The Knocks & Foster The People
Biography The Knocks & Foster The People
The Knocks
Together for over a decade, The Knocks are a New York City-based electronic music institution. The duo have released 2 LP’s & 5 EP's, collaborated with some of music's biggest names [Foster the People, Carly Rae Jepsen, X Ambassadors, Big Boi, Sir Sly] and toured around the world with music heavyweights including The 1975, Justin Bieber, and Ellie Goulding. Their hit single, “Ride or Die” featuring Foster the People reached #10 on the alt radio charts and landed them a live performance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. In addition, their collaboration with Sofi Tukker "Best Friend" has accumulated more than 189 million streams across platforms to date. They performed the song live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and was the feature song in Apple's iPhone X campaign and keynote address. The Knocks’ latest release “Bodies” (with MUNA) has already been streamed over four million times globally, resulting in a brilliant performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and is still currently sitting at #34 on the US Dance Radio chart. Most recently, The Knocks' hit song "Shades" was featured in Pepsi's summer 2020 ad campaign as well as getting a massive sync for their timeless smash "Classic" (feat. POWERS) on Starbucks national' TV campaign. Cap that with producing several songs for the critically acclaimed IFC show Sherman's Showcase and performing it on the Late Show with Seth Meyers.
Foster the People
is an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. The group is composed of Mark Foster (vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitar, programming, percussion), Jacob “Cubbie” Fink (bass and backing vocals), and Mark Pontius (drums, percussion). The group’s music, described as melodic dance-infused pop and rock, spans many genres.
Foster founded the band in 2009 after spending several years in Los Angeles as a struggling musician and working as a commercial jingle writer. After Foster’s song “Pumped Up Kicks” became a viral success in 2010, the group received a record deal from Startime International and gained a fanbase through small club shows and appearances at the music festivals Coachella and South by Southwest. After releasing their debut album Torches in May 2011, “Pumped Up Kicks” became a crossover hit on commercial radio in mid-2011, reaching number one on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart, number three on the Rock Songs chart, and number three on the Billboard Hot 100, while charting on the Adult Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40 charts. The group received two Grammy Award nominations for Torches and “Pumped Up Kicks”. Their second album, Supermodel, was released in March 2014.
