Fatlabs

Fatlabs
Vikas Kohli in his studio
Vikas Kohli in his studio
Background information
OriginMississauga, Ontario, Canada
GenresRock, punk, jazz, metal, country, soul, pop, hip-hop, Bhangra
Years active2003–2013
Websitewww.fatlabs.com

FatLabs is a production company and recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 2003 by Vikas Kohli. The studio is known for its ability to work with a variety of genres.[1]

Filmography

Mission Istaanbul

Vikas Kohli was commissioned to produce and co-arrange the song "Apun Ke Saath" for the Bollywood director Apoorva Lakhia’s major motion picture action film Mission Istanbul which was internationally released on July 25, 2008,[2][3] and performed by Vivek Oberoi live at the 2008 International Indian Film Academy Awards in Bangkok.[4]

Tom, Dick & Harry Rock Again

Vikas Kohli 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 (2006 film) featuring Indian pop star Mika Singh.

Shanti Baba Ram and the Dancers of Hope

Vikas Kohli 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[5][6][7]

I Do. Do I?

Vikas Kohli 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[5]

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[8][9][10]

"The Bee" and "The Party"

Vikas Kohli 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[11] The Bee won Best Environmental Film and received an honourable mention by Deepa Mehta at the Toronto Urban Film Festival[12]

"Malla Mall"

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

"Wild Goose Daddy"

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

Discography

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.[13] Vikas also collaborated on the song "Nothing to Prove", featuring Moka Only and Lenny Diko.

State of Bengal & Sheniz Janmohamed

State of Bengal (Saifullah [Sam] Zaman), 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.[14]

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 with Mika Singh.[15][16][17]

J'sin

Kohli produced and co-wrote rock artist and 2010 Canadian Music Week performer jsin's debut album Born. The music video[18] for "Inside" the first single off the album premiered at the 2010 ReelWorld Film Festival.[19]

Apache Indian

Vikas Kohli produced and co-wrote "Indian Boy"[20] by South Asian pop artist Rebecca Nazz, featuring UK musician 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[21][22]

Scribblepen

Massive studio project with "Scribblepen" features musicians Nick Czarnagorski (Johnny Reid, George Canyon), Jeremy Kleynhans (Rebel Emergency), Jake Payne (Colin Amey), Colin Robinson (Chantal Kreviazuk, Fefe Dobson, Melissa Auf der Maur, K-OS), Anthony Carone (The Knockouts, illScarlett), Leah Speers (God Make Me Funky), Kevin Watt, Nadia Syed and James McGregor [23]

Zameer Rizvi

Source:[24]

Tash

Source:[24]

Mika Singh

Punjabi artist turned Bollywood artist, Mika Singh, worked on several songs and albums with Vikas Kohli, including the songs Whiskey featuring [25][24], Nararein Milane Wali, Tere Pyar Mein, Bin Tera, and Mission Istanbul.

Live Events

Under FatLabs, Vikas Kohli has created various live event productions, including the inaugural Bollywood Monster Mashup[26] for the International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2011, the Monster Rock Orchestra[27] in 2012 in Port Credit, and the Mississauga Arts Council 30th Anniversary[28] event in 2012 at Mississauga Celebration Square.

Appearances

Vikas Kohli has been interviewed by Johney Brar on the Desi Live (HumDesi) radio station multiple times.

Vikas Kohli has also been interviewed on CBC Radio programs Masala Canada by Wojtek Gwiazda,[29] Metro Morning,[30] and CJMT-TV/OMNI TV2 program Bollywood Boulevard.[31]

Vikas Kohli has been featured in such publications as CBC,[32] The Globe and Mail[33] and Toronto Star.[34]

He has also been in international media such as MSN,[35] Yahoo,[36] Sulekha[37] and Zee News,[38] and has been featured in reports on Asian News International,[39] ATN,[40] CBC Radio One,[29][30][41][42][43][44][45][46][47] Lehren TV,[48] Omni Television,[49][50][51][52] TV Asia[53] and Vision TV.

Vikas Kohli has moderated talks and conducted interviews with Shibani Kashyap[54].

References

  1. ↑ Canada. "The Biz: Deals And Moves In Canadian Arts". The Globe and Mail. Canada. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  2. ↑ Wiki- Mission Istaanbul
  3. ↑ "Mission Istaanbul: Darr Ke Aagey Jeet Hai! (2008)" – via www.imdb.com.
  4. ↑ "YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  5. 1 2 "FatLabs - VIKAS KOHLI". Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  6. ↑ Lattanzio, Ryan (April 25, 2013). "FatLabs Composer Vikas Kohli Heads to Cannes and HotDocs (VIDEO)". IndieWire. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  7. ↑ www.imdb.com https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504701/. Retrieved July 9, 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "The Skinny". FatLabs. Archived from the original on December 24, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  9. ↑ "My Father, the Terrorist?". Safiya's Portfolio. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  10. ↑ www.imdb.com https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1597052/. Retrieved July 9, 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ "Festival Artists | Masala! Mehndi! Masti! MMM 2010". Masalamehndimasti.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Awards". Toronto Urban Film Festival. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  13. ↑ "StarBuzz: Indo-Canadian Music Producer Charts in Portugal". Starbuzz-starbuzz.blogspot.com. January 14, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  14. ↑ "MI Familia (FatLabs Portfolio)". Fatlabs.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Whiskey (FatLabs Portfolio)". Fatlabs.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  16. ↑ Mika Singh - Topic (August 12, 2014). Whiskey - Fresh Song. Retrieved July 9, 2026 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ Whiskey, retrieved July 9, 2026
  18. ↑ jsin (April 19, 2010). jsin 'Inside' Official Music Video. Retrieved July 9, 2026 – via YouTube.
  19. ↑ Filmicafe Media Inc (March 16, 2010). "Indo-Canadian Composer Mixes It Up At ReelWorld & CBC". Filmicafe.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  20. ↑ Rebecca Nazz - Topic (November 5, 2015). Indian Boy. Retrieved July 9, 2026 – via YouTube.
  21. ↑ "Portfolio". FatLabs. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  22. ↑ Vikas Kohli (June 24, 2010). OMNI Bollywood Blvd Rebecca Nazz (2010 Jun 20). Retrieved July 9, 2026 – via YouTube.
  23. ↑ "Portfolio". FatLabs. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  24. 1 2 3 "Bollywood recording star seeks out young Canadian producer | CBC News". CBC. Archived from the original on May 28, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  25. ↑ News, Radhika Panjwani Mississauga (November 3, 2007). "Erin Mills music producer strikes a note with Bollywood". Mississauga.com. Retrieved July 9, 2026. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  26. ↑ Suhaag (June 15, 2011). "Bollywood Monster Mash-Up comes to Mississauga's Celebration Square". Suhaag. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  27. ↑ Suhaag (June 14, 2012). "Vikas Kohli teams up with festival for free concert". Suhaag. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  28. ↑ khaled (August 25, 2012). "Mississauga Arts Council 30th Celebration | INsauga". INsauga | Ontario Local News Network. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  29. 1 2 "PRESS". Fatlabs. June 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  30. 1 2 "PRESS". Fatlabs. June 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  31. ↑ "PRESS". Fatlabs. June 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  32. ↑ "Bollywood recording star seeks out young Canadian producer – Arts & Entertainment – CBC News". Canada: CBC. November 2, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  33. ↑
  34. ↑ Amita Handa (February 7, 2008). "GTA music producer Vikas Kohli blurs genre lines for an eclectic sonic mix". Toronto Star. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  35. ↑ "Toronto whiz kid aims big in Bollywood" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  36. ↑
  37. ↑ "Toronto whiz kid adds North American flavour to Bollywood – Sulekha News". Newshopper.sulekha.com. Retrieved December 31, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  38. ↑ "Zee News: Latest News, Live Breaking News, Today News, India Political News Updates". international.zeenews.com. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  39. ↑ "PRESS". Fatlabs. June 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  40. ↑ "PRESS". Fatlabs. June 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  41. ↑ "PRESS". Fatlabs. June 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  42. ↑ "PRESS". Fatlabs. June 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  43. ↑ "PRESS". Fatlabs. June 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
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  48. ↑ "PRESS". Fatlabs. June 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
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