Acoustic Station
Production
ProducerKashan Admani
Production companyDream Station Productions
Original release
NetworkYouTube
Release11 December 2019 (2019-12-11)

Acoustic Station is Pakistan's first music web series[1] that produces live music performed in a studio featuring new and established artists.[2][3] A concept of Kashan Admani, Acoustic Station focuses on introducing the sound of acoustic ensemble recorded live in a studio.

Format

The concept of the show was created by founder and producer Kashan Admani.[4] The web series features new and cover songs with unplugged arrangements having jazz influences. Each episode is released on Wednesday on digital mediums and features a unique artist with a different set of band. In an interview with The News International, Kashan Admani said that the show focuses on bringing new talent to the limelight through unplugged music. He explained that they did not associate with a brand because it is good for the music scene.[5]

Launch

Season 1 was launched in Karachi[6] in Dream Station Productions.[7][8][9] In the launch[10] ceremony, producer Kashan Admani[11] shared the idea behind the show and how he expects it to introduce the audience to new instruments and unplugged sounds.[citation needed]

Season 1

Acoustic Station Season 1 was opened by the band Kashmir with their song "Soch".[12][13] There are a total of 14 episodes in this season. In the second episode, Maha Ali Kazmi appeared and sang a cover of the Kashmiri song "Sahibo".[14][15] The third episode featured Latif Ali Khan who performed a Saraiki song titled "Lolak".[16] The fourth episode featured Nida Hussain with the original song "Jee Loon".[17] The fifth episode featured Hamza Akram Qawwal[18] with "Karde Karam". The sixth episode featured a new band named Rusted Rose with their original song "Cut Me". The seventh episode featured Zeeshan Ali with Shallum Asher Xavier for a Punjabi track titled "Sukh". In the eighth episode, Chand Taara Orchestra paid a tribute to Ghalib with a cover of his ghazal "Andaaz-e-Guftugoo". The ninth episode featured the band Tamaasha with the original song "Faaslay". The tenth episode of the show was headlined by Muhammad Zubair with the original ghazal "Maloom Hai", composed and produced by Kashan Admani. The eleventh episode saw Natasha Baig with a rendition of "Dur Ze Darya" featuring Kashan Admani on guitar, Remesha Janjua on backing vocals, along with others. Hamza Akram Qawwal returned to Acoustic Station in the 12th episode, becoming the only artist to appear twice in the show, with a rendition of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Chain Na Aaway". Latif Ali Khan reappeared in the 13th episode and covered Ustad Nusraf Fateh Ali Khan's "Chain Na Aaway".

Acoustic Station Season 1
Episode Artist Song Name House Band Director and Producer
1 Kashmir Soch Drums - Shane J. Anthony

Piano - Ali Raza

Acoustic Guitar - Zair Zaki

12 String Guitar & Nylon Guitar - Vais Khan

Acoustic Bass - Usman Siddiqui

Trumpet - Alex Shahbaz

Kashan Admani
2 Maha Ali Kazmi Sahibo Tabla - Joshua Amjad

Cajon - Veeru Shan

Acoustic UBass - Bradley D'Souza Piano - Alex Shahbaz

Rubab - Irfan Ali Taj

Flute - Zulqarnain

Acoustic Guitar - Kashan Admani

Acoustic Guitar - Mairah Khan

Kashan Admani
3 Latif Ali Khan Lolak Sitar - Waqas Hussain

Soprano Saxophone -

Lenny Massey

Cajon - Aziz Kazi

Acoustic UBass - Anas Alam Khan

Piano - Alex Shahbaz

Shakers - Veeru Shan

Hand Percussion - Sana Gilani

Acoustic Guitar - Kashan Admani

Acoustic Guitar - Mairah Khan

Kashan Admani
4 Nida Hussain Jee Loon Cajon - Veeru Shan

Acoustic Guitar - Mairah Khan

Ukelele - Ramesha Janjua

Backing Vocals - Natasha Khan, Afreen Shahab, Warda Iqbal

Shaker and Backing Vocals - Sana Gilani

Bass - Bradley D’souza

Trumpet - Alex Shahbaz

Kashan Admani
5 Hamza Akram Qawwal Karde Karam (Arzoo Daram) Clarinet - Lenny Massey

Piccolo Flute - Zulqernain

Drums - Alfred D’mello

Bass - Sameer Ahmed Bakhtiari

Piano - Alex Shabaz

Matka - Joshua Amjad

Acoustic Guitars - Kashan Admani

Kashan Admani
6 Rusted Roses Cut Me Vocals / Piano - Ismat Nanji

Acoustic Rhythm Guitar - Zain Rasheed Channa

Acoustic Lead Guitar - Mairah Khan

Acoustic Bass - Remesha Janjua

Drums - Taylor Simpson

French Horn - Alex Shahbaz

Kashan Admani
7 Zeeshan Ali ft. Shallum Xavier Sukh Acoustic Lead Guitar - Shallum Xavier

Acoustic Rhythm Guitar - Mairah Khan

Trumpet - Taimur Hassan

Bass - Shane Kerr

Drums - Ajay Harri

Piano - Alex Shahbaz

Kashan Admani
8 Chand Tara Orchestra Andaaz-e-Guftagoo Vocals - Sherry Raza

Bass - Babar Sheikh

Guitar - Omran Shafique

Drums - Kami Paul

Harmonica - Rizwan Ullah Khan

Kashan Admani
9 Tamaasha Faaslay Rhythm Guitars and Backing Vocals - Zahid Qureshi

Acoustic Lead Guitars - Anas Lutfi

Acoustic Bass - Ali Raza

Drums - Hyder Ali

Kashan Admani
10 Muhammad Zubair Maaloom Hai Drums - Kami Paul

Acoustic Rhythm Guitars - Mairah Khan

Acoustic Lead Guitars - Kashan Admani

Bass - Remesha Janjua

Melodica - Alex Shahbaz

Kashan Admani
11 Natasha Baig Dur Ze Darya 12 String Acoustic - Kashan Admani

Bass - Shane Kerr

Djembe - Aziz Kazi

Tambourine / Backing Vocals - Remesha Janjua

Duff - Joshua Amjad

Kazoo - Alex Shahbaz

Kashan Admani
12 Hamza Akram Qawwal, Taimoor Akram, Abdul Akram Chain Na Aaway Drums - Alfred D’mello

Bass - Sameer Ahmed

Acoustic Guitar - Mairah Khan

Lead Acoustic Guitar - Kashan Admani

Piano - Alex Shahbaz

Kashan Admani
13 Latif Ali Khan Gham Hai Ya Khushi Acoustic Guitar lead - Kashan Admani

Acoustic Guitars Rhythm - Mairah Khan

Piano - Alex Shahbaz

Bass - Anas Alam

Drums - Alfred D'mello

Kashan Admani

See also

References

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