Our Team
Umair Ahmed Dar
Founder A for Aleph, Musician, A&R, Producer, Mixing & Mastering Engineer
Umair Dar is a multidimensional artist and a lover and patron of the arts; a self taught guitarist, music composer & producer, He is the founder and vision behind A for Aleph. Since 2012, Umair has been professionally producing music, initially with his former band The D/A Method, and more recently with the improvised art collective, Cosmic Fluid, which he also co-founded. Having been born and brought up in Karachi, Umair left Pakistan in pursuit of his secondary and higher education in his mid teens (2000), ultimately settling and working in London in the Finance industry between 2006 and 2012. A growing sense of disillusionment and disconnection with his career and life choices ultimately led Umair to make the decision to drop everything else and pursue his childhood dreams. A for Aleph opened its doors in 2017 and is the culmination of Umair’s journey in rediscovering himself, through his art, and through his personal spiritual healing journey, and is a place where other artists are facilitated in all respects to find deeper layers of themselves, through their expression. At Aleph, Umair is the primary mixing and mastering engineer and produces all the content that is released from the facility.
Anas Alam Khan
Founder A for aleph Records & Aleph Alive, Musician, A&R, Business development, producer, event director & curator
Anas’ responsibilities oscillate between the business and artistic end of the spectrum. When it comes to the former, Anas’ duties include curating acts and events, managing the studio, business development, and marketing. He started A for Aleph Records and as such oversees the distribution of music being released under the Aleph banner. Anas is also one of the most sought-after bass players in Pakistan’s contemporary music scene. Over the years, he has played sessions with artists like Bugge Wesseltoft, Atif Aslam, Mekaal Hasan Band, Ali Azmat, Aamir Zaki, Louis J. Pinto, Mauj, Fareed Ayaz Qawwal, Fariha Pervez, Komal Rizvi, and many others. With his strong command over composition & arrangement writing, Anas contributes heavily to the music production at Aleph.
FAIZAN RIEDINGER
resident artist advisor, fine artist
Faizan Riedinger is a self-taught artist based in Karachi, who is surrounded by artists and art enthusiasts. Faizan did his residency, accompanied by a solo exhibition in Tokyo, Japan in spring of 2019 at the Art and Shelter. As an artist, it is important for him to capture and encapsulate movements, rhythm and vibrations. He is fascinated and curious about the natural formations, growths in nature, fractals and ancient scriptures. Most of his inspiration drives from abstraction within nature, organic structure and the presence of fluidity within scripts. His work is displayed here at Aleph and over many different galleries in Karachi.
aly muhammad
director & editor of video content
saboor arshad
director & editor of video content
rumesa khan
creative manager, illustrator, visual designer
hasan khan
social media manager & studio manager
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