Mahmood Khan has spent 15 long years working
in the music-studios of Los Angeles. Mahmbod had gone there
to study Sound Engineering. While studying he approached a
number of studios to let him work there or just become an
assistant to be able to watch the Pros at work. However when
his requests were denied he took up work at the studios, staying
back till early morning to do the cleaning up. His perseverance
paid off when he rose so rapidly that a couple of years later
he was offered a partnership in the same studio. In 1999 Mahmood's
first solo album `Fairy Tale' was released by an independent
record company in California. At the time he was residing
and working in Hollywood as a sound engineer and was gaining
vital experience by working with artists like Vanessa Williams,
Richard Mars, Dr.Dre, Coolio and Stevie Wonder to name a few.
Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan noticed his sound and in '97 Nusrat
and Mahmood were working together on a new album. Six months
later the album `Only One' by Mahmood Khan featuring Nusrat
Fateh Ali Khan was finished. As is usually the case, Mahmood
was the sole writer, sound engineer and producer of the album.
Late '97 saw the release of `Only one' and American radio
stations were quick to add the first single `Another Lover/
Teri Yaad' to their playlist. Mahmood became the first Asian
artist to be played by over 250 radio stations across the
USA. Magnasound released the album in India.
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