SAMEER KHALID (vocals)
ZAID ATIQUE (lead guitars)
OMAIR SIDDIQUI (bass guitars/vocals)
ANAS KALEEM (drums)
Sameer (lead vocalist), Omair (bass guitars) and I, Zaid (lead guitars)
have been good friends since elementary school. In 9th grade we felt
that we should give singing and song-writing a shot. After hearing each other, it was quite apparent that Sameer would take up lead vocals for the band. Following a modern style of singing fused with the basic principles from the classical style, Sameer showed sheer versatility. Lyrics were always written when both Sameer and I got together. At first, our lyrics were of poor quality and very loosely put together. However, as is the case with most practices, the more we worked on our wordings, the better we got. Our first break-through was our first song "Imtihaan". More recently though, we've been working on putting a whole album together. This summer we've added five new songs to the list of four songs we already had. It has been already decided that our album will not be commercial but in fact for our own record and for our fans. We don't want to give too much away about our album but the most we can say is that its theme is going to be about reflecting on oneself and going through the motions of one's life and existence itself be it in any form of expression-anger, sorrow, thrill, joy, or complete disinterest in life. If you'd like to get a sense of what Nubz is all about check out our latest unplugged demo releases, "Inquilaab" and "Na Dikha".
We live in Saudi Arabia. We love it. Special moments? Hell yeah. The response we got from our first ever gig, really special, especially from the aunties (always a hard crowd).
Zaid: Pink Floyd, Cure, Cream, Clapton, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Steve Vai, U2, Pearl Jam, REM, Phish, Coldplay, Creed, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Audioslave, Karavan, Noori, MHB, Fuzon, Junoon
Sameer: U2, Pink Floyd, NFAK, Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali, Shafqat Amanat Ali, A.R. Rahman, Noori, Fuzon, Strings, Karavan, Josh, Old Junoon, Roxen, Ali K, Mekaal Hassan Band
Omair: From the likes of Abida Parveen and Ghulam Ali of eastern classical music to the great rock acts U2, Mekaal Hasan, Mizraab, Dream Theater, Pearl Jam, Creed, Rush, Journey and many many more.
Anas Kaleem: Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Cream, Eric Clapton, Karavan, Junoon
Musical Instruments:
IBANEZ RG120 Electric Guitar
FENDER DG5NAT Acoustic Guitar
YAMAHA F-310 Acoustic Guitar
Washburn XB100 Bass Guitar
Premier Drums with Zildjian Hihats and Cymbals
Microphones:
Low Quality Mic for Sample Recordings
Shure and Sony Mic for Final Recordings and Live Gigs
Amplifications and Recording:
ROLAND BOSS AMP
MARSHALL AMP
WASHBURN BASS AMP
FIREBOX
MUSIC MAKER AUDIO SOFTWARE
ADOBE AUDITION SOFTWARE
mein laaonga inquilaab, daur naya
i will bring a revolution, a new era.