Mg is the only desi ent. company in N. America that focuses on bringing bands, rather than combined shows consisting of artists/actors/comedians.
Interview With Osama (MG Promotions)
By TALHA
Known for being the no.1 Desi Entertainment Company in the whole of North America, hosting from 40 gigs to 6 successful big US Tours for Junoon and Strings, UMR brings an up close with Osama Pervez, MG Promotion’s Chairman.
What is MG Promotions?
MG stands for MEGA. The story behind MG is this… I wanted to register Mega Promotions in US but that name was already taken so I had to make it MG Promotions.
Who is the founder of this company and People behind MG:
I, Osama Parvez founded MG Promotions back in 2001, I have Ali & Khurram Abbas working here in US with me, Kashif Jawed is our Canadian representative and Adnan Iqbal and Saad Pasha are our Middle East representatives.
Purpose…
To Make Money…LOL… just kidding … we formed this company to promote the new generation of pop and rock bands and solo artists to the world’s community. And we have been very successful with that and over the years we have earned a reputable name in showbiz.
We Provide Services such as band management, tours, music/band promotions and album promotion and launch in North America.
Company based in…
USA with regional offices in Dubai and Canada.
What are your successes and accomplishments till date…
Organized about 6 successful US Tours for leading Pakistani bands and have organized more than 40 shows since 2001.
How is MG Promotions helping Pakistani bands in promotions?
MG offers album promotions and promotes bands by organizing their tours and concerts throughout North America.
Tell us in your opinion, how the market is in the US for such talent? is mainstream more appreciated than Underground or is it equal?
I don’t think that underground music has a market here as it is very costly to organize a show and people will only come to the shows if they have heard the band or the musicians. There is more demand for the main stream bands in N.America as audience here want to see the musicians who’s music and video they frequently watch on Desi networks such as GEO and ARY.
Throughout the years with your experience in this field, what difference have you seen in the American and Canadian markets regarding the acceptance of Pakistani Rock Music?
Pakistani Rock Music is still in an emerging state and gradually being more and more accepted in our society hence resulting in a more and more encouraging response from the community year after year. One very interesting thing that I have noticed in past year or so is with the launch of GEO and ARY in North America… people are now taking more interest in Pakistani music then ever and there has been a great demand for upcoming talent such as JAL, Ali Zafar and etc.
You have done concert tours of Strings, Junoon and many more, who do you think is the most sell out concert?
Houston and NY are always the big sellers….No matter it’s Junoon, Strings or any other band it is always a sold out concert. Over all Junoon’s popularity is unmatched with any Pakistani Bands in US. This year alone Junoon did 16 shows in America.
How is the response to the bands that you have promoted there?*
Response has always been very positive.
Regional Offices of MG Promotions…
Kashif is our regional representative for Canada and we have Adnan Iqbal and Saad Pasha who represent us in the Middle-East.
Any upcoming concert tours MG Promotions working on…
Junoon US/Canada tour in April is confirmed beside that we are currently working on three more tours which will be announced shortly.
What are the company’s future plans?
Yes, we are expanding and soon launching a production company by March 05’. We are working on a long play as well as continuing with organizing more tours and concerts world wide and help promote Pakistani talent to the world’s community.*