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Pod#130 - Nadir Shehzad Khan - Early years, Sikandar Ka Mandir, Atomy Event & more!
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 01:07:48
Publish Date: 2021-11-29 02:00:00
Description:

Our very own Nadir Shehzad Khan is this week's guest! Musician and creative person extraordinaire, Nadir talks about his complete music journey to date from the very start, through his years at the helm of one of Pakistan's most influential indie acts, all the way to his latest release "Atomy Event"!  

Things discussed in this episode:  

00:00 Intro 

02:19 Why are we doing this? 

04:23 Nadir’s introduction to music as a child 

09:53 His first band and how Sikandar ka Mandir formed 

The Indus Valley years: 

13:55 His mockumentary holding up a low quality mirror to society 

19:40 His conscious push to mess with all the teachers, and how they felt 

24:01 How the Lussun TV series came about 

28:11 The 2010s: Live music dying, YouTube ban, and the tours & festivals he organized 

35:46 36 - Sikandar Ka Mandir’s second album, new lineup and approach 

39:53 Developing a sincere following and why certain people resonated with their work 

43:06 The band drifts apart and Nadir decides to focus on solo work and upskilling himself Atomy Event: 

48:56 How the song came about, multiple versions, confusion 

53:50 How the video happened 1:01:00 How long the song and video took to put together 

1:04:26 Will he do things the same way again? 

1:05:47 Outro  

LINKS: 

Atomy Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOc1smX7BEU 

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