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Nitin Sawhney
Electronica / Ambient / Drum & Bass



London
United Kingdom

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Member Since3/30/2007
Band Websitehttp://www.nitinsawhney.com
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 18 2009 7:45P
Concorde 2 Brighton Brighton
Jul 19 2009 12:00P
Glade Stage, Matterley Bowl - Glade Festival Hampshire
Jul 31 2009 8:00P
Villa Ada Via di Ponte Salario, Roma
Aug 1 2009 12:00P
Piazza Mitrano Locorotondo BA
Aug 9 2009 8:00P
Princess Pavilion Falmouth - Cornwall
Aug 13 2009 8:00P
Super Bock Surf Fest Sagres
Aug 16 2009 8:00P
Suvilahti Powerplant - Flow Festival Helsinki
Nov 17 2009 7:30P
Sadler’s Wells - Svapnagata: Acoustic Evening London
Nov 26 2009 7:30P
Sadler’s Wells - Svapnagata: Confluence w/ Akram Khan London
Nov 27 2009 7:30P
Sadler’s Wells - Svapnagata: Confluence w/ Akram Khan London
Nov 28 2009 7:30P
Sadler’s Wells - Svapnagata: Confluence w/ Akram Khan London

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   About Nitin Sawhney

“It would be easier to jot down what this man can't do than what he can.”
-The Guardian, London, England

There is no disputing the fact that Nitin Sawhney is widely regarded as one of the most influential and versatile creative talents alive today. Firmly established as a world-class producer, songwriter, DJ, multi-instrumentalist, orchestral composer, and cultural pioneer, Sawhney has become a latter-day Renaissance man in the worlds of music, film, videogames, dance and theatre.

Sawhney has released 7 studio albums - each one garnering critical acclaim. Indeed, Sawhney has received no less than 15 major national awards for his work. London's Outcaste Records released the breakthrough Gold selling Beyond Skin in '99, which took a prestigious Technics Mercury Music Prize nomination and won Sawhney the coveted South Bank Show Award. Subsequently, Sawhney signed a multiple album deal to Richard Branson's V2 Records, and released the millennial epic and Silver certified Prophesy in 2001, winning a MOBO Award as well as a BBC Radio 3 Music Award. Sawhney's seventh studio album, Philtre, was released in May 2005, winning another BBC Radio 3 Award and has recently recorded his eighth album, London Undersound, which features performances from Paul McCartney, Anoushka Shankar, Natty and Imogen Heap amongst others and specially contributed artwork from Antony Gormley. Clubland has seen three international album releases by Sawhney: All Mixed Up – the definitive remix collection, FabricLive.15, and In the Mind of....Nitin Sawhney. He has toured each of his albums extensively and has sold-out many of the world's most prestigious venues both as a band and DJ. Sawhney has worked with a host of artists including Sting, Paul McCartney, Sinead O'Connor, A R Rahman, Jeff Beck, Brian Eno, Fink, and Will Young. In 2007 Sawhney co-produced the sophomore album for Atlantic Records artist Get Cape.Wear Cape.Fly.

To date, Sawhney has scored over forty films, as well as having scored TV ads for top international agencies. His music for Channel Four's Second Generation saw him nominated for the prestigious Ivor Novello Award for Film and TV Composition (2004), and his scores have accompanied everything from dark, high-tension drama to light-hearted animatronics. Known for his incredible degree of versatility Sawhney has established himself as one of the world's leading composers for film, and has acted as a judge for BAFTA, BIFA and The Ivor Novello Awards. Recent works include orchestral scores for Mira Nair's The Namesake, Sony Playstation 3's Heavenly Sword, and Franz Osten's silent film classic, A Throw of Dice, which he wrote for the London Symphony Orchestra. In production, amidst touring with his band and orchestras around the world, Sawhney will be scoring Deepa Mehta's forthcoming Exclusion, Henrique Goldman's Jean Charles, on the life of Jean-Charles de Menezes, The Fifth Beatle, on the life of Beatles manager, Brian Epstein, and the directorial debut of legendary actor Andy Serkis, Dark Blue Rising. He is also currently composing the score for Ninja Theory's follow up game development to Heavenly Sword, tba.

An acclaimed flamenco guitarist and classical/jazz pianist, Sawhney's musical ability to transcend cultural barriers has also gained him much recognition within the classical community. In 2006 Sawhney composed a 1hr 20-minute symphony to accompany A Throw of Dice, which premiered with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican, London and has subsequently toured globally with international orchestras. He has also worked with the BBC Concert Orchestra on Natural World Symphony, and the London Philharmonia on The Namesake. In 2004, Sawhney was commissioned by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Britten Sinfonia to compose several new performance works. Other past commissions include 2000's Urban Prophecies for BBC Proms, 2001's Neural Circuits for the Britten Sinfonia and leading British pianist, Joanna MacGregor, and a commissioned concert for 2006 Electric Proms. 2007's BBC Proms featured a retrospective of Nitin Sawhney's works by way of a sold-out groundbreaking orchestral performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Sawhney is currently in talks with the LSO to collaborate on the season of Summer/ Autumn 2009.

In 2000 Sawhney produced the Varekai album for Cirque du Soleil, taking his unique sound to an even-wider audience. In 2002 he worked with Akram Khan and Anish Kapoor, scoring the music to Khan's critically acclaimed choreographed work Kaash, and also wrote the music for Khan's Zero Degrees (nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award, and designed by Antony Gormley). Sawhney also scored Khan's latest work, Bahok, for the Royal Ballet of China. Recent works in theatre include Simon McBurney's Olivier award-winning A Disappearing Number for Complicite, the Mahabharata adaptation by Olivier award-winning writer Stephen Clarke and Jonathan Holmes' Fallujah.

Much of Sawhney's attention remains focused on the areas of education and community building, accepting the role of Artist in Residence for no less than 5 separate performing arts organisations around the world. Sawhney joined Sir George Martin as a patron for the British Government's Access-to-Music program and is also patron of the Raindance East Film Festival and the British Independent Film Awards. Sawhney appears regularly as an arts and current affairs commentator on topical discussion and news programs such as the BBC's Newsnight, Newsnight Review, and HardTalk. He has also written for UK national broadsheets: The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, and The Observer. In 2006 Sawhney was awarded an Honorary Graduate Degree from London’s South Bank University and in late 2007 was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Music from the University of Kent. Sawhney was made a companion of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in July of 2008. He is also due to receive a further university doctorate in 2009.

For further information, please contact tina@positiv-id.co.uk.

For further information please visit www.nitinsawhney.com


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Nitin Sawhney's Friends Comments
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rozett





Jul 14 2009 6:01 PM

i love your music, saw you at Lisbon coliseum was beautiful! Rozett
Jeff DePaoli™





Jul 14 2009 4:42 PM

Hey! Been a fan ever since I heard "The COnversation" years ago. Love your work. Absolutely flooring. Glad I stumbled across your page on here. Keep on making inspiring music!
buddy maxwell





Jul 14 2009 1:43 PM

Sup Nitin? Just passing through showing some love...Peese
DJ Khaira





Jul 14 2009 11:43 AM

How u doin? Jus stoppin by to show some love and let u know about my Bhangra track 'Ik Wari' Let me know what u think..
Much love!

DJ Khaira
myspace.com/djkhaira
here and now





Jul 14 2009 11:05 AM

here & now

The idea was initiated by a friend
whom I visited in the hospital.
She had asked me to play only the cymbal for her.

To give her the possibility to listen to the sound
also when she is by herself,
I recorded a sequence in our studio
and experienced quite a pleasant and soothing effect.

The following morning I woke up with the vision
that people all over the world
use the sound as a positive anchor -
irrespective of their taste in music,
spiritual orientation and worldview.

It may be healing, peace, love, fulfillment, freedom
a project, an aim or just breathing consciously,
being present in the here and now...
it may be simply a pure sound
to have in the background...

Every 20 to 45 seconds (for about 30 minutes)
you will hear the single sound of the cymbal
as a gentle reminder of your real focus -
the quality you would like to confirm,
your contribution to the big pool,
from the field of intention into reality.

What is your heart’s desire?
- for yourself, for others

Get the free download on „here & now“
and spread the sound to the world!

THANK YOU FOR THE ADD!
and bringing your heart’s intention
into here and now!



Robert Castelli





Jul 14 2009 6:41 AM

Thanks so much for the friendship & support! It's an honor coming from you. I have almost all your stuff & I bought it all!!!!! You are a true musician,artist & inspiration.
Thanks & regards,
Robert
dominic





Jul 14 2009 1:02 AM

thank you for all you do

love & peace
The Trips





Jul 13 2009 8:58 PM

Hey thanks for adding us!

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Jul 13 2009 6:33 PM

Thanks for add:)Love your work since ever!Wish you a wonderfull week,take care.Peace.Moonlik
Chris Brass





Jul 13 2009 5:06 PM

Thanks for the add, I really appreciate it !!
Have a wonderful Summer !!
Greetings from Paris.
Chris

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Jul 13 2009 4:44 PM

!!!OUT NOW!!! july 1, 2009

debut album - literary devices - on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody...

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Jul 13 2009 11:27 AM

Hi ! Come to my new myspace music to listen my songs.
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Rivmixx





Jul 13 2009 11:25 AM

Nitin Sawhney @ Glade Stage, Sunday 5.15pm
Nitin Sawhney is a world class producer, internationally regarded as one of the most influential and versatile creative talents alive. The multi-talented producer, DJ, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and orchestral composer, has become somewhat of a cultural pioneer in the arts world, working in music, film, videogames, dance and theatre.

Having released seven studio albums to critical acclaim, he has received 15 major award nominations for his work. His first release, 'Beyond Skin' (1999) went Gold and picked up the highly regarded Technics Mercury Music Prize nomination and won a coveted South Bank Show award. This lead to Sawhney signing a multiple album deal with Richard Branson's V2 Records and releasing the epic 'Prophesy' in 2001, which saw him continue his award winning reign, as he picked up a MOBO and a BBC Radio 3 Music Award.
Read the rest here. http://www.rivmixx.com/core/specialfeature_details/id/1813
Ice Dwarf





Jul 12 2009 2:25 PM

NEW ALBUM IS OUT ! ! !
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voodoodecoder





Jul 11 2009 1:49 PM

Mr.Sawhney you rule
Mundala





Jul 10 2009 11:48 AM

Enjoy the week-end.

And thanks for your music.

Greetz
Bram
Esmee
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Jul 10 2009 1:48 AM

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Dale





Jul 8 2009 11:25 PM

❧ ☺ 𝄞 ♪ ♩ ♫ ♬ hi Nitin, your music is excellently ace ! ! ! wishing you every success on your tour & hope to come along, peace love & happiness ✢ ✺ ✻ ✽ ✾ ❁ ❂ ❃ ❅ ❆ ❈ ❉ ❊ ❋ ☆ ⎈ ♡
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voodoodecoder





Jul 8 2009 4:03 PM

SO GREAT SOUND
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Jul 6 2009 9:29 AM

LISTEN TO YOUR SOUND EVERY DAY
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Jul 6 2009 6:32 AM

Hi!

Brand new mashup video for Occam's song 'Passage' is available from Kemuri on Myspace.

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Sir DNA





Jul 4 2009 4:01 AM

If music be the food of love, play on. (William Shakespeare)

I‘d like to invite you to have a listen to our music.

Listeners have said:

*Your music is quite fantastic! It has heart/soul/atmosphere - and I really dig it!

*Your music . is . exquisitely . beautiful

I saw you on Eric Clapton's page. That's too cool. You are very talented and I can see why he put you there.

*Quitting your day job did wonders for the music world. Thanks man - great work!

I hope you enjoy it as much as they did...

Andris



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Jul 3 2009 1:15 PM

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