Shallum Asher Xavier

Shallum Asher Xavier is an award winning accomplished composer, producer and session artist and owns his own production house Point One Three Productions which features both his commercial work and his musical collaborations.

Shallum has been awarded Best Guitarist of Pakistan 2 years running including numerous awards with the band Fuzon that travels globally. In 2011 won song of the year for his Ballad Payam at the Prestigious Lux Style Awards ,The awards have been dubbed "Pakistan's Oscars"

Biography
Born in Karachi, Pakistan He grew up around music and musicians, and began experimenting on the keyboard when he was eight. Inspired by the American pastor at his Sunday school who played the guitar, Xavier knew he wanted to play live music, and began to teach himself.

Then he heard Rock:
Adopting Steve Vai and Joe Satriani as his mentors, the switch to guitar was complete. Xavier saved up his allowance, and bought his first acoustic guitar for Rs. 1000 from a chappati wala (roadside flatbread vendor) who had an after hours job at a guitar manufacturing workshop. He used this guitar for 3 years, bruising and cutting himself on the low-grade quality. He then sought out a musician who would teach him the basics of the guitar and musical theory. Roland lived across the street from Xavier and started teaching him. Xavier would also trek over by bus to a place near the commercial hub of Karachi where there would be rejected publications, and buy guitar player magazines- the only source for information on music available at the time.

Shallum would spend his evenings isolated in the veranda outside the kitchen, and, in the backdrop of the noisy Karachi streets and the pleasant shouts of children playing cricket, used to practice for hours. Naturally reserved, in pursuit of learning and perfecting his craft he forced himself out of his shell. He would listen to music, seek out musicians, and make an effort to talk to other guitarists this was when he started focusing exclusively on who and what he wanted to BE.

Shallum Asher Xavier is represented by Award Winning Music Promoter and Publicist Eva Dowd located in Boston, MA USA.