Nicolay
Wilmington, NC        Electronica / R&B / Soul / Jazz / Funk

Bio

Grammy-nominated music producer/performer Nicolay was born and raised in The Netherlands (Europe). He played various instruments in various bands and got a formal music education before focussing on the production side of the music making process.

Around 2002, Nicolay met rapper/singer-songwriter Phonte (of Little Brother) on the Okayplayer message boards. They struck up a partnership under the name The Foreign Exchange and released their critically acclaimed debut album Connected, which was...

Songs

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Lose Your Way feat. Carlitta Durand
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Lose Your Way feat. Carlitta Durand
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Tight Eyes feat. Oh No and The L...
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Tight Eyes feat. Oh No and The Luv Bugz
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Stop My Way feat. Mic
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Stop My Way feat. Mic
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My Story feat. Kay and Sy Smith
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My Story feat. Kay and Sy Smith
Give Her Everything
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I Am The Man feat. Black Spade
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I Am The Man feat. Black Spade

Past Shows

Sun, Feb 5
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Ages:
Cambridge, MA
Fri, Feb 3
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Ages:
New York, NY
Thu, Feb 2
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Ages:
Washington, DC
Wed, Feb 1
Doors Open: 10:00 PM
Ages: All Ages
Philadelphia, PA
Tue, Jan 31
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Ages:
Pittsburgh, PA

Comments

Maylay Sage
Maylay Sage: yo U inspirer!!!  Mar 23
BeDope
BeDope: awesome stuff! love your style  Mar 08
Squareconducter
Squareconducter: i am the man!!!! need i say more love it great smooth jam  Mar 05
Stations Stories
Stations Stories: What's up Nicolay! I'm a huge fan of your productions! Your smooth sound transcends across so many styles so well. Glad your on reverbnation! Peace Tony-Stations Stories  Nov 01
Jacki Wheeler
Jacki Wheeler: I love Lose Your Way, beautiful vocals by Carlita!  Oct 18
TODDB
TODDB: Sweet sound!!  Oct 18
Wisdom
Wisdom: Hey Nicolay....what's going on my Okayplayer brethren!!!! I'm hoping to travel from B-more to NC for The Foreign Exchange show on Apr. 17th....keep up the great music....I've chatted with you a while ago on okayplayer...  Apr 03
Lostpoet
Lostpoet: your production is jammin much respect. check me out, let me know what you think. one LP www.lostpoet.com  Jan 05
Arek
Arek: im feelin your sound!!! peep my stuff. i could always use a fan! lol...  May 06
HOMEBASE MUSIC GROUP
HOMEBASE MUSIC GROUP: I'm feeling your style..get at me...Loot-Tenant Trax..down for a collab..or whatever..I remember you from somewhere...I think..I met you at NC State with my Brother (Double U Ill, Dj Steel Wheel) Anyway..holla at m...  Jan 07

Press

“Imagine if Black Thought could sing like D’Angelo and did an album produced by Ali Shaheed Muhammad and DJ Spinna. That’s the unlikely union that makes Foreign Exchanges Connected so special.”
—  The Source

Chart Position

Electronica charts
for Wilmington, NC.

Artist Stats

Fans: 95,878
Song Plays: 5,591
Visits: 10,314
Widget Hits: 264,419

Status

Status: Am I running to you or just running from everything?

Blog

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