabi album for the singerHakam Sufi, titledMela Yaaran Da. Thereafter, he went on to compose for numerous albums, including forHans Raj Hans,Sardool Sikander,Kuldeep Manak,Gurdas Maan, andSurjit Bindrakhia, as well as writing the score forPunjabi movies such asJatt Jeaona Mour[6] andBadla Jatti Da, both in 1991.
During this time, he mentored singerSurjit 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 honor of the albums record breaking success. This was followed by "Lakk tunu tunu", "Mukhda deke ke", "Billin Akiyan", "Saanu tedi tedi takhdi tun", "Peke hunde maawan naal" ,and "Yaar Bolda".
Atul Sharma mentoredHarjit Harman and partnered with lyricist Pargat Singh for the album “Punjebaan”. He received the award for the "Best Music Director" atPTC Punjabi 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".
Additionally, Atul Sharma has composed music for artists such as:
He has mentored artists including Yudhvir Manak,Gippy Grewal,Master Saleem,Avtar Singh Kang,Miss Pooja,Kamal Khan,Roshan Prince, andPreet Harpal.
Having studied Indian theatre atPanjab University's Department of Indian Theatre, in Chandigarh, Sharma has always contributed to theatre. He has worked with and composed soundtracks and music for national award-winning[8] playwrites such as Dr. Atamjit Singh.[9] He also provided music forShiv Kumar Batalvi's Luna.[10]
In 2001, he started his own audio recording studio in Chandigarh called Saffron Touch, which became one of the first studios to use modern digital recording methods and equipment. It is used by musicians and film directors, both fromBollywood[11] and globally.
