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Shani Haider
OriginKarachi, Pakistan
Occupation(s)Music Director, Record Producer, Instrumentalist, Arranger, Programmer
InstrumentsKeyboards, Bass, Drums, Tabla
Years active1996–present

Shani (Zeeshan) Haider is a Pakistani music producer.[1] Shani started his career as a keyboard player at an early age 15. He joined Eagle Record Company as a remix producer in 1998, where he was asked to make Vital Signs remix album, and that album was Shani's introduction to the pop industry. He has worked with Junaid Jamshed,[2] Ali Zafar, Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan,[3] Hadiqa Kiyani, Shehzad Roy,[4] Fakhir, Strings, Haroon, Jimmy Attre, Adeel Chauhdary,[5] Zaain Ul Abideen, Raheem Shah, Najam Sheraz, Fakhar-e-Alam, Nadeem Jaffrey, Aamir Zaki, Sajjad Ali. Shani has been nominated twice for Lux Style Awards and twice for TMA The Muzik Awards.[6][7][8] He also has composed a title song for Priyadarshan's Akshay Kumar starer indian movie Khatta Meetha.[9]

Shani also has composed music themes for major tv news channels: Geo news, Dunya news & Tv One news.[10] The Ufone tune "ufone tum hi to ho" is composed and sung by Shani Haider. He has composed jingles and soundtracks for the major brands including Ufone, Pepsi, Nestle, P&G, Orascom, Coca Cola, Braun, Toyota, Honda.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Pakistani Music Producers".
  2. ^ "Junaid Jamshed Interview".
  3. ^ "Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan".
  4. ^ "Owning Apnay Ullo". Dawn. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Aj Raat".
  6. ^ "lux style music nominees".
  7. ^ "lux style music nominees 2009".
  8. ^ "TMA nominees 2008".
  9. ^ "Khatta Meetha Song".
  10. ^ "Geo Song".
  11. ^ "Nestle Ad".
  12. ^ "ufone Ad 14th August".

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