Nick Rosen

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

A ton of stuff has been happening over the past month and I thought I would just give a brief recap. One of the most exciting things that I did was turn in my second album to Porter Records. It will be called “Violet” and will be released in March 2012. I am so proud of this record and am extremely happy with how it came out and with the flow of tracks. It was a incredible journey getting to work so closely with so many amazing people from around the city on the tracks for the album. A big thanks to all the artists who put their time and creative genius into the record: Anthony Valadez, Sam Barsh, Jesse Palter, Dexter Story, Paris Carney, Greg Garbowsky, Eli Bruggemann, Mark Maxwell, Joshua Lopez, James Williams, Adam Zimmon, Matt Mayhall, and Yonatan Elkayam.

Other than my own music I have been busy with lots of gigs around town, many of them being at the new Sayers club (http://vimeo.com/26042790) where I coordinate the music for most of the open nights. It has been such a blessing to work with so many incredible musicians on all the nights for the club and I have been learning so much and growing tons as a player and as a musical director. I get to work with many of my favorite artists and musicians on a weekly basis and it is a very surreal experience at times. I am very excited to be starting a new Sunday night at the club that will be co-led by myself and master drummer/producer Trevor Lawrence Jr. This night will be launching Sept. 4th and will be a very special evening. The company that own Sayers, SBE, also owns the Redbury hotel and every Wednesday night I do a very fun jazz night at the Redbury. This night features myself, Scott Seiver and Dennis Hamm playing all kinds of tunes in a piano trio setting. The Redbury is a really incredible place with some of the best food in the city from Cleo restaurant in its lobby and I have really been digging this gig, we play in a beautiful, outdoor patio area called the Library on the second floor of the Hotel. We were even lucky enough to have the legendary Gil Goldstein (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Goldstein) sit in with us one night and play two of our three sets with us.

I also have been working a lot with LP (www.iamlp.com) and she is in the process on signing a record deal (TBA soon). I am very excited about recording her album and doing subsequent touring for the project. She is such a beautiful person, her tunes are amazing,  and her band is pretty special (myself, Yogi Lonich, Bram Iscore, and Charlie Paxson).

I also have been asked to play bass for Nightmare and the Cat for some shows coming up. This band is led by brothers Django and Sam Stewart (sons of Dave Stewart) and they are poised to become a huge band. Their tunes are amazing and they are both full blown rock stars with amazing energy on stage. I am really looking forward to these shows and doing lots more with this band and Sam and Django in the future.

Lastly, I have been working tons in the studio. I co-wrote 7 tunes on Elan Atias’s forthcoming record, due out Sept. 6th. This record is a fun and classic sounding and I feel lucky to have worked so much on it. Other than that I am starting to work with some great producers like Mike Elizondo and Boy Reckless; and I have started writing/recording a lot with Trevor Lawrence Jr. Trevor and I have been writing tunes for the upcoming album from rapper Stix, one of which is a song that features Nick Simmons.

Hey Everyone,
I am writing because I am so excited to be starting a new residency this week at the beautiful Redbury Hotel on Vine St. in Hollywood (theredbury.com). This night will take place every Wednesday starting this week August 3rd. The night will go from 8:30-11:30pm and will be in the beautiful new outdoor/indoor patio area of the hotel called the library on the 2nd floor.This is a really incredible space that features a great relaxing and elegant environment with some of the best cocktails in the city and food from the restaurant Cleo (a truly amazing spot located in the hotel). Each week we will be playing a combination or original music and some new takes on standards and pop tunes with various guests coming by each week. There are not many spots to see jazz in LA so I would really appreciate your support in coming out to get this off to a great start and keep it going.
This will week will feature one of my favorite musicians from NY who is in town for the week, Erik Deutsch. Erik and I will be playing in a trio with the incredible Scott Sevier on drums.We will be playing a lot of Erik’s original music and some fun tunes you might recognize. This should be a really great night of music, and oh yeah there is no cover or minimum!!!
Also, in other news I have recently completed my second full-length album entitled “Violet” to be released on Porter records later this year. This record features many great artists from around the city ranging from the Jonas Bros to KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez and I cannot wait for you all to hear it. I will be posting some samples and teasers on my various sites soon so please check the links below. To celebrate the completion of my album I will be doing a show at the Del Monte Speak easy this Sunday, August 7th at 8:30pm. We will be playing a few new tunes of mine, and a bunch of fun dance and jazz tunes, yes we are going to improvise and make you dance! The group will feature myself, Sam Barsh, Charlie Sputnik, and Art Bleek (fresh from Paris). Please come out and have fun with us if you are free.
Hope to see you all soon!!
Nick
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So I have been pretty busy over the past few months finishing my next record (mixing it now!!) and working as a musical director and producer/writer for a ton of different artists. The tracking for my next record is done and I am so happy with how it came out and I feel so blessed to have had so many great artists involved with the project. The album is a very intimate album that feels very organic and natural and show cases each artist involved in a unique way. The album will be out on Porter Records (www.porterrecords.com) either late this year or at the start of next year; Porter has been such a blessing supporting me so much through the process of making this record. Some of the artists featured on the album are: Paris Carney, Jesse Palter and the Alter Ego, Joey Dosik, Josh Lopez, Greg Garbowsky, Anthony Valadez, Dexter Story and Yonatan Elkayam.

Other than my record I have been blessed to work with a ton of great artists, here are a few of my favorites that I have been working with:

LP (www.iamlp.com):

She is a truly amazing talent and one of my best friends. She is signed with Rebel One management and 2101 records (REDOne’s label) and has enlisted me to be her musical director. We did some shows at the beautiful Soho House in LA and will be doing some more showcases in LA and around the world coming up this year. Her songs are really incredible and her band is sounding beyond amazing these days.

Elan Atias (www.elanmusic.com):

Elan was the singer with the legendary Wailers for a long time and is now going to be releasing his second solo album this year. I co-wrote/produced/played on 6 tracks from his upcoming album and I couldn’t be happier with how the material is sounding. 

Yonatan Elkayam (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yonatan-Elkayam/122055484529122):

Yonatan is one of my best friends and we do tons of work together writing and producing for a bunch of different artists, he is also mixing a few tracks on my new record. He is finally doing his own solo project and I produced one of the tracks for his EP monster coming out this year and have been helping him out with his live show. His live show is one of the best, most creative live sets I have ever been a part and it has been such a pleasure to watch the music and ideas grow. I will be doing another big show with Yonatan on July 23rd at 9pm at Hotel Cafe in Hollywood if you’d like to check out the set.

Alright, back to finishing the record and practicing for the insane amount of gigs that I have coming up this month and in August. More updates soon!!

Nick

Hey Everyone,

So things have been super busy lately and I thought I’d just take a minute to go over a few exciting things that I have coming up over the next few weeks and months. First up, tomorrow I will be celebrating my birthday by hosting a concert at Angel’s with one of my best friends and musical collaborators Joey Dosik. Joey and I having been working very hard to finish a duo EP that we are making and trying to put out this year and this will be our first official duo concert to showcase this new material and our new project. I am really excited to play duo in a very intimate setting playing some music that is very close to my heart. Joey and his band will also play a set as well as KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd.

Next up this week is the start of a new residency that I will be doing at the Casa Del Mar on the beach in Santa Monica. This night is called the Soul Sessions and is curated/run by master drummer/musician Rob Perkins and will feature amazing singers doing very special soul music. The first few weeks will feature one of the best vocalists around, Chris Pierce. Chris is a huge talent and this will be my first time working with him, so excited!

Then on Sunday I will be doing a showcase at the Soho house with LP and her band (myself, Charlie Paxson, Nick Maybury and Joey Dosik). I am musical director for this band and I can’t wait for people to hear these incredible new songs that LP is writing, they are so good and she is such a special person. LP has a really great team with her and I am really looking forward to doing lots more with her this year.

Next thursday I will be doing two new gigs that will also be regular gigs when I can make them. The first is the new thursday night residency at Casa Del Mar featuring Jessica Vautor singing amazing songs from Brasil and all over the world. After that I will head to the Del Monte Speakeasy to play a duo set with Anthony Valadez for Dirty Kicks, a night that Anthony hosts and will feature us making our own beats and loops and remixing some of your favorite songs live using some live instruments and Anthony on the turntables.

The next week will bring the opening of the Sayers Club, the new home to the Sessions. Jason Scoppa, who is one of the best people I know in this city, has spent tons of time creating a really amazing space and I cannot wait to start doing music there. I will be doing the Sessions night there as well as a new very special night with Josh Lopez. As always you can expect the very best in talent from all areas at these nights and tons of surprises.

Other than all these amazing gigs in town that I will be doing I am also working very hard to finish my second record and should have it done by July 1st and out at the end of this year or the start of next year. I couldn’t be happier with the way that this record is coming out and the process of making it has been really special. This record is very close to my heart and I am just so excited for everyone to hear all the new material. I will be releasing at least 2 new tracks prior to the record being released, one that is a collaboration between myself and Remy Lbo.

Lastly, it looks like Joey and I will be going to Europe to promote our music the first two weeks of September. So far we will be in Finland, Belguim, France, Italy and the Netherlands, but we are hoping to set up lots more and also possibly make a live record while we are out there.

Alright now back to practicing, got to focus!

Hope to see you all at one of these shows coming up,

Nick

I am very excited that my good friend L.P. has asked me to be her musical director for a upcoming showcase and some gigs in the next few months. L.P. is a truly incredible person and has one of the most amazing voices around. I have had the pleasure of working with her a bunch with the Bardot Sessions and it is always fun to see what she would do with all the covers that we did. She is now signed with a really great management team and with producer REDOne’s label and it seems like she has all the right kind of momentum behind her; she also is writing some absolutely incredible songs these days. I am putting together a truly amazing band for her and I can’t wait to start playing around showcasing her and her awesome new material. Expect to be hearing a lot of L.P. this year.

For now here is a clip from a little while back of L.P. singing a great Jeff Buckley tune at the Bardot Sessions.

http://vimeo.com/13335921

peace,

Nick

Hey Everyone,

life has been really busy the past few months and I have a ton of exciting stuff coming up in the next few. I have been writing a ton of music with a bunch of great artists and I am excited for some of the tunes and albums to start being released later this year. I spent a week in Las Vegas at the amazing new Cosmopolitan hotel with the great vocalist Jesse Palter. It was really fun to get to relax in Vegas for a week and Jesse and I got to do some duos each night, just bass and voice, and this was such a incredible experience; made me realize so much about my playing and also how much I love just the bass and voice together. I have spent a good amount of time working on my new album that should be released late this year. I have recorded some great collaborations with Carlos Nino, Dexter Story, Elan Atias, Antony Valadez, Anna Wise, and Paris Carney that I cant wait to release. I am really happy with the progress of this album and I just loving the process of writing all the material and working on it with so many great people. This album is also featuring my bass playing a lot more than the first album which I am really excited about; there are some very exposed duo songs with just piano and bass or voice and bass and I love the way that they are turning out. The other album that I have spent a lot of time on is my duo EP With Joey Dosik. We are working on a four song EP that features 3 original songs written by the two of and one very special remix we did of a Georgia Anne Muldrow tune. This EP goes to some really special places and I can’t wait for it to be finished and get out in the world. It also looks like Joey and I will be touring Europe this fall possibly with Anthony Valadez joining us for some dates as well as some special guests in various cities.

I am really excited that one of my best friends Jason Scoppa will be opening his new club in Hollywood next month that I will be doing a few nights at. I can’t say much about the nights or club yet, but this club will be geared towards giving you the best music experience in the most elegant setting imaginable while still having a touch of rock ‘n’ roll to it. Ill be releasing details about my nights as I am allowed, but I promise that the content of the nights will be very incredible and will involve some really amazing people.

Other than the music stuff, Marcel Camargo and I just signed with a new agent at APA so we will be meeting with tons of networks here and in NY over the next few months trying to find a home for our TV show “the World in Tune”. We are both really excited to get our show out in the world and our agency is feeling very positive about the response our teaser for the show has gotten.

That’s it for now, more updates and new videos soon!!

peace,

Nick

I have started compiling the music for my next album which will be released towards the end of this year on Porter Records. I am really excited for all the new music and even more excited to be working with so many great people. For this album I decided to ask a bunch of different people to produce various tracks with me and I also am going to be and have been writing and recording with lots of different people for the tracks on the album. In my life right now I am getting the chance to write and perform with so many great artists and I wanted to showcase all these sounds and people on this new album.

So far for this album the people that I have confirmed that I will be writing or recording with on a track are:

Elan Atias (from the Wailers), Graph Robel (From Idle Warship), Anthony Valadez, Joey Dosik, Amy Kuney, Anna Wise (of Sonnymoon), Sam Barsh, Maiya Sykes, Dexter Story, Gabe Noel, Joshua Lopez, LP (RedOne’s newest writer and recording artist), Nick Maybury, Yonatan Elkayam, and Alex Carapetis (NIN, Phoenix)

There will be many, many more special guests on the album and lots of amazing instrumentalists blessing the various tracks with their talents; as well as more guest producers for the various tracks.

I will keep everyone updated on the progress of the album and I will be releasing a few new tracks very soon as well as some special mixes that I am doing with some very incredible DJs.

Nick

So 2011 is already off to a great start. Been writing a lot of music and producing a few records of some great singers. In Feb. Ill be starting a new sunday residency at the Tar Pit, two sets starting at 9pm. This group will feature myself, Joey Dosik, Mike Green and Brett Farkas and we will be playing all originals and new arrangements of some classic tunes that we love. Mike, Joey and I used to play together every week at Angel’s and I am really excited to start working with these guys weekly again. It is one of my favorite groups to play with, so much freedom and joy every time we play. Joey and I have been working on a bunch of new music so please come check out the new stuff and enjoy the really great food and drink at the Tar Pit.

I also have some fun gigs coming up in Feb and March at the Blue Whale. On Feb 16th Ill be doing a trio show with Sam Barsh and Gene Coye, and we will feature some special guests. We did a trio gig a few months back when Sam was in town and it was pretty amazing, I cannot wait to hit with these guys again and I’m hoping to record this next gig. On March 9th, Joey Dosik and I will be doing our first duo show. We have been writing a ton of new music (we will be releasing a track we did next month) and we are working out a really fun set with just the two of us using loopers, all kinds of instruments and we’ll both be singing (hopefully him a lot more than me). Joey and I are also planning a European tour this year and will be releasing at least 2 new tracks int eh next few months so look out for way more from the two of us.

Lastly, Ill be at Angel’s in Santa Monica every thursday in Feb. with Jesse Palter. Her music and voice are incredible and each week she’ll have various amazing musicians with her playing all different kinds of stuff from modern jazz to soul to pop. The first week will be Jesse and I as well as Kevin Kanner and Mark Nilan Jr. (GLEE). It also looks like I will be joining Chris Robinson’s (the Black Crowes) band coming up for a bunch of dates around the west coast this year, really excited to see what this project brings.

As always I am doing tons of writing with many artists and I cant wait to release some of the music in the next few months. For now I am have been working a ton with DJ Anthony Valadez and we have done two remixes that I am really proud of recently. One of a local Natives tune and one of Bilal tune, check them out at the links below and I hope you enjoy the music. Look out for many more remixes and new tunes from Anthony and I this year.

http://soundcloud.com/anthonyvaladez/robots-anthony-valadez-w-nick-rosen-remix

http://soundcloud.com/anthonyvaladez/local-natives-airplane-anthony-valadez-remix

Peace,

Nick