Mushtaq Omar Uddin (born 14 August 1973), also known simply as Mushtaq, is an English

music producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

, singer, songwriter, and former lead vocalist for British hip hop group

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when he was known at the time by his stage name MC Mushtaq.

Early life

Uddin was born in London to

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...

and

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parents. He attended

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and studied Sociology at Maria Fedeilis. He later received a scholarship at

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to study contemporary composition. As a young boy, Uddin joined a community band as a drummer where he met brothers Sam (

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) and

Deeder Zaman Saidullah "Deeder" Zaman ( bn, সাঈদউল্লাহ দিদার জামান; Hindi: सईदउल्लाह दीदार जमान; born 25 July 1978), is a Bangladeshi-British rapper and former lead vocalist for Br ...

. In 1987, Uddin became an original member the State of Bengal group which included Sam and Deedar Zaman.

Singing career

In summer 1993, Fun-Da-Mental Uddin met Aki "Propa-Gandhi" Nawaz and joined

as the lead vocalist under the stage name of MC Mushtaq. On 24 July 2000, Uddin's debut solo single "That Feelin'" was released by

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. This was followed by his debut album released later that year. The album features blues, reggae, funk and classic rock.

Music production career

During the 1990s, Uddin started his career as a "beat maker" in New York for a number hip hop bands, including

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and

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. Uddin co-wrote and produced the album ''

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'' with Terry Hall, released in August 2003. Uddin has co-wrote and produced several R&B albums. In 2001, he worked on

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's album '' Since You've Been Gone'', he co-wrote and produced the tracks "I Don't Know" (featuring

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), "Good Folk", and "Maria" (featuring

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), and co-wrote "So What If I" (featuring

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). He co-wrote and produced

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's album ''

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'', including the track "

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". He worked on

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's album '' Thinking It Over'', he co-wrote and co-produced the track "No Clouds", and co-wrote the track "Saturday". He co-wrote and produced several tracks on

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's 2004 album '' Storyteller'' and 2012 album '' The Phoenix''. He produced several tracks from Tyler James' 2005 album '' The Unlikely Lad'', including the single " Foolish", and the track "Best for Me" (featuring Amy Winehouse). He co-wrote and produced the song "Take Your Time" from

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's 2006 album ''

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''. He co-wrote and produced

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's 2003 album ''

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'' and 2006 album ''

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'', including a remix of the song "

". He produced

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's 2012 song "

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", the track "Des Mots" (featuring LFDV) from

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's 2013 album ''Dernier MC'', and

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's 2012 song "Dependency" and 2013 song " On My Way". He co-wrote and co-produced

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's 2013 song " Dumb".

Personal life

Uddin is a

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Discography

Singles

Albums

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Uddin, Mushtaq Omar 1973 births Living people English Muslims English people of Bangladeshi descent English people of Iranian descent English hip hop musicians English male singer-songwriters English record producers English drummers British male drummers English keyboardists Singers from London Writers from London People from Cricklewood People educated at Quintin Kynaston School Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Mercury Records artists 21st-century English singers 21st-century drummers 21st-century British male singers