DEMO Discussions — Season 1

Aired 3 January 2021 • 60 min

Aadi shares his journey as an actor, from theatre to television, including the struggles he faced along the way. He further shares his thoughts on Pakistan's music industry, as well as personal life experiences.

Aired 4 January 2021 • 60 min

Usman Ghani, the first Pakistani with a FIM license, talks about his childhood and how his interest developed in motorsports. He sheds light on the struggles he has faced in this profession. He further discusses his future plans to train, coach and support aspiring individuals in Pakistan.

Aired 6 January 2021 • 60 min

On today's podcast, Haroon Shahid shares his journey towards acting and how he never wanted to be an actor. He talks about being casted for a movie, Shoaib Mansoor and Mahira Khan. Haroon Shahid shares his opinions on the music industry in Pakistan, placing emphasis on the importance of providing the particular industry with the same respect as theatre and film.

Aired 12 January 2021 • 60 min

Shahi is back in action, this time as a singer and ready to make his mark once again. Shahi Hasan is a brilliant guitarist and composer, whose talent has given us many memorable songs and performances, with 30 years of experience in Producing Music. He has been a part of one of the most famous bands of South Asia known as "The Vital Signs" with many top hits, including a national Anthem Called Dil Dil Pakistan. This song is the 3rd Most Popular song ever in the History of the World According to the BBC.

Aired 25 January 2021 • 60 min

Marai Unera is a popular female singer in Pakistan. She talks about her journey as a half Filipino and a girl in the Pakistani music industry. Maria talks about the role of her late mother in her life and her musical career, her initial life where she started off with busking and covers.

Aired 31 January 2021 • 60 min

Bursting on to the Pakistani pop scene in 2011 with Right way to fall, Natasha Humera Ejaz has been delivering her unique brand of mischief-music to the Pakistani listening community for over a decade. Jumping through genres, Natasha’s constant has always been to follow the music where it takes her. Infusing electronica, jazz, local and global folk music – Natasha is probably best described as eclectic-pop.

Aired 5 April 2021 • 60 min

DEMO Discussions with a Pakistani legend, Nazir Liyani Famously known as a producer, musician, and teacher, DEMO gets to have an exclusive conversation with this pioneer. We discuss the future of Pakistani music on a global scale, the importance of understanding the difference between sound and music, and the importance of creating a space for East-West fusion on the world music stage

Aired 12 April 2021 • 60 min

The hilarious and witty Aadi Adeal stops by at DEMO Studio to discuss the importance of life, how not to stress the small things and how to be a better human being. Watch as he gives advice to those who need it while simultaneously making people laugh.

Aired 25 April 2021 • 60 min

Imran Momina, famously known as Emu stops by DEMO Music Room to discuss his rise to fame, the underlying problem of young musicians, and a word of advice for future generations

Aired 9 May 2021 • 60 min

Rizwan Ali Jaffri is a model, singer, actor and all around creative. He loves to express himself through the power of music, and creates lyrics that connect with your soul. In this exclusive DEMO Discussions, we spoke to him about the challenges that he’s faced as a singer, what it was like winning his first LSA and what his plans are for the future!

Aired 28 May 2021 • 60 min

Located in the heart of Korangi at District 19, DEMO Music Room is a non-profit creative hub made for musicians and artists in mind. Demo's aim is to reignite the conversation about music in Pakistan and promote our local bands, Dj's and solo musicians of all genre's. It's a creative space space that allows for experimentation, intimate gigs, live-streaming shows, and creating content that looks and sounds stellar.

Aired 24 August 2021 • 60 min

BAZE is a 24-year-old singer-songwriter, and rapper based In Karachi. He's been making his music in his bedroom and is now on the road to taking his music journey to another level. We had a fun interactive session with BAZE in the DEMO MUSIC ROOM. Take a look at his musical journey and future aspirations in this video. BAZE has released quite a few originals and plans to keep spreading his unique tunes. We loved having BAZE for our DEMO discussions and cant wait to hear more of his music!

Aired 15 September 2021 • 60 min

Sounds of Kolachi is a group of different vocalists and instrumentalists from Karachi, contributing to South Asian melodic tunes. They describe themselves as a "music lab" where they are open to different types of genre's and fuse them together creating a masterpiece. Sounds of Kolachi is lead by music composer and director Ahsan Bari, and consists of other talented musicians including Nimra Rafiq, Quaid Ahmed and Gul Muhmmad. Sounds of Kolachi did a very interactive podcast inside the Demo Music Room, and spoke about their unique compostions and collaborations with other musicians.

Aired 21 January 2022 • 60 min

Nabihah Iqbal is a musician, producer, and DJ from London, raised in Pakistan, who recently had a lovely conversation with us about her music journey inside the DEMO music room. Nabihah also got the chance to perform her first dj set in Pakistan, and she talks about the amazing and overwhelming response she received. Watch the full podcast to learn about her musical journey and more!

Aired 1 February 2022 • 60 min

Ali Tariq ia young upcoming superstar in the making, who is also a music composer singer/songwriter. We were delighted to have Ali in the demo music room and talk about his music journey and future plans for creating music. Take a look a this podcast and dont miss out out on one of his unreleased songs that he performed for us inside the demo music room.