Nick Hakim

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Nick Hakim
OriginWashington, D.C., U.S.
GenresR&B • soul • alternative R&B
Occupation(s)Singer • Songwriter • Record Producer
Years active2013 - Present
LabelsATO Records • Earseed Records
Associated acts
  • Onyx Collective
  • Jesse and Forever
Websitenickhakim.com

Nicolas Hakim is an American musician based in Brooklyn, New York, United States.[1] His first EPs, Where Will We Go Part 1 & 2, were self-released in 2014. His debut album, Green Twins was released in May 2017, followed by his second studio-album, Will This Make Me Good, released in May 2020.[2]

Career[]

Nick was born and raised in Washington, D.C. by his parents, a Chilean mother and Peruvian father, where he was surrounded by a diverse array of musical influences. At 17, a friend invited him to sing with her church choir, where Nick taught himself to play piano. Soon after, he was accepted to attend Boston’s Berklee College of Music, and whilst there, he released 2014’s two-part EPs, Where Will We Go.[3]

In 2017, Nick released Green Twins through ATO Records and toured internationally.[4][5] The album went on to earn critical acclaim by media outlets including Pitchfork[6] and The Guardian,[7] and was named one of the Ten Best R&B Albums of 2017 by NPR.[8] Vice called it a "soulful, psychedelic experience".[9] One of the tracks off the album, "Needy Bees" was featured in an episode of HBO's Insecure.[10] The following year, Nick contributed original music to HBO's Random Acts of Flyness, directed by long time collaborator, Terence Nance.[11] In 2018, Nick performed on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts.[12]

In 2020 he released his second studio album Will This Make Me Good.[13] Nick collaborated with Erykah Badu and contributed to her live stream concert series ‘Too Sensitive’ in September 2020.[14] A remixed version of Will This Make Me Good was released in 2021 and included remixes from BadBadNotGood, KeiyaA, Slauson Malone, Pink Siifu and more.[15]

Discography[]

  • Where Will We Go (Part I) (July, 2014)
  • Where Will We Go (Part II) (September, 2014)
  • Green Twins (2017)
  • Will This Make Me Good (2020)
  • Small Things (2021)

References[]

  1. ^ "Q&A: Nick Hakim On His Debut Album, Dealing With Pressure, & Nick Drake". Stereogum.com. 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  2. ^ "Green Twins by Nick Hakim", Metacritic.com, retrieved 2019-08-11
  3. ^ Brown, Author Tony (2019-04-10). "Featured Article: Who is Nick Hakim?". Thebirn.com. Retrieved 2019-12-22. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Nick Hakim". Atorecords.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  5. ^ "Watch Nick Hakim Premiere "The Want" in an Intimate SXSW Performance". Okayplayer.com. 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  6. ^ "Nick Hakim: Green Twins". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  7. ^ Mardles, Paul (2017-05-21). "Nick Hakim: Green Twins review – superb psychedelic soul debut". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  8. ^ "The 10 Best R&B Albums Of 2017". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  9. ^ Domanick, Andrea (2017-04-03). "Here's Nick Hakim's "Green Twins," a Soulful, Psychedelic Experience". Vice.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  10. ^ "Premiere: Nick Hakim's "Needy Bees" Floats From 'Insecure' to a Live Session". Complex.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  11. ^ "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7942806/fullcredits". IMDB. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Nick Hakim: Tiny Desk Concert". Npr.org. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  13. ^ Noah Yoo (2020-03-31). "Nick Hakim Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song "QADIR": Watch". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  14. ^ "Erykah Badu Announces 'TOO SENSITIVE'". Broadway World.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Badbadnotgood Remix Nick Hakim". Pitchfork.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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