Hemanth Jois
Hemanth Jois | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 24 December 1991 |
| Origin | Koppa, Karnataka, India |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Music Director |
Hemanth Jois is an Indian composer, known for his independent singles and work in the Kannada film industry.
Early life and career
[edit]Originally from Koppa, India, Hemanth cites Raghu Dixit and Linkin Park as one of his inspirations and he learned guitar by himself.[1][2][3][4] He completed his MBA at Manipal and was as a member of the indie band Last Semester during his final year.[5][6] He worked for two years in marketing and sales before taking up a career in music.[1] He did a metal cover of the song "Keli Premigale" from Yuga Purusha (1989) and a cover of the songs "Santhoshakke" and "Kelade Nimageega" from Geetha (1981).[2] He collaborated with singer Chethan Naik for the Jois Project and released their first single "Tunturu", which was shot in Malnad.[2][1] Their second single was the metal song "Last Semester", which was set in a college.[6]
Discography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Aranyakanda | |
| Statement | ||
| 2019 | Nammuru Kunigal | |
| 2020 | Aadhyam | Unreleased film[1] |
| 2021 | Soham | |
| 2024 | Entha Kathe Maaraya | |
| Chow Chow Bath | ||
| Timmana Mottegalu | ||
| Venkya | ||
| 2025 | Yuddhakaanda Chapter 2 | Score and 1 song [2] |
Other work
[edit]Video games
[edit]- PUBG Mobile India (2021) – Theme Track [2]
| Year | Title | Songs | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sleeping With Snakes | "Paralysed" | English | [2] |
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Title | Singer | Lyricist | Starring | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tunturu | Chethan Naik | Pratap C R | Chethan Naik | Won–KIMA (Kannada International Music Awards) for Best Indie Artist - 2017-18 Won–KIMA (Kannada International Music Awards) for Shankar Nag Youth Award - 2017-18 |
[2] |
| 2017 | Last Semester | Rakesh Maiya, Shivaraj, Ankitha Patla | [7] | |||
| 2018 | Payana | Suman Nagarkar, Rakesh Maiya, Vinutha P G | [6] | |||
| 2019 | Friendzone | Ashwin R Kodange | Chethan Ram, Archana Kottige and 15 others | [8] | ||
| 2020 | Aagalla Maadesha | Himself | Sunetra Pandit, Lakshmi, Arundathi Jois, Keshav, Vinay Kanive, Shankar Murty, Prajna Bhat, Sujith Agam Shetty, Gurudutt Badiger and 17 others | [9] | ||
| Ram Darbar | Chethan Naik, Anjana Padmanabhan | Pramod Maravante | N/a | [4] | ||
| 2021 | Khushi | Chethan Naik | Ashwin Kodange (Kannada), Chinmaya (English) | Lalitamma Ruchith Ullal, Vinay Kanive | [9] | |
| 2022 | Khushi 2 | Pramod Maravanthe (Kannada), Chinmaya (English) | Sundarshree, Himself, Vinay Kanive | [10] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Yerasala, Ikyatha (December 20, 2016). "Kannada's metal Jois stick | Kannada's metal Jois stick". www.deccanchronicle.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g Anandraj, Shilpa (4 December 2024). "Singing his way to fame: Hemanth Jois on his latest EP and more". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024.
- ^ "My Mother is My Inspiration, Says Kannada Music Composer Hemanth Jois". News18.
- ^ a b Anandraj, Shilpa (December 19, 2020). "Composer Hemanth Jois talks of his independent releases" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Rock song on plight of transgenders". October 25, 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ a b c "The transformation of a rock star". Deccan Herald.
- ^ Yerasala, Ikyatha (15 February 2017). "Naik is a Jois' to listen to! | Naik is a Jois' to listen to!". www.deccanchronicle.com.
- ^ "Song to comfort boys who are 'friendzoned'". Deccan Herald.
- ^ a b Tagat, Anurag (November 10, 2020). "Five New Kannada Releases We're Tuning In To Right Now". Rolling Stone India.
- ^ Anandraj, Shilpa (February 4, 2022). "A Kannada EDM song celebrating grandmothers". Archived from the original on 4 February 2022 – via www.thehindu.com.
External links
[edit]- Hemanth Jois at IMDb