Goldfish (band)

South African electronic music duo

Goldfish

David Poole (left) and Dominic Peters (right)

Background information
Origin| Cape Town, South Africa
Genres| Nu jazz, house, deep house, trip hop, downtempo, electro swing
Years active| 2004–present
Labels| Spinnin' Records, Armada Music, Goldfish Music, EMI, Casablanca Records
Members| Dominic Peters
David Poole
Website| GoldfishLive.com

GoldFish is an electronic duo originating from Cape Town, South Africa, now residing in San Diego, California consisting of Dominic Peters and David Poole. They create dance music containing elements of house, pop, jazz and African music.[1] The band has released a number of albums, including their latest If Summer Was A Sound (available on Vinyl) and previous albums: Late Night People, Three Second Memory, Perceptions of Pacha,[2] Get Busy Living.[3] and their Debut album Caught in the Loop (available on Vinyl). They were named "Best Pop" at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2014.[4] Their 6th album If Summer Was A Sound is out on 29 September 2023.

## History

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### Founding and early years

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See also: Perceptions of Pacha

One of the group's early logos

Dominic Peters and David Poole founded GoldFish in Cape Town, South Africa. The two jazz musicians had first met while studying music at college.[5] After the 2006 release of their debut album Caught in the Loop, the group went on to open for artists such as Fatboy Slim, Mr Scruff, Audio Bullys, Stereo MC's.[6] Basement Jaxx, Faithless, Paul van Dyk, and Pete Tong.[7] GoldFish was nominated for the Best Alternative category at the first MTV Africa Music Awards 2008 but did not win.[8]

They released their album Perceptions of Pacha on 29 August 2008.[9] In 2009, they set a new South African Music Awards record for most nominations,[10] with eight nominations including Best Duo or Group and Album of the Year,[11] winning Best Engineer and Best Dance Album.[12] Their album GoldFish spent three weeks on the Dutch Albums Top 100 chart, peaking at No. 44 in 2012.[5]

### Recent touring and releases

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See also: Get Busy Living

External videos

GoldFish – "Fort Knox" (ft. Sakhile Moleshe) – Official Music Video (7 October 2009)
GoldFish – "Take Back Tomorrow" – Official Music Video (8 March 2013)

In 2011, their album Get Busy Living won at the South African Music Awards. A number of their singles have also been used commercially. An advertisement for the Kia Soul automobile featured their track "Fort Knox." Nike recently used the song "Washing Over Me" featuring Morning Parade in the advertisement of the Nike+ App. "Washing Over Me" was also featured in the Castle Lager advert for the Castle Lager Incoming Series.[citation needed] "Washing Over Me" also reached No. 1 on the 5FM Top 40 in July 2012.[13]

Their 2013 album Three Second Memory reached No. 89 on the Dutch Albums Top 100.[5] GoldFish was named "Best Pop" at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2014.[4] On 15 December 2014, GoldFish released a remix of the Wyclef Jean and Avicii song "Divine Sorrow" exclusively through Billboard. At that point the duo had performed at festivals such as Glastonbury and Ultra Music Festival, and in March 2015 they performed at SXSW.[14]

## Musical style

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They create dance music containing elements of jazz and African music, combining live instruments like double bass, saxophones, keyboards, flute, and vocals with samplers, effects and synths.[1]

## Members

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* Dominic Peters – production, keyboards, upright bass, bass guitar
* David Poole – production, saxophone, flute, vocals

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Nominated work  | Category  | Result

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2008  | MTV Africa Music Awards | GoldFish  | Best Alternative[8] | Nominated
2009  | 15th South African Music Awards | GoldFish  | Best Engineer[12] | Won
Perceptions of Pacha | Best Dance Album[12] | Won
Album of the Year[11] | Nominated
GoldFish  | Best Duo or Group[10] | Nominated
GoldFish  | Best Alternative Music: English[11] | Nominated
GoldFish  | Best Producer[10] | Nominated
|  | Nominated
"This Is How It Goes"  | Record of the Year[10] | Nominated
2011  | 17th South African Music Awards | Get Busy Living | Best Global Dance Album[15] | Won
Record of the Year[15] | Nominated
GoldFish  | Best Producer[15] | Nominated
2014  | MTV Africa Music Awards | GoldFish  | Best Pop[4] | Won

## Discography

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### Albums

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Albums by GoldFish[2][3] Year  | Album title  | Release details  | Chart peaks

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Dutch 100[5]
2006  |  Caught in the Loop |

* Released: 29 May 2006
* Label: GoldFish / Pioneer
* Format: CD, digital download

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2008  | Perceptions of Pacha |

* Released: 21 April 2008
* Label: Pacha / SBME Africa
* Format: CD, digital download

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2009  | Perceptions of Pacha
Remixed  |

* Released: 17 November 2009
* Label: GoldFish
* Format: CD, digital download

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2010  | Get Busy Living |

* Released: 20 September 2010
* Label: GoldFish Music
* Format: CD, digital download

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2012  | GoldFish  |

* Released: 6 June 2012
* Label: EMI
* Format: CD, digital download

| 44
2013  |  Three Second Memory |

* Released: 15 October 2013
* Label: GoldFish Music / Casablanca
* Format: CD, digital download

| 89
2017  | Late Night People  |

* Released: 6 October 2017
* Label: Armada Music / Sony Music South Africa
* Format: CD, digital download, vinyl

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2023  | If Summer Was A Sound |

* Released: 29 September 2023
* Label: Goldfish Music / Sony Music South Africa
* Format: Streaming

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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

### Singles

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Incomplete list of songs by GoldFish[3] Year  | Title  | Chart peaks[13] | Album  | Release details

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5FM 40  | —
2007  | "Coming Home"  | — | — | 3-track single | Pacha Recordings (22 June 2007)
2008  | "Pure Pacha"  | — | — | Single only | Pacha Recordings (2008)
2009  | "Cruising Through"  | — | — | Single/remix EP | Pacha Multimedia (15 May 2009)
"Fort Knox"  | — | — | Fort Knox (Remixes) – EP | Pacha Recordings (15 May 2009)
"Wet Welly"  | — | — | Single only | Pacha Multimedia (3 June 2009)
"Sold My Soul"  | — | — | 2 track single | Pacha Recordings (3 July 2009)
"Are You Lulu"  | — | — | 2-track single | Pacha Multimedia (3 July 2009)
"This is How it Goes"  | — | — | Single | Pacha Recordings (13 November 2009)
"Hold Tight"  | — | — | Single | Pacha Recordings (20 November 2009)
2010  | "Just For Tonight"  | — | — | Single | Pacha Recordings (8 January 2010)
2011  | "Let's Do It Again"
(with Freshlyground) | — | — | Single | Freeground Records (15 July 2011)
2012  | "Washing Over Me"
(feat. Morning Parade) | 1 | — | GoldFish | GoldFish Music (2012)
2013  | "Take Back Tomorrow"  | — | — | Three Second Memory | GoldFish Music (2013)
"Just For Tonight"  | — | — | 2-track single | Pacha Recordings (11 March 2013)
"Soundtracks & Comebacks"  | — | — | Remix EP | Pacha Recordings (11 March 2013)
2014  | "Choose Your Own Adventure"  | — | — | Choose Your Own Adventure – EP | GoldFish Music (17 June 2014)
2015  | "The Storm" (with DIMMI) | — | — | Single | SPRS (20 July 2015)
2015  | "Heart Shaped Box"  | — | — | Single | GoldFish Music (2015)
2018  | "It Was You" (with Zeeba) | — | — | Single | GoldFish Music (2 November 2018)

### Remixes

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Selected remixes by GoldFish, with date of remix release[3][16] Year  | Title  | Original artist  | Release details

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2011  | "Get Busy Living (Remix)"  | GoldFish | GoldFish Music (9 February 2011)
2014  | "She Moves (GoldFish Remix)"  | Alle Farben | B1 Recordings (2014)
"Divine Sorrow (GoldFish Remix)"  | Wyclef Jean and Avicii | Billboard (15 December 2014)[14]
2015  | "Feels Like This (GoldFish Remix)"  | Lexer | Warner Dance Labels

## Further reading

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Interviews and articles

* "Goldfish Earns Eight SA Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. 20 March 2009.
* "Sleeping with the Fishes". iAfrica.com. 4 February 2011.

Discographies

* Goldfish at Allmusic
* Goldfish at Discogs

## See also

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* South Africa portal

* List of jazz fusion musicians
* List of trip hop artists
* List of EMI artists
* List of South African musicians
* List of electro house artists
* List of free improvising musicians and groups

## References

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1. ^ a b "Sleeping with the Fishes". iAfrica.com. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
2. ^ a b "Goldfish Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
3. ^ a b c d "Goldfish Discography". iTunes Store. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
4. ^ a b c "2014 MAMA Winners". MTV. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
5. ^ a b c d "Goldfish charts". acharts.co. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
6. ^ "GoldFish". MyMusicMatrix. 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
7. ^ "Home". goldfishlive.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
8. ^ a b "First Ever MTV Africa Awards is a hit with Nigerians taking the lead". African Vibes. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
9. ^ "Perceptions of Pacha". AllMusic. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
10. ^ a b c d Coetzer, Diane (20 March 2009). "Goldfish Earns Eight SA Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
11. ^ a b c "Nominated Record Breaking 8 South African Music Awards". Goldfishlive.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
12. ^ a b c "SAMA 2009: All the Winners". channel24.co.za. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
13. ^ a b "Goldfish Bag Another No. 1 – Top 5fm charts". goldfishlive.com. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
14. ^ a b Buerger, Megan (11 December 2014). "Exclusive Premiere: Hear GoldFish's Remix of Wyclef Jean & Avicii's 'Divine Sorrow'". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
15. ^ a b c "2011 SAMA Nominations". SAMA. BaasDeBeer's Blog. 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
16. ^ "Goldfish Remixes". discogs. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

## External links

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