At the Age of 5, he Started off singing morning prayers being part of the school choir. That was a connection. Still remember all of those prayers. All his life, he loved music. Music brought freshness in his thoughts and mind. He always knew He could sing. He used to sing along songs on the radio and singing reality shows all day, until one day He though He had a decent voice and took it seriously enough to pursue singing as a career. His parents played a crucial role in helping him pursue singing as a career as they were the ones to actually get him into professional classical training. That tells everyone a lot about the kind of support and love He's been blessed in his life.Recording his first single was a fantastic experience. A newcomer to the scene of playback singing, the vibe & energy of a recording studio makes him want to be creative and keep doing this all his life. Shooting the music video was an eye opener for him as He was unaware of so many aspects involved in the process of movie/video making. Along with the instant love and support showered by people all across the globe, the best moment for kadam undoubtedly would be the "smile on his parents' face" after the release of "Billo Ni". He had moments where people in his hometown Shimla turned up to his parents and asked them "Are you Kadam's Parents?" . That was definitely one of the best moments, he says.The next couple of tracks lined up are Hindi/Urdu based which is a turn around after his Debut Urban Punjabi track. All the songs are different from each other ranging from "Ballads, Party songs as well as a Bhangra. Apart from making commercial songs, He would love to bring back the feel of pure Bollywood/Sufi music with some of his future projects. He intend to make music which touches the heart of the listeners and songs which remain part of their playlists not just for a week or a month, but their entire lifetime.Given the magical opportunity, He would love to sing a duet with the Lovely "Sunidhi Chauhan" ji , as He strongly believes that she is still the best female singer in Bollywood. Her vocal tone is something to die for.After starting Indian Classical training, his Guru ji Shri "Krishan Kalia Ji" of "Patiala Gharana" introduced him to the magical work of Mohammad Rafi Sahab. He started training him on Rafi Sahab songs, and the more He started listening and singing Rafi Sahab songs, the more He started falling in love with the music created and sung in that Era. The First song that He ever learnt from his guru ji was a Rafi Sahab song called "Tumhari Zulf Ke Saaye Mein Shaam" from the movie "Naunihal". Incidentally, his first award for the best singer at a "Rafi Sahab" night, was for the same song.The biggest motivating factor is the fact "How Difficult it is to be a singer in Bollywood" , and this drives him every day to work harder and smarter. Music today has evolved a great deal, and being a good singer is not always enough in today's world.Therefore, in order to stand out, one need to be a good performer, different from the usual bunch of singers and most importantly, a good thinker. That's one of the reasons He started taking writing and composing songs more seriously. If one can think out of the box and produce a product which is "commercially viable" , you can be successful.You just need to have "Your Own Formula" that works for you.The Biggest challenge for a newcomer is to get the support of senior UK promoters, as some look to exploit the up and coming artists. Therefore, as a brand new artist himself , He would suggest all the upcoming artists to have a positive and firm approach. As a new artist, it's good to be firm and stand against people who try to exploit you. This way, it sends a direct message across the industry about the firm stand against dodgy promoters.The best advice was given to him by his father that, "Don't let competition or exploiters make you weak, work hard and smart, and the world will be yours". Performing Live means the world to him and watching people enjoying to his music makes it even better. Kadam's most memorable performance would be the Diwali 2016 show in Leicester, organised by him for a capacity crowd of 500 people, which was Sold out, where He performed to some of the biggest hits from the 70's to the 2016 with his Full Live Band. The songs He's most excited about are two Hindi/Urdu Love songs which he will release in 2018. The reason why these songs excite them is because they have a soulful element to both of the songs, which is something people love to listen if it's a nice product altogether including the singing as well as the music. His Big passion away from Music would be acting, and He's sure his music can take him to that route one day. By acting in your own videos, you learn how to be confident in front of the camera, be innovative and produce some of your own ideas as well.In 5 years time, Kadam hopes to be a name which is known by the majority of Asian music lovers. For all the good reasons off course :)As he mentioned earlier, acting is one of his ambitions as well as seeing the world. For him, He's an avid Bollywood follower and follow cinema, not only to learn about music and he updated with the modern Bollywood music, but it's also about the art of acting which fascinated him a lot. Upcoming London based music producer "Saif Rahman" . His honesty and passion makes him work not only harder, but also smarter.It doesn't matter how big or small a person is, sometimes you find people during your musical journey, who give you unconditional support and love , and give you the best possible advice , even though you might not like it at the time. If you find such people in life. Hold them!! Don't let go of them. The Love for Music, the drive to be at the top, and the passion to bring fresh music in the industry inspires him a lot. Music is something that inspires him and makes him love life. It's the most beautiful encounter one can ever have with anything.
Some information about Kadam Verma's childhood, hometown, education:
Kadam Verma was Born in Amritsar and brought up in my Hometown Shimla. He completed his primary education in his Hometown Shimla. He studied at the prestigious Bishop Cotton School, Shimla and that is where his Musical Journey started. He was 5 years Old, when his Music Teacher Mrs. Ranjana Das chose him as part of the School choir. Since the school was a British origin school, He started off singing English Hymns and Carols at the School Chapel (Church) at the age of 5. That can actually be said to be a start of a lovely musical journey. As he grew up, his Interest towards the Hindi music started to grow day by day. When He was in class 7, He started taking singing lessons at Mrs. Das's House where he used to practice every evening for a couple of hours. This involved practicing Old as well as new Hindi Songs.For Kadam, a huge inspiration would be Sonu Nigam ji as he grew up listening to his songs. Also his parents played a pivotal role in making him actually head into the music line.
In Class 11 his parents introduced him to his Guru Ji, " Shri Krishan Kalia Ji" in Shima. His guru ji belongs to the Patiala Gharana of Classical Music. Training under him gave him a sense of how Deep Classical music can actually be. It helped him make Vocals more polished and refined, and helped him be more Versatile.
Kadam's been Based in the Uk For 3 Years now an have managed to create a decent fan base & clientage within the UK With regular quality shows coming his way. He has worked for & in close Association with the Top UK promotions "Jay Entertainment" who are responsible for bringing over many International Artists to the U.K. Including "Atif Aslam (2009) , Sonu Nigam (2011) Alka Yagnik (2012), Shreya Ghoshal (2008), Armaan Malik (2016), Hritik, Kareena, Karishma (2002). Another Big Promoter He closely work with are "3 Planners", who were responsible for the Entire UK TOUR of Mika Singh & Daler Mehndi 2016. Apart From this, He's worked with many other UK promoters. He has his own Event Company which promotes UK artists, and have successfully Promoted 2 Sold Out Shows in Leicester (U.K) with a decent capacity of 500 People. Apart from UK, he's also performed in Dubai For Christmas Eve, 2016. He's also Performed Primarily in the UK and a couple of shows in Dubai. Also performed alongside some famous Singers including "Imran Khan", Arjun Artist, Lehember Hussainpuri, Punjabi MC, Zack Knight, H Dhami and many more. Kadam Settled in the UK permanently, and travels to India and Other places probably 2-3 Times a Year for roughly 20 days each. If a good opportunity arises, iwouldn't mind staying a year or two in Mumbai to create a base in India.
My Future plans include, capturing the Indian Market which the kind of content that he has in Mind. (3 Hindi Tracks aimed at Capturing the Indian Market until April 2018.
Kadam personally like Ballad's (Love Songs) and he personally feel my voice is more suited to those kind of songs.
He Also like Sufi /Soulful Music , as well as Pop Music.Other than music, He love going out on Holidays, Playing Sports, Big Cinema Lover. His family includes, there are three brothers in Total. 2 of them are in the UK and 1 with his parents in India. Kadam is the Only singer in his Family.
Achievements & Awards:
Best Singer (Chandigarh)- McDowells India Karaoke Competition (2012)
Winner of Leicester's Got Talent UK.
Nominated for Best Male Singer at LAGA's (U.K) Finale on 1st April, 2017.
Top 10 of "Sangam Sur Sangeet Ka" (Himachal Pradesh). in 2012.