Background
Gurdeep was born in Oxford of Jatt descent. He grew up in the nearby town of Bicester and attended The Cooper Secondary School and Oxford and Cherwell Valley College.
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As a producer, he has a notable presence within the world music community. He is often labelled as a producer of bhangra music He has a publishing degree at Oxford Brookes University.
Gurdeep was influenced by both hip-hop and bhangra music but it was the unique fusion of both genres by DJ/producer Panjabi Military Cross that inspired Gurdeep to begin experimenting himself and to study music theory from a young age.
In 2002, Gurdeep released a collaboration with Panjabi folk singer, Surinder Shinda. The song, Jatt Panjab became a minor radio favorite with specialist Asian music stations in the United Kingdom. The track caught the attention of Markie Mark who licensed the song for the compilation album Desi Beats Volume(s) 1.
This album went on to be released by the United Kingdom imprint of the music label Def Jam. Since this debut, Gurdeep has released a steady string of underground recordings and remixes (see discography below).
Gurdeep champions the method of digital delivery in the retail of his music
His subsequent releases after The First Cut European Parliament have all been for digital retail only.
