Fatlabs


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.

Filmography

Mission Istaanbul

FatLabs Vikas Kohli 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.

Tom, Dick & Harry Rock Again

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 featuring Indian pop star Mika Singh.

Shanti Baba Ram and the Dancers of Hope

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. The film has also been broadcast on CBC, Canwest and Showtime

I Do. Do I?

composed the score for the film I Do. Do I? produced by About Time Productions, which has screened at Filmi Film Festival, Mosaic, and Masala Mehndi Masti. 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 Kohli and had its world premier at Film North and screened at Moving Images Film Festival

"The Bee" and "The Party"

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

"Malla Mall"

composed original music for the film Malla Mall directed by Lalita Krishna.

"Wild Goose Daddy"

composed the score to the film Wild Goose Daddy directed by filmmaker Samuel Kiehoon Lee.

Artists

Moka Only

Rap artist Moka Only collaborated with Vikas on the Jennifer Abadesso track, "Did You Think", which charted internationally, hitting No. 1 on Radio Alpha 98.6 FM Paris, No. 4 on the hottest Indie Tracks and No. 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

, a British Asian Underground 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 Clan, Cappadonna, 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 Week performer jsin's debut album Born. The music video for "Inside" the first single off the album premiered at the 2010 ReelWorld Film Festival.

Apache Indian

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 from Rebecca's latest CD

Scribblepen

Massive studio project with "Scribblepen" features musicians Nick Czarnagorski, Jeremy Kleynhans, Jake Payne, Colin Robinson
, Anthony Carone, Leah Speers, Kevin Watt, Nadia Syed and James McGregor

Appearances

has been interviewed by Johney Brar on the Desi Live 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.

Clients