British producer Mentor has been at the forefront of the British Asian and Bhangra scene for the last 10 years. Having produced recent hits such as his own ‘Jadoo’ (feat Nav Sidhu), ‘Sharabi’ (The Truth), ‘Kurri Canada Di’ (DJ Dips) and several classics for superstar Juggy D, including ‘Soniyeh’, ‘Billo’ and tracks from the album ‘Punjabi Rockstar’, hit-maker Mentor returns with his infectious new single ‘Pabh Chak’ featuring the vocals of American Punjabi star Bikram Singh. The new single releases on Thursday 5th December and is currently available to pre order from iTunes.
[youtube id=”Ovc5cRMjWJY” width=”620″ height=”360″]‘Pabh Chak’ is a fun and catchy Bhangra song which will set the dancefloors on fire this festive season, with the masterful production of Mentor Beats and an unmistakable vocal performance from Bikram Singh. The song was written by Savvy Dhillon from Chandigarh. Commenting on the collaboration, Mentor says: “Bikram has a unique voice and has delivered another flawless record with ‘Pabh Chak’. It was great to work with him and add my own dance flavour to the track. ‘Pabh Chak’ is a fast paced Punjabi track and I think Bhangra fans will really enjoy it leading in to the holiday season.”
Following his hit album ‘Bik I Am’ which was well received by Bhangra fans around the world, Bikram Singh goes from strength to strength in the Punjabi music market. His latest collaboration with Mentor in a fine example of his unique vocal talent which has been warmly received by the music scene, and has seen him become a hugely popular Punjabi artist in the last few years since his breakthrough album in 2005 ‘American Jugni’.
Mentor has been an ever-present force in the Asian music scene over the last decade. Whether it be under the guise of the Mentor Kolektiv, the hit Asian/urban/bhangra group of the early noughties or under his own production name of Mentor Beats, he continues to deliver hit after hit every year. Over the last decade he has acquired impressive production and remixing credits for the likes of Jay Sean, Timbaland and Magoo ft Missy Elliot, Craig David, Juggy D, Sugababes, Nitin Sawhney, Jon B and many more. Mentor Beats has also scored TV ad’s for McDonalds and Sharwoods, plus title music for TV programs including Nickelodeon’s ‘Control Freaks’. Mentor has also been involved in Training Courses and Workshops for various organisations including Point Blank, London School of Sound, BBC Blast, Fitzrovia Youth In Action and Actiondog.
In addition Mentor is also a household name on the UK radio and DJ circuit, and has hosted and produced various regular radio shows on BBC 1xtra, BBC Asian Network and currently on the newly branded Sunrise Radio 2, where he hosts the Breakfast show
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