Mustehsan debut as a singer in Farhan Saeed's Pee Jaun on the request of her friend Saad Sultan. She composed, wrote and recorded her part in music video in her university dormitory and sent it to Sultan where he edited her part with the rest of the song.she recalls, "Pee Jaun was made by a dear friend, Saad Sultan, over a Skype session. I added a bridge melody and wrote some lines for the song. Farhan came on board later on." She further said, "It was an honor, and was a great and very different experience, because I recorded my parts of Pee Jaoun in my dorm room here in New York, and Farhan Saeed recorded his parts back in Lahore, where it was put together and mixed."
In 2011, Mustehsan recorded a song "Sajna" for Junoon's twentieth anniversary album Volume I of Junoon 20, the song was written by Ali Azmat and was a bonus track on album. In 2014, she recorded a song "Awari" for Pakistani band Soch who approached her, without telling her that they are going to use the song in Indian film Ek Villain, she explained, "I was approached by Soch and they wanted me to feature on their track without disclosing what it was for," she recorded the song in her university dorm, "It was an extremely casual process and I never met anyone in person. I recorded the song on my own in New York. The contract was signed after the track had been lined up for release,."On her futue ventures she said, "I'm always working on new pieces. Music is a passion for me and not a profession. I have plenty of time on my hands … I might be working on a Pakistani project later this year. It's something that I am excited about."
In 2016, she marked her Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in season 9. She is the first artist to debut with 3 songs at Coke Studio. Her first song was released under team Faakhir, alongside Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, and it broke all previous Coke Studio records by accumulating over 2.5 million views in one day. She is also going to be seen working under team supervisions of Noori (where she will perform a duet with singer Junaid Khan), as well as team Shuja Haider.
In 2011, Mustehsan recorded a song "Sajna" for Junoon's twentieth anniversary album Volume I of Junoon 20, the song was written by Ali Azmat and was a bonus track on album. In 2014, she recorded a song "Awari" for Pakistani band Soch who approached her, without telling her that they are going to use the song in Indian film Ek Villain, she explained, "I was approached by Soch and they wanted me to feature on their track without disclosing what it was for," she recorded the song in her university dorm, "It was an extremely casual process and I never met anyone in person. I recorded the song on my own in New York. The contract was signed after the track had been lined up for release,."On her futue ventures she said, "I'm always working on new pieces. Music is a passion for me and not a profession. I have plenty of time on my hands … I might be working on a Pakistani project later this year. It's something that I am excited about."
In 2016, she marked her Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in season 9. She is the first artist to debut with 3 songs at Coke Studio. Her first song was released under team Faakhir, alongside Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, and it broke all previous Coke Studio records by accumulating over 2.5 million views in one day. She is also going to be seen working under team supervisions of Noori (where she will perform a duet with singer Junaid Khan), as well as team Shuja Haider.
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