Biography

Through a fusion of modern western and Indian melodies and beats with lyrics in English, Punjabi and Hindi, Dal gives you songs that will move you and a live experience that will shake your world.

FIRST INDIAN ARTIST TO:

  • Have Music videos and Live Performances on Canada’s National T.V. Music station “Much Music”
  • Have Songs on Top 40 Canadian Radio Stations
  • Win the Regional and the Canadian National Rock Radio live Competition
  • Be voted by world renown musicians and U.S.A. Musician Magazine as one of the top 10 best North American unsigned artists for the song ‘Hai Rubah’
  • Remix and re sing a classic Hindi song

Albums

  • ‘Beat the Rap’ – ‘Oy Ah Jo’ EP – ‘The New World’ – ‘Elephant Head’

Touring

  • 1,500 + shows played.
  • 6 week tour of India
  • 2 tours of England
  • Several tours across Canada and the U.S.A.
  • Over 350 College and University shows, over 300 Pre Secondary School shows
  • Played with ‘Nickleback’, Jazzy B’, ‘Sukshinder Shinda’, ‘Taz’, ‘The Sihotoa’s’, ‘Toots and the Maytals’, ‘Hari Haran’, ‘Apachi Indian’, ‘Jan Arden’, ‘Chantal Kreviazuk’, ‘Matthew Good Band’, ‘Dred Zepplin’, ‘Harbhajan Mann,’ Maestro Fresh Wes’, ‘Mae Moore’, ‘David Lindley’, ‘Dubmatique’, ‘Colin James’, ’54-40′, ‘Sue Medley’ and others.

Performances

(selected from over 1500 shows)

  • ROYALTY Command Performance for PRINCE CHARLES
  • Headliner 5 years, Canada Day Celebrations Vancouver Canada
  • Hard Rock Cafe Toronto, Opera house Toronto, Vancouver Folk Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Calgary Folk Festival, Seattle Folk Festival, Oregon County Fair, Vancouver Children’s Festival
  • LIVE TELEVISION: Much Music, The Mike Bullard Show, Vicki Gabereu, and many others.

Media

  • Appearances in / on All Major TV stations, News papers and Radio stations in Canada.
  • Appearances in / on All Major Indian TV stations, News papers and Radio stations in England
  • Appearances in / on many Radio / TV stations and News papers in India.

Radio / Club Play

  • Songs in rotation on Mainstream Radio stations in Canada.
  • Songs in the top 10 club playlist in Canada

Videos

  • ‘I Promise You’ March 2009 release
  • ‘Funhouse’, MuchMusic, Asian T.V. Networks
  • ‘Hai Rubah’, MuchMusic, Asian T.V. Networks
  • ‘Oh Ay Jo’, MuchMusic, MTV Asia, BBC, Star TV Asia (air 38 countries)
  • ‘Knockin on Heavens Door’ Anti Drinking and Driving Video with Maestro Fresh Wes
  • ‘Khabi, Khabi’ (‘Always, Always’), Much Music, Heavy Rotation MTV Asia