An Interview with
Surinder Bachan
In today’s world of changing scenario of music where every part of the globe is trying to follow the rhythmic, scintillating and enjoyable beats of Punjabi Music, the name of Surinder Bachan as a Music Director of this revolutionary change cannot be ignored. Whether he is in north or west of the country his total dedication and contribution is to create something, which touches the souls of all human beings, and make them dance and sway with his music.
At the young age of 33 he is a combination of good lyrics and melodies. He takes pride in training voices with a wand of his musical composition and is accredited for arranging music of over 2 thousand audiocassettes, 2 dozen-feature films and a similar number of video films. Amongst his most popular film releases have been: - Mirza Jatt, Tabahi, Zorr Jatt Da, Ucha Pind, Kachehri etc. He ha also jointly scored with bally sagoo for the album Aaja Naach Ley.
Surinder Bachan, his father Shri Yogi Nath Bachan and elder brother Varinder Bachan all have rich tradition of music and are well immersed in the field of Punjabi Music. He got his training under the aegis of Shri Guru Sudama Ram Ji.
His troupe with well known singers has got an overwhelming response in America, Canada, UK and Germany whenever they had a chance to visit abroad.
His aspirations are to create long lasting melodies in the honeyed voices of good singers and reach the masses through his music and selected lyrics. He is fully and selflessly dedicated, creative and enthusiastic and a result oriented music director who can assimilate new trends and compositions at fastest pace and bring out magical renditions.
We had a conversation with this great personality during the recording of Kulbir’s new album :-
Q :- Tell us something about your background…..
S B :- I was Born at Chandigarh on 26th June 1965 but my actual village is Gurdaspur in Punjab. My father Shri Yogi Bachan Nath Bachan and my elder brother Varinder Bachan both are in this field, so I got training from my family.
Q :- What are your Qualifications ?
S B :- I did my schooling at Chandigarh, and got music training from my Guru, Guru Sudama Ram Jee, and launched my debut album of Bhupinder Babbal’s " Sulfe dee laat ".
Q :- Is every Music Director a musician before becoming a Music Director.
S B :- No, it is not necessary that every music director should be a musician but he or she should know the basics of every instrument, all aspects of music before instructing a musician. I was a musician playing accordian. I played it in lots of shows in India and Abroad. I was or you can say I’m a singer also.
Q :- Which was your debut Film as a Music Director ?
S B :- My debut film was Mirza Jatt, Directed by Ravinder Ravi. That was a great experience for me.
Q :- In How many audio cassettes have you given your music, can you name them ?
S B :- I have given music in almost 2000+ audio cassettes. I introduced many great Punjabi singers. Following are some names of my albums which had a good response in all over world :
Babbu Maan’s Tu Meri Miss India, Kulbir’s Tenun Nachdi Vekh Ke , Dolly Gulleria’s Nikka Jeha,
Q :- What is your taste of Music ?
S B :- I have all tastes of Music like Pop, Rock, Traditional Touch, Folk, Sufiana etc. Having all type of Tastes give me a boost …
Q :- What are your current Projects going on ?
S B :- My current projects are Catrack’s " Udeekan " sung by Dolly Singh which is almost complete and going to be released very soon, Second is Kulbir’s " Yaad " which is under production, and third one is New year eve programme which is to be telecast on one of the Punjabi Satellite channel.
Q :- You said that you have introduced many singers not only in Punjab But abroad also can you name them ?
S B :- This is God’s Grace that I had an opportunity to introduce many Punjabi as well as Hindi singers in the field of music like Ambarsare de Papar Ve main Khandee Na fame " Dolly Guleria ", Yaadan Terian fame " Bill Singh ", Viyah Da Card Fame "Ranjit Mani" long heyk fame "Surjit Bindrakhiya", Pind Pehra Lagda boy " Babbu Maan ", new launch India’s first Bhangra Group " Panjabi Munde ", Ja Ja Ve tenun Dil Ditta " Kulbir ", Aaja Aaja Ni Padosne " fame Harbhajan Shera ", " Surjit Khan ", " Parminder Sandhu ", " Durga Rangila ", " Mahi Nangal ", " Lovely Nirman ", " Labh heera " , " Balkar Sidhu ", " Sabar Koti ", " Yudhveer ", Comedy King " Bhagwant Maan ", " Jassi Jaspal " and lots of more….
Q :- How many awards have you received ?
S B :- By the God’s Grace I have to maintain a separate room for placing the awards received by me in the past years. This is the result of love and affection given to me by the audience. I got my first award in 1993 as a Best Music Director and still in 1994 and 1995 and again in 1998 till present. I recently got the Rafi award at Amritsar on the eve of Rafi Nite celebration.
Q :- What are your views of today’s trend in Punjabi Singing ?
S B :- Punjabi Singing needs no helping hand at all because of its rich tradition. But to fulfill the needs of Punjabis, today music videos are built with a high pace and except some, all are showing Punjabi culture in a good and neat form. Today Media is supporting our Punjabi music in a very good way and this is a very good support for any regional music. So, by taking this and by not forgetting our own tradition we are with the time and presenting a new look for our viewers in a desi form.
Q :- What are your views about today’s singers ?
S B :- It’s a great
pleasure for us that we are born in Punjab and Punjabi is our Mother language
because Punjab has a very rich tradition. Today every singer is trying to
present something new to his audience. Except some singers we appreciate all the
singers, who served for our nation and always try to give fresh and clean music.
Q :- Who is your favorite singer ?
S B :- This is a very tough question, I like all the singers from my heart and I respect every singer who came to me and talked to me about the latest in the music and share his or her ideas with me.
Q :- What is your dream ?
S B :- Dreams of a human being have no end , today if you are a musician then you would like to become a music director, and if you are a music director then you would like to become something else so there is no end. But my ambition in my life is to give or introduce new singers to my audience and give them fresh, cool and clean music. I have always learnt from my past experiences and like to learn from every aspect of my life.
Q :- what is your message to the audience and singers.
S B :- My message to singers is that sing good quality songs and try to make full use of your voice as it’s a god gifted thing a man can finish it by learning music ragas. And I would like to thank my audience for the love and affection given to me.
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