RDGLDGRN

Band members Marcus Parham (Red), Andrei Busuioceanu (Gold) and Pierre Desrosiers (Green) met through mutual friends in Reston, Virginia.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.provenancemag.com/art-culture/million-fans-rdgldgrn-interview/ |title=RDGLDGRN on Creativity, Crowdfunding and Collaborating with Pharrell and Dave Grohl |publisher=Provenance Magazine |date=2016-09-25 |accessdate=2016-09-25}} In the fall of 2011, RDGLDGRN recorded their breakout song "I Love Lamp", and uploaded their self-produced and directed music video to YouTube, where it reached over 100,000 hits within days. In the spring of 2012, RDGLDGRN recorded their debut album at Sound City Studios with Kevin Augunas (The Lumineers, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes), producer and founder of Fairfax Recordings. The group asked fellow Northern Virginia native Dave Grohl, who was filming his Sound City documentary, to drum on "I Love Lamp." Grohl agreed and played drums for the entire record, with the exception of "Million Fans," which features a sampled breakbeat.{{cite web|author= |url=http://diffuser.fm/rdgldgrn-dave-grohl-sound-city-interview-2013/ |title=RDGLDGRN Discuss Recording With Dave Grohl, Pharrell At Sound City |publisher=Diffuser.fm |date=2013-02-19 |accessdate=2013-10-24}} An additional Virginia native became involved when Pharrell Williams co-wrote and co-produced "Doing the Most."{{cite web|url=http://www.underthegunreview.net/2013/01/23/stream-rdgldgrn-million-fans |title=STREAM: RDGLDGRN – "Million Fans" |publisher=Under the Gun Review |date=2013-01-23 |accessdate=2013-10-24}}File:RDGLDGRN at the 930 Club.JPG

In June 2012, the demo recording of "I Love Lamp" was used as the theme song for the world record Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare at the 2012 X Games in Los Angeles, California.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6PQ49B5Gpw Hot Wheels World Record: Double Loop Dare at the 2012 X Games Los Angeles Retrieved February 20, 2012.]{{cite news | title=X Games 2012: Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare Breaks World Record (VIDEO, PHOTOS) | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/02/x-games-2012-hot-wheels-d_n_1644718.html | accessdate=20 February 2012 | newspaper=Huffington Post | date=July 2, 2013}} In January 2013, British magazine NME released "Million Fans."{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=15&title=track_exclusive_rdgldgrn_million_fans&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 |title=Track Exclusive - RDGLDGRN, 'Million Fans' | The latest music blogs, free MP3s, best new bands, music videos, movie trailers and news analysis |publisher=Nme.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-24}} Days later, Rolling Stone released "I Love Lamp" with Dave Grohl on drums.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rdgldgrn-recruit-dave-grohl-for-i-love-lamp-song-premiere-20130204 |title=RDGLDGRN Recruit Dave Grohl for 'I Love Lamp' Song Premiere | Music News |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2013-02-04 |accessdate=2013-10-24}} The Red Gold Green EP was debuted February 12, 2013 and reached the top 100 on the American iTunes album chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.itunescharts.net/us/artists/music/rdgldgrn/albums/red-gold-green-ep/ |title='Red Gold Green - EP' by RDGLDGRN (American Albums iTunes Chart) |publisher=iTunesCharts.net |date=2013-02-12 |accessdate=2013-10-24}} RDGLDGRN made their television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in March 2013 performing both "I Love Lamp" and "Million Fans."{{cite news|last=Jackman |first=Tom |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-state-of-nova/post/reston-band-rdgldgrn-plays-sxsw-and-jimmy-kimmel-records-ep-with-dave-grohl-on-drums/2013/03/21/b2fa348c-926b-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_blog.html |title=Reston band RDGLDGRN plays SxSW and Jimmy Kimmel, records EP with Dave Grohl on drums - The State of NoVa |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2013-03-22 |accessdate=2013-10-24}}{{cite web|url=http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live/episode-guide/20130320-elle-fanning |title=Jimmy Kimmel Live Halle Berry, Elle Fanning, And RDGLDGRN Episode Guide - ABC.com |publisher=Beta.abc.go.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-24}} RDGLDGRN performed at SXSW in March 2013,{{cite web|url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_MS22219 |title=RDGLDGRN | Schedule | sxsw.com |publisher=Schedule.sxsw.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-24}} the DC101 Chili Cook-Off in May 2013,{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Soundgarden-to-headline-DC101-Chili-Cookoff-191916951.html |title=Soundgarden to Headline DC101 Chili Cookoff | NBC4 Washington |publisher=Nbcwashington.com |date=2013-02-19 |accessdate=2013-10-24}} and the Vans Warped Tour 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.vanswarpedtour.com/bands |title=Vans Warped Tour 2014 |publisher=Vanswarpedtour.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-24 |archive-date=2010-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222164137/http://vanswarpedtour.com/bands |url-status=dead }} RDGLDGRN released their debut self-titled full-length album in September 2013.

On October 24, 2014, RDGLDGRN was featured in the Washington, DC episode of Dave Grohl's HBO documentary series Foo Fighters Sonic Highways.{{cite web|url=http://radio.com/2015/07/05/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-throne-washington-dc/|title=Dave Grohl Brings Foo Fighters' Throne, Sonic Highways to Washington D.C.|publisher=radio.com}} This episode premiered the second song off the Foo Fighters' Sonic Highways album "The Feast and the Famine," which showcases the bounce beat as played by Grohl in RDGLDGRN's "I Love Lamp."

Indie go-go is a combination of indie rock and a syncopated Washington, DC rhythm known as go-go.{{cite web|last=Bierly |first=Mandi |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/02/11/rdgldrn-grohl-ep-stream/ |title=Stream the new EP from D.C. band RDGLDGRN, featuring Dave Grohl - EXCLUSIVE | The Music Mix | EW.com |publisher=Music-mix.ew.com |date=2013-02-11 |accessdate=2013-10-24}}

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Press descriptions of the music:

{{blockquote|"Their music is an ambitious mixture of breezy island rhythms, garage rock and go-go — the homegrown sound of nearby Washington, D.C." }}

{{blockquote|"[RDGLDGRN] fus[es] breezy indie rock with pop-leaning hooks and hip-hop breakdowns."{{cite web|url=http://www.purevolume.com/news/RDGLDGRN-i-love-lamp-stream-dave-grohl |title=RDGLDGRN Stream New Song 'I Love Lamp' ft. Dave Grohl |publisher=Purevolume.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-24}}}}

The band's sound has also been described as alternative hip hop{{cite journal|first= Mario |last= López |title= Find Out Who's Happy Thanks To Pharrell |date= 22 January 2014 |journal= The Source |url= http://thesource.com/2014/01/22/find-out-whos-happy-thanks-to-pharrell/ |accessdate= 13 July 2015}}{{cite journal|first=Caitlyn|last=Ralph |title=12 new songs we bet you didn't catch this week|date=February 4, 2017|publisher=Alt press|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/12_new_songs_we_bet_you_didnt_catch_this_week|accessdate=September 10, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://eventseeker.com/tampa-st-petersburg/may-10-2019/355862580-rdgldgrn|title=RDGLDGRN|publisher=Event Seeker|accessdate=February 15, 2020}} go-go, alternative rock,{{cite web|url=http://www.soundbitemagazine.net/articles/rdgldgrn|title=Behind the scenes with RDGLDGRN|publisher=soundbitemagazine}} hip hop, rap rock,{{cite web|url=https://www.recordoftheday.com/on-the-move/record/rdgldgrn/million-fans|title=RDGLDGRN Million Fans|publisher=Record of the Day|accessdate=February 15, 2020}} indie rock, pop, and garage rock.

The band has cited musical influences from many different genres, including The Beatles, Bob Marley, Outkast, Vampire Weekend, and Chuck Brown.{{Cite web|url = http://www.ustreetmusichall.com/event/972957-rdgldgrn-washington/|title = RDGLDGRN - Tickets - U Street Music Hall - Washington, DC - December 18th, 2015|website = U Street Music Hall|access-date = 2016-03-03}}

• Red (Marcus Parham) – guitar (2011–present)
• Gold (Andrei Busuioceanu) – bass (2011–present)
• Green (Pierre Desrosiers) – vocals (2011–present)
• Snaxx (Adam Orlando) – drums (2011–present)

• Red Gold Green LP (2013)
• Red Gold Green LP 2 (2015)
• Red Gold Green Radio (2017)
• Red Gold Green 3 (2019)
• The Red Album (2025)

Red Gold Green (2013){{Track listing

| title1 = I Love Lamp

| writer1 = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

| length1 = 2:39

| title2 = Doing The Most

| writer2 = Kevin Augunas, Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham, Pharrell Williams

| length2 = 3:19

| title3 = Power Ups

| writer3 = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

| length3 = 3:07

| title4 = Million Fans

| writer4 = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

| length4 = 3:56

| title5 = Lootin in London (feat. Angel Haze)

| writer5 = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

| length5 = 3:05

| title6 = All I Got Is Now

| writer6 = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

| length6 = 2:26

| title7 = Bang Bang

| writer7 = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

| length7 = 3:09

| title8 = Hey O

| writer8 = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

| length8 = 3:16

| title9 = Stranger

| writer9 = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

| length9 = 3:07

| title10 = Double Dutch

| writer10 = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

| length10 = 3:07

| title11 = Build a Home

| writer11 = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

| length11 = 2:59

| total_length = 40:15

| title12 = Good Morning

| length12 = 3:35

| title13 = Well Hello

| length13 = 2:28

| writer12 = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

| writer13 = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

}}Red Gold Green LP 2 (2015){{Track listing

| title1 = No Pixar

| length3 = 3:19

| all_writing = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

| length11 = 4:10

| length10 = 3:21

| length9 = 4:41

| length8 = 3:24

| length7 = 4:37

| length6 = 3:07

| length5 = 5:08

| length4 = 4:34

| length2 = 3:35

| length1 = 3:44

| title11 = Won't Last

| title10 = Elevators

| title9 = Spiderman

| title8 = Turn

| title7 = Trouble Punk

| title6 = Runnin Away

| title5 = When I'm Alone

| title4 = Hangout

| title3 = Doing The Most

| title2 = Chop U Down

| total_length = 42:54

}}

Red Gold Green Radio (2017){{Track listing

| all_writing = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

| title12 = Brand New

| length11 = 2:37

| length10 = 1:49

| length9 = 3:10

| length8 = 2:29

| length7 = 3:42

| length6 = 2:04

| length5 = 3:59

| length4 = 2:19

| length3 = 2:11

| length2 = 2:37

| title11 = Fleur De Lis

| title1 = Radio Intro

| title10 = Ocd

| title9 = Reckless

| title8 = No Supply

| title7 = Fridge / Loafin

| title6 = The Moon

| title5 = Mad as F*Ck / Crisp n Dank

| title4 = Where I Be At

| title3 = Simple

| title2 = Run Wit Me

| total_length = 30:36

| length1 = 0:32

| length12 = 3:03

}}Red Gold Green 3 (2019){{Track listing

| title1 = Clapback

| writer1 =

| length1 = 2:28

| title2 = See Me Then

| writer2 =

| length2 = 2:34

| title3 = Reckless

| writer3 =

| length3 = 3:14

| title4 = Tradition

| writer4 =

| length4 = 3:05

| title5 = Karnival

| writer5 =

| length5 = 3:00

| title6 = Amazing

| writer6 =

| length6 = 3:33

| title7 = Monica

| writer7 =

| length7 = 4:02

| title8 = Not My Girlfriend

| writer8 =

| length8 = 3:38

| title9 = Load It Up

| writer9 =

| length9 = 3:29

| title10 = Energy

| writer10 =

| length10 = 3:22

| title11 = Wrote This Song

| writer11 =

| length11 = 3:18

| total_length = 35:42

| all_writing = Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham

}}The Red Album (2025)

{{Track listing

| total_length = 32:43

| title1 = Marvel vs Capcom

| length1 = 1:56

| title2 = Feel It Right Now

| length2 = 2:15

| title3 = Heads Are Gonna Roll

| length3 = 2:06

| title4 = Pew

| length4 = 2:14

| title5 = That's A Bet

| length5 = 2:12

| title6 = Bounce

| length6 = 2:33

| title7 = Everybody Living In A Trap

| length7 = 3:29

| title8 = Bayou

| length8 = 4:04

| title9 = Voila

| length9 = 2:40

| title10 = Waiting For Her Again

| length10 = 3:10

| title11 = Damn

| length11 = 2:51

| title12 = Okay

| length12 = 3:07

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