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Goldspot is currently a Los Angeles based band which takes its name from the Indian soda, Gold SpotFile:Http:/upwiki/wikipedia/en/0/08/Goldspot.gif. An underground sensation in Los Angeles, the band was first introduced to the public by influential 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 famous venues like "The Troubadour" and "The Hotel Cafe". 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.

The band's core members Siddhartha Khosla (songwriter and lead singer) and Ramy Antoun soon inked a 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". Pretty impressive given that the band never really toured the US. They stayed loyal to their Los Angeles following, and made only couple trips to the East coast, as other indie radio stations across the country began to play the record. File:Tally.jpg

"Tally" had generated so much buzz that the band inked a major label deal with Mercury UK (Universal Music Group), 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 Indian composing legend AR Rahman's Bollywood Orchestra, and was received with plaudits from UK press like Q magazine and The Guardian. 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.

Goldspot also played the Glastonbury, O2 Wireless, and V Festivals throughout the summer of 2007.

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Siddhartha: vocals, guitars, and piano
Ramy Antoun: drums
Derek Horst : guitar
Seth McLain: guitar, keys
Sergio Andrade: bass

Chart Positions

"Tally of the Yes Men" (2007): #16 in iTunes Alternative Album Charts, #40 in iTunes Overall Album Charts

"Friday": #22 in UK Airplay Charts

"Friday" (Hindi Version): #4 in the BBC Asian Charts

Single of the Week

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.

TV and Film

Their cover of Spencer Davis's motown classic "Keep on Running" was featured in the film and sountrack of Simon Pegg hit "Run Fatboy Run" (2007).

Their cover of the 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.

"Time Bomb" appeared in Season 3 of the OC as well.

Notes

Goldspot has gained much popularity in the United Kingdom and soon will be releasing their debut album in India. One notable problem is that their US based fans can not access their new music because it has not been released in the states and is only available on iTunes UK.

External links

Myspace Page
Official site
Allmusic profile
Sunday Times Breaking Act
Gold Rush: Goldspot Frontman Siddhartha Khosla Shines, Nirali Magazine, March 2007
Siddhartha from Goldspot Interview 2007 on ilikemusic.com
Tally Of The Yes Man
Goldspot Interview bout Indian Heritage

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 The band's core members Siddhartha Khosla (songwriter and lead singer) and Ramy Antoun soon inked a 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".  Pretty impressive given that the band never really toured the US.  They stayed loyal to their Los Angeles following, and made only couple trips to the East coast, as other indie radio stations across the country began to play the record.
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 "Tally" had generated so much buzz that the band inked a major label deal with Mercury UK (Universal Music Group), 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 Indian composing legend AR Rahman's Bollywood Orchestra, and was received with plaudits from UK press like Q magazine and The Guardian.  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.