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{{Short description|American band}}
{{For|the soft drink|Gold Spot}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Goldspot
| name = Goldspot
| Img = Goldspot.jpg
| image = Goldspot live.JPG
| caption = Frontman Siddhartha Khosla of Goldspot performs in [[Bangalore]] in 2012
| Img_capt = Sidd, Ramy, and Sergio
| origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[indie pop]]
| Background = group_or_band
| years_active = 2001–present
| Origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[United States]]
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| label = [[Mercury Records]], Union Records
| Genre = [[Indie rock]]<br/>[[Alternative rock]]<br/>[[Indie Pop Bollywood]]
| website = {{url|goldspot.net}}
| Years_active = 2001 - Present
| past_members = Ramy Antoun, Seth McLain, Sergio Andrade, Derek Horst
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| Label = [[Mercury Records]]<br/>Union Records
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| URL = [[http://www.goldspot.net]]<br/>
| Current members = Siddhartha Khosla, Ramy Antoun, Sergio Andrade, Jake Owen, James Gabbie|}}


'''Goldspot''' is a New York–based band. Founded by singer/songwriter/producer and television and film composer Siddhartha Khosla, the group has since received critical acclaim for its debut album ''Tally of the Yes Men'' and second album ''And The Elephant is Dancing''. The band released its third full-length, ''Aerogramme'', in 2013.
'''Goldspot''' is a [[Los Angeles]] based band started by Siddhartha Khosla after an amateur career in acapella at UPENN<ref>http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0308/pro04.html</ref>. The band was first introduced by DJ Nic Harcourt on his morning show, KCRW's "Morning Become Eclectic". After a live performance on Harcourt's show, the band soon began selling out shows across Los Angeles in venues like ''[[The Troubadour]]'' and ''The Hotel Cafe''.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} Harcourt championed the band, hailing them as his "favorite band of 2005", and began playing the band's debut "Tally of the Yes Men" in heavy rotation. Songs "Rewind" , "Time Bomb", and pop classic "Friday" were in heavy rotation. <ref>http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/artists/goldspot/biography/</ref>


==History==
== History ==
"Goldspot isn't my favourite drink. It wasn't even my first drink; Coke was. But we named ourselves after it because it's bubbly and refreshing. I wish I could still drink it, but I hear that Goldspot is no longer made in India," says Khosla.<ref>http://ia.rediff.com/us/2000/sep/24us1.htm</ref>


The Los Angeles–based band Goldspot is named after the fizzy drink [[Gold Spot]]. According to an interview with Siddhartha Khosla (the band's core member), the drink was very popular back in India at the time.
They recorded their debut album, Goldspot, with drummer Dino Crescentini. The music is a mix of tabla, sitar and keyboards. The songs have received accolades for their unusual style with modern music harmonizing with an Indian traditional vocal thread, an alaap, before the music comes in. The song Burning Ashes, is an example of this. <ref>http://ia.rediff.com/us/2000/sep/24us1.htm</ref>
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The band's core members, Siddhartha Khosla (songwriter and lead singer) and Ramy Antoun, signed a record deal with a startup independent label Union Records, and with distribution through ADA and KCRW's heavy airplay, were able to sell 10,000 copies of "Tally of the Yes Men".{{Fact|date=March 2008}} The toured mostly around Los Angeles, and made only couple trips to the East coast, as other indie radio stations across the country began to play the record.


After a live performance on DJ [[Nic Harcourt]]'s [[KCRW]] show, the band soon began playing shows across Los Angeles in venues like [[The Troubadour (Los Angeles)|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").<ref>Virgin Radio [http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/artists/goldspot/biography/ Goldspot Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420142309/http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/artists/goldspot/biography/ |date=April 20, 2008 }}</ref>
Eventually, the band signed a deal with [[Mercury Records]] in the [[United Kingdom]], and in 2007 the band were exported to the UK. They spent months leaving the United States in an effort to create a buzz for their album release in Europe. An alternate version of "Tally" was released commercially in June, 2007, featuring [[A. R. Rahman]]'s Bollywood Orchestra, and was received with plaudits from UK press like Q magazine and The Guardian.<ref>http://www.myspace.com/goldspot</ref> The Sunday Times hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years". Debut single "Friday" was BBC Radio 2's record of the week, and reached #22 in the UK airplay charts, and 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 rotation on MTV, VH1, "The Hits", "The Box", Q, and Sky television networks. Khosla also performed the single in the Indian language of Hindi and made it available on iTunes UK.


The band was founded by singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla and Writer/Producer/Drummer Ramy Antoun. From 2005 to 2007, the line up consisted of Sid, Ramy, Sergio Andrade (bass), Seth McLain (guitars, keys and backing vocals) and Derek Horst (guitars and backing vocals). The band signed a record deal in 2005 with a start-up, independent label Union Records, with distribution through [[Alternative Distribution Alliance|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 radio stations KEXP and WTMD, along with other indie radio stations across the country, began to play the record in constant rotation.
Though the band only signed a major record deal very recently in 2007, they have officially been together since 2001 and have worked with Union Records and even great producers such as Beach Boys' Jeff Peters.


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''.<ref name=myspace>[http://www.myspace.com/goldspot MySpace.com – Goldspot – Los Angeles, US – Indie / Alternative / Rock – www.myspace.com/goldspot]</ref> ''The Sunday Times'' hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years".
Goldspot also played the Glastonbury, O2 Wireless, and V Festivals throughout the summer of 2007.


''Tally'' reached No.&nbsp;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.<ref>[http://www.ilikemusic.com/indie/Goldspot_Friday-3944 Goldspot Friday – INDIE – I Like Music<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The follow-up single "Friday" was BBC Radio 2's "Record of the Week" and reached No.&nbsp;21 in the UK airplay charts. The band also released a Hindi version of the same track which reached No.&nbsp;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 will soon be releasing their album in India. One notable problem is that their US based fans cannot access their new music because it has not been released in the states and is only available on iTunes UK.


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''Tally'' made several "Top Albums of 2007" lists. Goldspot was named the No.&nbsp;4 best new act of 2007, and ''Tally'' was named in the ''Sunday Times''{{'}} "Top Albums of 2007".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080708224312/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2961411.ece Records of the year – Times Online]</ref>
Goldspot returned from the UK and will be recording a new album in 2008.<ref>http://myspace.com/goldspot</ref>


Goldspot also played the Glastonbury (headlined by [[The Arcade Fire]] and [[Björk]]), O2 Wireless, and V festivals throughout the summer of 2007. The band has opened for Travis, Death Cab for Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, and Bon Jovi.
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"Tally of the Yes Men" was honored as the #4 album of 2007 in the Sunday Times "Top Albums of 2007."<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2961411.ece Records of the year - Times Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


Follow-up album ''And the Elephant is Dancing'', produced by [[Beach Boys]] engineer Jeff Peters and Siddhartha, was released digitally on November 2, 2009. Music supervisor and influential DJ Nic Harcourt (KCRW) 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.<ref name=myspace /> Songs from ''Elephants'' have appeared in dozens of major network television shows and films.
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==Discography==
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===Studio albums===
* '''''Burning Ashes''''' - [[1997]]
* '''''BETA''''' - [[2002]]
* '''''Tally of the Yes Men''''' - [[2007]]
* '''''Grocery Store''''' - Soon to be released


The band's newest release, ''Aerogramme'', on Khosla and co.'s own Mt. Hoboken Records/Nice Music Group recounts the travels of Khosla's family from India to the US in the late 1970s. Lead single "The Border Line" received consistent airplay on US radio (including Sirius XM's "The Spectrum" and several other Triple A-format stations around the country). The album was released to very positive reviews, including the ''Los Angeles Times''{{'}} pop music editor naming it the #1 album of 2013. ''Aerogramme'' was released under Sony India for several South Asian countries.
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===Singles===
'''''Friday''''' - [[2007]] (UK #22)
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On May 1, 2014, Goldspot was nominated for a Vh1 India Music Award: "Best Global Indian."
== Music Videos ==
'''''Time Bomb'''''<br/>
'''''Friday'''''<br/>
'''''Rewind'''''<br/>
YouTube also features an assortment of live and user filmed footage of Goldspot including covers. See: [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=goldspot Goldspot on YouTube]<ref>http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=goldspot</ref>


== Single of the Week ==
== Television, film, and placements ==
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Khosla is currently the composer for [[Hulu]]'s ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]''. His recent credits include [[NBC]]'s ''[[This Is Us]]'', [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] comedy ''[[Grandfathered (TV series)|Grandfathered]]'', [[Lionsgate]]/[[E!]]'s [[The Royals (TV series)|''The Royals'']] and Hulu's ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'', and feature films ''Fat Camp'' and ''Liv''. He composed original songs for the musical film ''[[Basmati Blues]]'' and ABC series ''[[The Neighbors (2012 TV series)|The Neighbors]]''. He also wrote original songs for the series, including a Bollywood musical episode that aired on March 17, 2014.


Khosla co-wrote the track "Flirting" with [[Natalie Imbruglia]] which appeared on her 2009 album ''Come to Life''.
The song "It's Getting Old" was available in April, 2007 for a free download on the UK iTunes Single of the Week. It was the second most downloaded iTunes Single of the Week ever, behind Justin Timberlake. <ref>http://www.ilikemusic.com/indie/Goldspot_Friday-3944</ref>


The band's song "Rewind" was featured in the [[Double Date (How I Met Your Mother)|"Double Date"]] episode of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/video-top-10-how-i-692083|title='How I Met Your Mother' Music Supervisor Reveals Show's Top 10 Music Moments|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=March 29, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622174441/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/video-top-10-how-i-692083|url-status=live|archivedate=June 22, 2014}}</ref>
==TV and Film==


Their songs also featured in the 2009 movie ''[[Today%27s_Special_(film)|Today's Special]]'' and the music video for Ina Mina Dika was shot for the movie featuring actor [[Aasif Mandvi]].
Their cover of Spencer Davis's motown classic "Keep on Running" was featured in the film credits and sountrack of Simon Pegg hit "Run Fatboy Run" (2007).


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== Discography ==
Their cover of the Modest Mouse song "[[Float On]]" was used in the US TV series [[The OC]] during episode 5 of season 4, ''"The Sleeping Beauty"'', and also appears as the first track on the OC Soundtrack Vol. 6.


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=== Studio albums ===
"Time Bomb" appeared in Season 3 of the OC as well.
* ''[[Tally of the Yes Men]]'' – [[Mercury Records]]/[[Universal Music Group]] (2007), [[SONY BMG]] (India) (2008) (UK Alternative Charts No.&nbsp;10)
* ''And the Elephant is Dancing'' (2010)
* ''Aerogramme'' – Mt. Hoboken Records/Nice Music Group (August 20, 2013), SONY Music (India) (October 15, 2013)


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=== Singles ===
"Rewind" was featured on NBC's “Inconceivable” in 2005
*"Friday" (2007) (UK Alternative No.&nbsp;21, BBC Asian Network No.&nbsp;4)
*"It's Getting Old" (2007) (UK Alternative No.&nbsp;10)
*"Ina Mina Dika" (2011)
*"The Border Line" (2013)


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
* [http://www.myspace.com/goldspot Myspace Page]
* [http://www.goldspot.net Official site]
* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article1934755.ece Sunday Times Feature]
* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=GOLDSPOT&sql=11:58j4eay74xg7~T0 Allmusic profile]
* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article1642199.ece Sunday Times Breaking Act]
* [http://niralimagazine.com/2007/03/gold-rush/ Gold Rush: Goldspot Frontman Siddhartha Khosla Shines], Nirali Magazine, March 2007
* [http://comfortcomes.com/?page=reviews&id=1888 Tally Of The Yes Man]
* [http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sid-khosla-musics-new-zing-thing-in-the-us-uk/48706-8.html Goldspot Interview about Indian Heritage]


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== External links ==
[[Category:indie rock]]
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* [http://www.goldspot.net/ Official site]
* [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p735797|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic profile]

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For the soft drink, see Gold Spot.

Goldspot
Frontman Siddhartha Khosla of Goldspot performs in Bangalore in 2012
Frontman Siddhartha Khosla of Goldspot performs in Bangalore in 2012
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresIndie rock, alternative rock, indie pop
Years active2001–present
LabelsMercury Records, Union Records
Past membersRamy Antoun, Seth McLain, Sergio Andrade, Derek Horst
Websitegoldspot.net

Goldspot is a New York–based band. Founded by singer/songwriter/producer and television and film composer Siddhartha Khosla, the group has since received critical acclaim for its debut album Tally of the Yes Men and second album And The Elephant is Dancing. The band released its third full-length, Aerogramme, in 2013.

History

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The Los Angeles–based band Goldspot is named after the fizzy drink Gold Spot. According to an interview with Siddhartha Khosla (the band's core member), the drink was very popular back in India at the time.

After a live performance on DJ Nic Harcourt's KCRW show, the band soon began playing 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").[1]

The band was founded by singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla and Writer/Producer/Drummer Ramy Antoun. From 2005 to 2007, the line up consisted of Sid, Ramy, Sergio Andrade (bass), Seth McLain (guitars, keys and backing vocals) and Derek Horst (guitars and backing vocals). 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 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.[2] The Sunday Times hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years".

Tally reached No. 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.[3] The follow-up single "Friday" was BBC Radio 2's "Record of the Week" and reached No. 21 in the UK airplay charts. The band also released a Hindi version of the same track which reached No. 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.

Tally made several "Top Albums of 2007" lists. Goldspot was named the No. 4 best new act of 2007, and Tally was named in the Sunday Times' "Top Albums of 2007".[4]

Goldspot also played the Glastonbury (headlined by The Arcade Fire and Björk), O2 Wireless, and V festivals throughout the summer of 2007. The band has opened for Travis, Death Cab for Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, and Bon Jovi.

Follow-up album And the Elephant is Dancing, produced by Beach Boys engineer Jeff Peters and Siddhartha, was released digitally on November 2, 2009. Music supervisor and influential DJ Nic Harcourt (KCRW) 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.[2] Songs from Elephants have appeared in dozens of major network television shows and films.

The band's newest release, Aerogramme, on Khosla and co.'s own Mt. Hoboken Records/Nice Music Group recounts the travels of Khosla's family from India to the US in the late 1970s. Lead single "The Border Line" received consistent airplay on US radio (including Sirius XM's "The Spectrum" and several other Triple A-format stations around the country). The album was released to very positive reviews, including the Los Angeles Times' pop music editor naming it the #1 album of 2013. Aerogramme was released under Sony India for several South Asian countries.

On May 1, 2014, Goldspot was nominated for a Vh1 India Music Award: "Best Global Indian."

Television, film, and placements

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Khosla is currently the composer for Hulu's Only Murders in the Building. His recent credits include NBC's This Is Us, Fox comedy Grandfathered, Lionsgate/E!'s The Royals and Hulu's Runaways, and feature films Fat Camp and Liv. He composed original songs for the musical film Basmati Blues and ABC series The Neighbors. He also wrote original songs for the series, including a Bollywood musical episode that aired on March 17, 2014.

Khosla co-wrote the track "Flirting" with Natalie Imbruglia which appeared on her 2009 album Come to Life.

The band's song "Rewind" was featured in the "Double Date" episode of How I Met Your Mother.[5]

Their songs also featured in the 2009 movie Today's Special and the music video for Ina Mina Dika was shot for the movie featuring actor Aasif Mandvi.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Singles

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  • "Friday" (2007) (UK Alternative No. 21, BBC Asian Network No. 4)
  • "It's Getting Old" (2007) (UK Alternative No. 10)
  • "Ina Mina Dika" (2011)
  • "The Border Line" (2013)

References

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  1. ^ Virgin Radio Goldspot Biography Archived April 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b MySpace.com – Goldspot – Los Angeles, US – Indie / Alternative / Rock – www.myspace.com/goldspot
  3. ^ Goldspot Friday – INDIE – I Like Music
  4. ^ Records of the year – Times Online
  5. ^ "'How I Met Your Mother' Music Supervisor Reveals Show's Top 10 Music Moments". The Hollywood Reporter. March 29, 2014. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.
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