'GREATER DISTANT BEAT' BY AAMAR Released by Goga Records Audio CD (19 November 2007) Number of Discs:1 Label: Goga ASIN: B000SSESX4 Catalogue Number: GOGA001 Guide Price: £8.99 Click here to buy this single Now!

Newcomer Aamar has released his debut album ' Greater Distant Beat' an Eastern-Western style co-production with Tim Woolf. Dubbed as the "Asian answer to Prince!", Aamar hopes to follow-up the success of his singles 'Just Being Friendly' & 'Alive' with this debut album.

ABOUT AAMAR

Aamar was born in Huddersfield (his parents originate from Pakistan) in West Yorkshire and moved to London to study dance and choreography at Middlesex University. An injury midway through dance training prematurely curtailed a serious career as a professional dancer, Undeterred, Aamar continued to explore modern dance choreography and dance-theatre.

A little later he set up Firefly, a small independent company which specialises in the amalgamation of the various art forms. Aamar created and co-directs his own promo videos. The early setback turned out to be a blessing in disguise as he discovered a latent talent for song-writing. A chance meeting united him with Tim Woolf, a fellow University student and music major and combining their talents, Aamar began to make demos.

Not comfortable with his standard pop productions, Aamar began experimenting with traditional Indian dance rhythms. When he combined his compositions with Tim's Western arrangement, he realised that he had created a completely new and very distinctive pop sound. "Just Being Friendly" is his debut single and is a perfect example of his signature sound.

Pop music figured largely in Aamar's early musical influences. An avid fan of Abba and Kate Bush, he grew up absorbing everything his older siblings brought into their home. This included anything from Motown, Santana and The Carpenters to vocalists such as Sinatra, Shirley Bassey and Barbara Streisand, disco and the ever present Hindi movie soundtracks.

Aamar is single and lives in South London. He is signed to GoGa Records, an independent UK Label. Aamar's debut album 'Greater Distant Beat' is released in the UK on 19 November 2007.