Nicolay
On Tour
Play Radio
Listen to Nicolay Radio,
featuring artists like The Foreign Exchange, Nicolay & Kay, Zo!, Little Brother and more…
508,312 plays (39,541 listeners)
Born and raised in The Netherlands, Europe, Nicolay’s passion for music has dominated his life for as long as he can remember. He was brought up with equal parts of Stevie Wonder and Neil Young, and as a youth, most of his days were spent listening to whatever music he could get his hands on.
Nicolay’s early love for classical music drove him to seek a formal music education. A true multi-instrumentalist, Nicolay is proficient in playing piano and keyboards, guitar, bass and drums. Nicolay’s diverse understanding of music led him to play in several Hip-Hop and R&B bands, opening up for artists such as K-Ci & JoJo, Boyz II Men, MC Lyte and many others.
After being a live musician and bandleader for nearly a decade, Nicolay started producing in 2000, and shortly thereafter, came across Phonte Coleman of Little Brother through the Okayplayer message boards. The two soon began trading tracks and rhymes back and forth over instant messenger, which in turn created the b-side single for Little Brotherʹs critically acclaimed 2003 album The Listening, called Light It Up. At the time, neither of them suspected that they were actually laying the foundation for what would become one of the most cohesive and innovative albums of 2004. Together they called themselves The Foreign Exchange, and appropriately titled the project Connected.
Nicolay’s early love for classical music drove him to seek a formal music education. A true multi-instrumentalist, Nicolay is proficient in playing piano and keyboards, guitar, bass and drums. Nicolay’s diverse understanding of music led him to play in several Hip-Hop and R&B bands, opening up for artists such as K-Ci & JoJo, Boyz II Men, MC Lyte and many others.
After being a live musician and bandleader for nearly a decade, Nicolay started producing in 2000, and shortly thereafter, came across Phonte Coleman of Little Brother through the Okayplayer message boards. The two soon began trading tracks and rhymes back and forth over instant messenger, which in turn created the b-side single for Little Brotherʹs critically acclaimed 2003 album The Listening, called Light It Up. At the time, neither of them suspected that they were actually laying the foundation for what would become one of the most cohesive and innovative albums of 2004. Together they called themselves The Foreign Exchange, and appropriately titled the project Connected.
Featured Tracks
| FULL TRACK Theme From City Lights (2) | 6:14 |
| FULL TRACK Theme From City Lights (1) | 2:42 |
| FULL TRACK Theme From City Lights | 2:42 |
Top Albums
Shoutbox
-
babyphatman bring on volume 3!!!!
-
bpbeelen The Connected instrumentals are so damn gorgeous.
-
cinnamondearie COOL
-
moras85 Dilla, Patr00, Noon, NICOLAY. O tak.
-
Biiipz hate the main pic -.-
-
Mr_Naxay Коляныч
-
GMBU always got the Jam!!
-
business_girl <3
Videos
Events
-
Jul
6
Nicolay with The Hot At Nights
Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Detroit, United States
1 going
News
Zo! - Just Visiting Too (free EP download)
3 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/nicolay
Friends and Family,We are proud to present the new EP of
covers from our longtime friend, collaborator, and bandmate Zo!,
"...just visiting too."Tracklisting:1. Perfect Angel feat.
…
- Zo! - Just Visiting Too (free EP download) 3 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/nicolay
- Zo! - Just Visiting Too (free EP download) 3 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/nicolay
- Nominees named for 2009 SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards: The Foreign Exchange… 8 Oct 2009 | from www.nicolaymusic.com/
Listening Now
Top Listeners
-
urbanfreak
Top Listener
-
_sonia_
Top Listener
-
naul_
Top Listener
-
fmilton
Top Listener
More Information
- Links
- Labels
