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Mahmood Khan’s Concert at Sydney Opera House

Mahmood Khan to become the first Australian Pakistani Singer Songwriter to perform at the Sydney Opera House.

Composer, performer and recording artist Mahmood Khan will share his songs and performances with the multicultural audiences Australia has to offer in a concert at the Sydney Opera House on March 14th.

Mahmood Khan represents an exclusive rare breed of singer/songwriters to emerge out of Asia who amongst extreme difficulties kept their Art alive and dedicated a lifetime to celebrate the resilience and adaptability of the human spirit. An experienced sound engineer, producer, writer, lyricist and performer, he has pioneered the fusion sound and has continually brought hope to his niche listeners around the world with his spiritual pop oriented songwriting and philosophy.

Born in Pakistan to parents who migrated from India after the 1947 war, he wrote songs at an early age. He moved to Los Angeles and started off as an assistant sound engineer in at a company that was a hub for R&B, Rap, Hip Hop and Funk genres. Jam power productions led by visionary Tom Berry was based in Northridge, California and was home to producers Chuckii Booker, Livio Harris, Damon Thomas, Budd Ford and Ronni Van among many others. His first break in LA came when his song won the Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase song competition setting him up with a gig with veteran music producer George Tobin.
In the Indian Sub Continent region where original singer/ songwriters are extremely rare Mahmood’s love for original songs was kept alive and inspired by writers such as Barry Gibb, Michael Omartian, Paul Simon, Aziz Mian Qawal, John Denver, Stevie Wonder and David Foster and Arif Mardin. Many singers all over the world have recorded his songs notably Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who collaborated on album ‘Only one’ Internationally released in 1997 and recently 30 Australian independent artists recorded his composition for a charity song for The Red Cross . Local artists involved with Project Down Under include Amanda Easton and Tania Murray who co-wrote the lyrics with Khan, as well as Jo Elms, Yolanda Thomas, Evelyn Duprai, Snez, Melanie Griffiths and Ellen Arthur to perform on the song, which will also include a beautiful Sitar solo performed by Rosie Henshaw.

He was also commissioned by the Government of Pakistan to compose for the 9th SAG (South Asian Games) games opening and closing ceremonies and was also supported by Alliance Franchise in his struggling years. A master musician he can develop different sounds for his songs by fusing exotic instruments while keeping the American Funk song formation as the foundation, original melodies and lyrics as the soul and South American inspired gypsy guitars as the bed.

Mahmood believes the combination of his music and the onstage chemistry between the players will make a once-in-a-lifetime concert performance. “It is both exciting and humbling that considering my geographic disposition I get the opportunity to play at the Sydney Opera House" he said. "There are some amazing moments we captured on film while shooting the documentary ‘Journey of a sound’ of the events which have been nothing short of miracles leading up to the concert”.

For Further Information, Please Visit www.mahmoodkhanfunk.com

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