Malbec (band)

Malbec
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Rock Hip-hop Pop
Years active	2003–2010
Labels	Songs Music Publishing, Double O Buffalo
Associated acts	Richard Gibbs, Tony Fagenson, Foster The People, The Knux, OneRepublic, Speakerbomb, BEGINNERS
Website	malbectheband.com
Members	Pablo Signori Samantha Barbera Nick Ruth Sidney Miller
Past members	Mark Pontius

Malbec is a Los Angeles-based rock–hip-hop–pop band, formed in 2003. They claim to be one of the first few bands to integrate sequenced hip-hop beats with modern pop stylings; their musical style includes influences from Southern hip hop, Britpop, classical compositions and folk music.

They have toured with Mutemath, Mat Kearney, OneRepublic,Under the Influence of Giants, Phantom Planet, Rock Kills Kid, Copeland, The Knux, and Tally Hall.

In 2007, they signed a publishing deal with Songs Music Publishing and have since appeared on a number of TV shows and movie soundtracks, including One Tree Hill, Flight of the Phoenix, Long Way Round, The Omen, Palo Alto and in the episode "Chuck vs. the Colonel" in NBC's Chuck. They are also featured on Fox's show VIP Passport, Kyle XY, Dirty Sexy Money,My Best Friend's Girl. Malbec also recorded "Given the Times" in Simlish for the 2007 Electronic Arts game The Sims: Pet Stories 2. They have also had placements in MTV's "16 & Pregnant" "Teen Mom" and "Teen Mom 2" as well as ABC Family's 2011 show, "The Lying Game."

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