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Pakistani-born Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and filmmaker Mahmood Khan has been called the most significant world music artist of today. Mahmood’s trail-blazing, genre-mixing musical career, which includes his enduring recordings with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and his debut solo album selling over 6 million records, includes creating music history in Australia when he became the first Asian artist to score a number one on the ARIA pop charts with his international hit Like the River. 

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Mahmood’s experience as a seasoned producer is  apparent on his latest release, Imaginary Friend, a jazz-inspired EP of songs with immense depth and melodic strength. Once again, Mahmood’s latest work is Mahmood at his best. The mood is natural. The tone is calm; an effortless striding utilizes lush production to connect with the vast multitudes of his listeners. Highlighting Mahmood’s production sensibilities and magical storytelling, Imaginary Friend is sure to repeat the unprecedented achievements of his record-breaking career history. 

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Imaginary Friend has already shot into the USA iTunes Jazz charts at #5 and is currently #1, a feat no other Australian or Pakistani artist has ever accomplished. The new release follows in the wake of Mahmood’s recent astounding chart impacts worldwide, which include: 6 songs on the iTunes USA top 100 during April 2021, a #1 Billboard Classical Crossover hit with Mahmood Khan with Willoughby Symphony Orchestra that also reached #1 on iTunes in USA, Australia, France, Switzerland, Mexico, France, and Turkey, four consecutive #1 singles in Australia and Tere Baghair becoming the first foreign-language album to go #1 on the USA and Australian iTunes charts. 

Mahmood has also had success with many collaborations, including Sender To Return with veteran rap producer Ced Malone and rapper/writer Cap L which topped the charts worldwide, including #1 in Turkey, France, UK, Germany, Norway, and the Netherlands. 

Mahmood is also the brainchild of Beat Viral, a game-changing concept of producing mass music content which Mahmood calls ‘Content Farm’. He spent several years developing the production techniques and technology to create an environment where thousands of tracks are produced every month. Mahmood Khan is a genuinely inspiring unstoppable force in contemporary world music, and Imaginary Friend is the latest manifestation of his phenomenal artistic power.