Steel Banglez

Pahuldip Singh Sandhu (born 5 February 1987), known by his stage name Steel Banglez, is a British record producer and musician of Punjabi descent. He is currently signed to Warner Bros. Records. Best known for his production work with artists including Mist, MoStack, J Hus and Wiley, Steel Banglez achieved his first chart hit as a lead artist when his track "Bad" reached the top 30 on the UK Singles Chart in February 2018. Raised in a Sikh family, he was surrounded by traditional Indian instruments such as harmoniums and tablas as his mother was a music teacher.

At the age of 10, he started DJing jungle music alongside his brothers He started producing music in his early teens after a teacher introduced him to the audio workstation Fruity Loops, and soon produced his first track "Dreams" for his neighbour, the influential grime artist D Double E.

Music career 2005–2014: Early music career While in prison, Steel Banglez befriended the rappers Fix Dot’M, Yung Meth and Colours Miyagi, and would produce beats for them on a keyboard. and he teamed up again with Yung Meth, this time with Ghetts, on "Tidal Wave" which was released on SB.TV. He soon started working on tracks with a wider range of artists, such as "Breakdown" (with Big H, P Money, Wiley and Ghetts) and "Go Down South" (with Krept, Konan, Chip and Yungen, Not3s and James Lukezo of zua visa).

After making contact via Instagram, Steel Banglez drove MIST to his studio in London where he played him the beat of what would become the track "Karlas Back". Another high-profile production came when he collaborated with Jae5 on "Fisherman", a track from J Hus' debut album Common Sense.

Steel Banglez's career as a lead artist was also gaining momentum. He signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music in April 2017 before signing to Warner Bros. Records, together with his imprint Spiritual Records, later renamed Gifted Music, in April 2017.

He released "Money" in March 2017, which featured several of his friends and collaborators such as MoStack, MIST, Haile and Abra Cadabra. MoStack also appeared on the follow-up single "Bad" alongside Yungen, Mr Eazi and Not3s. Released in November, "Bad" climbed the UK Singles Chart for several weeks before peaking at number 29 in February.

In 2018, he won Best Non-Traditional Asian Act at Brit Asia TV Music Awards (BAMA), an award which he won again at BAMA 2019.

On 19 May 2023, he released The Playlist, his debut studio album. The album features guest appearances from Giggs, Asco, Blade Brown, Chip, Squeeks, MoStack, Aitch, Morrisson, Not3s, Blanco, Tion Wayne, Ms Banks, Backroad Gee, Kweng Face, Nines, Mist, Mastermind, Deno, King Promise, Wstrn, Yungen, M24, NSG, Rimzee, S1mba, Midas the Jagaban, Ivorian Doll, Tamera, Mowgs, Sidhu Moose Wala, Burna Boy, Clean Bandit, Wes Nelson, Stefflon Don, Unknown T, D Double E, Jaykae, Berwyn, Maverick Sabre, Ghetts, Tamer Hassan, Lotto Ash & Tiggs Da Author.

On March 27, 2025, after releasing all songs as singles from the project throughout the same month, he released his EP, One Day It Will All Make Sense, featuring a plethora of collaborators, including AP Dhillon, Nas, Afsana Khan, Ikka, Sid Sriram, Talwiinder, Stefflon Don and Idris Elba, among others. GQ India described the EP as "a fusion of rap, R&B, Afrobeat, and classical music, all stitched together with cinematic precision".

Personal life Steel Banglez's success has allowed him to help his family by funding his mother's retirement and his sister's university fees.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details Title Album details Peak chart positions UK The Playlist Released: 19 May 2023 Label: Gifted Music Format: Digital download, streaming 29 IRE "Money" 2017 — — "Bad" 29 — BPI: Platinum "Your Lovin'" 2018 47 — BPI: Gold — — "Fashion Week" 2019 7 69 BPI: Platinum 2021 94 — The Playlist "Banglez Ting" — — "Tell Me" — — "Mera Na" 2023 87 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances + List of guest appearances, showing song title, year released, other artists and album name Title Year Artist(s) Album "Wife Me" 2018 Raye Side Tape "Brown Munde"2020AP Dhillon, Gurinder Gill, Shinda Kahlon, Gminxr —

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