Goose (band)

Goose
Goose
Background information
Origin	Kortrijk, Belgium
Genres	Dance-punk, electro rock, glam rock
Years active	2000–present
Labels	!K7 Records
Associated acts	Soulwax, Steve Aoki
Website	www.goosemusic.com/
Members
Mickael Karkousse Dave Martijn Tom Coghe Bert Libeert

Goose are a Belgian electro rock band consisting of members Mickael Karkousse, Dave Martijn, Tom Coghe, and Bert Libeert. They are currently signed to !K7 Records.

History

Goose during a live gig at Goose Invades at the Theatre Square in their hometown of Kortrijk

Goose was formed in the summer of 2000 in Kortrijk, Belgium. Although first starting out as an AC/DC-like covers group, they quickly turned to writing and recording their own songs, heavily incorporating synthesizers into them. They won Humo's Rock Rally in 2002 and later that year recorded their debut single "Audience" with Teo Miller. Coca Cola used their debut single for TV adverts across Europe. They were signed to Skint Records in 2006 and released their second single "Black Gloves" in July that year. A video was created for "Black Gloves" by Nothing To See Here and was directed by Steve Glashier. "Black Gloves" was featured in the trailer for the video game Football Manager 2009.

Their debut album Bring It On released on September 11, 2006. They also scored the tune to Heineken's Champions League campaign. On October 20, 2007 "Check" was featured as race BGM in the Gran Turismo 5 Prologue free demo released in Japan. A version of "3T4" featuring no lyrics is used as BGM in the game Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. A remix of the song "Bring It On" was featured in an episode of the American TV series Dirty Sexy Money. In the TMF Awards 2007, the band won the award for Best National Alternative Act. In early 2008, "Bring It On" was used in an American commercial for the Mitsubishi Lancer.

Goose released their second album Synrise on October 18, 2010. The first single of this album is called 'Words' and was aired on the radio for the first time on August 10, 2010. Synrise was also remixed by Belgium DJ duo Mumbai Science and was release April 25, 2011.

Discography

Albums

• Bring It On, Skint Records (September 11, 2006) #17 BE #79 NL
• Synrise !K7 Records(October 18, 2010)

Singles

• "Audience" (May 24, 2002)
• "Good Times" (2004)
• "Black Gloves", Skint Records (July 16, 2006)
• "British Mode", Skint Records (October 1, 2006)
• "Low Mode", Skint Records (February 18, 2007)
• "Bring It On", Skint Records (June 6, 2007)
• "Words", !K7 Records (August 16, 2010)
• "Can't Stop Me Now", !K7 Records (November 15, 2010)
• "Synrise", !K7 Records (March 7, 2011)

Music in TV shows

• "Check": CSI: NY, Season 3, Episode 1 ("People with Money") (September 20, 2006)
• "Trendsetter": Chuck, Season 1, Episode 7 ("Chuck vs. the Alama Mater") (November 5, 2007)
• "Bring It On": Dirty Sexy Money

Music in Films

• "Black Gloves": Trailer Blitz 2011

External links

• Official site
• Skint Records
• Goose at Last.fm
• Goose at MySpace
• Goosebumpz.com : the semi-official resource page for Goose.