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• Manni Sandhu is a British music director, audio engineer, and record producer, who hails from Punjab, India.

• He was brought up in Southall, London, and at a young age, he shifted to Newcastle Upon Tyne along with his family.
  

  Manni Sandhu’s childhood picture

• During childhood, he used to observe his elder brother, Jazz, who used to mix Punjabi songs with hip hop tracks.

• When he was 13 years old, he followed his brother’s footsteps and started making music by remixing a few old Punjabi songs with different forms of music such as hip hop, R&B, garage, and drum & bass.

• At the age of 14, he worked as a DJ for the first time at an event. His music was appreciated by the audience present there. Later, he started getting more offers to work as a DJ at various clubs in his locality.

• He then took professional training in music under the Wolverhampton based music producer Gurps Sandhar.

• He made a small music studio set up in his room at the age of 16. He then released his debut music project ‘The Demo’ including the remix songs of singers like Lembher Hussainpurri, Dippa Dosanjh, and Bhinda Aujla.
  

  Manni Sandhu in his teens

• Later, his song ‘Mutual Concept’ was released in collaboration with the Indian music producer JSL Singh.

• After receiving success in remixing songs, he decided to produce his own music. At the age of 17, he released his single debut ‘Pawara’ in March 2008. The song gained instant popularity, and the song was playlisted on the BBC Asian Network and BBC 1XTRA.

• He then decided to take a break from music to learn music-making professionally. He then started his training in music under the music guru Ustaad Master Rashpal Singh.

• After a small break, he released his Punjabi music album ‘My Time’ under the music label ‘Brown Boi Music’ on 23 February 2012. A few tracks released under the music album include “Sona” with Bakshi Billa, “Door Ni Kulne” with Manak-E, and “Husna Di Sarkar” with Kaka Bhainiawala, which were listed in the official UK Asian Music Download Chart. In 2014, he released the Punjabi mixtape ‘Against All Odds’ in collaboration with the Punjabi singer Prabh Gill.
  

  ‘Against All Odds’ music album poster

• On 7 May 2012, Manni participated along with BBC Radio 1’s host Nihal in the UK’s music festival Camden Crawl.

• In 2013, the Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan tweeted Manni thanking him for letting him use Manni’s song “Bottle” on which Abhishek performed at the TOIFA awards in Vancouver.

• A few more Punjabi songs in which Manni has worked as a music director are “Friday” feat. Manjit Pappu (2014), “Makhaul” by Akhil (2015), and “Gani” by Akhil (2016).

• Sandhu has learned to play various musical instruments like harmonium, keyboard, and tumbi.
  

  Manni Sandhu at his music studio

• He has won Brit Asia TV Music Award twice. In 2017, he won Best Single for the song “Gani,” and in 2019, he won it for Best Music Director.

• Manni, along with his brother Jazz, owns a music label ‘Collab Creations.’

• He is a dog lover and has shared a picture with a puppy on his Facebook account.
  

  Manni Sandhu holding a puppy

• Sandhu is often spotted drinking alcohol with his friends at parties. ^[5]Facebook- Manni Sandhu