Kosmos Express was a rock

Rock and roll

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 band

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 from the 1990s. They were represented in both the mainstream and Christian market.

Biography

From early 1997 to mid-1998, Kosmos Express released two critically acclaimed records, Now, featuring the hit song “Beautiful”, co-produced by Craig Nepp (Save Ferris

Save Ferris

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, The Ventures

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, Sense Field

Sense Field

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, Jeffries Fan Club

Jeffries Fan Club

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) and Simulcast, featuring the smash-hit song “The Force”, produced by Gene Eugene

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 (Aunt Bettys, Starflyer 59

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) both on Zomba Music Group

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 labels.

Kosmos Express toured an intense live show; enjoyed airplay of its singles and videos around the world; appeared on television and movie soundtracks and various compilations; received favorable press internationally, including book inclusions; but decided to call it quits in 2000, though the group continues to receive airplay and attention to this day, especially overseas.

Frontman Rob Goraieb

Rob Goraieb

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 went on to lead the rock/pop group, The Get Set

The Get Set

-Biography:Formed in 2001, Los Angeles-based The Get Set featured Rob Goraieb and Mark Powell who were previously in the popular rock band Kosmos Express....

, and now writes for TV/film, most recently on NBC Universal

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. Guitarist Beau Burchell

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Beau Burchell is an American musician, record producer, and audio engineer from Orange County, CA. He currently plays guitar and sings backup vocals in the band Saosin, and was previously in the bands Kosmos Express and Open Hand. He has produced and/or mixed over a dozen rock albums in the past...

 joined L.A. band Open Hand

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 before co-forming the post-hardcore band Saosin

Saosin

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. Mark Powell

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 now drums for The Kite-Eating Tree.

Goraieb also released a solo record, Apartment 305 (B/R/M Records and Not Lame Recordings). Guests on the record included bassist Dan Schwartz (Sheryl Crow

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, Susanna Hoffs

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, Jon Hassell

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, Brian Eno

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), and drummer Mark Powell, who played in both Kosmos Express and The Get Set.

Goraieb got his start with Gleaming Spires

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, the band for the legendary eccentric duo, Sparks

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, performing on Gleaming Spires' record, Funk For Children (released on the Posh Boy Records

Posh Boy Records

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/Vodka Label). Gleaming Spires is best known for their hit song, "Are You Ready for the Sex Girls?"

Band members

• Rob Goraieb
  Rob Goraieb
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  : Lead Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
• Beau Burchell
  Beau Burchell
  Beau Burchell is an American musician, record producer, and audio engineer from Orange County, CA. He currently plays guitar and sings backup vocals in the band Saosin, and was previously in the bands Kosmos Express and Open Hand. He has produced and/or mixed over a dozen rock albums in the past...
  
  : Guitar
• G.J. Torres: Bass, Backing Vocals
• Mark Powell
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  : Drums, Piano, Percussion

Additional musicians

• Ron Alayra: Drums, Percussion
• The Greek: Bass, BGV's
• Debbi Devore: Vocals
• Melissa Hasin
  Melissa Hasin
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  : Cello
• Chris Diede: Trombone
• Biff Vincent: Piano
• Gene Eugene
  Gene Eugene
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  : Rhodes, Mellotron
• David Stenske: Viola
• John Acosta: Cello

Discography

• Now (1997, Reviews: The Phantom Tollbooth, crossrhythms.co.uk)
• Simulcast (1998, Reviews: The Phantom Tollbooth, crossrhythms.co.uk, Kevin Baker, Cool Fools)

Compilations:

• The Buzz (1997)
• Statements From The Green Planet (featuring the unreleased song, "I Don't Have A Gun" 1997)
• Apple "Modern Rock For Those With Taste" (1997)
• Express Your Worship (Survivor Records U.K. 1997)
• 7-Ball Gas Collection 1 (1997)
• The Future CCM (1997)
• Nothing But........Rock (Label: CMC/Canada 1997)
• Various Sampler, Rock - Release 40 (1997)
• Heavenly Hits (Zomba Records 1997)
• Cornerstone '98 Sampler (Madacy Records 1998)
• Razor Cuts (1998)
• Transmitter Sampler CD Vol. 1 (1999)
• Propska One (1999)
• Power: Songs For The Soul (2002)
• Radio Christian Hits/Best Of (Madacy Records 2006)
• Christian Radio Hits Faith and Power (Madacy/EMI 2 CD Set 2009)

Radio Singles

• Beautiful
• Little Tree
• Just Say It
• Miss America
• The Force
• Gone
• Emotional

Videos

• Beautiful (1997)
• The Force (1998)
• Gone (1998)

Compilations:

• Jars, Plumb, and Then Some (featuring "Beautiful" 1997)

T.V./Movies

Kosmos Express songs have appeared in:

• The Moment of Truth 2: Take A Stand (Truth Soul Armor 1997)
• ESPN Extreme (ESPN
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   1998)
• The Climb
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  (World Wide Pictures
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   2002)
• Today Show (NBC
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   2007)

Trivia

• Rob was signed as a songwriter to the band's label prior to Kosmos being formed. The first record was written before there was a band or even the name Kosmos Express. (Source: Fuel Magazine)
• Acclaimed Los Angeles group Neve (band)
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   (Portrait
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  /Sony
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  /Columbia
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  ) paid to borrow the concept of the Kosmos Express “Gone” video (Director: Michael Peleaux) for the video of their hit song "It's Over Now" (Director: Jeff Gordon
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  ). Both group's videos worked well.
• Crooner/lounge singer, John Jonethis, covered two Kosmos Express songs. He recorded "Love Is Me" and "Little Tree." "Love Is Me" was also included as a bonus track on the Now CD. He did such a good job with them that writer Rob Goraieb said he prefers listening to Jonethis' versions over the Kosmos Express ones.