Usman Riaz | |
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Born | Usman Riaz October 26, 1990 |
Alma mater | Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture Berklee College of Music |
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Relatives | Zia Mohyeddin (grand uncle)Musical career |
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Years active | 2010 - present |
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Usman Riaz is a Pakistani music prodigy, multi-instrumentalist, animator, filmmaker and fingerstyle guitarist.
Early life and musical beginnings
Career
2010-2011:Music albums, Fire Fly and collaborations
On November 2, 2010, Riaz released his first album in English, Flashes and Sparks under EMI Paskiatn records.[1] The album contained three single "Fire Fly", "Clouds before the Storm" and composed and written by Riaz while directed by duo Bilal Khan and Shayan Agha.[1] The song was ranked fourth best pop song of 2011, where the site reads, "his pure approach to making music comes across instantly and we won’t be surprised if his name is uttered in the same breath as the likes of Aamir Zaki, Mekaal Hasan and Faraz Anwar."[2]
2012-2015:TED Fellowship, films and Coke Studio
2016-present:Animation and The Glassworker
Music style and influences
- http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2013/12/16/usman-riaz-ted-fellow-berklee/
- http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/05/opinion/riaz-internet-music/
- http://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2014/11/28/usman-riaz-redux
- http://fusion.net/story/256617/learn-from-internet/
- http://www.dawn.com/news/727054/album-review-usman-riaz-circus-in-the-sky
- http://www.dawn.com/news/684246/the-10-best-pakistani-pop-songs-of-2011
- http://www.dawn.com/news/1155966
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/290791/usman-riaz-about-a-boy/
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/395101/circus-in-the-sky-all-eyes-on-usman-riaz/
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/127032/i-truly-believe-music-is-magic--usman-riaz/
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/551164/a-musical-night-with-usman-riaz/
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/818945/an-inspiration-for-youth-take-a-leaf-out-of-the-life-of-usman-riaz/
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/258015/junoon-celebrating-20-years-of-sufi-rock/
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/193412/mad-goes-up-in-flashes-and-sparks/
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/266626/youtube-video-of-the-day-usman-riaz-outshines-on-saeen/
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/466200/i-want-to-keep-getting-better-says-usman-riaz/
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/804266/a-fireflys-descent-to-the-ocean-floor/
Animation (rest from google)
- http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/12/13/self-taught-musical-sensation-now-youngest-ted-senior-fellow/
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/1032872/apple-teams-up-with-pakistani-musician-artist-usman-riaz-for-ipad-art-demo/
- http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/pakistans-first-hand-drawn-animated-feature-film
- http://www.star2.com/people/2016/08/17/young-musician-brings-talented-people-together-to-make-this-animated-film/
- http://www.wired.co.uk/article/mano-animation-pakistan-glass-blower
- http://www.desiblitz.com/content/glassworker-pakistan-animation
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/sonyarehman/2016/02/21/the-karachi-whiz-kid-and-pakistans-first-hand-drawn-animated-flick/
Personal life
In July, 2015, Riaz married his friend Mariam.[3]
Filmography
Films
- The Glassworker (TBA)
- Shambhala (2016)
- Primero De Enero (2014)
- The Waves (2013)
- Ruckus (2013)
- Seedlings (2013)
Discography
Albums
- Flashes and Sparks (2010)
- Circus in the Sky (2012)
Coke Studio
Singles
- "Saeein" - Junoon 20 - Volume I
See also
References
External links
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