Fans of pop, hip-hop, funky and electro music need no longer to wait as Fuad’s next album “Hit Factory” will soon be released. The music director-producer and singer shared with the Dhaka Tribune about his upcoming project.
“Hit Factory was the name of my first studio. I have been residing in Bangladesh for nine years now. The album reflects that time span where I met some great musicians and friends who came to visit my studio and we did some jamming together,” Fuad reflected on his journey so far when asked about the name of the album.
“This album is retrospective and sort of brings things into a full circle for me. I may not even stay in Bangladesh in near future, I am not really sure what is going to happen. It took five years to produce the album, but I didn’t go obsessive compulsive in regards to mixing and mastering. There are tons of technical flaws, but if I was to recreate things and try to fix the issues the emotional element would be lost. So I kept it with all its imperfections. Oh man, I just had a passing thought, I should have called it Bongo Bazaar..u know where they sell slightly imperfect garments,” added the composer.
The album has a mix of fresh and experienced singers who performed solo. Upol Islam, Mouri, Nazia, Shuvo, Sumi from band Lalon, Artist TJ, Anila and Arefin Rumey are some of the singers who lent their voices in the album.
“I sang two songs in this album. One of my favourites is ‘Aktai Amar Tumi’, which was already aired on an FM radio as a promo. ‘Shunduri Furi’ is another highlight of the album. This song is dedicated to my beautiful wife,” Fuad smiled.
There are around 13 songs in the album which has a very eclectic theme.
“I do not want to be restrained by any boundaries of genre or theme. These songs have been done in an informal way. Some of them are even scratch demos.”
“Apart my professional work, I tried to do something very personal and ‘Hit Factory’ speaks for my taste,” Fuad said.
Under the label of Incursion music, the album will be launched in March. ‘Hit Factory’ will be available both in compact disc and digital formats.