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Nick Hakim
Origin Washington, D.C., U.S.
Genres Neo soul [1]
Occupation(s)Singer • songwriter • record producer
Years active2013–present
Labels ATO Records • Earseed Records
Website nickhakim.com

Nicolas Hakim is an American musician based in Queens, New York, United States. [2] His first EP, Where Will We Go Part 1 & 2, was 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. [3]

Career

Nick Hakim 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 Hakim taught himself to play piano. Soon after, he was accepted to Boston's Berklee College of Music, and whilst there, he released 2014's two-part EPs Where Will We Go. [4]

In 2017, Hakim released Green Twins through ATO Records and toured internationally. [5] [6] The album went on to earn critical acclaim by media outlets including Pitchfork [7] and The Guardian, [8] and was named one of the Ten Best R&B Albums of 2017 by NPR. [9] Vice called it a "soulful, psychedelic experience". [10] One of the tracks off the album, "Needy Bees", was featured in an episode of HBO's Insecure. [11] The following year, Hakim contributed original music to HBO's Random Acts of Flyness, directed by longtime collaborator Terence Nance. [12] In 2018, Hakim performed on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts. [13]

In 2020 he released his second studio album, Will This Make Me Good. [14] He collaborated with Erykah Badu and contributed to her livestream concert series 'Too Sensitive' in September 2020. [15] 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. [16]

In October 2022 Hakim released his third studio album, Cometa. [17] "Happen" was released as the first single from the album. [18] Hakim toured internationally following the release of Cometa. [19]

He played the piano and sang on Adrianne Lenker's 2024 album Bright Future. [20] In March Lenker released two videos recorded at Electric Lady Studios of Hakim and herself performing songs from Bright Future. [21]

Discography

  • Where Will We Go (Part I) (Earseed Records, July, 2014)
  • Where Will We Go (Part II) (Earseed Records, September, 2014)
  • Green Twins ( ATO Records, 2017)
  • Will This Make Me Good (ATO Records, 2020)
  • Small Things (NYXO, 2021)
  • Cometa (ATO Records, 2022)

References

  1. ^ https://www.okayplayer.com/originals/top-new-neo-soul-r-and-b-singers.html
  2. ^ "Nick Hakim Is Ready to Share His Quiet Explorations With the World". Rollingstone.com. 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  3. ^ "Green Twins by Nick Hakim", Metacritic.com, retrieved 2019-08-11
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "Nick Hakim". Atorecords.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  6. ^ "Watch Nick Hakim Premiere "The Want" in an Intimate SXSW Performance". Okayplayer.com. 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  7. ^ "Nick Hakim: Green Twins". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  8. ^ Mardles, Paul (2017-05-21). "Nick Hakim: Green Twins review – superb psychedelic soul debut". The Observer. ISSN  0029-7712. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  9. ^ Powers, Ann; Madden, Sidney; Wang, Steffanee; Carter, Bobby; Carmichael, Rodney (18 December 2017). "The 10 Best R&B Albums Of 2017". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  10. ^ Domanick, Andrea (2017-04-03). "Here's Nick Hakim's "Green Twins," a Soulful, Psychedelic Experience". Vice.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  11. ^ "Premiere: Nick Hakim's "Needy Bees" Floats From 'Insecure' to a Live Session". Complex.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  12. ^ "Random Acts of Flyness (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDb". IMDB.
  13. ^ Boilen, Bob (14 February 2018). "Nick Hakim: Tiny Desk Concert". Npr.org. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  14. ^ Noah Yoo (2020-03-31). "Nick Hakim Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song "QADIR": Watch". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  15. ^ "Erykah Badu Announces 'TOO SENSITIVE'". Broadway World.
  16. ^ "Badbadnotgood Remix Nick Hakim". Pitchfork. 16 February 2021.
  17. ^ "COMETA". ATO RECORDS. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  18. ^ "Nick Hakim: "Happen"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  19. ^ Pulgar, E. R. (2023-01-23). "Nick Hakim Is Ready to Share His Quiet Explorations With the World". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  20. ^ "4AD Track Listing". 4AD.
  21. ^ Briehan, Tom. "Watch Adrianne Lenker & Nick Hakim Perform Two Bright Future Songs At Electric Lady Studios". Stereogum. Stereogum. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

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