RDGLDGRN (

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of Red Gold Green) is an American band based out of

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, a suburb of

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Formed in 2011, the band recorded their debut album at

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in 2012 with producer Kevin Augunas and engineer

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. They have worked with a wide range of notable musicians, including

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and

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. RDGLDGRN released their debut self-titled full-length album in September 2013.

History

Band members Marcus Parham (Red), Andrei Busuioceanu (Gold) and Pierre Desrosiers (Green) met through mutual friends in Reston, Virginia. In the fall of 2011, RDGLDGRN recorded their breakout song "I Love Lamp", and uploaded their self-produced and directed music video to YouTube, where it reached over 100,000 hits within days. In the spring of 2012, RDGLDGRN recorded their debut album at

with Kevin Augunas (

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), producer and founder of Fairfax Recordings. The group asked fellow Northern Virginia native

, who was filming his Sound City documentary, to drum on "I Love Lamp." Grohl agreed and played drums for the entire record, with the exception of "Million Fans," which features a sampled breakbeat. An additional Virginia native became involved when

co-wrote and co-produced "Doing the Most." RDGLDGRN at the 930 Club

In June 2012, the demo recording of "I Love Lamp" was used as the theme song for the world record

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Double Loop Dare at the 2012

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in Los Angeles, California. In January 2013, British magazine

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released "Million Fans." Days later,

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released "I Love Lamp" with Dave Grohl on drums. The ''Red Gold Green EP'' was debuted February 12, 2013 and reached the top 100 on the American iTunes album chart. RDGLDGRN made their television debut on

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in March 2013 performing both "I Love Lamp" and "Million Fans." RDGLDGRN performed at

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in March 2013, the

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in May 2013, and the Vans Warped Tour 2013. RDGLDGRN released their debut self-titled full-length album in September 2013. On October 24, 2014, RDGLDGRN was featured in the Washington, DC episode of Dave Grohl's

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documentary series Foo Fighters Sonic Highways. This episode premiered the second song off the Foo Fighters'

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album "

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," which showcases the bounce beat as played by Grohl in RDGLDGRN's "I Love Lamp."

Musical style

Indie go-go is a combination of

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and a syncopated Washington, DC rhythm known as

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. Press descriptions of the music: The band's sound has also been described as

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go-go,

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, hip hop,

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, indie rock, pop, and garage rock. The band has cited musical influences from many different genres, including

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, Outkast,

Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 2006 and currently signed to Columbia Records. The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, drummer Chris Tomson, ...

, and

Chuck Brown Charles Louis Brown (August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012) was an American guitarist, bandleader and singer known as "The Godfather of Go-Go". Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed around the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in the mid-197 ...

Band members

* Red (Marcus Parham) - guitar (2011–present) * Gold (Andrei Busuioceanu) - bass (2011–present) * Green (Pierre Desrosiers) - vocals (2011–present)

Discography

*''Red Gold Green'' LP (2013) *''Red Gold Green LP 2'' (2015) * ''Red Gold Green Radio'' (2017) * ''Red Gold Green 3'' (2019) *''Red Gold Green'' (2013) *''Red Gold Green LP 2'' (2015) * ''Red Gold Green Radio'' (2017) * ''Red Gold Green 3'' (2019)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Musical groups from Washington, D.C. Go-go musical groups People from Reston, Virginia