Balan Kashmir has worked as a solo rapper/ song writer with many established names and upcoming acts which he was privileged to meet and greet alongside his years of climbing the ladder of success. He has written alongisde acts such as KLG Sqwad, Pete Teo, Joe Flizzow, Elvira, Sasi the Don, Phlowtron, Reefa, Sakti, Saran, Chakrasonic, Da Monsta, Rabbit Mac, Psychomantra, Emcee David, Shab’d Clique and other talents.
Kashmir was blessed with the opportunity to work with producers such as D’Navigator, Damian Shorty Soul, ILLegal, Jamie Wilson, DJ Uno and DJ Fuzz as the years passed. More songs and mix-tape projects are in the pipelines, as he speaks.
Doing his part for the local music scene, Kashmir had a hand in co-organizing a major unity project which involved some 50 Malaysian musicians, actors and actresses dubbed Malaysian Artistes for Unity. He was featured in the theme song and video which was directed by Yasmeen Ahmad and two government related projects – Zoom Malaysia theme song and a video for Tourism Malaysia in 2008 as well as ‘Satu Suara’ (One Voice) theme song and a video for the Kementerian Belia dan Sukan in 2009.
Balan Kashmir has roped in Choy from Illegal to star work on his solo album which is titled Illegally Macha and is currently performing live shows with the support of DJ Mastermind.
The project is scheduled for release in mid 2012. The concept behind the album would see Kashmir exploring his mind and two languages – Tamil and English. He entwines his rhymes within both languages. This is sure to set him far ahead of the competition due to it being done with such finesse. By setting up the blueprint of the coming-of-age album, Balan Kashmir is ready to prove to the world a type of swagger only a true born ‘macha’ possesses. Stay tuned to witness the aftermath.
