You should be known outside Bollywood music, says singer Guru Randhawa
Singer Guru Randhawa’s track Patola in collaboration with artist Bohemia has got him a lot of recognition in the Indian music scene. However, unlike other artists who want to make a career in Bollywood music first, he wants to have a strong hold in independent music.
“I am happy doing my stuff. Whatever I have achieved is because of this independent market. I think you should do Bollywood once you are all into your own market. Doing a Bollywood song for a particular actor or producer, you should be known in the world outside of Bollywood music,” says Randhawa.
Read: Yo Yo filled the void left by my music: Bohemia
The 24-year-old singer has sung tracks such as Yar Mod Do, Tu Meri Rani and Khat and recently released his single Suits. While he is content with his current status as a singer, he says starting off in the music industry is not an easy task.
“When I entered the music industry, the biggest struggle was reaching out to people. There are so many artists who have good content but they are finding it difficult to take their work to the market. I had a lot of content but there were studios who wanted my songs free of cost. I was not ready for that. I did my first album with my own record label. I think the most difficult bit is recording the first album or first song,” says the singer.
He adds that financial support is very important for all budding singers.“These days video quality is important. If a new artist comes and he doesn’t have a good record label to invest in him, then there is no point,” he says.
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