Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu (born 15 July 1970) is a Bangladeshi musician, known as a rhythm composer, drummer, lyricist, and music producer. He is best known as the Co-Founder and Band Leader of Warfaze, a popular heavy metal and rock band from Bangladesh. Tipu has been with Warfaze after a year since its formation in 1986, providing drums play, percussion play, and rhythm composition for all eight of the band's music albums. He is also known for playing in the band “Pentagon” and “Winning” which garnered huge success. He served as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Musical Bands' Association (BAMBA) until November 2020, and has since held the position of Vice President which he still holds currently. He is also a Business Entrepreneur who is running a Advertising Agency named Carnival in Bangladesh. He was also the Partner & Production Director of Ektaar Music since 2001-2005. Later, he received an invitation from the National Skill Development Authority (NSDA) which is a Bangladesh government agency under the Prime Minister's Office responsible for developing policies to build a skilled force for different sectors of labor. Afterwards, in 2018 he was given the prestigious role as director for the Creative Media Industries Skill Council Limited (CMISCL) which is an affiliated organization of the NSDA, that was reestablished in 2021. In 2020 he started a record label called Loy Records which was launched officially on December 2021 with the prime intention to promote and cultivate young talents of the country whilst encouraging them to find their own path through music so they can represent their country internationally. On 10 December 2021, he started his new journey with his own record label called "Loyy Records"
Primary Life
Tipu's father was a government official and mother was a housewife, while his elder brother played the Hawaiian guitar and his elder sister was a singer of Rabindra and Nazrul songs. His youngest sister was a classical dancer, and his second brother was a national gymnast and goalkeeper for the Victoria Sporting Club. Inspired by his second brother, Tipu trained as a goalkeeper in football and in gymnastics. In 1976, Tipu began playing the tabla and formed a musical group with his cousins and neighbors, participating in the reality show 'Notunkuri' on Bangladesh Television. He made his debut as a drummer on a program on Bangladesh Television with the Bishforon Musical group, and later joined the Pony Musical Group. After playing with the band 'Stars', he formed his own band called 'Scorcher', which lasted for two years. After completing his matriculation examination from Bangladesh Bank High School in 1985, he was admitted to Notre Dame College and played drums for two years in Azam Khan (singer)'s Uchcharan. Tipu has been with Warfaze after a year since its formation in 1986, providing drums play, percussion play, and rhythm composition for all eight of the band's music albums. He is also known for playing in the band “Pentagon” and “Winning” which garnered huge success. He also served as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Musical Bands' Association (BAMBA).
Musical career
Warfaze (1986 – Present) "We started Warfaze but Tipu is the one who held the band together" - Babna in 2008 Tipu is a skilled drummer, percussionist, and tabla player. He joined Warfaze in the early months of 1986. Shortly after his arrival, founding members Mir and Helal left the band, prompting Kamal, the bass player, to take over the guitar position. Tipu and Kamal then invited Babna Karim as the new bass player, Reshad as the lead vocalist, and Mashuk as a guest in the second guitar position. The band released their debut album on 21 June 1991. Since then, Tipu has appeared on all of the band's studio albums, and he has been responsible for the rhythm composition, most of the song arrangements, and producing all of Warfaze's albums. Additionally, Tipu has been solely responsible for selecting all of the songs for every studio album, as well as handling managerial and album coordination duties.
Winning (1988-1998) Tipu was a member of the band Winning for a decade. During his time with the band, he contributed to the creation of two highly successful studio albums, "Winning" and "Ochena Shohor," and performed numerous concerts both domestically and internationally.