
Khan Mohammad Faisal
Artistic Director at Akaliko / Dhaka Electronica Scene
TEDx Organizer
Dhaka , BangladeshAbout Khan Mohammad
I am a…
Agnostic, Atheist, Concerned citizen, Global soul, Idea generator, Marketer, Musician, Project manager, Student, Writer/Editor
Bio
He is the founder-curator of Dhaka Electronica Scene, a platform for electronic music artists based in Dhaka for local and international artists & Akaliko Records.
He is a Fellow of Berlin-based "DO School's Future of Audio Entertainment Entrepreneurship program.
In 2016, he won the BRAC Manthan Award for the music compilation, "Translation".
An advocate for creative industries and creativity, Khan believes that creativity will play major roles in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals.
He studied Marketing at college and later pursued Media and Communication in Journalism stream from Independent University, Bangladesh.
He is also a music journalist and has written for Border Movement, Norient, Vice, DISS and The Independent.
I'm passionate about
Music, DIY, People, Creativity. Creative Industries, History, Culture
An idea worth spreading
Think | Share | Support | Learn | Collaborate
Areas of expertise
Artist Management, Busines Management, Communicaion skills, Curation, Electronic Music Journalism, Event and Process Design, Marketing / Branding, Advertising, Record Label, Strategic Planning, Team Building & Group Development, Vision and idea generator for global media content, Writing
The TED story
TED is an endless source of knowledge and inspiration. It gave me a lot perspectives on education and this has taken control of my conscious self. It's scary when I look at the education culture in my own developing country of Bangladesh. There is so so much to be done.
Things you might not know
Making very long lists of everyday tasks divided into specifics that may make me appear like a control freak but this is actually my way to deal with procrastination.