I am so excited to be playing a gig of all my own music this Sunday at the Byrd Series at Le Petit Ermitage Hotel in West Hollywood. I will be playing music from my first album “Into the Sky” and my recently released second album “Violet” as well as a few new tunes (both albums are available and can hear samples at www.porterrecords.com). The evening will feature some special guests and I can’t wait to perform all this music. I spend most of my time creating songs or putting together bands for other artists and I rarely get to do my own thing and this should be a very special gig; I will also be singing a lot on this gig which is a extremely rare occurrence. I hope you all can make the gig on Sunday and please check out my new album and let me know what you think,

Thanks so much,

Nick

www.nickrosenmusic.com

Had a amazing time rehearsing and playing at Coachella with Feist this past week and weekend. The people and music are so incredible and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience for my first time playing at the festival. Im so excited to go back to play week 2 with Feist this coming weekend.

Just saw that you can now download a really cool version of “Halo” that I did with LP live at East West studios last November. I really love the way we do this tune and I think it showcases how amazing LP is and how great the band is sounding. 

download it here:

http://emailunlock.com/whoislp/lp-halo

Also, just found out that my set time with Feist it 8:45pm on Sat so if you are going to Coachella come check it out and say hi. I’m starting rehearsals with her in the morning and have been practicing around the clock to get the music right. I am excited to work with her and play at the festival for my first time, I will be posting videos and pics next week!!

Nick

Had so much fun with LP and band at SXSW this year. It was my first time at the festival and while at times it was a little too much to deal with it was pretty amazing to see and I got to see some great shows and played a ton of fun gigs with LP. This is a clip from our first gig we did at SXSW after flying all night and sleeping only a few hours. It was a showcase for Warner Bros and the crowd was really amazing and for the first show I’m pretty damn impressed with how tight the band sounds.

Really fun times with LP and band at SXSW this year, did a lot of fun acoustic gigs and got to try out a lot of new arrangements. The band started to really gel and I just love playing and hanging with LP, Joey, Fern and Josh so much. Looking forward to more with L Pthis year.

Some nice pics from a fun gig with Penelope Fortier the other night at the Standard Hollywood

I have been writing so much great stuff lately with so many amazing people. Yonatan and I were able to have a few days with Harrison Kipner, a really amazing singer/songwriter who comes from a family of legendary writers. We came up with a great tune called “Parallel Universe” and this is a video of us making this tune. I can’t wait to write more with Harrison this month. Thanks to Ben and Jen for the video.

(click the “title” above to see video)

Today you can get the live version of the first single from LP on iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/into-the-wild-live-single/id505556092

This is part of a whole live show/recording that we did at East West studios. The whole EP will be out shortly and I couldn’t be happier about how it sounds. For this album I had the pleasure of being musical director and arranger and played basses and percussion and sang.

Also a few videos of shows I have done with LP have surfaced recently, the first is from a Grammy foundation show we did at the Saban theater where LP brought all 2000 people to their feet, and the second is from my home away from home behind the weenie joint.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfrldVSgx1Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZgIDtia55s

Looking forward to many more shows and recordings with this special lady in 2012.

Hey Everyone,

I am so excited to be playing at two great festivals for my first time this year, SXSW and Coachella. I will be doing a bunch of showcases at SXSW with LP and band, these shows will be our first time playing out of california and I am really excited to see how the crowd responds. We will also be doing a lot of acoustic shows where I will be playing cello and acoustic bass, I am excited to have a excuse to practice cello over the next few weeks. I am also looking forward to seeing a ton of new music at the festival and getting to meet a ton of new people.

Feist is one of my all time favorite singers and I am very excited to be playing upright bass with her at the Coachella festival this year on April 14th and 21st. I have admired Feist for a long time and feel honored to get to work with her a little for what is looking like will be a pretty special show. We are playing a few spots before Radiohead and it will be my first time getting to see them live as well and I am incredibly excited about this.

Lastly, my next album “Violet” will be out on March 20th via Porter Records and I couldn’t be prouder of this release. To hear some samples of the record check out my page at www.porterrecords.com

Hope to see you all soon,

Nick

Played a amazing, sold out show at the Troubadour with LP and band last night! The response from the crowd was amazing and I really can’t wait to do lots more with LP coming up, looks like we will be at SXSW for most of the week this year.

I’m so excited to be releasing my second full-length album entitled “Violet” on Porter Records on Marc 20th. Check out the site to hear some samples from the album and to get some more information on the project and other great releases from this amazing label that is behind so much creative music right now.

I am very happy to be musical director/bassist for LP on Warner Bros records. We recently did a live DVD/recording at East West Studios in Hollywood that came out pretty amazing. It was a great show and the band really sounded great. You can  download one of the tracks from the show for free for a limited time from her website (just click on above link). I’m looking forward to doing a lot more with LP in 2012.

Hey Everyone,

I am so excited to have a official release date for my newest album Violet, which will be March 20th, 2012 on Porter records (www.porterrecords.com). I am so excited about this album and I will also be releasing some very cool remixes of some of the tracks around the release of the album.

I also have had a amazing year being musical director at the Sayers Club and I am very excited to bring in 2012 by playing at a very special Sessions at the Sayers club with a ton of great guests and all amazing musicians in the band. You can grab tickets to this event here:

http://www.facebook.com/events/135121189931415/

Alright hope you all have amazing holidays,

Nick

 A ton of stuff has been happening over the last month and I am gearing up for a very busy November and December. I have been doing a ton of fun nights at the Sayers club with everyone you could imagine (even the purple one has come by) and the consistency of the venue, the crowd, and the level of musicianship is pretty amazing. I am also continuing my Weds jazz night at the Redbury and my Friday night gig at Perch with Joey Dosik; both of these gigs have taken on lives of their own and are so much fun. I feel so lucky to work with so many of my musical heroes on a weekly basis.

In October, the new record from Elan Atias was released, I co-wrote 5 songs (including the title track We Are) and performed a ton of the instruments on the whole record. Elan is such a great person and I really hope that his record gets the attention it deserves. 

I have been writing with a ton of different artists including the amazing rapper Stix (working with Trevor Lawrence Jr.). We did two amazing songs one featuring Nick Simmons and one featuring Joey Dosik. The songs sound really great and Stix is getting a lot of attention so I cant wait for his album to come out next year. 

I am musical director for LP (www.iamlp.com), who recently signed with Warner Bros. Records. A good part of the rest of the year will be devoted towards her project, getting her band and songs sounding right and preparing to make her album for Warner. LP is one of my best friends and one of the most incredible talents that I have ever come across so I am so excited to get to work with her and be able to see all that she is capable of.

There’s a ton more stuff going on and it seems like I am constantly busy and never at my house; although I am finally planning a vacation for myself for the end of the year. I will update with more stuff soon and some samples from my upcoming record Violet, which will be released via Porter Records in March 2012.

Nick

Hey Everyone,

So the last month has been pretty busy. I have been working on a ton of different nights for Jason Scoppa that have been going really well and have involved some of my musical heroes. The club is starting to really make a stamp of the city and I feel so blessed to be a part of it. I also am musical director for LP (www.iamlp.com) who recently signed with Warner Bros records. I am so excited for LP and can’t wait to get into the studio to make her album and to do some fun gigs later this year and early next year. If you haven’t seen LP perform yet get ready because she is a truly amazing talent and person and I feel so blessed to be able to help her realize her musical vision. 

Some of the nights that I have been working on are:

A weds night jazz series at the Redbury in Hollywood with Scott Seiver and Dennis Hamm. This night is so fun, the music is always great, the place and food are amazing and some special guests like Gil Goldstein have stopped by to play sets with us.

Thursday I do the Sessions at the Sayers Club (http://vimeo.com/26042790). These nights are pretty insane and you really just have to experience to know what I’m talking about. 

Fridays I am at the beautiful rooftop restaurant Perch in Downtown with Joey Dosik and Mike Green. This place overlooks the city and is so incredible. We get to play a lot of our new original music at this gig and it is always a fun time.

on Sundays I do a really fun night at the Sayers club with master drummer Keith Harris and the Regiment Horn section. We play some hard hitting funk/hip hop/jazz music and these nights are always different and tons of fun.

In November I will also be starting a classical music series with Marcel Camargo at the Soho house in West Hollywood. This series will focus on promoting the work of musicians around town who are writing new classical music and it will be played by our amazing chamber group. For the first show on Nov 6th the band will be Kaveh Rastegar, John Wood (the Black Keys), Daphne Chen (the section quartet), Brian Walsh and Marcel Camargo. I am really excited to see and hear what kind of music everyone composes for the night and my hope is that this series opens up new doors for classical music, for the audience in LA and for the artists.

I have gotten to work on a few great albums also in the past few months. One is the upcoming record from DJ Anthony Valadez (label TBA), I played most of the instruments on a lot of the tracks on the record and I helped write a number of the tunes with Anthony. I also co-wrote 5 tunes and played most of the instruments on the new album from Elan Atias (from the Wailers) to be released in late October. I also wrote a few tracks for the upcoming album from rapper Stix. He’s getting a lot of attention these days and me and Trevor Lawrence Jr. did two really great tracks for him, one featuring Nick Simmons. I also am very close to finishing my duo EP with Joey Dosik and we have been doing some select gigs around town and are hoping to tour a little in the Spring as well as get into the studio with as many artists and producers as we can. 

Lastly, I am done with my next record entitled “Violet” which will be released in March via Porter Records. I couldn’t be more excited about this record and I am so ready to get some of my new music into the world.

Hope to see you all at one of my nights soon,

peace,

Nick