24 Jun 2017  |   03:31am IST

This boy has been making some ‘noiz’

DJ Sajjed Pirani, better known by his stage name Noizboy, had his debut EDM track ‘Banger’ featured on VH1 Exclusive, a first for a Goan artiste. Noizboy is currently working on his debut album as he has been signed by a label from Netherlands, Wolfrage Recordings

Dolcy D’Cruz

While it takes years for deejays to get established in the music circuit and then bring out their singles on national television, Noizboy had his first single ‘Banger’ featured on VH1 Exclusive, a leading English music channel. Sajjed Pirani who prefers to go by his stage name, DJ Noizboy, started producing music in 2016 and had a couple of original tracks in hand. “Music played a very important part in my life. I was always passionate about music and whenever I would visit a club, I would always get fascinated to see how a deejay would control the emotions of the crowd, and that feeling helped me choose this profession,” says the 27 year old from Margao.

The video is being aired on the channel on a regular basis, and features various dancers from Goa and overseas dancing freestyle, hip hop and locking and popping, to the beats of the song.  But it was not an easy task getting Noizboy’s name up there. “It was very difficult in the beginning, as I didn’t have all the gear that I needed to produce top quality music. I produced a lot of tracks but they never met my expectations. Once I had the equipment I needed, I produced ‘Banger’, which got its world release from by the international label ‘Wolfrage Recordings’.  I sent them around three songs and they loved ‘Banger’. The song was released by the label on Spotify and iTunes, which are the biggest engines in music. The songs has had nearly 20,000 downloads since then,” says the artiste enthusiastically.

“I sent the first video to VH1 and they were not too happy with the quality of the video. They asked me to redo the entire video and since the song is an EDM number, I put out a message on Facebook for dancers to audition to be featured in the video. I got massive response, and many dancers auditioned online too. Besides that we had auditions in Margao, Vasco and Calangute and the selected dancers are given different pieces in the video,” adds Noizboy.

‘Banger’ was released on VH1 and it was featured on VH1 Mint and VH1 Soundnation but as it gained popularity, it was featured on VH1 Exclusive. The song was featured along with songs by many international artistes. “It is a great feeling to see my song doing well and I’m getting a lot of appreciation from my family, friends and followers. It was difficult to create a top level track with less technical gear as well as poor studio facilities,” he says.

Noizboy has performed at Sinq in Goa and as it is Ramzan, he is currently taking a break. By July, he will be performing in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Indore and at a launch party at Imagica in Pune. He is currently working on his debut album, ‘End of Light’. “My new album will have six tracks including ‘Banger’ and two new projects in which I’ll be collaborating with Indian artiste, Tiala Rego and an artiste from London (most probably). The second single, ‘Bullet of Fire’ is a lyrical track with Tiala and it is a love song. The third song, ‘Feel Anymore’, is being worked on by the label too, as they try to see which voice suits the song best, before it is recorded accordingly. It is important to have collaboration with internationally known artistes as the song gains more popularity on the overall market,” says Noizboy.

Speaking about the music and artists he follows, Noizboy is excited about how new artists are emerging from different parts of the world and gaining popularity instantly. “I personally like Hardwell and KSHMR as they are young, and still creating some amazing music. It is always surprising to see young deejays who become world stage artists. There is a lot to learn about their songs, and their stories, about how they entered and captured the market overnight; like Martin Garrix who became a hit with his singles including ‘Animals’,” says Noizboy, who is hoping to follow the same success soon.