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Birth name | Tony Ashwin Kanal |
Born | Kingsbury, London, England | 27 August 1970
Origin | Anaheim, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1987–present |
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Website | tonykanal |
Tony Ashwin Kanal (born 27 August 1970) is a British-American musician, songwriter and record producer who is known for his work as the bassist and co-writer for the rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar. His career outside of performing includes production and songwriting credits with artists such as Pink, Weezer, Elan Atias and No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani's solo work.
Kanal was born in Kingsbury, in northwest London, England. Kanal's father, Gulab was from Sukkur (in present-day Sindh, Pakistan) and grew up in Delhi, India and his mother, Lajwanti "Lajju", was originally from Mumbai (then known as Bombay). [1] [2] [3] His parents immigrated to London, where Kanal was born.[ citation needed ] While most of his early years were spent in the British capital city, Kanal and his family briefly lived in Toronto, Ontario and Munster, Indiana, before returning to London. At age 11, his family moved to the United States, settling in Anaheim, Orange County, California. [2] Kanal attended South Junior High School and Anaheim High School. Upon entering seventh grade, Kanal joined his junior high school concert band. Kanal's father suggested that Kanal learn to play the saxophone because it was his favorite instrument. [3] In tenth grade, Kanal learned how to play the electric bass guitar with help from his schoolmate, David J. Carpenter. [2]
After being invited to No Doubt's first official club show on 14 March 1987, by original drummer and fellow Anaheim High School alumnus Chris Webb, [4] Kanal joined the band as its bassist at age 16. [5] [6] After high school, Kanal enrolled at California State University, Fullerton to major in psychology. [2]
In 1991, No Doubt signed with Interscope Records and began recording their first full-length album. [7] Their self-titled debut was released in 1992; that same year, they embarked on three U.S. van tours, playing clubs and theaters. Over the next decade, No Doubt released the follow-up albums Tragic Kingdom (1995), [8] The Beacon Street Collection (1995), Return of Saturn (2000), [9] Rock Steady (2001), [10] as well as two compilation albums, The Singles 1992–2003 (2003) [11] and Everything in Time: B-Sides, Rarities, Remixes (2004). [12] The band toured the world and earned several awards, including two Grammy Awards and 5 MTV Music Video Awards.
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. The same year, Kanal produced three songs for the soundtrack to 50 First Dates . [13] Also in 2004, Kanal produced and co-wrote three tracks on Gwen Stefani's first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. [14] Kanal then produced Elan Atias's debut album Together as One , released in June 2006. [15] Kanal worked with Gwen Stefani for her follow-up solo album The Sweet Escape , released in 2006. [16]
He created several remixes, including ones of Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" [15] and Gang of Four's "Ether". [15] Kanal produced the song "Rent" for the ska punk band Pepper's 2006 album No Shame . [17]
In 2008, he collaborated on two songs titled "Sober" and "Funhouse" with Pink for her album Funhouse . [18] Kanal also co-wrote the song "Smart Girls" for Weezer's 2010 album Hurley . [19]
In 2010, Kanal co-wrote, produced, and performed bass on the track "Kiss You Up", recorded by Barbadian artist Shontelle for her album No Gravity . [20]
With Stefani promoting her second solo album, No Doubt began work on an album without her [21] and planned to complete it after Stefani's tour was finished. [22] 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 begun but was slow on her end because she was pregnant with her second child. [23]
The band toured in 2009 for their first full-fledged band tour in nearly five years. [24] [25] The North American 2009 Summer Tour 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 named Snowed Out in the episode "Valley Girls". [26] They performed their cover version of the Adam and the Ants song "Stand and Deliver". [27] In 2010, the band performed at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the life's work of Paul McCartney. Their performance was attended by President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. [28]
In 2012, No Doubt released Push and Shove, their latest release. They performed seven sold-out shows in Los Angeles at the Universal Amphitheater. [29] 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. [30]
In 2014, Kanal and No Doubt bandmates Tom Dumont and Adrian Young, along with Davey Havok of AFI, formed the band Dreamcar. They released their debut self-titled album through Columbia Records in 2017 and toured the U.S. to support it, including performances at the Coachella Festival. [31]
In October 2018, Kanal joined Danny Elfman during the encore of his three Nightmare Before Christmas shows at the Hollywood Bowl to play Oingo Boingo's "Dead Man's Party". [32] On 31 October, Kanal performed a set of eight Red Hot Chili Peppers songs with musicians Adam Levine, Chad Smith, Andrew Watt, and Darren Criss at Maroon 5's annual Halloween party in Los Angeles. [33]
In December 2018, Kanal played bass for The Offspring on their Australian festival headline tour. In January 2019, Kanal joined the band for their tour in Japan. [34] [35]
Kanal dated bandmate Gwen Stefani from 1987 to 1994. They continued to have a creative relationship after they broke up which led to many of No Doubt's songs, most notably "Don't Speak". [36] A decade later, Stefani co-wrote her song "Cool" about their relationship as friends for her 2004 debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. [37]
Kanal is married to American home designer Erin Lokitz. [38] On 24 January 2011, their first daughter, Coco Reese Lakshmi Kanal was born. [39] On 22 November 2013, their second daughter, Saffron Rose Kiran Kanal was born. [40]
Kanal is a vegan [41] [42] and animal rights activist. In addition to promoting and speaking publicly about animal rights issues, he has supported animal rights organizations including Farm Sanctuary, [43] LA Animal Save, [44] and Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation, Supporting The Fur Ban [45] and has done numerous hen rescues with Animal Place. [46] [47]
Kanal endorses Yamaha basses which he runs through Gallien-Krueger heads into Ampeg cabinets. [48]
Title | Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
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"Hold Me Now" | 2004 | Wayne Wonder | 50 First Dates: Love songs from the Original Motion Picture | production, programming, keyboards [13] |
"Ghost in You" | Mark McGrath | |||
"Slave to Love" | Elan Atias featuring Gwen Stefani | |||
"Crash" | Gwen Stefani | Love. Angel. Music. Baby. | songwriting, production, programming, keyboards [49] | |
"Serious" | ||||
"Luxurious" | ||||
"Crazy" (remix) | 2005 | Alanis Morissette | Non-album single | remixer, programming, keyboards |
"Hollaback Girl" (remix) | Gwen Stefani featuring Elan Atias | Non-album single | remixer, programming, keyboards [50] | |
"Ether" (remix) | Gang of Four | ''Return the Gift'' | remixer, programming, keyboards [50] | |
"Rent" | 2006 | Pepper | No Shame | production [17] |
"Allnighter" | Elan Atias featuring Gwen Stefani | Together As One | songwriting, production, programming, keyboards | |
"Don't You Go" | Elan Atias featuring Tami Chynn | |||
"Together As One" | Elan Atias | |||
"Feel My Pressure" | ||||
"We Won't Stand for This" | ||||
"I Wanna Yell" | production, programming, keyboards | |||
"My Kingston Girl" | ||||
"Girl" | Elan Atias featuring Assassin | |||
"Nothing Is Worth Losing You" | Elan Atias | production, programming | ||
"You Don't Come Around No More" | Elan Atias featuring Cutty Ranks | |||
"4 in the Morning" | Gwen Stefani | The Sweet Escape | songwriting, production, programming, keyboards [51] | |
"Fluorescent" | ||||
"Don't Get It Twisted" | ||||
"Paralysis" | 2008 | Scott Weiland | "Happy" in Galoshes | songwriter [52] |
"Funhouse" | Pink | Funhouse | songwriting, production, bass guitar [18] | |
"Sober" | production, bass guitar | |||
"Toxic Valentine" | 2009 | All Time Low | Jennifer's Body: Music From the Motion Picture | songwriting [53] |
"Freak Out" | Jeanette | Undress to the Beat | songwriting | |
"Bubblegum" | 2009 | The Stunners | Non-album single | songwriting, production, programming [54] |
"Luvsik" | 2009 | Mozella | Belle Isle | songwriting, production, programming, keyboards, bass guitar [55] |
"Smart Girls" | 2010 | Weezer | Hurley | songwriting [19] |
"Kiss You Up" | 2010 | Shontelle | No Gravity | songwriting |
"Push It" | 2011 | Jessie and The Toy Boys | Non-album single | songwriting, production, programming [56] |
"The Big Bang Theory" | 2015 | The Makemakes | Non-album single | songwriting |
"Drips Gold" | 2017 | Eden XO featuring Raja Kuman | Non-album single | songwriting, production, programming [57] |
No Doubt is an American rock band formed in Anaheim, California in 1986. For most of its career, the band has consisted of vocalist and founding member Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal and drummer Adrian Young. Keyboardist Eric Stefani, Gwen's brother, was also a member when the band started to release albums in 1992. Since the mid-1990s, trombonist Gabrial McNair and trumpeter Stephen Bradley have performed with the band as session and touring musicians.
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"Crash" is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her debut solo studio album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004). Written by Stefani and No Doubt bandmate Tony Kanal, the song uses automobile metaphors to describe a relationship, and it received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Not originally planned as a single, the song was released as the album's sixth and final single on January 24, 2006, during Stefani's pregnancy.
Running is a song by American rock band No Doubt from their fifth studio album, Rock Steady (2001). Written by band members Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal, the song was released as the album's fourth and final single on January 27, 2003, by Interscope Records. The song was also used in the final episode of the American television series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch in 2003.
"Excuse Me Mr." is a song by American band No Doubt for their third studio album, Tragic Kingdom (1995). The song was written by Gwen Stefani and Tom Dumont, while produced by Matthew Wilder. It was released as the fourth single from the album on August 21, 1996. The song has also been included on the band's 2003 greatest hits album, The Singles 1992–2003. Musically, the former is a rock-influenced ska track with lyrics describing a woman trying to get the attention of a man. A country version of the song was also created but never released. The single received positive reviews from music critics who labelled it a successful breakup song and as one of the best tracks on Tragic Kingdom.
"Happy Now?" is a song by American band No Doubt for their third studio album, Tragic Kingdom (1995). It was written by Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont, and Tony Kanal, produced by Matthew Wilder, and released as the record's sixth single overall on September 23, 1997. The commercial CD singles were distributed exclusively in Australia and Europe. However, the song was still released to radio stations in the United States. Musically, "Happy Now?" is a power pop, ska punk, and rock song with and lyrics detailing a painful breakup, specifically the former relationship between Stefani and Kanal. Despite not receiving a formal release in the United States nor filming a proper music video, "Happy Now?" received heavy rotation on Californian radio stations, such as KROQ.
"Squeal" is a song by American band No Doubt for their independent second studio album, The Beacon Street Collection (1995). Produced by the band, it was written by member Eric Stefani and released as the album's lead single in mid 1994. The band recorded "Squeal" in their Fullerton garage following Interscope Records's refusal to allow them studio time due to the commercial failure of No Doubt in 1992. Using the proceeds from their concerts, No Doubt created 7" singles for album tracks "Squeal" and "Doghouse". 1,000 copies of the single were distributed as part of the group's Beacon Street Records label.
"Push and Shove" is a song by American rock band No Doubt, released as a promotional single from their sixth studio album of the same name. The song was written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, Reanno Gordon, Thomas Pentz, David Taylor, Ariel Rechtshaid and was produced by Major Lazer and Spike Stent. It features additional production from Major Lazer as well as vocals from Jamaican dancehall artist Busy Signal. The song blends ska, dub, reggae and dubstep.
"Looking Hot" is a song by American rock band No Doubt, released as the band second and final single from their sixth studio album, Push and Shove. It was written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal and Tom Dumont, and produced by Mark "Spike" Stent.
"Serious" is a song by American singer Gwen Stefani for her debut solo studio album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004). It was released on November 12, 2004, along with the rest of the aforementioned album by Interscope Records. The track was written by Stefani and her No Doubt bandmate, Tony Kanal. The latter also produced the song with Mark "Spike" Stent, who Stefani and Kanal previously worked with on No Doubt's fifth studio album, Rock Steady (2001). "Serious" is a synth-pop song with lyrics pertaining to a strong romantic interest in a significant other.
"Making Out" is a song by American band No Doubt from their fifth studio album, Rock Steady (2001). In the Philippines, the song was released as a promotional single and distributed in limited quantities on CDs through Interscope Records. Produced by the band and William Orbit, "Making Out" was written by members Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, and Tom Dumont. While recording Rock Steady, the group aimed to work with a variety of musicians during sessions, unlike the processes they had endured for previous albums. Upon working with Orbit, they created a new wave and synth-pop song, with nods to electronic and Europop music.
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