Hemanth Jois
Hemanth Jois | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 December 1991 |
| 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
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
Films
| 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
Video games
- PUBG Mobile India (2021) – Theme Track [2]
| Year | Title | Songs | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sleeping With Snakes | "Paralysed" | English | [2] |
Music videos
| 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
- ^ 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
- Hemanth Jois at IMDb