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Manj Musik

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Manj Musik
Born
Manjeet Singh Ral

24 January 1975
Bradford, UK
CitizenshipUK
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • Singer
  • Music Producer
  • Songwriter
Years active2014–present
SpouseNindy Kaur
Musical career
Genres

Manjeet Singh Ral (Punjabi: ਮਨਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਰਾਲ, born 24 January 1975), better known by his stage-name Manj Musik, is a British Indian composer, singer and Filmi scorer. He was one of the music composer for the bhangra music group RDB, which was formed with his two brothers Surjeet Singh (SurjRDB) and Kuldeep Ral in 1997.

Career

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Manj Musik started his musical journey with RDB group singing at their local gurudwara.

After the death of the older brother Kuljeet Ral, Manj Musik decided to leave RDB.[1][2] Beginning his solo career in 2014,[3] At that same year he was awarded "Best Urban Single" at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards for "Swag Mera Desi" by himself and Raftaar.[4]

Manj Musik began producing his own singles and also began to produce music in Bollywood, and has worked with established actors such as Saif Ali Khan, Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar, among others.[5] In 2014 Manj founded his own music label Muzik ONE Records.

Muzik ONE records

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Muzik ONE Records
Founded2014
FounderManj Musik
StatusActive
Country of originIndia
LocationMumbai, Maharastra

Muzik ONE Records is a Mumbai-based record label founded by British Indian singer, music director, and producer Manj Musik in 2014. Later renamed as Muzik ONE Global, Manj described that the label is built to give full marketing, promotions and financial support to up and coming independent artists and not the label itself.[6] Current signed artists under the label are the famous Indian hip hop crew KKG (Sikander Kahlon, Saddy Immortal, Rob C), Vee Music, Abeer Arora, Moyur, O2 & SRK, Mr.Richi, Sarb Smooth, Nindy Kaur, Manj Musik, and Raftaar.

Discography

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Singles
Goli
  • Released: 25 August 2014
  • Artists: Manj Musik, Raftaar
Desi Hip Hop
  • Released: 8 January 2015
  • Artists: Manj Musik, Raftaar, Raxstar, Badshah, Humble The Poet, Big Dhillon, Sarb Smooth, Roach Killa
Shut Your Mouth
  • Released: 25 February 2015
  • Artists: Sarb Smooth, Manj Musik, Raxstar
Stand Up
  • Released: 16 April 2016
  • Artists: Manj Musik, Raftaar, Big Dhillon, O2SRK
Billo Hai
  • Released: 25 September 2015
  • Artists: Herbie Sahara, Raftaar, Manj Musik
You Can't Stop This Party
  • Released: 31 July 2017
  • Artists: Noopsta, Humble The Poet, Raftaar
KITN
  • Released: 28 August 2017
  • Artists: Sikander Kahlon
Only You
  • Released: 31 October 2017
  • Artists: Mr.Richi, Manj Musik
Swag On 100
  • Released: 21 January 2018
  • Artists: Sikander Kahlon, Sady Immortal
Drunk On You
  • Released: 28 January 2018
  • Artists: Abeer Arora, Hardybazy

Artist Discography

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Singles

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Year Title Notes
2014 "Swag Mera Desi Hai (MTV Spoken Word)" Artist – Raftaar
2014 "Fukra Flow" Feat. Raftaar
2014 "Goli" Feat. Raftaar
2014 "Shera Di Kaum (Remix)" Feat. Raftaar
2014 "Party Like A Punjabi" Feat. Gippy Grewal
2015 "Desi Hip Hop (MTV Spoken Word)" Feat. Various Artists
2015 "Don't Do It" Feat. Sarb Smooth
2015 "Stand Up (MTV Spoken Word)" Feat. Raftaar, BIG Dhillon
2015 "Billo Hai" Artist – Sahara & Raftaar
2015 "Mombatiye" Artist – Zohaib Amjad Feat: Raftaar
2016 "Chal Chaliye" Artist – Sikander Kahlon
2016 "Hasna" Feat. Ammy Virk
2016 "Lak Hilaade" Feat. Raftaar
2017 "Kudi Baeymaan" Artist – Manj Musik
2017 "High Rated Gabru" Artist – Guru Randhawa
2017 "Gangster Look" Artist – A-Kay (Punjabi Billboard)
2018 "Make Some Space" Artist – Manj Musik (Punjabi Billboard)
2018 "Gallan" Artist – Manj Musik (Punjabi Billboard)

Film soundtracks

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Year Song Film Notes
2013 "Tamanchey Pe Disco" Bullet Raja composed by RDB
2014 "Whistle Baja" Heropanti composed by Manj Musik
"The Puppy Song"
"Dal Makhni" Dr. Cabbie
2015 "Warna Gabbar Aa Jaega" Gabbar is Back
"Singh And Kaur" Singh Is Bling
"Aaja Mahi"
"Aaja Mahi (Unplugged)"
2016 "Let's Talk About Love" Baaghi
"Mar Gaye" Beiimaan Love
2017 "Go Pagal" Jolly LLB 2
2019 "Mukhda Vekh Ke" De De Pyaar De
"Laal Ghaghra" Good Newwz

References

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  1. ^ "Wish Surj well for his future career: Manj Musik". Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. ^ "RDB split causes Brothers to fight in Court". DESIblitz. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Wish I could say Manj, me grew stronger together: Surj RDB". littleindia.com. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ^ Baddhan, Raj (7 October 2014). "Brit Asia Awards 2014: Winners list". BizAsia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Good music has no benchmarks: Manj Musik". hindustantimes.com/. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. ^ Tagat, Anurag (20 October 2021). "Manj Musik on Punjabi Pop and Hip-Hop's Global Rise and His New Song 'Kangna'". Rolling Stone.