Bio

Ranjit Fernandez is originally from the east-coast town of Montrose in Scotland and has lived in Qatar since 2000. He is currently working at Doha College as the Head of E-Learning. Since moving to Qatar, and with the encouragement of Anthony Curtis (formerly of BOOM, www.anthonycurtis.net), he started composing and recording his music using a Zoom PRS (personal recording studio) unit. Initially the songs were developed under the Unkle Fezter's Ear Project title and 3 CDs were produced. CDs have been sold in Qatar and abroad. The idea behind this music project was to develop and present 3 genres of music simultaneously, each working on different moods and emotions. Songs in the 'Pierced' section are rock/metal orientated whilst 'Lobe' is the acoustic-driven collection presented as the 'soft' easy-listening alternative. 'Prostheses', as the name may suggest, is the experimental ambient/dance section working with loops and samples. Songs inspired by Qatar feature on his first release entitled Pearls. Pearls is an album of 8 instrumental tracks inspired by the artist's experiences of living in Qatar. Songs are either rock orientated, easy-listening or dance/ambience based. All of the music has been composed and arranged by the artist himself who also plays the guitar and bass parts on the rock and acoustic tracks. The aim of the album is to offer listeners a memento of Qatar and Arabia that has long-lasting appeal. Being instrumental, there are no language or cultural barriers. The music has featured on QBS radio and articles have appeared in Qatar Happening magazine, the Gulf Times newspaper and several Scottish newspapers. The CD is now on sale in Qatar and online via CDBaby.com, iTunes and Napster (search for 'Fernandez Pearls'). Most recently, 3 new albums have been released and Ranjit is in the process of recording new tracks for the next 2 albums which will include vocals.