Nicolay (musician)
Encyclopedia
Nicolay is an electronica
, R&B and hip hop
record producer
from the Netherlands
, better known as one half of The Foreign Exchange. Although his sound was once compared to 9th Wonder
's, mainly through the association of Phonte
& The Justus League, Nicolay tends to use live instruments rather than samples. Due to his work, Nicolay now resides in the United States
.
In December 2009, The Foreign Exchange found out that they were nominated for a Grammy, for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for the track Daykeeper from their sophomore album, "Leave It All Behind".
Nicolay is only the 4th Dutch person to be nominated.
Nicolay & Kay
Solo
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
, R&B and hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, better known as one half of The Foreign Exchange. Although his sound was once compared to 9th Wonder
9th Wonder
Patrick Douthit , better known as 9th Wonder is a hip hop record producer, record executive, DJ, professor, and lyricist from Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A. He began his career as the main producer for the hip hop group Little Brother, and has also worked with Mary J...
's, mainly through the association of Phonte
Phonte
Phonte Coleman, better known as Phonte, is a Grammy nominated American rapper, formerly of the now defunct North Carolina trio Little Brother and one-half of the duo The Foreign Exchange. He has also recorded R&B-flavored output as a singer...
& The Justus League, Nicolay tends to use live instruments rather than samples. Due to his work, Nicolay now resides in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
In December 2009, The Foreign Exchange found out that they were nominated for a Grammy, for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for the track Daykeeper from their sophomore album, "Leave It All Behind".
Nicolay is only the 4th Dutch person to be nominated.
Discography
The Foreign Exchange- ConnectedConnected (Foreign Exchange album)Connected is the debut album by The Foreign Exchange, a hip hop group consisting of American rapper Phonte from Little Brother and Dutch producer Nicolay...
(2004, BBEBarely Breaking EvenBarely Breaking Even is a British record label started by two DJs, Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly. The name BBE comes from The Universal Robot Band's 1982 track `Barely Breaking Even'. It has two sublabels: Deep Funk, and Urban Theory...
) - Leave It All Behind (2008, Foreign Exchange Music)
- AuthenticityAuthenticity (Foreign Exchange album)Authenticity is the third studio album from the R&B/hip hop duo The Foreign Exchange. It was released on October 12, 2010. All songs were produced by Nicolay, while Fight For Love was co-produced with Zo!...
(2010, Foreign Exchange Music)
Nicolay & Kay
- TIME:LINE (EU Release: Feb 1, 2008 & US Feb 12, 2008, NMR)
Solo
- City Lights Vol. 1 (2005, BBEBarely Breaking EvenBarely Breaking Even is a British record label started by two DJs, Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly. The name BBE comes from The Universal Robot Band's 1982 track `Barely Breaking Even'. It has two sublabels: Deep Funk, and Urban Theory...
) - Dutch Masters Mixtape V. 1 (2005, HardBoiled)
- City Lights Vol. 1.5 (2005, BBEBarely Breaking EvenBarely Breaking Even is a British record label started by two DJs, Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly. The name BBE comes from The Universal Robot Band's 1982 track `Barely Breaking Even'. It has two sublabels: Deep Funk, and Urban Theory...
) - HereHere (Nicolay album)"Here" is the third album by Rap musician and producer of The Foreign Exchange Hip hop duo Nicolay. The album was self produced and mixed under BBE music. The album has collaborations from artists Darien Brockington, Black Spade, Wiz Khalifa, and Sy Smith....
(2006, BBEBarely Breaking EvenBarely Breaking Even is a British record label started by two DJs, Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly. The name BBE comes from The Universal Robot Band's 1982 track `Barely Breaking Even'. It has two sublabels: Deep Funk, and Urban Theory...
) - City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya (2009, The Foreign Exchange Music)
- Remix for Roy AyersRoy AyersRoy Ayers is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk .- Biography :Ayers...
: "Funk in the Hole (Nicolay Mix)" (Roy Ayers Virgin Ubiquity Remixed) (2004), (BBEBarely Breaking EvenBarely Breaking Even is a British record label started by two DJs, Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly. The name BBE comes from The Universal Robot Band's 1982 track `Barely Breaking Even'. It has two sublabels: Deep Funk, and Urban Theory...
)
Singles
- I Am the Man (2006, BBEBarely Breaking EvenBarely Breaking Even is a British record label started by two DJs, Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly. The name BBE comes from The Universal Robot Band's 1982 track `Barely Breaking Even'. It has two sublabels: Deep Funk, and Urban Theory...
) - I Love the Way You Love (2006, BBEBarely Breaking EvenBarely Breaking Even is a British record label started by two DJs, Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly. The name BBE comes from The Universal Robot Band's 1982 track `Barely Breaking Even'. It has two sublabels: Deep Funk, and Urban Theory...
) - Lose Your Way (2009, The Foreign Exchange Music)