Mahmood Khan- The Immigrant That Went Number one

For the last 15 years, a man who immigrated from Pakistan to LA, USA, has been working hard to uplift his music and achieve success in life. He is none other than Mahmood Khan, who is now a great music producer, songwriter, filmmaker, and singer. He is the man whose efforts paid off and became a mainstream singer in the Australian music industry.

Critically acclaimed music composer, Khan is one of the few artists who have set a benchmark for other international musicians. His song, “Like the River” topped the Australian music charts, ARIA. This chart records the mainstream artists’ record selling data in various categories, say singles, albums, and much more. This chart is issued weekly by ARIA- Australian Recording Industry Association.

Khan’s “Like the River” reached the number one position on this chart, and made him an artist of all time. With such a huge success, Khan’s music career touched new heights. Over the past 15 years, the music producer and singer, has given music to the industry that spreads the message of equality and protests against racism.

The song “Like the River” was also in the news when it was initially launched. At that time, in 2009, ARIA charts also named this song as Australia’s third best well written song. It attracted many fans worldwide, because of the exceptional work of Khan as a music producer. He also recorded the live video of this song at Sydney opera house and launched the same video recording as the official video clip of the song. This song was launched under his own brand, Mahmood Khan Funk (MKF), and was deeply appreciated by the critics as well as his fans.

Since the beginning of his career, Mahmood Khan has been referred to as an artist who has the ability to see music through a new vision. The outstanding and heart touching work of Khan has got him millions of fans. Not only this, his work has been admired and appreciated by other artists in the industry as well. There is no doubt his work is marvelous and this is why he is called “ the Distinguished Talent”.

For a man to come from an ordinary background in Pakistan, and make it this big in an international music industry, is something worth appreciating. With his music, Khan has been able to outcast all the geographical and cultural barriers. Mahmood Khan is indeed one of the world’s greatest music producers and artists of all time.