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Vikas Kohli

Background information

Origin Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Genres Country, Pop, Bhangra, Hip-Hop, Rock

Years active 2003present

Associated acts The Responsibles, Tef & Don, jsin, Man The Destroyer, GQnumberOne,

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Vikas Kohli is an Indian musician, sought-after music producer, Kohli is well versed in music across a variety of
genres from punk, jazz, and hip-hop, to country, metal, and Bollywood pop. He is known internationally for his
extensive repertoire, 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]

Contents
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1Fatlabs (Music Studio)

2Discography

3Filmography
 4Awards

5Education

6Events

7Professional associations

8References

Fatlabs (Music Studio)[edit]

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, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Rogers
TV, OMNI TV, Hindustan Times, MSN, AOL, Yahoo and Zee News.

Discography[edit]

Year Artist Album Notes

Anokhi Compilasian

Bec Out of the Dark

Bordeen Spotlight

Hallowed Be Calculating Madness

Chi Pants On Fire (Single)

Eve of Exile A Godsend

Urban Flowcase Vol 6 & Urban

Flow 93.5 Radio
Flowcase vol 7

GQ number one Around the world (Single)

Iain Buckingham Heart (Single)

Indian Electronica Indian Electronica Vol 1

Insomniacs Dream An Ode to the lonely

John white Java babies

song "Did You Think" successfully charted #1 in

Jennifer Abadesso Expose
Paris

Jeska Dig in (Single)

Joe Sbricchi Dream them up write them down

Jsin Born

K Notty Age of Majority

Kiss da Girlz Get it (Single)

Kuni & Nori

Kome Manu Papa

Lomaticc Nice and Slow (Single)

Man The Destroyer Man The Destroyer

Matt Gerber 91 (Single)

Midnight Prophet New Directions

Mika Singh Party Special

Mission Istanbul Apun Ke Saath (Single)

Noman Siddiqui Aether

Ophelias Mirror Ophelias Mirror

Pass the hat Pass the hat

Polyester Heart Sweet Dreams, Panic

Priya Broken Heart(Single)

Ramneek Singh Kaal Nicket Hai

Rebecca Nazz Indian Boy

Redman Live Here in the Country

Rekha Her Dream

Safe Bet Demotivated

Satsb Desi Urban Compilation 2009

Scribblepen Scribblepen

Sean Pinchin Sean Pinchin

Shovgi Silence (Single)

Superfat Manzilla

Suspicious Reverends Suspicious Reverends

Spec Nasty The Red Carpet effect

St. Peters Erindale My Soul there is a Country

St. Peters Erindale Carols from St. Peters Erindale

Sweet & Sour Dock Of The Bay

Tamara Miller Tamara Miller

Tea Tea Vol 1 Toronto Experimental artists

Tef & Don Don't (Single)

Tash Let Me Show You

Thane St Andrew Anybody Seen My Angel (Single)

The Antics To Rex's and a sexist

The Brown Ties Walking Down The Street

The DD Jug band Crying time

The Gunsmith And Mohit Conquest

Toronto Independent Music

Toronto Independent Music Awards
Awards

Toronto Independent Music Toronto Independent Music Awards

Awards 2007

Nominated for Punk Recording of the Year and

The Responsibles The Fatlabs Sessions
charted nationally

Nominated for Punk Recording of the Year and

The Responsibles Class Action Suit
charted nationally
 The Responsibles Out all Night

The Scarlet Fever This is Tomorrow

The Scarlet Fever The Scarlet Fever

Untasted Honey Untasted Honey

Valerie Beaulieu Pas Comme Ca

Victor Gordon Strong Enough

Zameer From under the Bleachers

Zara Reasons for Seasons

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Genre Notes

2010 The Bee ' Best Environmental Film at The Toronto Urban Film Festival

2010 The Party '

2012 MallaMall '

2012 Wild Goose Chase Daddy '

2010 My Father, the Terrorist? '

Tom, Dick & Harry Rock Again '

2009 Bouma '

 Understanding The Early Years '

2008 Mission Istaanbul ' Performed live at the IIFA's in Bangkok, Thailand

2009 Shanti Baba Ram and the Dancers of Hope '

2009 I Do. Do I? '

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

Events[edit]
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[edit]
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.

References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has

media related to Vikas

Kohli.

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 3. Jump up^ http://www.mississauga.com/article/9058

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5. Jump up^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 14, 2010.
Retrieved January 19, 2011.

6. Jump up^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 10, 2011.
Retrieved January 19, 2011.

7. Jump up^ Vikas Kohli page Archived June 16, 2010, at the Wayback
Machine., Fatlabs.com, Retrieved July 1, 2010
Categories:
Living people
Canadian record producers
CFA charterholders
Schulich School of Business alumni
University of Toronto alumni

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