The Rocturnals is an American

United States

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 Urban Rock, Alternative

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

-Rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 Band from Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

 that was formed in 2003. The band has five members, lead vocalist-singer A. “Pittboss” Johnson, lead vocalist-rapper Aulsondro “Novelist" Hamilton, lead guitarist "Trist" Cannizarro, rhythm guitarist Adam “Crow”, and drummer Eric “E” Borders. Their mainstream debut came in 2004, as KansasCali when their song "If I..." appeared on both the Soundtrack & DVD of the 2005 78th Academy Awards

78th Academy Awards

The 78th Academy Awards honored the best films of 2005 and were held on March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. They were hosted by The Daily Show host Jon Stewart, with Tom Kane making his first appearance as the show's announcer...

 movie Crash (2004 film)

Crash (2004 film)

Crash is a 2004 American drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Paul Haggis. The film is about racial and social tensions in Los Angeles, California. A self-described "passion piece" for Haggis, Crash was inspired by a real life incident in which his Porsche was carjacked outside a video...

 with their music video in the "Special Features" section of the DVD and an appearance on the "Inspired by soundtrack" to the movie "Crash

Crash: Music from and Inspired by Crash (Soundtrack)

-Track listing:*1. If I... - KansasCali*2. Plastic Jesus – Billy Idol*3. Are You Beautiful - Chris Pierce*4. Free - Civilization*5. Hey God - Randy Coleman*6. Take The Pain Away - Al Berry*7. Problems - Move.meant*8. Arrival - Pale 3 featuring Beth Hirsch...

". Almost simultaneously, the band was also included and featured on the International soundtrack of Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a 2005 American romantic comedy action film directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg. The original music score was composed by John Powell...

, this time with a more mid-tempo song entitled, "If I Never See You Again".

The "Crash" debut was a rare feat for an unknown independent band despite the fact that Bird York who created the movie's themes song "In The Deep

In the Deep

"In the Deep" is a 2003 song written and performed by actress-singer Kathleen York, credited to her performing name Bird York. The song gained fame from its use in the critically acclaimed film Crash; it also appeared on her album The Velvet Hour. In 2006, the song was nominated for an Academy...

" was nominated for an Oscar but not on the DVD. However the Oscar nominee would later complain about the bands inclusion on the DVD to Lions Gate Film, Bob Yari & Superb Records and have them removed, but by the time The Rocturnals video got replaced on the "Directors Cut & re-release" with Bird York's video, it had already sold close to 6 million units.

The band's soundtrack success lead them to be selected by Tamara Coniff former (Editor-In-Chief of Billboard Magazine) as the opening band for the 1st Annual Digital Entertainment and Media Awards produced by Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

. Afterwards the band landed on 4 more movie soundtracks, Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom is an English actor. He had his break-through roles in 2001 as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and starring in 2003 as blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood...

’s “Haven

Haven (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Haven is the soundtrack album from the 2004 film Haven, starring Orlando Bloom and Zoe Saldana.-Disc one:# Move! - Damian "Jr Gong" Marley# Melancholy Mood - Ziggy Marley# "Clouds" - Neuromance# "Just Be" - Collen & Webb...

”, ESPN

ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

’s, "Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos

Once in a Lifetime Original Soundtrack

This is the soundtrack listing for Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos, a 2006 documentary about the New York Cosmos soccer team....

", Jamie Kennedy

Jamie Kennedy

James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy is an American comedian, rapper, and actor.-Early life:Kennedy, the youngest of six children, was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family is of Irish descent and he was raised Roman Catholic. He attended and graduated from...

’s Kickin It Old Skool & John Feal’s Documentary

Documentary

A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...

 “Save The Brave”.

Songs & Albums

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!align="left"|Songs & Album information 2002–Present
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|align="left"|Celebrate The Earth

• Release: April 2011

• Label: Black Casino Music and Entertainment

• Single: "Celebrate The Earth"

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|align="left"|The Life

• Release: January 11, 2011

• Label: Black Casino Music and Entertainment

• Single: "The Life"

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|align="left"|This Is Where Amazing Happens

• Released: February 2010

• Label: Black Casino Music and Entertainment

• Single: "This Is Where Amazing Happens"/ (Debuted on NBA on TNT at the Rookie All-Star Game)

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|align="left"|Doctor Fink

Doctor Fink

Matthew Robert "Matt" Fink, better known by the stage name Doctor Fink, is an American keyboardist, record producer, and songwriter. He is most known as a member of The Revolution, the backing band for pop musician Prince. Fink won a Grammy Award...

 presents a Tribute to Prince

• Releases: 2011

• Label: Orfin Records/Tommy Boy Entertainment

• Song: "Pop Life” (Track #3 on the CD)

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|align="left"|In My America feat. The Rocturnals (Tribute LP

LP album

The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...

)

• Released: 2009

• Label: USOFA (United Students Of America.org)

• Single: "In My America” (Track #1 on the CD)

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|align="left"|Save The Brave Documentary

• Released: August 2008

• Label: The FEALGOOD Foundation

• Song: "In My America” feat. The Rocturnals (End Title)

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|align="left"|Kickin It Old Skool (Movie)

• Released: April 27, 2007

• Label: Superb Records | Yari Film Group
  Yari Film Group
  The Yari Film Group is an independent film company founded in 2002, and headed by producer Bob Yari, which deals in financing, production, acquisition, sales and distribution of theatrical feature films....
  
  

• Song: "The Life” feat. KansasCali
  KansasCali
  KansasCali is an alternative rock group.-History:Both members belong to the production team Da Bookeez, in which they, along with E.Borders, have produced songs both individually and collectively...
  
   now known as The Rocturnals (End Title)

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|align="left"|Once In A Lifetime (2006 Film) (Movie)'” starring Pelé

Pelé

However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...