A rare yet beautiful image of east meets west.īringing together extremely talented artists under one roof without any tiffs and ego hassles might seem like a task in itself, but the founder maintains that Sachal Studios is like a huge family, "There are no problems what so ever. The official video, Tribute to Dave Brubeck's Take Five shows bearded men, clad in spotless white kurtas, sitting straight-backed on chairs and playing violins and cellos, with such an effortless ease. They loved it and they brought it up into our own music structure without moving away from the composition both in terms of time keeping and melody. It also has a great melody, great time structure and our musicians took to it like fish to water. In a subcontinent where Jazz isn't as popular, Majeed was always sure about doing this cover, "I chose Dave Brubeck's Take Five because it's an iconic revolutionary composition. Everyone looked at it and said let's have a look and see why Dave Brubeck thinks it's a wonderful interpretation of Take Five." The album took off after this commendation came along.
The marketing has just begun in earnest," he revealed with newfound wisdom.īut good music has never needed PR! World-class melody and a much-valued observation by the Jazz legend and original composer of Take Five Dave Brubeck who found this cover 'the most interesting version of Take Five he's ever heard' made the sales shoot though the roof.īasking under the praise from the legend himself, Majeed said, "Dave Brubeck's commendation means a lot to me and I am very happy and proud that he enjoyed the interpretation of Take Five. We are also setting up our marketing arm in Pakistan. We are in the process of finalising the marketing contracts with one of the leading Indian companies. "Sachal Studios and my struggle has been to bring back the great musicians of Lahore and give them the freedom to compose and the freedom to play. But the success has opened his eyes to their own potential. Until now, he was just living his dream, least bothered about the number games and chart toppers.
Together with his dear friend Mushtaq Soofi, Sachal Studios was set up as a custom made studio dedicated to recording with the assistance of independent consulting engineers and the famous Abbey Road Studios in London. I was elated and all the musicians are very happy, and they feel on top of the world," said Majeed who came up with the idea of creating music after the death of his music-loving father.
"I only came to know through people telling me and looking at the chart it just went viral around the world all over the place.
And while the world raved about it, these gifted artists from the streets of Lahore, and the man behind it all were blissfully ignorant. In a music industry, which thrives on over-the-top videos and screaming Billboard promotions, Izzat Majeed, and the Studio's innovative cover of jazz legend Dave Brubeck's Take Five went through the roof and became number one in the US and UK on the iTunes jazz charts recently. Now, the musical notes are heard over the din of political rancor - the harmony of Violin fused with the rhythms of Sitar. Music lover, Izzat Majeed, has dusted the dust off these veterans' instruments, with his determined will and passion for music. After 25 years of musical silence, Pakistan's Sachal Orchestra has brought the great musicians of Lahore together under one roof.
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