Shamoon Ismail (Interview)

Name: Shamoon Ismail
Nickname: Not really
D.O.B: 21 September 1990
Favorite quote: Beta gari le jaao - My mother
Tell us a bit about yourself?
I'm an aspiring musician from Islamabad. I sing, write my own songs, play guitar, compose and produce music for myself and other musicians. That's pretty much it!
Inspirations?
Many musicians inspire me, both western and eastern. To name a few, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, John Mayer, Led Zeppelin, Pantera.
Being a musician was it a dream?
Music is what I have always wanted to do. I feel lucky to be living my dream today.
You recently released two songs; both of them got a lot of appreciation. While you were in studios and were working on them were you expecting this kind of response from people?
Honestly, I never thought the response would be this great, especially my second single 'Pind' was very experimental. Though I did put in a lot of hardwork, so I hoped it will turn out good. However, the response was tremendous and i am really thankful to all my fans for their support.
Out of sapne and pind which song were you expecting would have been on the charts?
As a musician, I gave both of my songs my best but appearently 'Pind' received more acclaim.
Two songs, completely unique what made you write these songs?
Both songs were driven by the circumstances at the time that I was writing these songs. 'Sapne' was the outcome of post-2010 bombings and target killings accross the country and so it speaks for the people who lost their loved in such incidents. While 'Pind' on the other hand was written earlier this year and the idea was very simple, to walk my listeners through my pind.