More Info on Karsh KaleSimilar World MusicSearch Artistopia
Biography
Infobox musical artist|name = Karsh Kale|image = karshkale.jpg|caption = Karsh Kale performing in Bangalore in January 2009|image_size =|birth_name = Utkarsha Kale|alias = Karsh Kale|origin =West Bromwich, England|instrument = Tabla, electric tabla, drum kit, vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, keyboards, electric bass, cello, santoor, string arranger, software and technology.|genre = Electronic fusion, Indian classical , Indian folk, rock, hip hop, electronic dance, progressive global fusion, jazz|occupation = Musician, record producer, songwriter, film composer, DJ|years_active = 1994-present|label = Six Degrees Records|Six Degrees , Mighty Junn Records|Mighty Junn , EMI Records|EMI , Manhattan Records|Manhattan |associated_acts = Realize Live, Tabla Beat Science , MPKK, Asian Massive, Breathing Under Water, Material, Conema Live, Timeline, Midival Punditz|website = URL|www.karshkale.com|background=solo_singer Karsh Kale (pronounced Kursh Kah-lay) is an Indian American musician, producer and composer, and is considered one of the pioneering figures in defining the Asian Underground genre by mixing disparate genres of music such as Indian classical and folk with electronica, rock, pop and ambient music. In addition to production, remixing, and DJ work, Kale is known for his tabla drumming and film composition.cite web|title=About the Performer: Karsh Kale|url= http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/philpedia/artist-detail.cfm? id=1488
Biography
Early life
Born as Utkarsha Kale on November 1, 1974 to India|Indian immigrants in West Bromwich , England , Kale was raised in Brooklyn, New York after his parents relocated in 1977.cite web|title=Karsh Kale: Artist You Should Know|url= http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/2011/07/karsh-kale-artists-you-should-know/ Kale took an interest in drums and eventually became a tabla player. Kale's father introduced Kale to a broad range of music, which included traditional Indian music, classical music|classical , rock music|rock , and even early Hip hop music|hip-hop . From this broad range of influences, Kale, who was self-taught, developed his own style, which eventually led to his "electric tabla".cite web|title=Biography|url= http://www.last.fm/music/Karsh+Kale/+wiki
Tabla Beat Science
In 2000, Bill Laswell founded Tabla Beat Science , inviting Kale, along with Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain , Talvin Singh , Trilok Gurtu and Sultan Khan . Together, the group released Tala Matrix that year. The album is considered to be one of the influential Asian Fusion albums to date,cite web|title=Karsh Kale: Artist You Should Know|url= http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/2011/07/karsh-kale-artists-you-should-know/ and the group embarked on a tour, of which one of the shows was later released on DVD .
Solo career
While a Music Production and Performance student at New York University , Kale began playing in bands and working as a session musician. In 1999, Kale began work on his first EP, Classical Science Fiction from India and began hosting bi-weekly "Futureproof" events, which consisted of DJ and electric tabla sets.cite web|url= http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php? id=44|title=Karsh Kale Biography These events attracted the attention of San Francisco record label|label Six Degrees Records . Soon after, Kale became the first Indo-American to be signed to a solo recording contract in the United States, a move which was followed by Kale's first full-length album, Realize , in 2001. Realize , often considered as a major milestone in what Kale called "Asian Massive",cite web|url= http://ethnotechno.com/kk_realize.php|title=Karsh Kale: Realize was followed with 2002's Asian Massive Tour, which also featured Midival Punditz and Cheb i Sabbah , and 2003's Liberation .
Kale's third album, 2006's Broken English , was predominantly set to English language|English lyrics, a shift from his previous albums. His follow-up Breathing Under Water , released in 2007, was the result of a two-year collaboration with sitar instrumentalist Anoushka Shankar . In 2011, Kale released Cinema , which draws influence from Kale's experiences in composing for Bollywood .
Other work
Kale has composed for crossover and Bollywood films including Chutney Popcorn , Indian Cowboy , Ocean of Pearls , and Pyaar Impossible! . His tracks have also been featured in shows such as HBO 's True Blood and Real Time with Bill Maher .cite web|title=Resume|url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0435641/resume Two of his songs were included in Microsoft|Microsoft's Windows Vista .cite web|title= Karsh Kale: Music With Echoes of India, America and Much, Much More|url= http://www.kqed.org/arts/music/article.jsp? essid=55243
Kale's songwriting credits include songs with Sting (musician)|Sting and Norah Jones ,cite web|url= http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/philpedia/artist-detail.cfm? id=1488|title=About the Performer: Karsh Kale and has remixed songs by artists including Paula Cole , Yoko Ono , and The Cure . Kale also worked with Midival Punditz on a rescoring of Bruce Lee|Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon .
Discography
Albums
Solo albums
Realize (2001)
Redesign: Realize Remixed (2002)
Liberation (2003)
Broken English (2006)
Breathing Under Water (with Anoushka Shankar ) (2007)
Cinema (2010)
With Tabla Beat Science
Tala Matrix (2000)
Live at Stern Grove Palm Pictures (2003)
Talaman Soundclash, Live at the Filmore (2004)
EPs
Bright Like This (1999)
Classical Science Fiction from India (2000)
Play (1999)
Pause (1999)
Back Seat Lavni (1999)
Distance Remixes (2000)
Beautiful Remixes EP (2007)
Manifest Remixes EP (2006)
See also
Indian pop
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.karshkale.com Official website
IMDB name|0435641
http://soundcloud.com/karshkale Karsh Kale on SoundCloud
Persondata | NAME = Kale, Karsh | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1974 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Kale, Karsh Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:American musicians of Indian descent Category:American record producers Category:American composers Category:Article Feedback 5
fr:Karsh Kale it:Karsh Kale pt:Karsh Kale
Copyright Citations
This article is licensed under the GNU License
Click here for original article: Karsh Kale
