Tonight at Club Soda, the popular Montreal nightclub, all eyes and ears are focused on singer Nyki Lindsay King. Everyone in the filled-to-capacity space is captivated by his voice—which is both soulful and rocking—and his original alternative rock songs. However, it is much more than that which draws everyone in: a pure natural on stage, he completely connects with the crowd, which spurs him on to dig in, take risks—and reach new musical heights. The audience has that rare feeling that they are listening to a singular voice, and witnessing a unique performer. It is no surprise, then, that Nyki Lindsay King is regarded by many as one of the most original-sounding singers to come along in awhile.
Born in Verdun, a small town outside of Montreal, there was never really any doubt that Nyki would end up playing music. His dad was a big influence: Eric Lindsay (aka, Youth Rass-E-Mung) had recorded reggae albums in Jamaica’s legendary Studio One and produced some of Montreal’s first reggae shows. By the time Nyki was four; his father was buying him musical instruments to inspire him. Within a few years, Nyki was onstage—along with his brothers Kwame and Tarie—performing as “The King Brothers.” They were immensely popular, performing throughout the 80s and sharing the stage with Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis, Paula Clarke and others. But Nyki would become much more than a child star.
By ’92 he recorded two tracks in Jamaica, which were included on a compilation album, Fight Apartheid, distributed internationally. Also influenced by the current rock scene, including Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder, Raine Maida and Scott Weiland, in 1995 he fronted his first rock band (“Frantic”—with brother Tarie on drums) which played some major venues and in 2000 released Dinner At M’as. In 2003, Nyki released his debut solo album, Couch Potato, with SDR Music. And in 2005, he joined a group, One End Left (later renamed Magdalena). Besides writing and singing, Nyki contributed a lot of the arrangements as well the EP gained interest from some well known labels including Universal Music Group
“I realized it’s my passion,” Nyki states, “Just the thought of being able to touch somebody …reach out to a total stranger who may be on the other side of the world and yet he or she can relate to what you write, because of a certain experience in life is moving to me.” And from that point he never looked back.
Nyki’s fusing the music he grew up listening to as a child (the Doors, Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Hendrix and even The Carpenters), the alternative/grunge rock of his adolescence, and the soulful reggae of his Jamaican ancestry, King creates music that is at once contemporary, and completely radio-friendly. His hard rock songs feature interesting arrangements, stop-on-a-dime breaks, and surprising, dissonant harmonies that set up kick-ass choruses. And although he has a voice that can drive an entire band, he’s also not afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve; as in “One More Day”, when he sings, “The days between the years I always find are long. In my dreams tonight, I'll get away, from this world of pain, for one more day.”
Nyki is currently seeking representation and a label, But no matter where Nyki Lindsay King ends up, we’re just glad to be along for the ride.
Hi! How are you? Just wanted to let you know that I uploaded a new song from the album AND made a Live cover for "Sting-Shape Of My Hear" HD Video http://www.myspace.com/liordavidi
Hey check out our new music site and vote for your favorite PurpleOrange song the more you listen the longer we stay in the top 100 hope you enjoy what you hear :)
A PRAYER FOR MICHAEL JACKSON TO THOSE WHO CARE, PLEASE SAY A PRAYER FOR MJ. LISTEN TO THE SONG "A PRAYER FOR MICHAEL JACKSON"
Spread the Prayer and let everyone know how much we cared for Michael.
DOWNLOAD THE SONG PRAYER FOR FREE copy paste the link below www dot angelbluemusic dot com forwardslash raza dot html
watch the video at youtube dot com forwardslash razamusiconline or just go to my profile
Please go to this link and sign the petitions for Michael Jackson's Memorial Holiday Day and let everyone else know about this. We need to gather Michael Jackson's Fans.
Please spread the petitions and the prayer as much as you can we need to bring all Michael's Fans together and sign, because he was pure and honest, victim of human evilness. We need to spread the word and bond. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/Michaelholiday/sign/
***JUNO EXCLUSIVE FROM TODAY*** BOOG012 Jaxx n Lowe - Movin' & shakin'
01. Salsa shaker mix 02. Shake your foundation mix 03. Salsa shaker edit
"...your love has got me aching, aching to be shaken all night long..." Hands in the air folks, its party time! The second release from Jaxx n Lowe on Boogs Music sees some old-school piano style action coupled with a distinctive latino undertone to give a classic feelgood, hands-in-the-air party-time track! The "Salsa shaker" cuts are perfect for setting the mood mid-set, but the "Shake your foundation mix" is a front-of-box bomb guaranteed to flick all the switches and get the dancefloor movin' & shakin' all night long!
Whats Good?? I've been working hard on this new album I've got coming out in August trying to make something happen with this music! All been going good your way?? Well hit me back.
-Mr.423 www.twitter.com/iam423 "The Inevitable" IN STORES AUGUST 18TH
Hallo Freunde des feinsten Hip Hop, RnB und Soul der 90er Jahre. Viele haben bereits danach gefragt - Es ist wieder soweit! Kommt alle am Samstag den 30. Mai 2009 ab 22 Uhr in die Comodo Bar (Cinestar Gebäude, Holzhofstrasse 1 in 55116 Mainz) und tanzt mit uns zusammen, denn es heisst "Back 2 the 90..s "
We' d like to welcome you on Saturday May 30th @ Comodo Bar / Cinestar Movietheater in Mainz. Doors open at 10pm Breaking it down together and going all the way Back 2 the 90's
Dj. Mike La Rock (New York) and MC Bee (Los Angeles) will rock the turntables with the finest Hip Hop, RnB and Soul Music you can imagine!
Online Now!
