Update

 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