Raasta

Raasta is an Australian Pop duo aimed at the Indian and Pakistani markets. It's comprised of Sherry (Lead Singer/Lyricist) and Taz (Composer/Producer). Sherry is an Australian of Pakistan-origin and Taz is a natural born Aussie convert Muslim who is a great admirer of Subcontinent culture, cuisine, language and history.Sherry and Taz's home is in Perth, Western Australia, where they write all their music and lyrics. Australian music industry renowned composer, producer, performer and multi-instrumentalist Glenn Bidmead has worked closely with Raasta, to come out with a fresh new sound for the market, in the form of debut album titled Pehla Safar.The recording/production/mixing/mastering for Pehla Safar all finished in February 2007. This album is comprised of 10 original songs with 2 bonus acoustic mixes giving the listeners a total of 12 great tracks. The album covers quite a diversified range of sound and styles of production. From up-tempo dance pop songs through love ballads right down to tracks that will make you rock.Pehla Safar was mixed by Glenn Bidmead, Daniel Jones (Savage Garden), and Jamie Sullivan as assistant engineer. All 12 tracks were mastered by 21 ARIA Award winning, world-famous Sound Engineer Don Bartley at Benchmark Mastering in Sydney, Australia.Raasta is coordinated by Brisbane-based songwriter Steve Glover, who has recently returned to Australia from a tour of India and managed to acquire some great distribution/marketing deal offers from several Indian major labels, although Raasta is still in the process of finalising who to sign with for the territory of India.Meanwhile Raasta had received offers from every major Pakistani record label, and after careful consideration, decided to sign up with Pakistan's premier record company - The Musik Records. This deal will cover the territory of Pakistan.The video shoot for debut singles with renowned director Jalaluddin Roomi at Posthouse Productions, followed by subsequent release has been scheduled for the end of year 2007.So, stay tuned! :-)