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NITTI
Birth name Richard Cook Mears IV Born (1994-05-10 ) May 10, 1994 (age 29) Genres Occupation(s)
Vocalist ,
producer ,
DJ Years active 2016–present Labels Member of Sidepiece
Musical artist
Richard Cook Mears IV ,
[1] better known as Nitti Gritti
[2] is a
Los Angeles based record producer, DJ and vocalist.
[3]
[4]
[5] His collaboration with
Party Favor as Sidepiece , a music duo group,
[6] was nominated for a
Grammy in 2021 under Best Dance Recording segment for their 2019 single "On My Mind" featuring
Diplo .
[7]
[8] NITTI is known for collaborating and working with
Enrique Iglesias ,
[9]
Pitbull ,
[10]
DJ Snake ,
[11]
[12]
Shaquille O'Neal ,
[13]
Tiesto ,
Diplo ,
Ookay ,
[14] Jimmy Levy,
[15]
Shndō ,
[16] etc. In 2019, NITTI's single "
200 MPH " with
Diplo won a
Latin Grammy , which was on
Bad Bunny 's album
X 100PRE .
[17]
Early life and career
Raised in
Pennsylvania , Mears moved with his family to
Haiti at the age of six where his parents served in Christian missionary work—his father as a soccer coach and his mother, a teacher.
[10] After living In Haiti for eight years, he moved to
Miami, Florida .
[18] He started his professional music career under the name Nitti in the year 2016 as he released "It's Nit!".
[19]
[20] In 2018, he attended his first world tour and
Ghastly 's The Mystifying Oracle Tour. In the same year he produced Enrique's "
Move To Miami " featuring
Pitbull
[9] and Bad Bunny's "
200 MPH ", with
Diplo .
[17] His 2018 release Crack was the 7th most played song at 2018
Ultra Music Festival .
[21] Mears performed in Audiotistic Music Festival,
[22]
Electric Daisy Carnival ,
[23]
[24]
Life in Color ,
[25]
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival ,
[26]
Asteria Music Festival etc. His single "
200 MPH ", received a
Latin Grammy in 2019.
[11]
On 19 September 2019, Nitti announced collaboration with
Party Favor to form the
duo Sidepiece.
[27]
[28] Their debut release was "Wanna See You" published through
Billboard .
[6]
[29] Their 2020 single "On My Mind" was nominated in the
63rd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording segment.
[30]
[31]
[32] In 2020, he was ranked the 14th in the list of the Top 101 Producers in the world by 1001tracklists.com.
[33]
[34]
Discography
Extended plays
C'est La Vie (2017)
Fear (2017)
Judge Me (2018)
Drive (2018)
4 on the Floor (2019)
What a Time to Be Alive (2020)
Ro Sham Bo (2020)
All In (2020)
The Loud / Losing Count (2021)
[35]
Singles
It's Nit! (2016)
Get Down (2016)
Put a Little Grit in It (2016)
Dirty dancing (2017)
Let Me Go (2017)
Badlands w/ Kompany (2017)
Buti w/ Nonsens (2017)
Waxin’ (2017)
Gin & Juice w/ Adair (2017)
Snappin’ & Trappin’ w/ Part Native (2017)
Milky w/ Holly (2017)
Limbo w/ Adair (2017)
Famous w/ Jupe (2017)
Sick (2017)
Too Much (2017)
Eskeddit w/ Chavalo (2017)
Crack (2018)
Bailando w/ Vlien Boy (2018)
In This (2018)
Hush Money (2018)
Forbidden Kingdom Anthem (2018)
Apocalypse w/ Yookie (2019)
Ballin w/ Hoodlit featuring Guapdad4000 (2019)
Underdogs w/ Gammer (2019)
Holy Chit w/ Tynan (2019)
Eyes on You (2019)
Crack VIP (2019)
Pass Out w/ Gaeko and Kaku (2020)
Rock N Roll w/ Maliboux (2020)
Rawhide w/ Lil Texas (2020)
Selfish w/ Sogumm, Kaku and Jason Lee (2020)
Cold Day In Hell w/ Dr.Fresch (2020)
Where I Belong w/ Runn (2021) - US
Dance/Mix Show Airplay #24
[36]
Matrix (2021)
[37] - US
Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales #12
[36]
Hey Motherfucker w/
Timmy Trumpet (2021)
[38]
Bad Bitches w/
Marshmello and
Megan Thee Stallion (2021)
[39] - US
Hot Dance/Electronic Songs #23
[36]
Stay / What You Wanted (2021)
[40]
Your Body w/
Valentino Khan (2021)
[41]
Moshpit / Comin For Ya Neck (2021)
[42]
Daddy / What Happens In Vegas (2021)
[43]
Drive You Crazy w/ Dylan Matthew (2022)
[44]
References
^ Shockwave (CD liner notes).
Marshmello .
Joytime Collective . 2021. 21-004.{{
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^
"NITTI – Artists" . www.insomniac.com . Retrieved 2023-03-17 .
^
"Wuki Was Nominated For a Grammy, So He Made a Mix Featuring All of His Fellow Nominees: Exclusive" . Billboard . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"Nitti Gritti – Artists" . www.insomniac.com . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"The Evolve Festival" . evolvefestival.com . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
a
b
"Party Favor & Nitti Gritti Team Up As Sidepiece to Release Peak-Time House Anthem 'Wanna See You': Exclusive" . Billboard . 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"GRAMMYs At Home: SIDEPIECE" . GRAMMY.com . 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"Grammy-nominated duo SIDEPIECE debut new single "Temptation" " . www.radioandmusic.com . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
a
b Julian (2018-05-03).
"Nitti and Wuki produced Enrique Iglesias' New Single Feat. Pitbull" . EDMTunes . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
a
b Rolland, David (2018-07-20).
"Nitti Gritti Releases New Remix of "Move to Miami" " . Miami New Times . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
a
b Witmer, Calvin Jr.
"Nitti Gritti Wins Latin Grammy" . Relentless Beats . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"Wax Motif Archives" . 360 MAGAZINE | ART + MUSIC + DESIGN + FASHION + AUTO + TRAVEL + FOOD + HEALTH . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"Listen to Nitti Gritti & Shaq Stomp The Competition On 'Takin' Over': Exclusive" . Billboard . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^ Barkin, Drew (2019-12-13).
"Nitti Gritti & Ookay - Loko" . EDMTunes . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"Nitti enters the 'Matrix' with Jimmy Levy - Dancing Astronaut Nitti enters the 'Matrix' " . Dancing Astronaut . 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-04-20 .
^
"Nitti reinstates his house candidacy for a CONFESSION homecoming with his '4 On The Floor' EP" . Dancing Astronaut . 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2021-04-20 .
^
a
b
"Diplo & Nitti Gritti Win Grammy Award for Work on Bad Bunny's "200 MPH" " . Your EDM . 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^ Adamchak, Jason.
"Getting Down to the Nitti Gritti [Interview]" . EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"Nitti Gritti Discography at CD Universe" . www.cduniverse.com . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
Nitti Gritti - Music Rankings (in Spanish), retrieved 2021-04-10
^ Longhurst, Courtney.
"Nitti Gritti Collabs with Vlien Boy on 'Bailando' " . Relentless Beats . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^ Anika Anderson (2019-12-07).
"Nitti Gritti & Wuki Team Up For 2020 Tour" . EDMTunes . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"Nitti Gritti performers at the Circuit Grounds stage during day two of Electric Daisy Carnival …" . Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^ Mixing.DJ (2019-11-12).
"Nitti Gritti - Live @ EDC Orlando 2019 (Electric Daisy Carnival) - 10-11-2019 - Download & Listen" . Mixing.DJ - Electronic Music Magazine . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^ Meagen (2017-02-05).
"Life In Color: Interview with Nitti Gritti" . EDM Sauce . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^ Doughty, Brian (2017-03-08).
"Blown Away at the Okeechobee Music Festival" . WPLG . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^ JessicaFra (2020-11-13).
"U.S. DUO SIDEPIECE FOLLOW UP HIT DIPLO COLLABORATION WITH NEW SINGLE 'TOGETHER' ON FFRR" . The Backstage Access . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"Interview | We Chat to DJ Duo SIDEPIECE about Brand New Release "Together" " . CelebMix . 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^ Oliveros, Feli (2019-09-26).
"Party Favor And Nitti Gritti Form New House Duo SIDEPIECE" . Mix 247 EDM . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"Grammy Awards 2021: Winners and nominees" . BBC News . 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"Beyoncé, Dua Lipa Headline 2021 Grammy Nominations" . NPR.org . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"2021 Grammy Nominations: See the Full List" . Billboard . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^ 1001Tracklists.
"Nitti Gritti Tracklists Overview" . 1001Tracklists . Retrieved 2021-04-17 . {{
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link )
^ 1001Tracklists.
"Nitti Gritti @ Mainstage, Top 101 Producers Celebration, 1001Tracklists Live 2020-10-30" . 1001Tracklists . Retrieved 2021-04-17 . {{
cite web }}
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link )
^ Sweeney, Farrell (2021-06-22).
"Nitti Gritti ignites the release ring with 'The Loud / Losing Count' " . Dancing Astronaut . Archived from
the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-08-04 .
^
a
b
c
"Nitti Gritti" . Billboard .
^ Stone, Katie.
"Nitti Gritti Drops Emotive New Single "Matrix" With Jimmy Levy" . EDM.com . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^
"Hey Motherfucker - Single by Timmy Trumpet & Nitti Gritti on Apple Music" . Apple Music . Retrieved 2021-05-27 .
^
"Bad Bitches - Single by Marshmello, Nitti Gritti & Megan Thee Stallion" .
Apple Music . Retrieved June 10, 2021 .
^
"Stay / What You Wanted - Single by Nitti Gritti on Apple Music" . Apple Music . Retrieved August 14, 2021 .
^ Bierman, Brooke (July 18, 2021).
"Valentino Khan and Nitti Gritti join forces for bass house single 'Your Body' " . EDM.com . Archived from
the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021 .
^
"Moshpit / Comin For Ya Neck - Single by Nitti Gritti, Shaquille O'Neal & Ivory on Apple Music" . Apple Music . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^
"Daddy / What Happens In Vegas - Single by Nitti Gritti on Apple Music" . Apple Music . Retrieved November 30, 2021 .
^ Narozniak, Rachel (11 July 2022).
"Dylan Matthew, Nitti Gritti debut on Monstercat with 'Drive You Crazy' " . Dancing Astronaut . Retrieved 14 July 2022 .
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