| Goldfish | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Genre: | Nu jazz, house, deep house, trip hop, downtempo, electro swing |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
| Label: | Spinnin' Records, Armada Music, Goldfish Music, EMI, Casablanca Records |
| Associated Acts: | Breakfast Included, Dorp, Cat Dealers |
| Website: | GoldfishLive.com |
| Current Members: | Dominic Peters David Poole |
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. 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, Get Busy Living. and their Debut album Caught in the Loop (available on Vinyl). They were named "Best Pop" at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2014. Their 6th album If Summer Was A Sound is out on 29 September 2023.
See also: Perceptions of Pacha. Dominic Peters and David Poole founded GoldFish in Cape Town, South Africa. The two jazz musicians had first met while studying music at college. 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. Basement Jaxx, Faithless, Paul van Dyk, and Pete Tong. GoldFish was nominated for the Best Alternative category at the first MTV Africa Music Awards 2008 but did not win.
They released their album Perceptions of Pacha on 29 August 2008. In 2009, they set a new South African Music Awards record for most nominations, with eight nominations including Best Duo or Group and Album of the Year, winning Best Engineer and Best Dance Album. Their album GoldFish spent three weeks on the Dutch Albums Top 100 chart, peaking at No. 44 in 2012.
See also: Get Busy Living. 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. "Washing Over Me" also reached No. 1 on the 5FM Top 40 in July 2012.
Their 2013 album Three Second Memory reached No. 89 on the Dutch Albums Top 100. GoldFish was named "Best Pop" at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2014. 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.
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.
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | GoldFish | Best Alternative | |||
| 2009 | 15th South African Music Awards | GoldFish | Best Engineer | ||
| Perceptions of Pacha | Best Dance Album | ||||
| Album of the Year | |||||
| GoldFish | Best Duo or Group | ||||
| GoldFish | Best Alternative Music: English | ||||
| GoldFish | Best Producer | ||||
| "This Is How It Goes" | Record of the Year | ||||
| 2011 | 17th South African Music Awards | Get Busy Living | Best Global Dance Album | ||
| Record of the Year | |||||
| GoldFish | Best Producer | ||||
| 2014 | MTV Africa Music Awards | GoldFish | Best Pop |
| Album title | Release details | Chart peaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch 100 | ||||
| 2006 |
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| 2008 |
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| 2009 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2012 |
| 44 | ||
| 2013 |
| 89 | ||
| 2017 |
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| 2023 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
| Title | Chart peaks | Album | Release details | |||||||||
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| 20 | "" | — | — | |||||||||
| 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)< | -- | 2017 | "If I Could Find" | — | — | If I Could Find | GoldFish Music (28 August 2017) |
| 2018 | "It Was You" (with Zeeba) | — | — | Single | GoldFish Music (2 November 2018) | |||||||
| Title | Original artist | Release details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Get Busy Living (Remix)" | GoldFish | GoldFish Music (9 February 2011) |
| 2014 | "She Moves (GoldFish Remix)" | B1 Recordings (2014) | |
| "Divine Sorrow (GoldFish Remix)" | Billboard (15 December 2014) | ||
| 2015 | "Feels Like This (GoldFish Remix)" | Warner Dance Labels | |
| 20 | "" | ||