His solo material has been compared by the media to Iggy and the Stooges, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club,[1] Primal Scream, Kasabian, the Rolling Stones[2] and Bob Dylan.
[citation needed] In 2000, Sandhu launched "Groove Harder" tours which A.K.A Weave played at featuring special guest DJs such as Shaun Ryder, Bez, Mani Gary Mounfield and other indie performers such as Rick Witter from Shed Seven DJing.
[citation needed] Over the next 18 months, Sandhu brought various musicians to Getloaded, including Factory Records boss Tony Wilson, Howard Marks (Mr Nice), Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets/ XFM) Peter Hook (New Order/ Joy Division), Annie Mac (Radio 1), Steve Lamacq (Radio 1/ 6Music), Carl Barat (Libertines/ Dirty Pretty Things) Beta Band, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce (The Smiths), The Farm, Client, and El Presidente.
Sandhu completed the new line-up of the Happy Mondays, along with ex A.K.A Weave band member Mikey Shine and San Diego-born slide guitar player Jonn Dunn.
Sandhu spent his spare time playing DJ gigs worldwide, including Japan, Mexico, South America, Europe.
Sonic Audio went on a small UK tour, playing a show with guest Shaun Ryder at Glastonbury Festival on the Leftfield stage with The Rakes and British Sea Power.
Sonic Audio also played Alan McGee's Pop Tones stage as a late replacement for the Libertines's former guitarist Carl Barât.
The music was compared to bands like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Primal Scream, the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin by The Guardian and other publications.
[citation needed] After recording several album tracks in London at Fortress Studios, KAV moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to work with producer and Eastern Conference Champions front man Josh Ostrander.
He began recording his debut album in Los Angeles, meanwhile playing live at local venues; Spaceland, The Viper Room, Whisky a Go Go, The Silverlake Lounge & the Key Club, testing the new material on US Audiences.
His single "King of the World (The Undefeated Champion)" was released on Suburban Records on 29 October, featuring Pro MMA Fighters in the video.
[12] In May 2014, KAV was joined on stage by Oasis founding member Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs at The Viper Room, Los Angeles.
[16] In 2016, KAV recorded the end credits for a movie starring John Malkovich and Rhys Iffans, directed by Steven Bernstein.
[18] Dance In A Panic also organized a Coachella kick-off party at The Hard Rock Hotel, Palm Springs, in April with partners Jack Daniels.
The April event in Los Angeles saw live performances from Deap Vally & Le Butcherettes with Andy Rourke from the Smiths DJing, with official sponsor partners Britweek and Norwegian Air and Lagunitas.