Anthony Nicholson

Bio:

.. .......................................... ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. ..01.. Anthony Nicholson aka Miquifaye is deeply rooted in the movement of taking music and art forward in the city we call Chi-town, across the globe and around the world . Anthony has a discography that has been one of the most respected and sought after collections in dance music. Circular Motion and Infinite Audio are two chicago based record labels formed by Anthony. These imprints focus on the expansion of the mind of music and it's possibilities. Mr. Nicholson held down a residency at Chicagos' Sonotheque for4 &1/2 years as a dj/programmer. During those years Anthony dilligently programmed music with a message to a diverse audience, never compromising his beliefs nor the integrity of the messengers who came before him. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Member Since:

December 31, 2005

Members:

THE HUMAN RACE ESPECIALLY THE TEACHERS

Influences:

CHICK COREA, HERBIE HANCOCK , JAZZ, JAZZFUNK, FUSION, 80's POP CULTURE , GOOD MUSIC WITH A MESSAGE AND A PURPOSE. THE FUSION OF SOUL, ELECTRONICA, JAZZ ,ROCK AND RNB WILL REMAIN TIMELESS.THE POLICE, PAT METHENEY, Ryuichi Sakamoto,GAMBLE&HUFF,MICHAELFRANKS,ROY AYERS,DOOBIE BROTHERS,MINNIE RIPPERTON,STEELEY DAN,BLACK JAZZ recs., Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee, Joni Mitchell, Martin Luther King, Jon Lucien,Pharoh Sanders, J Dilla, Leon Ware, tribe called quest, Patrice Rushen, Arthur Baker,BRAZIL,Debarge,Phyllis Hyman,Ahmad Jamal, Coati Mundi, Robert Deniro, Harry Belafonte', David lynch, Udo Kier,David Bowie,Emur Deodato, Andreas Vollenweider,Jaco Pastorius, Weather Report,Kenny Loggins,Esther Phillips, Shugie Otis, Billy Holiday,Paul Robeson,Oscar Mcmillan,Lonnie Liston Smith, Larry Levan, Frankie Knuckles, Ron,Hardy, David Mancuso,John Rocca, Leroy Burgess, Oscar Brown jr.,Art ensemble of chgo, Sun Ra, Led Zeppelin, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Kraftwerk,Wes Montgomery,Gordon Parks, ,Sarah Vaughn, Pete Rock,Premier,Marley Marl,Bill Cosby, Incognito- Bluey,Christopher Walken,Dick Gregory,Notorius B.I.G, Rakim,Trevor Horn,Joaquin Claussell,Arthur Baker, Larry Heard,my father Morris(r.i.p),mother Jean, Francois K, Andy Warhol, Jean M Basquiat, Bill Russell, Richard Pryor,August Wilson,Seawind,Ella Fitzgerald, Marvin Gaye,Michael Jackson(the black one).Paul Mooney,Giorgio Armani,Steve Gadd,Olatungi, Marcos Valle,Airto, Flora Purim,Bob Marley, John Coltrane,Antonio Carlos Jobim,Airto lindsay,Bill Murray,Sidney Potier,Ozzie DAVIS,Ruby Dee,Jimi Hendrix, Azymuth, David Byrne, Talking heads, Clash,Keith Harring.Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, The Carpenters,Carly Simon,Carole King,YellowJackets,Fela Kuti,Donny Hathaway,Stevie Wonder, Tom Dowd,Beat Street( the movie) recently, Napolean Dynamite................... any thing with actors Phillip Seymor Hoffman and Jeffrey Wright.

Sounds Like:

MUSIC and LIFE

Record Label:

Clairaudience, Circular motion, Infinite audio