Khurram Waqar has been part of various rock bands for the last 20 years, with varying degree of success.
13 Facts About Khurram Waqar
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Khurram Waqar's father is a retired bureaucrat and his mother is a housewife.
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Khurram Waqar's parents were supportive of his passion under the condition that he pursue his studies and career in parallel.
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Khurram Waqar did exactly that, graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA with a Masters in Information Systems Management.
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Khurram Waqar was predominantly influenced by Western rock and roll, an avid fan of groups such as Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Whitesnake, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden.
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In 2018 Khurram Waqar retrieved all the material from the vaults and subjected it to the painstaking process of production, mixing and mastering.
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In Khurram Waqar's own words 'This is a guitar instrumental and the idea originated almost 14 years ago when my eldest son was born.
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In 2018 Khurram Waqar collaborated with Dubai-based musician Nikhil Raj Uzgare who is the vocalist of the award-winning rock band, Point of View, based in Dubai.
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The first band Khurram Waqar ever featured in, was 'Fantazia' with school mates and good friends Suhaib Kiani, Taimur Khan and Sabih Zaman.
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In 2001 Khurram Waqar left for the US to pursue his graduate studies.
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Around this time a couple of Steve Vai-Joe Satriani inspired G3 concerts were arranged by fans, in which Khurram Waqar performed alongside eminent guitarists like Faraz Anwar, Sarmad Ghafoor and Zeejah Fazli.
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In 2003, Khurram Waqar set up a home based music studio called the Root Gate Studio with the facility to record live drums.
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In 2008, Khurram Waqar formed the rock band Qayaas with Umair Jaswal on vocals which, over the years, developed a cult following.