Goldspot
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Goldspot is a Los Angeles
-based band first introduced by tastemaker DJ Nic Harcourt
on his morning show, KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic". The Sunday Times UK hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years". Founded by singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla, the group has since received critical acclaim for its debut album "Tally of the Yes Men" (Tally) and sophomore release "And The Elephant is Dancing". HITS Magazine named Goldspot "Ones to Watch in 2010".
The band was founded by, and built around, singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla. The band signed a record deal in 2005 with a start-up, independent label Union Records, with distribution through ADA
. Thanks to KCRW's heavy airplay they were able to sell 10,000 copies of their debut Tally of the Yes Men. Tally was co-produced by Jeff Peters
and Goldspot. Respected NPR radio stations KEXP and WTMD, along with other indie radio stations across the country, began to play the record in constant rotation.
Eventually, the band signed a deal with major record label Mercury Records
(Universal Music Group) in the United Kingdom
. An alternate version of "Tally" was released in the UK in June 2007, featuring A. R. Rahman
's Bollywood Orchestra, and received plaudits from UK press like Q magazine, the Sunday Times, and The Guardian. The Sunday Times hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years".
"Tally" reached #10 in the alternative charts. The debut single "It's Getting Old" was the second most downloaded iTunes Single of the Week ever, behind Justin Timberlake. The follow-up single "Friday" was BBC Radio 2's "Record of the Week" and reached #21 in the UK airplay charts. The band also released a Hindi version of the same track which reached #4 in the BBC Asian Network Charts. "Friday's" video appeared in regular rotation on MTV, VH1, "The Hits", "The Box", Q, and Sky television networks. Khosla also performed the single in Hindi
Goldspot is a Los Angeles
-based band first introduced by tastemaker DJ Nic Harcourt
on his morning show, KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic". The Sunday Times UK hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years". Founded by singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla, the group has since received critical acclaim for its debut album "Tally of the Yes Men" (Tally) and sophomore release "And The Elephant is Dancing". HITS Magazine named Goldspot "Ones to Watch in 2010".
The band was founded by, and built around, singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla. The band signed a record deal in 2005 with a start-up, independent label Union Records, with distribution through ADA
. Thanks to KCRW's heavy airplay they were able to sell 10,000 copies of their debut Tally of the Yes Men. Tally was co-produced by Jeff Peters
and Goldspot. Respected NPR radio stations KEXP and WTMD, along with other indie radio stations across the country, began to play the record in constant rotation.
Eventually, the band signed a deal with major record label Mercury Records
(Universal Music Group) in the United Kingdom
. An alternate version of "Tally" was released in the UK in June 2007, featuring A. R. Rahman
's Bollywood Orchestra, and received plaudits from UK press like Q magazine, the Sunday Times, and The Guardian.MySpace.com - Goldspot - Los Angeles, US - Indie / Alternative / Rock - www.myspace.com/goldspot The Sunday Times hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years".
"Tally" reached #10 in the alternative charts. The debut single "It's Getting Old" was the second most downloaded iTunes Single of the Week ever, behind Justin Timberlake.Goldspot Friday - INDIE - I Like Music The follow-up single "Friday" was BBC Radio 2's "Record of the Week" and reached #21 in the UK airplay charts. The band also released a Hindi version of the same track which reached #4 in the BBC Asian Network Charts. "Friday's" video appeared in regular rotation on MTV, VH1, "The Hits", "The Box", Q, and Sky television networks. Khosla also performed the single in Hindi
Goldspot is a Los Angeles
-based band first introduced by tastemaker DJ Nic Harcourt
on his morning show, KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic". The Sunday Times UK hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years". Founded by singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla, the group has since received critical acclaim for its debut album "Tally of the Yes Men" (Tally) and sophomore release "And The Elephant is Dancing". HITS Magazine named Goldspot "Ones to Watch in 2010".
The band was founded by, and built around, singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla. The band signed a record deal in 2005 with a start-up, independent label Union Records, with distribution through ADA
. Thanks to KCRW's heavy airplay they were able to sell 10,000 copies of their debut Tally of the Yes Men. Tally was co-produced by Jeff Peters
and Goldspot. Respected NPR radio stations KEXP and WTMD, along with other indie radio stations across the country, began to play the record in constant rotation.
Eventually, the band signed a deal with major record label Mercury Records
(Universal Music Group) in the United Kingdom
. An alternate version of "Tally" was released in the UK in June 2007, featuring A. R. Rahman
's Bollywood Orchestra, and received plaudits from UK press like Q magazine, the Sunday Times, and The Guardian.MySpace.com - Goldspot - Los Angeles, US - Indie / Alternative / Rock - www.myspace.com/goldspot The Sunday Times hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years".
"Tally" reached #10 in the alternative charts. The debut single "It's Getting Old" was the second most downloaded iTunes Single of the Week ever, behind Justin Timberlake.Goldspot Friday - INDIE - I Like Music The follow-up single "Friday" was BBC Radio 2's "Record of the Week" and reached #21 in the UK airplay charts. The band also released a Hindi version of the same track which reached #4 in the BBC Asian Network Charts. "Friday's" video appeared in regular rotation on MTV, VH1, "The Hits", "The Box", Q, and Sky television networks. Khosla also performed the single in Hindi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoJ5IaTPG_8, and made it available on iTunes UK.
"Tally" made several "Top Albums of 2007" lists. Goldspot was named the #4 best new act of 2007, and "Tally" was named in the Sunday Times' "Top Albums of 2007".Records of the year - Times Online
Goldspot also played the Glastonbury (headlined by The Arcade Fire and Bjork), O2 Wireless, and V Festivals throughout the summer of 2007. The band has opened for Travis, Death Cab for Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, and even Bon Jovi.
A new album "And the Elephant is Dancing", produced by Beach Boys engineer Jeff Peters and Siddhartha, was released digitally on 2 November 2009. A physical release date has yet to be set.Myspace: Goldspot Releases New Album - Now Available Worldwide Music supervisor and influential DJ Nic Harcourt (KCRW) recently hailed Goldspot as "one of my favorite bands of the moment", and called the band's new album "a classic and timeless gem...it's as if George Harrison
never left India". The band appeared on NPR's "Tell Me More with Michel Martin" in April 2010 as well as influential radio shows KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" with Jason Bentley and WTMD (Baltimore) in 2010, where they performed songs off the new album.MySpace.com - Goldspot - Los Angeles, US - Indie / Alternative / Rock - www.myspace.com/goldspot
, a 2009 Indian satirical Bollywood film "The President is Coming" featured songs "Paper Boats" and "Under the House" (both English and Hindi versions). Their cover of Spencer Davis's motown classic "Keep on Running" was featured in the film and soundtrack for Simon Pegg hit "Run Fatboy Run" (2008).
Their cover of the Modest Mouse song "Float On
" was used in the Fox
TV series The O.C.
during episode 5 of season 4, "The Sleeping Beauty", and also appears as the first track on the OC Soundtrack Vol. 6. The song was also used in a Chevy commercial in 2008. "Time Bomb" also appeared on the OC in season 3. "Rewind" appeared in the NBC show "Inconceivable".
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
-based band first introduced by tastemaker DJ Nic Harcourt
Nic Harcourt
Nic Harcourt was, most recently, the Music Director for Santa Monica, California-based radio station KCRW. Before joining KCRW, Harcourt worked for eight years as a news director and music director at radio station WDST in Woodstock, New York...
on his morning show, KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic". The Sunday Times UK hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years". Founded by singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla, the group has since received critical acclaim for its debut album "Tally of the Yes Men" (Tally) and sophomore release "And The Elephant is Dancing". HITS Magazine named Goldspot "Ones to Watch in 2010".
History
After a live performance on Harcourt's show, the band soon began selling out shows across Los Angeles in venues like The Troubadour and Hotel Cafe. Harcourt championed the band, hailing them as his "favorite band of 2005", and began playing tracks from Tally of the Yes Men in heavy rotation ("Rewind", "Time Bomb", and "Friday").The band was founded by, and built around, singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla. The band signed a record deal in 2005 with a start-up, independent label Union Records, with distribution through ADA
Ada
-People:* St. Ada, a 7th-century French abbess* Ada, Countess of Atholl * Ada, Countess of Holland* Ada de Warenne, Countess of Northumbria and Huntingdon...
. Thanks to KCRW's heavy airplay they were able to sell 10,000 copies of their debut Tally of the Yes Men. Tally was co-produced by Jeff Peters
Jeff Peters
Jeff Peters ' is a consultant, author and speaker whose work is widely known in the Fusebox community. He has written several books, both for and , and articles for magazines including ColdFusion Developers Journal and Pocket PC Magazine. Mr...
and Goldspot. Respected NPR radio stations KEXP and WTMD, along with other indie radio stations across the country, began to play the record in constant rotation.
Eventually, the band signed a deal with major record label Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
(Universal Music Group) in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. An alternate version of "Tally" was released in the UK in June 2007, featuring A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
's Bollywood Orchestra, and received plaudits from UK press like Q magazine, the Sunday Times, and The Guardian. The Sunday Times hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years".
"Tally" reached #10 in the alternative charts. The debut single "It's Getting Old" was the second most downloaded iTunes Single of the Week ever, behind Justin Timberlake. The follow-up single "Friday" was BBC Radio 2's "Record of the Week" and reached #21 in the UK airplay charts. The band also released a Hindi version of the same track which reached #4 in the BBC Asian Network Charts. "Friday's" video appeared in regular rotation on MTV, VH1, "The Hits", "The Box", Q, and Sky television networks. Khosla also performed the single in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
Goldspot is a Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
-based band first introduced by tastemaker DJ Nic Harcourt
Nic Harcourt
Nic Harcourt was, most recently, the Music Director for Santa Monica, California-based radio station KCRW. Before joining KCRW, Harcourt worked for eight years as a news director and music director at radio station WDST in Woodstock, New York...
on his morning show, KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic". The Sunday Times UK hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years". Founded by singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla, the group has since received critical acclaim for its debut album "Tally of the Yes Men" (Tally) and sophomore release "And The Elephant is Dancing". HITS Magazine named Goldspot "Ones to Watch in 2010".
History
After a live performance on Harcourt's show, the band soon began selling out shows across Los Angeles in venues like The Troubadour and Hotel Cafe. Harcourt championed the band, hailing them as his "favorite band of 2005", and began playing tracks from Tally of the Yes Men in heavy rotation ("Rewind", "Time Bomb", and "Friday").Virgin Radio Goldspot BiographyThe band was founded by, and built around, singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla. The band signed a record deal in 2005 with a start-up, independent label Union Records, with distribution through ADA
Ada
-People:* St. Ada, a 7th-century French abbess* Ada, Countess of Atholl * Ada, Countess of Holland* Ada de Warenne, Countess of Northumbria and Huntingdon...
. Thanks to KCRW's heavy airplay they were able to sell 10,000 copies of their debut Tally of the Yes Men. Tally was co-produced by Jeff Peters
Jeff Peters
Jeff Peters ' is a consultant, author and speaker whose work is widely known in the Fusebox community. He has written several books, both for and , and articles for magazines including ColdFusion Developers Journal and Pocket PC Magazine. Mr...
and Goldspot. Respected NPR radio stations KEXP and WTMD, along with other indie radio stations across the country, began to play the record in constant rotation.
Eventually, the band signed a deal with major record label Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
(Universal Music Group) in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. An alternate version of "Tally" was released in the UK in June 2007, featuring A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
's Bollywood Orchestra, and received plaudits from UK press like Q magazine, the Sunday Times, and The Guardian.MySpace.com - Goldspot - Los Angeles, US - Indie / Alternative / Rock - www.myspace.com/goldspot The Sunday Times hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years".
"Tally" reached #10 in the alternative charts. The debut single "It's Getting Old" was the second most downloaded iTunes Single of the Week ever, behind Justin Timberlake.Goldspot Friday - INDIE - I Like Music The follow-up single "Friday" was BBC Radio 2's "Record of the Week" and reached #21 in the UK airplay charts. The band also released a Hindi version of the same track which reached #4 in the BBC Asian Network Charts. "Friday's" video appeared in regular rotation on MTV, VH1, "The Hits", "The Box", Q, and Sky television networks. Khosla also performed the single in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
Goldspot is a Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
-based band first introduced by tastemaker DJ Nic Harcourt
Nic Harcourt
Nic Harcourt was, most recently, the Music Director for Santa Monica, California-based radio station KCRW. Before joining KCRW, Harcourt worked for eight years as a news director and music director at radio station WDST in Woodstock, New York...
on his morning show, KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic". The Sunday Times UK hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years". Founded by singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla, the group has since received critical acclaim for its debut album "Tally of the Yes Men" (Tally) and sophomore release "And The Elephant is Dancing". HITS Magazine named Goldspot "Ones to Watch in 2010".
History
After a live performance on Harcourt's show, the band soon began selling out shows across Los Angeles in venues like The Troubadour and Hotel Cafe. Harcourt championed the band, hailing them as his "favorite band of 2005", and began playing tracks from Tally of the Yes Men in heavy rotation ("Rewind", "Time Bomb", and "Friday").Virgin Radio Goldspot BiographyThe band was founded by, and built around, singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla. The band signed a record deal in 2005 with a start-up, independent label Union Records, with distribution through ADA
Ada
-People:* St. Ada, a 7th-century French abbess* Ada, Countess of Atholl * Ada, Countess of Holland* Ada de Warenne, Countess of Northumbria and Huntingdon...
. Thanks to KCRW's heavy airplay they were able to sell 10,000 copies of their debut Tally of the Yes Men. Tally was co-produced by Jeff Peters
Jeff Peters
Jeff Peters ' is a consultant, author and speaker whose work is widely known in the Fusebox community. He has written several books, both for and , and articles for magazines including ColdFusion Developers Journal and Pocket PC Magazine. Mr...
and Goldspot. Respected NPR radio stations KEXP and WTMD, along with other indie radio stations across the country, began to play the record in constant rotation.
Eventually, the band signed a deal with major record label Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
(Universal Music Group) in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. An alternate version of "Tally" was released in the UK in June 2007, featuring A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
's Bollywood Orchestra, and received plaudits from UK press like Q magazine, the Sunday Times, and The Guardian.MySpace.com - Goldspot - Los Angeles, US - Indie / Alternative / Rock - www.myspace.com/goldspot The Sunday Times hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years".
"Tally" reached #10 in the alternative charts. The debut single "It's Getting Old" was the second most downloaded iTunes Single of the Week ever, behind Justin Timberlake.Goldspot Friday - INDIE - I Like Music The follow-up single "Friday" was BBC Radio 2's "Record of the Week" and reached #21 in the UK airplay charts. The band also released a Hindi version of the same track which reached #4 in the BBC Asian Network Charts. "Friday's" video appeared in regular rotation on MTV, VH1, "The Hits", "The Box", Q, and Sky television networks. Khosla also performed the single in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoJ5IaTPG_8, and made it available on iTunes UK.
"Tally" made several "Top Albums of 2007" lists. Goldspot was named the #4 best new act of 2007, and "Tally" was named in the Sunday Times' "Top Albums of 2007".Records of the year - Times Online
Goldspot also played the Glastonbury (headlined by The Arcade Fire and Bjork), O2 Wireless, and V Festivals throughout the summer of 2007. The band has opened for Travis, Death Cab for Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, and even Bon Jovi.
A new album "And the Elephant is Dancing", produced by Beach Boys engineer Jeff Peters and Siddhartha, was released digitally on 2 November 2009. A physical release date has yet to be set.Myspace: Goldspot Releases New Album - Now Available Worldwide Music supervisor and influential DJ Nic Harcourt (KCRW) recently hailed Goldspot as "one of my favorite bands of the moment", and called the band's new album "a classic and timeless gem...it's as if George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
never left India". The band appeared on NPR's "Tell Me More with Michel Martin" in April 2010 as well as influential radio shows KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" with Jason Bentley and WTMD (Baltimore) in 2010, where they performed songs off the new album.MySpace.com - Goldspot - Los Angeles, US - Indie / Alternative / Rock - www.myspace.com/goldspot
Television/film/placements
Goldspot's songs have been featured in three online advertisements for Apple's iPad (2010), "Rewind" appeared on the Emmy-nominated US hit television show "How I Met Your Mother" (2009), and songs from "Elephants" and new original songs also appear in feature film "Today's Special" (2010) (starring Aasif Mandvi of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"). Goldspot's "What's Under The House" appeared on NBC sitcom "Perfect Couples" (2011), and in the trailer for "How Do You Know (2010)", starring Jack Nicholson, Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson. "Clap Clap" also appeared briefly in the trailer for "The Dilemma (2011)," starring Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin James, Winona Ryder and Queen Latifah. The song also appeared in the trailer for "Something Borrowed (2011)" with Kate Hudson and John Krasinski. Several songs from "Elephants" also appeared on the MTV hit "16 and Pregnant (2010)." "Paper Boats" appeared in an eBay ad (2009). The band appears on the soundtrack for motion picture The President Is ComingThe President Is Coming
The President Is Coming is a 2009 Indian satirical mockumentary film directed by Kunaal Roy Kapur based on his own popular play by the same title which premiered at the Royal Court/Rage Theatre Festival in Mumbai in January 2006...
, a 2009 Indian satirical Bollywood film "The President is Coming" featured songs "Paper Boats" and "Under the House" (both English and Hindi versions). Their cover of Spencer Davis's motown classic "Keep on Running" was featured in the film and soundtrack for Simon Pegg hit "Run Fatboy Run" (2008).
Their cover of the Modest Mouse song "Float On
Float On (Modest Mouse song)
"Float On" is a single released by indie rock band Modest Mouse. It also appears on their album Good News for People Who Love Bad News. The track is generally considered to be the band's signature song.The song was nominated for a Grammy in 2005....
" was used in the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
TV series The O.C.
The O.C.
The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
during episode 5 of season 4, "The Sleeping Beauty", and also appears as the first track on the OC Soundtrack Vol. 6. The song was also used in a Chevy commercial in 2008. "Time Bomb" also appeared on the OC in season 3. "Rewind" appeared in the NBC show "Inconceivable".
Studio albums
- Tally of the Yes Men - Mercury RecordsMercury RecordsMercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
/Universal Music GroupUniversal Music GroupUniversal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
(2007), SONY BMG (India) (2008) (UK Alternative Charts #10) - And the Elephant is Dancing (2010)
Singles
- "Friday" - (2007) (UK Alternative #21, BBC Asian Network #4)
- "It's Getting Old" - (2007) (UK Alternative #10)
- "Ina Mina Dika" - (2011)
Television
- The "OC" Season 5 FoxFox Broadcasting CompanyFox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
, (2005), "Time Bomb" - The "OC" Season 6 FoxFox Broadcasting CompanyFox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
, (2005), "Float On" - Inconceivable Season 1 NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, (2005), "Rewind" - How I Met Your Mother Season 5 CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, (2009), "Rewind" - 16 and Pregnant MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
(2010), "Clap Clap", "Call Center Girl", "Tale of a Fish", "Grocery Store", "One Year Anniversary", "The Moon is Too Far", "Emily", "Under The House" - The T.O. Show VH1VH1VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
(2010), "The Moon is Too Far" - Scrappers SpikeSpikeSpike may refer to:-Device to puncture or fasten:* Nail , especially one over ten inches long* Rail spike, or Screw spike used to construct railroad tracks* Tree spiking, making a tree dangerous to cut with a chainsaw...
(2010), "One Year Anniversary" - Perfect Couples NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
(2011), "Under The House"
Film/Soundtracks/Compilations
- The "OC" Mix Volume 6 Warner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
, (2007) - Run Fatboy Run (Motion Picture Soundtrack) Universal Music GroupUniversal Music GroupUniversal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
(2008) - KCRW Sounds Eclectic: "The Next One" KCRWKCRWKCRW is a public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, carrying a mix of National Public Radio news, talk radio and freeform music format. The general manager of KCRW is Jennifer Ferro...
(2008) - The President is Coming (Ramesh Sippy Entertainment) (2009)
- Today's Special (Inimitable Pictures) (2010) Original songs: 'Ina Mina Dika,' 'Foundations,' 'What's Under The House,' 'Grocery Store'
- "Untitled" Film Soundtrack (2012)
Advertisements/Commercials
- Chevrolet "Float On" off "The OC Soundtrack: Volume 6" (2008)
- eBay "Paper Boats" off "And The Elephant is Dancing" (2009)
- Apple iPad video "Clap Clap" off "And The Elephant is Dancing" (2010)
- Apple iPad guided tour video "Clap Clap" off "And The Elephant is Dancing" (2010)
- Apple technology overview video "Grocery Store" off "And The Elephant is Dancing" (2010)
- Today's Special (Inimitable Pictures) trailer starring Aasif Mandvi, Naseerudeen Shah, Madhur Jaafrey featuring "Ina Mina Dika" and "What's Under The House" (2010)
- How Do You Know (Universal Pictures) trailer starring Reese Witherspoon, Jack Nicholson, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson featuring "What's Under The House" (2010)
- The Dilemma (Universal Pictures) trailer starring Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly featuring "Clap Clap" (2011)
- Something Borrowed (Warner Bros.) trailer starring Kate Hudson & John Krasinski featuring "Clap Clap" (2011)
External links
- NPR Feature
- Official site
- Sunday Times Feature
- [ Allmusic profile]
- Sunday Times Breaking Act
- Gold Rush: Goldspot Frontman Siddhartha Khosla Shines, Nirali Magazine, March 2007
- Tally Of The Yes Man
- Goldspot Interview about Indian Heritage