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Tony Ashwin Kanal (born 27 August 1970) is a
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musician, record producer, songwriter, and animal rights activist. Kanal is the bassist and co-writer for the American rock bands
No Doubt No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1986. For most of their career, the band has consisted of vocalist Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young. Since the mid-1990s, th ...
and
Dreamcar Dreamcar (stylized as DREAMCAR) is an American new wave supergroup from Los Angeles, California. Background and musical style When news first broke of Davey Havok working with No Doubt members, many believed he would be replacing Gwen Stefani ...
. His musical work outside of the band includes producing and songwriting for artists such as Pink, Weezer,
Elan Atias Elan Atias (born September 21, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter, reggae singer.Brown, MarisaElan Biography, Allmusic, retrieved May 20, 2011 Atias performed with Wailers Band, The Wailers, which had been the backing band for Bob Marley, on ...
and No Doubt bandmate
Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", " Spiderwebs ...
, among others.


Early life

Kanal was born in Kingsbury, a northwest district of London, England. Kanal's father Gulab and his mother Lajwanti "Lajju" are originally from India.Bharadwaj, Supriya. "Bassist Tony Kanal Performs at Grammy's". ''India-West'', volume XXII, issue 16, page B1. 28 February 1997.Rockwell, Teed. "There's 'No Doubt' He's Indian". ''India Currents'', volume 12, issue 1. 30 April 1998. His parents
emigrated Emigration is the act of leaving a resident country or place of residence with the intent to settle elsewhere (to permanently leave a country). Conversely, immigration describes the movement of people into one country from another (to permanentl ...
from India to London, England, where Kanal was born. While most of his early years were spent in London, Kanal and his family also briefly lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and
Munster, Indiana Munster is a suburban town in North Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is in the Chicago metropolitan area, approximately southeast of the Chicago Loop, and shares municipal boundaries with Hammond to the north, Highland to th ...
, before eventually returning to London. At age 11, his family once again moved to the United States, where they settled in
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. Kanal attended South Junior High School and Anaheim High School. Upon entering seventh grade, Kanal decided to join his junior high school concert band. Kanal's father suggested that Kanal learn to play the saxophone since it was the former's favorite instrument. In tenth grade Kanal learned how to play the electric bass guitar with assistance from his schoolmate
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.


Career


Early beginnings and No Doubt

After being invited to No Doubt's first official club show on 14 March 1987 by original drummer and fellow Anaheim High School student Chris Webb, Kanal joined the band as its bassist at age 16. After high school, Kanal enrolled at
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to major in psychology. In 1991,
No Doubt No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1986. For most of their career, the band has consisted of vocalist Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young. Since the mid-1990s, th ...
signed with Interscope Records and began recording their first full-length album. Their self-titled debut was released in 1992, and that year they embarked on three U.S. van tours, playing clubs and theaters. Over the next decade, No Doubt released the albums ''Tragic Kingdom'' (1995), ''The Beacon Street Collection'' (1995), ''Return of Saturn'' (2000), ''Rock Steady'' (2001), as well as two compilation albums, ''The Singles 1992-2003'' (2003) and ''Everything in Time: B-Sides, Rarities, Remixes'' (2004). The band toured the world and earned several awards, including two Grammy Awards and 5
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.


2004–2014: No Doubt hiatus, writing, and producing

In 2004, after touring the U.S. to promote ''The Singles 1992-2003'', No Doubt went on hiatus. During this time, Kanal began producing and writing outside of the band. That same year, Kanal produced three songs for the soundtrack to ''
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''. Also in 2004, Kanal produced and co-wrote three tracks on Gwen Stefani's first solo album ''
Love. Angel. Music. Baby. ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' is the debut solo studio album by American singer Gwen Stefani, released on November 12, 2004, by Interscope Records. Stefani, who had previously released five studio albums as lead singer of the rock band No Doubt, ...
'' Kanal then produced Elan Atias's debut album, '' Together as One'', which was released in June 2006. Kanal again worked with Gwen Stefani for her follow-up solo album '' The Sweet Escape'', released in 2006. He created several remixes, including ones of Stefani's " Hollaback Girl" and Gang of Four's "Ether". Kanal produced the song "Rent" for the ska punk band Pepper's 2006 album '' No Shame''. In 2008, he collaborated on two songs titled " Sober" and "
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" with Pink for her album ''
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''. Kanal also co-wrote the song "Smart Girls" for Weezer's 2010 album '' Hurley''. In 2010, Kanal co-wrote, produced, and performed bass on the track "Kiss You Up", recorded by Barbadian artist
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for her second album, '' No Gravity''. With Stefani promoting her second solo album, No Doubt began initial work on a new album without her and planned to complete it after Stefani's tour was finished. In March 2008, the band started making posts concerning the progression of the album on their official fan forum. Stefani made a post on 28 March 2008 stating that songwriting had commenced but was slow on her end because she was, at the time, pregnant with her second child. The band toured in 2009 for their first full-fledged band tour in nearly five years. The North American
2009 Summer Tour The 2009 Summer Tour was the fifth concert tour by American rock group No Doubt. Background On December 3, 2008, the band announced on their official website plans of a tour and a new album . They stated, "As most of you saw from our little iC ...
was the band's largest tour, playing over 50 shows. In 2009, No Doubt made an appearance on the television series '' Gossip Girl'', playing a fictional band called "Snowed Out" in the episode "
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". They performed their cover version of the
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song "
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". In 2010, the band performed at the Kennedy Center Honors in
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to celebrate the life's work of
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. Their performance was attended by
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and First Lady
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. In 2012, No Doubt released ''Push and Shove'', their latest release. They celebrated the album by performing seven sold-out shows in Los Angeles at the Universal Amphitheater. In 2014 and 2015, they played the Global Citizens Festivals in New York City and Washington D.C. and headlined music festivals in the United States.


2014–present: DREAMCAR and other bands

In 2014, Kanal and No Doubt bandmates
Tom Dumont Thomas Martin Dumont (born January 11, 1968) is an American guitarist and producer. Dumont is a member of third wave ska band No Doubt, and during the band's hiatus, he began Invincible Overlord as a side project and produced Matt Costa's ''Son ...
and
Adrian Young Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26, 1969) is an American drummer and member of the rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar. Biography When not performing, in the studio or touring, Young likes to spend his time out on the golf course, as he is an a ...
, along with
Davey Havok David Paden Marchand (born David Paden Passaro, November 20, 1975), known professionally as Davey Havok, is an American singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the rock band AFI, the synth-pop band Blaqk Audio, the hardcore punk band ...
of
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, formed the band
DREAMCAR Dreamcar (stylized as DREAMCAR) is an American new wave supergroup from Los Angeles, California. Background and musical style When news first broke of Davey Havok working with No Doubt members, many believed he would be replacing Gwen Stefani ...
. They released their debut self-titled album through Columbia Records in 2017 and toured the U.S. to support it, including performances at the
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. In October 2018, Kanal joined Danny Elfman during the encore of his three ''Nightmare Before Christmas'' shows at the Hollywood Bowl to play
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's " Dead Man's Party". On 31 October, Kanal performed a set of 8 Red Hot Chili Peppers songs with musicians
Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine (; born March 18, 1979) is an American singer and songwriter. He serves as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career in 1994 with the band Kara's Flowers, of which ...
,
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, Andrew Watt, and
Darren Criss Darren Everett Criss (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series ''Glee'' (2010–2015) and received Emmy and Golden Globe acting awards for his leading role as spree k ...
at Maroon 5's annual Halloween party in Los Angeles. In December 2018, Kanal played bass for The Offspring on their Australian festival headline tour. In January 2019, Kanal again joined the band for their tour in Japan.


Personal life

Kanal dated bandmate Gwen Stefani from 1987 to 1994. They continued to have a successful creative relationship after they broke up which led to many of No Doubt's songs, most notably "
Don't Speak "Don't Speak" is a song by American rock band No Doubt from their third studio album, ''Tragic Kingdom'' (1995). It was released as the third single from ''Tragic Kingdom'' in the United States on April 15, 1996, by Interscope Records. Lead si ...
". Many years later, Stefani co-wrote her song " Cool" about their relationship as friends for her 2004 debut solo album ''
Love. Angel. Music. Baby. ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' is the debut solo studio album by American singer Gwen Stefani, released on November 12, 2004, by Interscope Records. Stefani, who had previously released five studio albums as lead singer of the rock band No Doubt, ...
'' Kanal is married to American home designer Erin Lokitz. On 24 January 2011, their first daughter, Coco Reese Lakshmi Kanal was born. On 22 November 2013, their second daughter, Saffron Rose Kiran Kanal was born. Kanal is a
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and
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activist. In addition to promoting and speaking publicly about animal rights issues, he has supported animal rights organizations including
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, LA Animal Save, and Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation and has done numerous hen rescues with Animal Place.


Musical equipment

Kanal endorses
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basses which he runs through
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heads into
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cabinets.


Discography

;No Doubt *2012: '' Push and Shove'' ( Interscope Records) *2004: ''
Everything in Time ''Everything in Time (B-sides, Rarities, Remixes)'' is a compilation album comprising B-sides, remixes, and rare songs by the American third wave ska band No Doubt, first released on November 23, 2003 as disc three of No Doubt's box set, ''Boom B ...
'' (b-sides, rarities, remixes) (Interscope) *2003: '' The Singles 1992-2003'' (Interscope) *2001: ''
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'' (Interscope) *2000: ''
Return of Saturn ''Return of Saturn'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band No Doubt, released on April 11, 2000, by Trauma Records and Interscope Records. It marked the band's first album as a quartet, following the departure of original keyboardis ...
'' (Interscope) *1995: ''
Tragic Kingdom ''Tragic Kingdom'' is the third studio album by American rock band No Doubt, released on October 10, 1995, by Trauma Records and Interscope Records. It was the final album to feature original keyboardist Eric Stefani, who left the band in 1994. Th ...
'' (Interscope) *1995: '' The Beacon Street Collection'' (Interscope) *1992: ''
No Doubt No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1986. For most of their career, the band has consisted of vocalist Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young. Since the mid-1990s, th ...
'' (Interscope)


Writing and producing credits


References


External links


No Doubt's official website
*
Kingbury Studios websiteTony Kanal's producer profile on The 1 Second Film
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