Goldfish is an electronic duo originating from
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
, South Africa, consisting of Dominic Peters and David Poole. They create
dance music
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containing elements of house, pop,
jazz
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and
African music
Given the vastness of the African continent, its music is diverse, with regions and nations having many distinct musical traditions. African music includes the genres amapiano, Jùjú, Fuji, Afrobeat, Highlife, Makossa, Kizomba, and others. The ...
.
The band has released a number of albums, including Late Night People, ''
Perceptions of Pacha''
and ''
Get Busy Living''.
They were named "Best Pop" at the
MTV Africa Music Awards 2014
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.
History
Founding and early years
Dominic Peters and David Poole founded GoldFish in
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
, South Africa. The two jazz musicians had first met while studying music at college.
After the 2006 release of their debut album ''Caught in the Loop,'' the group went on to open for artists such as
Fatboy Slim
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,
Mr Scruff
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,
Audio Bullys
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Franks and Dinsdale released their debut album '' Ego War'' in 200 ...
,
Stereo MC's
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.
Basement Jaxx
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,
Faithless
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,
Paul van Dyk
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, and
Pete Tong
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.
GoldFish was nominated for the Best Alternative category at the first
MTV Africa Music Awards 2008
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Nominations
Artist of the Year
*Aṣa
*D'banj
* ...
but did not win.
They released their album ''
Perceptions of Pacha'' on 29 August 2008.
In 2009, they set a new
South African Music Awards
The South African Music Awards (often simply the SAMAs) are the Recording Industry of South Africa's music industry awards, established in 1995. The ceremony is held annually, usually in late April or May, with the judging process starting in N ...
record for most nominations,
with eight nominations including Best Duo or Group and Album of the Year,
winning Best Engineer and Best Dance Album.
Their album ''GoldFish'' spent three weeks on the
Dutch Albums Top 100 chart, peaking at No. 44 in 2012.
Recent touring and releases
In 2011, their album ''
Get Busy Living'' won at the South African Music Awards. A number of their singles have also been used commercially. An advertisement for the
Kia Soul
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Designed at Kia's design center in California, the Soul debuted at the 2008 Paris Motor Show and is manufactured in South Ko ...
automobile featured their track "Fort Knox." Nike recently used the song "Washing Over Me" featuring
Morning Parade
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in the advertisement of the Nike+ App. "Washing Over Me" was also featured in the
Castle Lager
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advert for the Castle Lager Incoming Series. "Washing Over Me" also reached No. 1 on the
5FM Top 40 in July 2012.
Their 2013 album ''Three Second Memory'' reached No. 89 on the
Dutch Albums Top 100.
GoldFish was named "Best Pop" at the
MTV Africa Music Awards 2014
The MTV Africa Music Awards 2014 took place on 7 June 2014, at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC Arena). The awards aired live across Africa on MTV Base and MTV. The ceremony was sponsored by KwaZulu-Natal Province, Absolut and the C ...
.
On 15 December 2014, GoldFish released a remix of the
Wyclef Jean
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and
Avicii
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song "
Divine Sorrow
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" exclusively through ''
Billboard
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''. At that point the duo had performed at festivals such as
Glastonbury
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and
Ultra Music Festival
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It was first held on Miami Beach, bu ...
, and in March 2015 they performed at
SXSW
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.
Musical style
They create
dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded danc ...
containing elements of
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
and
African music
Given the vastness of the African continent, its music is diverse, with regions and nations having many distinct musical traditions. African music includes the genres amapiano, Jùjú, Fuji, Afrobeat, Highlife, Makossa, Kizomba, and others. The ...
, combining live instruments like double bass, saxophones, keyboards,
flute
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, and vocals with samplers, effects and synths.
Members
*Dominic Peters – production, keyboards, upright bass, bass guitar
*David Poole – production, saxophone, flute, vocals
Awards and nominations
Discography
Albums
Singles
Remixes
Further reading
;Interviews and articles
*
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;Discographies
Goldfishat
Allmusic
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Goldfishat
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See also
*
List of jazz fusion musicians
The following are notable jazz fusion performers or bands.
For performers of smooth jazz, a more radio-friendly, pop-infused variant of fusion, see List of smooth jazz performers.
Bassists
* Steve Bailey
* Victor Bailey
* Jeff Berlin
* R ...
*
List of trip hop artists
This is a list of trip hop artists, a genre that originated in Bristol, England.
0–9
* 12 Rounds
* 8mm
*9 Lazy 9
A
* Aim
*Air Sherburne, Philip (13 September 2014). . Rhapsody.
* Dot Allison
* Alpha
*Archive
* Attica Blues
B
*Howie B
...
*
List of EMI artists
The musicians may have been signed under one of EMI's subsidiary labels. The subsidiary is noted next to the artist if this is the case.
Popular
Pre-1960
*Nat King Cole (Capitol)
*Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)
*Judy Garland (Capitol)
* Nicolai ...
*
List of South African musicians
This list of South African musicians includes notable individual musicians as well as musical ensembles whose members are South African by birth or nationality.
A
* Afrotraction
*AKA, hip-hop artist and record producer
* Akustika Chamber Sin ...
*
List of electro house artists
The following is a list of electro house artists.
A–D
*A-Trak
*Afrojack
*Alesso
* Erol Alkan
*Steve Aoki
*The Avener
*Avicii
* Danny Ávila
*Benny Benassi
*Bingo Players
*Blasterjaxx
*The Bloody Beetroots
* Bodyrox
*Booka Shade
*Boys Noize ...
*
List of free improvising musicians and groups
This is a list of musicians and groups who compose and play free music, or free improvisation. In alphabetical order:
Musicians
* Susan Alcorn – pedal steel guitar
* Jason Alder – clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
* Thomas Anke ...
References
External links
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VEVO
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South African electronic music groups
South African musical duos
Electronic dance music duos
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Nu jazz musicians
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Armada Music artists
White South African people
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