Fatlabs
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FatLabs, is a Canadian home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario
, Canada. It was established in 2003 by Vikas Kohli
. The studio is known for its ability to work with an assortment of genres.
was commissioned to produce and co-arrange the song “Apun Ke Saath” for acclaimed Bollywood director Apoorva Lakhia
’s major motion picture action film Mission Istanbul
which was internationally released on July 25, 2008, and performed by Vivek Oberoi
live at the 2008 International Indian Film Academy Awards
in Bangkok.
produced the song "Tere Pyar Mein", which will be featured in the sequel to the Bollywood major motion picture comedy film Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006 film) featuring Indian pop star Mika Singh.
produced and co-wrote the title track "Dil Yeh" for the film Shanti Baba Ram and the Dancers of Hope, produced by the Canadian Film Centre
which was founded by Academy-nominated Norman Jewison
. The film was screened at the Montreal World Film Festival
, Atlantic Film Festival
, Filmi Film Festival, Yellowknife Film Festival, ReelWorld Film Festival
, Masala Mehndi Masti
, Worldwide Short Film Festival, Lanzarote Film Festival, and won a Bronze Remi at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. The film has also been broadcast on CBC
, Canwest and Showtime
composed the score for the film I Do. Do I? produced by About Time Productions, which won a Gold Remi at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and has screened at Filmi Film Festival, Mosaic, and Masala Mehndi Masti
. The film has also secured a distribution deal with Ouat! Media
and had its world premier at Film North and screened at Moving Images Film Festival
composed the score for the two short films The Bee and The Party, both of which screened at Masala Mehndi Masti
and were directed by Vikram Dasgupta The Bee won Best Environmental Film and received an honourable mention by Deepa Mehta
at the Toronto Urban Film Festival
collaborated with Vikas on the Jennifer Abadesso track, "Did You Think", which charted internationally, hitting #1 on Radio Alpha 98.6 FM Paris, #4 on the hottest Indie Tracks and #8 on the Paris, France Top 20 countdown. Vikas also collaborated on the song "Nothing to Prove", featuring Moka Only and Lenny Diko.
DJ/Producer from the UK collaborated with Canadian poet Sheniz Janmohamed at Fatlabs studio.
, Cappadonna
, joined forces with Toronto rap artists Tef & Don to work on the track "MI Familia" at Fatlabs studio.
performer jsin's debut album Born. The music video for "Inside" the first single off the album premiered at the 2010 ReelWorld Film Festival
.
produced and co-wrote "Indian Boy" by South Asian Pop artist Rebecca Nazz featuring UK legend Apache Indian. The House-infused pop song will be released and available on iTunes
September 25, 2010 as the debut single off of Rebecca's latest CD
, George Canyon
), Jeremy Kleynhans (Rebel Emergency), Jake Payne (Colin Amey
), Colin Robinson
(Chantal Kreviazuk
, Fefe Dobson
, Melissa Auf Der Maur
, K-OS
), Anthony Carone (The Knockouts, illScarlett
), Leah Speers (God Make Me Funky), Kevin Watt, Nadia Syed and James McGregor
has been interviewed by Johney Brar on the Desi Live
(HumDesi) radio station multiple times.
Vikas Kohli has also been interviewed on CBC Radio
programs Masala Canada by Wojtek Gwiazda, Metro Morning
, and CJMT-TV
/OMNI TV2 program Bollywood Boulevard.
Vikas Kohli has been featured in such publications as CBC
, The Globe and Mail
and Toronto Star
.
He's also been in international medias such as MSN
, Yahoo, Sulekha
and Zee News
, and has been featured in reports on Asian News International
, ATN
, CBC Radio One
, Lehren TV, Omni Television
, TV Asia
and Vision TV
.
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
, Canada. It was established in 2003 by Vikas Kohli
Vikas Kohli
Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
. The studio is known for its ability to work with an assortment of genres.
Mission Istaanbul
FatLabs Vikas KohliVikas Kohli
Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
was commissioned to produce and co-arrange the song “Apun Ke Saath” for acclaimed Bollywood director Apoorva Lakhia
Apoorva Lakhia
Apoorva Lakhia is an Indian film director.Before becoming a film director, Apoorva was an assistant director for Ashutosh Gowariker's period epic film Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India and as second assistant director for the film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love...
’s major motion picture action film Mission Istanbul
Mission Istanbul
Mission Istaanbul is a 2008 action film starring Vivek Oberoi, Zayed Khan and Shriya Saran. The film, directed by Apoorva Lakhia, features Abhishek Bachchan in a special appearance.-Plot:...
which was internationally released on July 25, 2008, and performed by Vivek Oberoi
Vivek Oberoi
Vivek Oberoi is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi and Yashodhara Oberoi.- Early life :Vivek attended Mayo college in Ajmer. At an actors' workshop in London he was spotted by the director of New York University who took Vivek off to New York, where he completed his...
live at the 2008 International Indian Film Academy Awards
International Indian Film Academy Awards
The International Indian Film Academy Awards, also known as the IIFA Awards are presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in...
in Bangkok.
Tom, Dick & Harry Rock Again
Vikas KohliVikas Kohli
Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
produced the song "Tere Pyar Mein", which will be featured in the sequel to the Bollywood major motion picture comedy film Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006 film) featuring Indian pop star Mika Singh.
Shanti Baba Ram and the Dancers of Hope
Vikas KohliVikas Kohli
Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
produced and co-wrote the title track "Dil Yeh" for the film Shanti Baba Ram and the Dancers of Hope, produced by the Canadian Film Centre
Canadian Film Centre
The Canadian Film Centre is an advanced training institution for film, television and new media. Based in Toronto, Canada, CFC offers residents education, industry partnerships and production experience...
which was founded by Academy-nominated Norman Jewison
Norman Jewison
Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont is a Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. Highlights of his directing career include In the Heat of the Night , The Thomas Crown Affair , Fiddler on the Roof , Jesus Christ Superstar , Moonstruck , The Hurricane and The...
. The film was screened at the Montreal World Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...
, Atlantic Film Festival
Atlantic Film Festival
The Atlantic Film Festival is an international film festival held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Held annually, the ten-day celebration of film and video from Atlantic Canada and around the world is committed to screening an inspiring and engaging collection of films and videos from Canada and the...
, Filmi Film Festival, Yellowknife Film Festival, ReelWorld Film Festival
ReelWorld Film Festival
ReelWorld Film Festival is a five-day film festival held annually in downtown Toronto. The festival screens "features, shorts, documentaries, animation, music videos from the Aboriginal, Asian, Black, Latino, Middle Eastern, South Asian and other multi-racial communities."-History:ReelWorld was...
, Masala Mehndi Masti
Masala Mehndi Masti
Masala! Mehndi! Masti! meaning Spice! Henna! Fun! is the largest interdisciplinary South Asian arts and entertainment festival outside of South Asia. This free event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Exhibition Place over a three day period...
, Worldwide Short Film Festival, Lanzarote Film Festival, and won a Bronze Remi at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. The film has also been broadcast on CBC
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
, Canwest and Showtime
I Do. Do I?
Vikas KohliVikas Kohli
Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
composed the score for the film I Do. Do I? produced by About Time Productions, which won a Gold Remi at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and has screened at Filmi Film Festival, Mosaic, and Masala Mehndi Masti
Masala Mehndi Masti
Masala! Mehndi! Masti! meaning Spice! Henna! Fun! is the largest interdisciplinary South Asian arts and entertainment festival outside of South Asia. This free event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Exhibition Place over a three day period...
. The film has also secured a distribution deal with Ouat! Media
My Father, The Terrorist?
My Father, The Terrorist? features an original score by Vikas KohliVikas Kohli
Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
and had its world premier at Film North and screened at Moving Images Film Festival
"The Bee" and "The Party"
Vikas KohliVikas Kohli
Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
composed the score for the two short films The Bee and The Party, both of which screened at Masala Mehndi Masti
Masala Mehndi Masti
Masala! Mehndi! Masti! meaning Spice! Henna! Fun! is the largest interdisciplinary South Asian arts and entertainment festival outside of South Asia. This free event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Exhibition Place over a three day period...
and were directed by Vikram Dasgupta The Bee won Best Environmental Film and received an honourable mention by Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta, LLD is a Genie Award-winning Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, most known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire , Earth , and Water , among which Earth was submitted by Indian government for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
at the Toronto Urban Film Festival
Moka Only
Rap artist Moka OnlyMoka Only
Daniel Denton , known professionally as Moka Only, is a Canadian hip hop artist. Originally from Langford, British Columbia, near Victoria, he is now based in Vancouver. He was previously part of the hip hop group Swollen Members, and briefly a part of Len. His albums are released by Legendary...
collaborated with Vikas on the Jennifer Abadesso track, "Did You Think", which charted internationally, hitting #1 on Radio Alpha 98.6 FM Paris, #4 on the hottest Indie Tracks and #8 on the Paris, France Top 20 countdown. Vikas also collaborated on the song "Nothing to Prove", featuring Moka Only and Lenny Diko.
State of Bengal & Sheniz Janmohamed
State of Bengal (Saifullah [Sam] Zaman), a British Asian UndergroundAsian Underground
Asian Underground is a term associated with various British Asian musicians who blend elements of western underground dance music and the traditional Asian music of their home countries in South Asia...
DJ/Producer from the UK collaborated with Canadian poet Sheniz Janmohamed at Fatlabs studio.
Cappadonna/Tef & Don
American rapper and affiliate of the Wu-Tang ClanWu-Tang Clan
The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...
, Cappadonna
Cappadonna
Darryl Hill best known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an American rapper and oftentimes member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He is also a member of rap duo Wu South, along with Ratchet Rush.-Biography:...
, joined forces with Toronto rap artists Tef & Don to work on the track "MI Familia" at Fatlabs studio.
Deva Bratt
In 2007, Deva Bratt, reggae/rap artist of the well recognized WAR FACTORY caused a ruckus in dancehalls with intricate and inspirational lyrics, with hits like “Bungle a Gyal”, and “Bag a Talking/Gussy Clarke”. In 2008, Deva worked with FatLabs on a collaboration.J'sin
Kohli produced and co-wrote rock artist and 2010 Canadian Music WeekCanadian Music Week
Canadian Music Week is an industry conference and music festival held over four days in various venues throughout Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-History:...
performer jsin's debut album Born. The music video for "Inside" the first single off the album premiered at the 2010 ReelWorld Film Festival
ReelWorld Film Festival
ReelWorld Film Festival is a five-day film festival held annually in downtown Toronto. The festival screens "features, shorts, documentaries, animation, music videos from the Aboriginal, Asian, Black, Latino, Middle Eastern, South Asian and other multi-racial communities."-History:ReelWorld was...
.
Apache Indian
Vikas KohliVikas Kohli
Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
produced and co-wrote "Indian Boy" by South Asian Pop artist Rebecca Nazz featuring UK legend Apache Indian. The House-infused pop song will be released and available on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
September 25, 2010 as the debut single off of Rebecca's latest CD
Scribblepen
Massive studio project with "Scribblepen" features musicians Nick Czarnagorski (Johnny ReidJohnny Reid
Johnny Reid is a country music artist who has charted several hit singles in Canada. Reid moved to Canada in July, 1988 when he was 13. His father, a diesel mechanic, wanted to give Reid and his brother opportunities he did not think they would have in Scotland...
, George Canyon
George Canyon
George Canyon is a Canadian country music singer. He was runner up Nashville Star 2 in 2004. He grew up in Fox Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia and later lived in Hopewell, Nova Scotia before he moved west. He currently lives in High River, Alberta...
), Jeremy Kleynhans (Rebel Emergency), Jake Payne (Colin Amey
Colin Amey
Colin Amey is a Canadian country music artist. Amey has released three studio albums, 1998's Colin Amey, 2000's What My Heart Don't Know and 2006's Getaway. Two of Amey's singles reached the Top 20 of the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada, "I Wish She Was Mine" and "What My Heart Don't...
), Colin Robinson
(Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk is a Canadian singer-songwriter of the adult contemporary music genre. She is also a classically trained pianist, and can play the guitar.-Albums:...
, Fefe Dobson
Fefe Dobson
Felicia Lily "Fefe" Dobson is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her self-titled debut album earned her two Juno Award nominations. Her second album, Sunday Love, was not released and she was terminated from her recording company...
, Melissa Auf Der Maur
Melissa Auf der Maur
Melissa Auf der Maur is a Canadian rock musician from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her career has included 5 years as bassist with the band Hole and she later toured with The Smashing Pumpkins for their 2000 tour. Her second solo album, Out of Our Minds, was released on March 30, 2010. She is also a...
, K-OS
K-os
Kevin Brereton , better known by his stage name k-os , is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer...
), Anthony Carone (The Knockouts, illScarlett
IllScarlett
IllScarlett is a Canadian rock and reggae band.Their sound can be defined as pop infused rock reggae. They have made a name for themselves in the Canadian music scene and are making their name known throughout the United States and around the world...
), Leah Speers (God Make Me Funky), Kevin Watt, Nadia Syed and James McGregor
Appearances
Vikas KohliVikas Kohli
Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
has been interviewed by Johney Brar on the Desi Live
Desi Live
Desi Live Radio Program is a nationally syndicated urban South-Asian radio show hosted by Johney Brar on the HumDesi Radio Network in the HD Radio format...
(HumDesi) radio station multiple times.
Vikas Kohli has also been interviewed on CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
programs Masala Canada by Wojtek Gwiazda, Metro Morning
Metro Morning
Metro Morning is CBC Radio One's local morning program in Toronto, airing on CBLA-FM and is hosted by Matt Galloway. The program airs from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m...
, and CJMT-TV
CJMT-TV
CJMT-DT is a Canadian television station, which broadcasts multicultural programming in Toronto, Ontario. As one of the Omni Television stations owned by Rogers Media, it uses the on-air brand OMNI.2, and is a sister station to CFMT ....
/OMNI TV2 program Bollywood Boulevard.
Vikas Kohli has been featured in such publications as CBC
CBC.ca
CBC.ca is the English-language online service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It was introduced in 1996. Under its previous names, the CBC's online service first went live in 1993....
, The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
and Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
.
He's also been in international medias such as MSN
MSN
MSN is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft. The Microsoft Network debuted as an online service and Internet service provider on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of the Windows 95 operating system.The range of services offered by MSN has changed since its...
, Yahoo, Sulekha
Sulekha
Sulekha.com is an Indian Internet and Mobile company offering local commerce services enhanced by social media interactions in 46 Indian and 16 North American cities. Adopting the slogan “Find. Buy. Sell. Share...
and Zee News
Zee News
Zee News, the news and current affairs channel, is the oldest channel of Zee News Ltd, founded in 1992. It was the first 24-hour Hindi current affairs and news channel in India. In spite of being the only pay channel in its genre, it maintains its position among the top three Hindi news channels in...
, and has been featured in reports on Asian News International
Asian News International
The Asian News International is a leading news agency based in Delhi, India. It provides multimedia news to 50 bureaus in India and also to other parts of Asia. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South...
, ATN
ATN
-Medicine:*Acute tubular necrosis, a medical condition involving the death of tubular cells that form the tubule that transports urine to the ureters*Asymmetric tonic neck reflex*Atypical trigeminal neuralgia-Television:...
, CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
, Lehren TV, Omni Television
OMNI Television
Omni Television, corporately styled as OMNI Television, is a Canadian television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications. It consists of the company's conventional television stations in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta which are licensed as multicultural stations...
, TV Asia
TV Asia
"TV Asia" was the first Asian TV channel to be founded in the UK in 1990. It was Europe's first entertainment and information channel for the South Asian community from the Indian subcontinent. TV Asia was conceptualised & founded by Wasim Mehmood and Mohan Thariyan...
and Vision TV
Vision TV
VisionTV is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that broadcasts multi-faith, multicultural, and general entertainment programming aimed at the 45 and over demographic....
.
Clients
- Priya's Vibe
- The Brown Ties
- Scribblepen
- St. Peters Choir
- Tef & Don
- CappadonnaCappadonnaDarryl Hill best known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an American rapper and oftentimes member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He is also a member of rap duo Wu South, along with Ratchet Rush.-Biography:...
- Zameer RizviZameer RizviZameer Rizvi is a singer/songwriter best known for his debut song that was licensed as a theme song by the 2010 Paralympic Games and performed at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. He has performed along-side artists including Noori, Junoon and John Mayer...
- Shibani KashyapShibani KashyapShibani Kashyap is an India female singer, who is actively working in Bollywood film Industry, Some of her songs are very popular like Sajna Aaa Bhi Ja from movie Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, she has anchored a Singer Hunt Show named Bathroom Singer....