Wander Lakes
Karachi
A pop/rock/classical band comprising of two members namely Afzal Gilani and Faraz Ahmed. For Concerts & Queries: +923313211316 wanderlakesmusic@gmail.com
Biography
"WANDERLAKES"
WANDERLAKES is a Pakistani music band which is gaining Pakistan's attention with their song "Jo Mila Hai Ghum".
ETYMOLOGY
The name WANDERLAKES is derived from the English word (Wanderer) which means "To travel from place to place, especially on foot, without a particular direction or purpose", the word Lakes means , (No Boundries for our music we will do every type of music. like the lakes or sea have no any end or boundries).
MUSIC
WANDERLAKES was formed back in June 2009 with initial line up of Syed Afzal Gilani, Yousuf Ahmed Qureshi.
WANDERLAKES first song is Jo Mila Hai Ghum. Our songs will be on every tongue of young blood of our nation or the senior music lovers. it has power to invade hearts and capture the souls, our music is food for us. and we are addicted to it and a day will come when u'ill be addicted too...
Currently WANDERLAKES is working on their 2nd Song titled as 'I'm Alone' which is expected to hit stores early 2013.
WANDERLAKES is working with HUM TV for the title song of the TeleFilm "MUJRIM" after its completiton WANDERLAKES will move toward the 2nd TeleFilm title song.
Surprisingly .. We got our first concert before our first Song..We Guess this is what you call opportunity or may be its just that when ALLAH blessess You..
Now by the grace of almighty ALLAH we have started our own music production. and we are working too hard on it. and InshAllah we shall overcome.
WANDERLAKES" IDEA of LIFE
Live and let others live!
And definately life is nothing without musik. all colours of life are vague and incomplete without music..
GOLDEN PAGES OF OUR MEMORY BOOK
When "WANDERLAKES" actually got to know that they had hidden talent?
As far as we can remember we always loved singing and Guitaring we were acticve participates of singing contest at our school...and was always a winners.
THE YOUNG FEETS TOUCH THE FLOOR OF MUSIC WORLD
The memory is unforgettable one. When we kept our first step in studio we were only seventeen years old. and was excited to see the music equipments mixers etc...
WANDERLAKES FIRST CONCERT
In Early days of winter Year 2009, a peace concert was held in Arts Council, sponsored by Our school, All Karachi famous singer ; Shahzad roy,Haroon, Faakhir..Every good and famous artists you can think of were there to perform among them was us ; Yes We "WANDERLAKES" to sing on earth song.. At first these people did'nt even noticed us backstage may be all of them thought that "WANDERLAKES" were from audience or something. Our heart were pounding like a drum that day we wanted to show the world that we was something. we knew it were the first break for us and indeed the last chance to show that we had something. Our first performance went exuberant, all celebreties were astonished but at the same time were very supportive and appreciating .. night of dreams we can never forget.
SONG IN TELE FILMS
* "Mujrim Kon Nahi"
Singles
* "Jo Mila Hai Ghum"
Members
The band currently has 2 members:
Syed Afzal Gilani (Lead Vocals, Lyrics, Compositions & Producer)
Yousuf Ahmed Qureshi (Lead Guitars,Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals, Compositions & Producer).
Album
WANDERLAKES are still working on their 1st album.
Interview
WANDERLAKES, a promising band from Pakistan is creating waves across the globe with their latest Song release, with hits like Jo Mila Hai Ghum. WANDERLAKES consists of two band members, Afzal & Yousuf.
1) Firsly, introduce the band to them who might not have heard about you guys yet?
WANDERLAKES, is a rock, pop, etc Karachi based band.
Musically, WANDERLAKES music is very much in accordance with the meaning of WANDERLAKES. It's about Sadness and feel.
WANDERLAKES comprises of :
Syed Afzal Gilani (Lead Vocals, Lyrics, Compositions & Producer)
Yousuf Ahmed Qureshi (Lead Guitars,Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals, Compositions & Producer).
2) When and how did you guys form the band WANDERLAKES? Was there ever a different line up of the band or has the line up remained the same since its conception?
WANDERLAKES was the brain child of Afzal & Yousuf.They formed it in 2009 when they started jamming together, Because they were childhood friends.
3) Has any of the band members taken professional music lessons? Vocals and instrumental?
Yousuf has taken some Basic guitar lessons from YOUTUBE.
Afzal were not taken any music classes or singing classes.
4) Who writes your lyrics and who composes the music?
Both Of Them is the lyricist of the band.
5) How did you get the opportunity to work with Ace Productions? Did
Danyal Pervaiz and Muhammad Talal Ahmed approach you or did you guys decide to work with him due to his experience in the field?
Yousuf was Referred by his friend to Danyal Pervaiz and Muhammad Talal Ahmed. so it was always their plan that, once, WANDERLAKES is in good shape it will necessitate a good management. And as soon as things started working for WANDERLAKES.
Danyal Pervaiz and Muhammad Talal Ahmed worked too hard to make our song best. they are really friendly to us and we had lot of experience and fun to work with them.
Well it’s a massive project and InshAllah it will surprise a lot of people once its out. As for the major deal, we wont say that we were lucky enough. We believed in our hard work from day one that it is our devotion which is now finally paying us back. For the people who thought they could have make things worse for WANDERLAKES after Jo Mila Hai Ghum are finally asking us for shows and a lot more.
7) Who Directed, Producer your Music video? & who was the story writer of this song?
We were the Producer and Director of our own video and the story writer of our song. we had just hired the ENG for our video shoot. its was a great time to made our own video. i think we are one of those in the music industry of pakistan who had directed and produced thier own video in a very early age. and InshAllah WANDERLAKES hope that people like our first music video.
6) When can we expect to see a new video from WANDERLAKES? And, which song will it be?
InshAllah December and it's a surprise track for our fans.
8) What are you future goals and endeavors as a band?
Stay united. period
Contact For Concerts & Queries:
Afzal: 0315-2301456
YOUSUF: 03313211316
Find us on facebook:
www.facebook.com/wanderlakesmusic
Gmail :
wanderlakemusic@gmail.com
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