Vikas Kohli

Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and music producer, whose work covers a variety of genres from punk, jazz, and hip-hop, to country, metal, and Bollywood pop. He is known his expertise with song arrangements, A-list session musicians and his one-on-one artist development[1] and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.[2]

Vikas Kohli
Background information
OriginMississauga, Ontario, Canada
GenresCountry, Pop, Bhangra, Hip-Hop, Rock
Years active2003–present
Associated actsThe Responsibles, Tef & Don, jsin, Man The Destroyer, GQnumberOne, scribblepen

Fatlabs (Music Studio)

Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003.[3] Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop, R&B, classical, metal, rock and bhangra albums. He has also contributed songs to Bollywood films.[4]

The song he produced for Bollywood film "Mission Istaanbul" was performed live at the International Indian Film Academy Awards. He composed a song for the Canadian Film Centre's "Shanti Baba Ram & The Dancers of Hope", which aired on Canwest Global. He also composed the song "I Do. Do I?". He's produced two albums with The Responsibles,[5] which were nominated for Punk Recording of the Year and charted nationally; co-wrote Jennifer Abadesso's song "Did You Think", which hit #1 in Paris;[6] produced multi-million album selling Bhangra artist Mika Singh and collaborated on projects with Cappadonna (Wu-Tang Clan), Justin Nozuka, Moka Only and Apache Indian. Vikas has been profiled by CBC, The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Rogers TV, OMNI TV, Hindustan Times, MSN, AOL, Yahoo and Zee News.

Discography
YearArtistAlbumNotes
AnokhiCompilasian
BecOut of the Dark
BordeenSpotlight
Hallowed BeCalculating Madness
ChiPants On Fire (Single)
Eve of ExileA Godsend
Flow 93.5 RadioUrban Flowcase Vol 6 & Urban Flowcase vol 7
GQ number oneAround the world (Single)
Iain BuckinghamHeart (Single)
Indian ElectronicaIndian Electronica Vol 1
Insomniacs DreamAn Ode to the lonely
John whiteJava babies
Jennifer AbadessoExposesong "Did You Think" successfully charted #1 in Paris
JeskaDig in (Single)
Joe SbricchiDream them up write them down
JsinBorn
K NottyAge of Majority
Kiss da GirlzGet it (Single)
Kuni & Nori
Kome ManuPapa
LomaticcNice and Slow (Single)
Man The DestroyerMan The Destroyer
Matt Gerber91 (Single)
Midnight ProphetNew Directions
Mika SinghParty Special
Mission IstanbulApun Ke Saath (Single)
Noman SiddiquiAether
Ophelias MirrorOphelias Mirror
Pass the hatPass the hat
Polyester HeartSweet Dreams, Panic
PriyaBroken Heart(Single)
Ramneek SinghKaal Nicket Hai
Rebecca NazzIndian Boy
Redman LiveHere in the Country
RekhaHer Dream
Safe BetDemotivated
SatsbDesi Urban Compilation 2009
ScribblepenScribblepen
Sean PinchinSean Pinchin
ShovgiSilence (Single)
SuperfatManzilla
Suspicious ReverendsSuspicious Reverends
Spec NastyThe Red Carpet effect
St. Peters ErindaleMy Soul there is a Country
St. Peters ErindaleCarols from St. Peters Erindale
Sweet & SourDock Of The Bay
Tamara MillerTamara Miller
TeaTea Vol 1 Toronto Experimental artists
Tef & DonDon't (Single)
TashLet Me Show You
Thane St AndrewAnybody Seen My Angel (Single)
The AnticsTo Rex's and a sexist
The Brown TiesWalking Down The Street
The DD Jug bandCrying time
The Gunsmith And MohitConquest
Toronto Independent Music AwardsToronto Independent Music Awards
Toronto Independent Music AwardsToronto Independent Music Awards 2007
The ResponsiblesThe Fatlabs SessionsNominated for Punk Recording of the Year and charted nationally
The ResponsiblesClass Action SuitNominated for Punk Recording of the Year and charted nationally
The ResponsiblesOut all Night
The Scarlet FeverThis is Tomorrow
The Scarlet FeverThe Scarlet Fever
Untasted HoneyUntasted Honey
Valerie BeaulieuPas Comme Ca
Victor GordonStrong Enough
ZameerFrom under the Bleachers
ZaraReasons for Seasons

Filmography
YearFilmGenreNotes
2010The BeeBest Environmental Film at The Toronto Urban Film Festival
2010The Party
2012MallaMall
2012Wild Goose Chase Daddy
2010My Father, the Terrorist?
Tom, Dick & Harry Rock Again
2009Bouma
Understanding The Early Years
2008Mission IstaanbulPerformed live at the IIFA's in Bangkok, Thailand
2009Shanti Baba Ram and the Dancers of Hope
2009I Do. Do I?

Awards

Vikas Kohli has won numerous awards from many years of producing, composing for various films.

ReelWorld Trailblazer - ReelWorld Film Festival.

Voice Achievers - Weekly Voice

Marty - Mississauga Arts Council


Education

Vikas Kohli went to the Mississauga branch campus of the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and received an honours degree in Mathematics and Philosophy. He received his MBA from the Schulich School of Business of York University,[7] and also holds a CFA charter.

Events

International Indian Film Academy

Vikas Kohli has produced an event with the International Film Academy awards in Toronto which drew over 15,000 people

Bollywood Monster Mashup

Vikas Kohli has produced an event from the city of Mississauga entitled "Bollywood Monster Mashup" which features over 50 singers, dancers and musicians singing, playing popular songs that expand over the black & white era of Indian Cinema to the modern hits of Bollywood.

Professional associations

Vikas Kohli is a member of the advisory board of the Blackwood Art Gallery, actively involved in the arts scene and has spoken at UNESCO, NXNE, SAC, CMW, MasalaMehndiMasti, Nashville Songwriters Association, Hamilton Music Awards, Toronto Independent Music Awards, FILMI, Toronto FIlmmakers Club, Mississauga Independent Film Festival, Undercurrents, JyaFest Arts Collective, Canada Career Arts, Tin Pan North, Trebas Institute, Durham College, Toronto City Summit Alliance and the City of Mississauga's Culture Division. He is a jury member for FACTOR, a member of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada and sits on the Arts and Culture Grant Assessment Committee for the City of Mississauga. In 2011, Kohli produced an original live concert for the IIFAs at Mississauga's Celebration Square, which featured over 50 musicians and dancers, including Bollywood singer Monali Thakur, a string ensemble, several Indian classical musicians, a rock band and was attended by over 15,000 people. As the architect behind FatLabs, Kohli personally brings his industry knowledge and creativity to each client.

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gollark: ```c#include <stdio.h>char* apioname = "gollark"int main() { printf(apioname);}```
gollark: yes.
gollark: Well, C(++) bad.

References
  1. http://www.yorkregion.com/article/78239
  2. http://www.zeenews.com/news459930.html
  3. http://www.mississauga.com/article/9058
  4. http://www.mississauga.com/article/21734
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 14, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Vikas Kohli page Archived June 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Fatlabs.com, Retrieved July 1, 2010


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