Dameer (singer) explained

Dameer
Birth Name:Dameer Khan
Birth Date:18 September 2000
Birth Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dameer Khan (born 18 September 2000)[1] is a Bangladeshi singer and songwriter.

Early life

Dameer was born in Dhaka in 2000, and was raised there.[2] [3] He is the eldest son[4] of Bangladeshi musician Pilu Khan, a member of the band Renaissance.[5] [6] Dameer participated in guitar classes at a young age, and later did guitar and drum lessons at his father's music college in Baridhara.[7] [8] He has described how finding a travel guitar in a charity shop on a trip to England was his first instrument and his introduction to playing music.[9] [10]

As a teenager, he moved to Malaysia, before spending several months in Ghana.[11]

Musical career

At the age of 17, Dameer signed with German record label Majestic Casual.[12] He released his first single, Easier, in 2018.[13] This was accompanied by a music video, released on June 20.[14]

Dameer released his debut EP, For We Are Distant, in 2021, featuring the single "Believe".[15] The EP received a four star review from Thomas Smith of NME, who described it as "vulnerable and open". After the release of this EP, Dameer left Majestic Casual and became an independent artist.[16]

His first independently released single was Bashbo Bhalo in 2022, which was released alongside a music video starring his father.[17]

Musical influences

Dameer has described his musical influences as including Bappa Mazumder, Partha Barua, Tom Misch[18] and Skrillex.

Personal life

Dameer studies economics and political science at McGill University, and lives in Toronto.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dameer (@dameer_dk) .
  2. Web site: Smith . Thomas . 2021-02-25 . Dameer - 'For We Are Distant' EP review: Bangladesh's new indie heartthrob . 2023-12-21 . NME . en.
  3. News: Salsabil Raisha . Nishat . 2020-09-28 . Dameer Interview: A breath of fresh air . The Dhaka Tribune .
  4. Web site: Ahmed . Eshraq Raihan . 2021-04-12 . DAMEER’S DEBUT . 2023-12-21 . ICE Today . en-US.
  5. Web site: Abedin . Eahsan . 2021-06-24 . Dreams of Dameer . 2023-12-21 . The Daily Star . en.
  6. Web site: 2017-08-03 . Dameer Khan: The 16 Year Old Producer Who Makes Sunshine Filled Music . 2023-12-21 . Border Movement . en.
  7. Web site: 2021-07-27 . Dameer: The voice and mind behind ‘Amar Jaan’ . 2023-12-21 . The Business Standard . en.
  8. Web site: Catlin . Saylor . Zavelsky . Anna . 2022-03-21 . An Exclusive Interview with Singer-Songwriter Dameer Khan . 2023-12-21 . The McGill Daily . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2023-08-28 . The musical odyssey of Dameer Khan . 2023-12-21 . The Daily Star . en.
  10. Web site: Introducing: Dameer . 2023-12-21 . majestic® Journal . en-US.
  11. Web site: Bhuiyan . Karishma . 2023-08-03 . 7 Things to Know About Dameer . 2023-12-21 . EnVi Media . en.
  12. Web site: Shahnewaz . Sadi Mohammad . 2018-07-06 . Dameer Khan Indie and Independent . 2023-12-21 . The Daily Star . en.
  13. Web site: Bangladeshi musician, rapper, singer-songwriter, producer Dameer is only 17 - hear the tropical punk dream pop of "Easier" - AMERICAN PANCAKE . 2023-12-21 . www.americanpancake.com.
  14. News: 2019-06-27 . German record label releases Bangladeshi music video . Dhaka Tribune .
  15. Web site: Keith . James . Premiere: Bangladeshi Musician Dameer Uses His 80s-Leaning Pop Sound To Overcome A Breakup On "Believe" . 2023-12-21 . Complex . en-us.
  16. Web site: Mohan . Roshni . 2022-03-07 . South Asian Music Recommendations . 2023-12-21 . The Michigan Daily . en-US.
  17. Web site: Singh . Surej . 2022-03-14 . Dameer enlists his father for charming new ‘Bashbo Bhalo’ music video . 2023-12-21 . NME . en.
  18. Web site: 2021-01-15 . Get To Know… Dameer . 2023-12-21 . DIY . en.

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