Vishvesh Parmar (born 28 November 1983) is an Indian playback singer/ recording artist and composer, known for his composition Pankhida for the urban Gujarati Film, Kevi Rite Jaish.[1][2] He was the recipient of the Binani Big Gujarati award for Most Entertaining Song in 2012.
Vishvesh Parmar (વિશ્વેશ પરમાર) | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 28 November 1983 Anand, Gujarat, India |
| Genres | Rock, Bollywood, Grunge Rock, modern blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, music producer, guitarist, sound engineer, model |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, flute guitar, synth, bass piano |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Early life
editVishvesh Parmar was born in Anand (the Milk City of India) on 28 November 1983 and grew up in Nadiad, both towns are in the Gujarat state. He attended school at St. Mary's High School, Nadiad and in August 2001, moved within the state to Vallabh Vidyanagar to pursue his engineering degree at A.D Patel Institute of Technology.
Career
editIn February 2007, he moved to Ahmadabad, Gujarat where he began giving solo performances on weekends at local cafes.[3] In July 2008 Vishvesh moved to Mumbai to study sound engineering and recording arts, and went on to work as a sound engineer in the Bollywood film industry. In 2012 he made his debut as a composer for the film 'Kevi Rite Jaish' with the song 'Pankhida' and 'Kharekhar'.
Pankhida reception
editPankhida was Vishvesh Parmar's first composition, and became very popular within just a few hours of its release. After the song was made available for download (26 May 2012), it had over 100,000 downloads in the first four days, from the official website alone. It was declared a 'viral hit' by leading newspapers.[4][5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Note |
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| 2010 | Rann | Background Music Mixing Engineer |
| 2010 | Phoonk 2 | Background Music Mixing Engineer |
| 2010 | Payback | Background Music Mixing Engineer |
| 2010 | Rakta Charitra | Singer – Mila toh Marega, Assistant Music Composer,Background Music mixing Engineer[6] |
| 2010 | Rakta Charitra-II | Singer -Mila Toh Marega(Electro Mix), Assistant Music Composer,Background Music mixing Engineer[6] |
| 2012 | Kevi Rite Jaish | Singer and Music Composer – Pankhida and Kharekhar, |
| 2014 | Gang of Ghosts | Singer- Ishq Behn ka Dinna[7] |
| 2014 | Chachi's Funeral | Music Composer[8] |
| 2020 | Asur (web series) | Music Supervisor [9] |
Awards
edit2012: Won the Binani Big Gujarati Award for The Most Entertaining Song 2012 for the song "Pankhida" from the movie Kevi Rite Jaish.
References
edit- ^ "Vishvesh Parmar". Stay.com.
- ^ "What is 'urban music'?". dnasyndication.com.
- ^ [1][dead link] August 2012&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Pc04511&format=&publabel=TOI Archived 6 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rock version of Pankhida goes viral – Cinema & Entertainment – News – News Syndication – Content Syndication". dnasyndication.com.
- ^ "Gujarati rock song; a viral hit". The Times of India.
- ^ a b "Vishvesh Parmar celebrates World Music Day". The Times of India.
- ^ "Vishvesh Parmar's new music outing - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Vishvesh Parmar composes music for Chachi's Funeral". The Times of India.
- ^ "Vishvesh Parmar". IMDb. Retrieved 28 October 2022.