Guest Speaker: Nusrat Durrani

Last Thursday, I had the privilege to meet Senior Vice President of MTV World, Nusrat Durrani. What does Nusrat exactly do? Well he and the board members of MTV World find ways to connect people to music. Their mission is to relate life to music while interweaving culture. Nusrat was always a music fan. Growing up in India he listened to a lot of music. What inspired him to do something with his passion for music, was the 1993 MTV video "Let's Dance" by David Bowie. After seeing that video Nusrat knew exactly what he wanted to do. He called MTV from India and they sent him information about the company. He came to study in America and was hired by MTV. In his presentation he showed us clips from MTV'S never seen before show, Iggy. This show is for the open minded audiophile who likes to listen to every type of music from all over. Iggy is a show that connects cultures through music. What i enjoyed about the show is the intelligent content ( besides some of the profanity used). Unlike any other MTV show, Iggy is a program that just screams diversity. it I found Nusrat's story very inspiring. The way he presented himself was very natural and made me feel comfortable. I felt as if we were hanging out. Towards the end of his presentation he said "Finding your passion is an art". I could not agree more with Nusrat. Overall I thought his presentation was awesome.