Nick Fiorucci
| Nick Fiorucci | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nick Fiorucci |
| Also known as | DJ's Rule, Groove Sector, Hi-Bias, Oval Emotion, Polarbabies, Soup, Syndicate 305, Temperance, Landlord, Nick Fierce, Temperance, Too Taboo |
| Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | House, Deep House, EDM |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, producer, remixer, musician |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Hi-Bias Records |
| Associated acts | Axwell, Eric Prydz |
| Website |
hibias |
Nick Fiorucci is a Canadian electronic and dance music DJ, songwriter, remixer, producer, and founder of record label Hi-Bias Records,[1] and founder and owner of zipDJ, subscription-based digital music pool. Fiorucci did remix work for various artists, such as Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Celine Dion, TLC, Eiffel 65, Laura Pausini, ATB and Michelle Branch.[2][3] In 1999, Nick was the youngest person introduced into the Canadian Dance Music Hall of Fame.[4][5]
Personal life and education
Nick is a graduate from Trebas Institute, with an Audio Engineer Diploma in the recording arts and sciences.[5][6]
Career
Nick began his career as a DJ in the 80s and started his own record labels Big Shot Records in 1988[7] and Hi-Bias Records in 1990. By the late '90s, he became one of the prominent after mixers and producers of electronic dance music.[8]
Nick was a part of the group called Temperance from mid-1997, after Mark Ryan parted ways with the group, after launching a music production imprint titled 22 Green. His duties as the songwriter and producer of Temperance was replaced by Nick Fiorucci.[9]
As a DJ, Nick has appeared in clubs such as Ministry of Sound, and has done opening performances for acts such as New Order, among others.
Studio albums
- 11:11 (2007)[10]
Singles
- Ca$hback ft. Lady Lago (2013)
- Take Your Cares Away ft. Lady Lago (2013)
- What Love Is This? ft. Lady Lago (2013)
- New York-London ft. SOUP (2013)[11]
- Dodging Teardrops by A-Star (2013)
- Here Without You ft. Anthony Covatta (2012)
- Back To Me ft. Shobha, Joshua J (2012)[12]
- Rise Up ft. Deko-Ze (2011)[13]
- Someday by Britney Spears (2005)
- Everytime by Britney Spears (2003)
- Bad Boy by Keshia Chanté (2003)
- Breathe by Michelle Branch (2003)
- Rubbernecking by Elvis Presley (2003)
- I Drove All Night by Celine Dion (2003)
- Cry Me A River by Justin Timberlake (2002)
- One of Those Days by Whitney Houston (2002)
- Hold You by ATB (2002)
- Jenny From the Block by Jennifer Lopez (2001)
- Hate To Love by Shania Twain (2000)
- No Scrubs by TLC (2000)
Awards and recognitions
In 1994, Fiorucci won Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for Red Light's song named Thankful. In November 1998, he received a No. 1 plaque awarded by Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada at The Left Bank in Toronto.[14]
In 2004, as an artist and producer, he won Urban Music Awards in the category "Dance Electronic Recording of The Year" for the song named "Make You Love Me", done together with Carlo Coppola.[15] In 2008, he was nominated for Juno Award for his song "Every Time You Move".[16]
| Year | Awards ceremony | Award description(s) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Juno Awards | Best Dance Recording | Nominated |
| 1994 | Juno Awards | Best Dance Recording | Won |
| 1995 | Juno Awards | Best Dance Recording | Nominated |
| 1995 | Juno Awards | Best Dance Recording | Nominated |
| 1996 | Juno Awards | Best Dance Recording | Nominated |
| 1997 | Juno Awards | Best Dance Recording | Nominated |
| 1998 | Juno Awards | Best Dance Recording | Nominated |
| 1999 | Juno Awards | Best Dance Recording | Nominated |
| 2000 | Juno Awards | Best Dance Recording | Nominated |
| 2001 | Juno Awards | Best Dance Recording | Nominated |
| 2004 | Juno Awards | Dance Recording of the Year | Nominated |
| 2004 | Urban Music Award | Dance Electronic Recording of The Year | Nominated |
| 2006 | Juno Awards | Dance Recording of the Year | Nominated |
| 2007 | Juno Awards | Dance Recording of the Year | Nominated |
See also
- List of electronic musicians
References
- ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2009). "Hi-Bias Records". Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
- ↑ "Britney & Kevin: Chaotic Review". Sputnikmusic. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "Nick Fiorucci". MTV. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ Chau, Lawrence (14 April 2008). "Spinning our finest to the world". Metro News. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- 1 2 Slomowicz, Ron. "Nick Fiorucci Interview". About. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ "Cool in You! Judges". Tribute. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ Cheeseman, Phil. "The History of Housemusic". San Francisco State University. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ↑ Blanford, Roxanne. "BobFM – Temperance". BobFM. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "Temperance". Discogs. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Nick Fiorucci – 11:11". Allmusic. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ Rothlein, Jordan (26 September 2012). "The Dutch house lifers mix the latest compilation for Defected Records, due out in November". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Song of the Day: Nick Fiorucci ft Shobha and Joshua J – "Back to Me"". Notabledance. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "Student Spotlight: Michael "Deko-ze" Babb". Witz Education. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "SOCAN hands out the hardware". Canadian Musician. 1 March 1999. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ Canadian Urban Music Awards-Best Dance/Electronica. YouTube. 2 May 2008.
- ↑ Harvell, Jess (5 February 2008). "The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly". Idolator. Retrieved 16 February 2014.