Exclusive Aman Sandhu Interview
Trisha Arora caught up with Aman Sandhu who is an extremely humble and versatile Punjabi singer set on making his mark on the Canadian Bhangra scene.
He started off with his tracks 'Bhulgi' and 'Dream Girl' and now, he's ready for the next step, his first album!
While keeping his role models Sardool Sikander, Kuldeep Manak, Mohamed Rafi, Ghulam Ali, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Kaka Bhaniawala in mind, Aman sets off to show the world how truly passionate he is about what his music.
This is his first album entitled '2 FINGERS 2 THE GAME' with E=MC. The album includes 9 different types of tracks and the first is called RECORD, which is purely a Desi Bhangra track.
How did you start singing?
I started singing at a young age. I used to play the harmonium and singing prayers in my school days. I was a lead singer at that time guiding my fellow classmates. Also, I was always interested taking part in different events and competitions. I took it as a profession while I was getting my Bachelor's degree at SD College, Chandigarh. There was a talent hunt competition at the youth festival on campus and I got selected and my friends encouraged me to learn music more seriously.
Then after some words of encouragement I finally I started taking it more seriously and worked on my voice. My teachers always told me that I have a good voice and that I can go places so keeping that in mind I work harder every day to achieve my goals and make everyone who believed in me very proud.
Tell me about your life outside of the music world. If you were not a singer, what would you be doing in life?
When I am not doing music, I love to spend time with my family, friends and relatives. Hanging around with my cousins is the best thing; we always have the best time together.
I love watching TV and I am very fond of shopping. If I was not a singer, I would be working boring 9-5 shifts somewhere that didn't make me happy.
Where do you get the inspiration for your songs?
God knows :) Usually there is nothing in particular that inspires me. I just listen to good music that I enjoy and sometimes I just happen to get a new idea out of nowhere.
Personally I think its God who inspires me whenever I make a new song. I listen to different types of music so I guess my creativity just comes to life.
What is the funniest memory you have from your experiences as a singer so far?
My funniest memory is when my track called 'BHULGI' released back in 2012. I was sitting with one of my friends in his car and he played my track and said to me "Aman have you listened this bomb track 'Bhulgi' by a singer called Aman Sandhu?