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FUTURE STARS, BREAKING SCENES, NEW SOUNDS... Edited by Lisa Wright

A s a young producer it’s hard to get recognition or

even taken seriously. That is until Harvey

Shergill emerged as the new talent from West

London, although he had been touring the

country with many stars, Shergill has dedicated his latest track

for the production Outsider. “It’s

great to represent my home through

my music. I was thrilled when I was

asked to create the track for Outsider,

which as you probably know is

completely set in my area,” Shergill

says about his hometown.

“Outsider was a whole new

experience for me as I had never produced sound tracks for

films, but I honestly enjoyed working alongside the team, I

would definitely do it again!” His work with Outsider has

encouraged him to take a new direction as a music producer for

movies, “ After creating the sound effects, backing music and

tracks for Outsider I have been inspired to work to think inside

the British film industry as I have seen the importance of our

music industry and film industry collaborating during the

production.”

The producer added his own style to the tracks as a mark of

his first production, his input is shown throughout the movie

and trailer, he chooses to be modest about his work. “I can’t

take all the credit for my work as many people had helped me

through almost every stage of the music production.”

Shergill’s work speaks for itself, although he has been

stereotyped as an inexperienced producer his quality of work

has competed with many major music producers in the scene.

So far he has worked with Coldplay, Lostprophets, Arctic

Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Muse and The Kooks. Other influences

are Shergill’s love for contemporary R & B, and British Asian

songs; although he has not yet decided on if he’s going into any

of those directions. “R & B inspires me as much as rock. So

does soul and even pop,” says Shergill before his tour in

Birmingham.

“I’ve recently been signed to Echo Records Artists as a new

producer, and I would like to thank the Outsider team as their

recognition of my work had lead to this opportunity.” After

being signed to the record Shergill has been in the process of

launching new artists and creating new looks for the artists

signed already to Echo Records Artists. “I was shocked, in a

good way, when I found out that the producers of Outsider had

recommended me to the record, I had always wanted to be

apart of the label considering their history.”

Shergill admitted one of the main problems with the

Outsider, “We had to do hours of research to get the right

sounds that we wanted for the music, it was hard to create

something new, original and memorable – eventually we came

up with a totally different style for the horror/ thriller movie,

it will be different from the typical Psycho music.

“As soon as I met the directors of Outsider in person we

clicked.” Shergill says. It seems as though the close bond

between them has developed through their passion for music.

“We all seem to love classic rock! It was a shock because I

wasn’t expecting this from the directors - I thought it would

be all business talk .”

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His first album with Echo Records Artists group Mono, who

announced that they will be making their come back later this

year, will feature a short snippet of the Outsider soundtrack,

“I’m just so proud of my work that I want my fans to hear

some of it, and Mono wanted to create their own version of the

song with their own lyrics,” says

Shergill.

With Shergill’s busy schedule we

asked the young producer whether or

not he even had free time. “Well I do

get time to myself, sometimes, but I

prefer not to have too much time on

my hands. ’Cause that would mean

I’m not working hard enough!” Shergill laughs.

Compared to other producers Shergill feels that he can find

inspiration can be found in virtually anything, “Sometimes I

find inspiration through colours, sounds or even from a

conversation, although it may seem weird, it actually works for

me.” This was admittedly the way that Shergill had created

the audio for Outsider, although he still keeps it a secret which

one had influenced him.

With ambitions as high as Shergill’s we hope to hear his

name more often in the film industry as well as the music

industry. “I would first want to work on establishing myself in

the music industry, then I will work towards the film industry.

But I definitely would want to work towards that direction.”

“One thing that I learnt while working with Coldplay is

that I should live for the moment and seize every possible

opportunity that I can get; the main thing is that if I’m happy

about it,” says Shergill behind the scenes of Outsider.

“Outsider has been a memorable experience, it has

definitely made me a better producer; now I consider the little

things when I’m making a new piece of music.”

We talked to the producers of Outsider and have given an

exclusive tip promising the release of the movie sometime

during Halloween. During the production we went behind the

scenes to check out the audio production to Outsider and the

soundtrack to the movie will be releasing exclusively on the

NME channel in end of August. So stay keep watching NME

for the soundtrack to Outsider. Sonam Masih

“I can’t take all the credit for my work as many people have helped me through almost every stage of the music production.”

HARVEY SHERGILL Inside the young producer’s Outsider work

ABOUT TO BREAK

N EED T O KNOW

Shergill started creating music from the age of 10 when he first began using GarageBand software on his iMac, from this point onwards his ambitions were completely set on becoming a famous music producer.

This year Shergill teamed up with the Arctic Monkeys again to produce their latest album Suck It and See.

Empire takes an exclusive inside look at Outsider as it creeps its

way into cinemas.

T HE STORY IS SIMPLE; GIRL IS BULLIED

AND IS AN OUTCAST AT SCHOOL.

She is tragically raped by drunk boys and then a kind-

hearted boy takes her in to find her in a mental rage.

“It is something new to the British Film Industry.” says Masih,

talking exclusively to Empire. “There is too much realism in

British movies, I want to push the boundaries.” Although it is

pushing the “boundaries”, it still has many competitors over in

the U.S.

The director of Outsider have cast newcomer Daljeeta Juttla as

the leading lady. In this twisted tale, Juttla‟s character—Anita—

the geek is tormented everywhere she goes, after all she endures

at school and outside of school she finally cracks and unleashes

all of her inner rage. “We‟ve used the simple

character of a geek on the outside to gradually

reveal the madness on the inside. Anita trans-

forms from the painfully shy girl to fierce, de-

monic and fearless.”

The „good guy‟ who takes in Anita, Moham-

med Rahman—aka Ray, is left in a state of shock from the sud-

den change in her behaviour. The rest of the cast includes Vishal

Rai, Sonu Chhetri, Kashif Akhtar, and Nic. With a cast like that

we would be expecting the acting to be better than the American

competitor Twilight. Kashif Akhtar is the main bully who

continuously makes Anita‟s school life a misery.

“I love my character! She‟s different from your typical school

geek. Although this is my first film I feel that this will be the most

memorable.” says newcomer, Juttla. As for the rest of the cast

who‟ve had experience with movies still feel that this movie will

be one to remember.

The

SLATE

Director Sonam Masih introduces Daljeeta

Juttla in her upcoming movie

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THINGS

WE’VE

LEARNED

“THERE IS TOO MUCH REALISM IN

BRITISH MOVIES, I WANT TO PUSH THE

BOUNDARIES.” Sonam Masih, director

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Elizabeth Taylor, the iconic actress, died at the age of 79. She began her career at the age of 9 and last appeared in the The Flintstones (1994).

Main pic: Daljeeta Juttla and Vishal Rai

behind the scenes.

Left: Juttla in make up. Below: Anita (Juttla) as

a bullied geek.

Dwayne Johnson, the former WWE Superstar firmly states that he wants to be taken seriously in Hollywood, Johnson claims that he wants to change his career from family films to a more serious role in a drug thriller called Snitch. .

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THINGS

WE’VE

LEARNED

Natalie Portman, announced that because of her injuries from her performance in Black Swan she will be taking a break from her career.

The

SLATE

Similar films have been

on the big screen before

Twilight (2008)

This movie had plenty of special effects but

that still couldn’t help the acting! Even though

it was popular the critics were right—it didn't do the novel justice. Ouch!

I Spit On Your

Grave (2010)

Although it wasn’t a blockbuster hit it was

definitely better than the original. The only problem was that the murder was too ’raw’. Let just say it was a bit too ...Yuck!

Carrie (1976)

The movie was well known classic. The

change in the character was one of the most

dramatic but today’s generation would find this to be more comical than scary. Although there are little effects used the close ups still scare people.

The Last

House On The Left

(2009) This re-make was not as

good as anticipated. The story carried on for too long, I think the directors forgot about it actually being a horror. Wow.

FILMZ INSIDE THE U.S.

We asked the only

sympathetic male in

the cast about his

feelings on his role,

“Ray‟s role is

something quite

unexpected, the

other men in the

movie oppress the

female; Ray

challenges that by

helping Anita. That‟s basically why I took the role.”, says

Mohammed Rahman.

“We know that the rapists are familiar with Anita as they

bully her at school.”, says Masih. “Our rapists are typical

bullies but because of the alcohol they are unable to control

themselves. The victim victimises the rapists—she does some

crazy shit!” The new film also gave Masih the chance to cre-

ate an entirely original world around the basic story, and in

keeping with the themes. “Although the film would be classed

as your typical rape revenge horror there is a moral to the

story; what goes around comes around.”, laughs Masih.

We went behind the scenes to see how the other cast

members felt about their role. “It‟s definitely something that

I‟ve never done before. Usually I play the „nice guy‟, I wanted

to have the experience of being „evil‟.” says Vishal Rai.

This is a first for all the cast with horror and we hope to

be seeing more of it! When speaking with Masih she says that

she is, experimenting

whilst staying true to hor-

ror”. You can be the judge

of that ...SEM

Outsider is out on 31st

October.

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Main pic: The cast and crew near the set.

Above: The four rapists.

“THE VICTIM VICTIMISES

THE RAPISTS— SHE DOES

SOME CRAZY SHIT!” Masih