Richard Cook Mears IV[1] (born May 10, 1994), better known as Nitti Gritti[2] is a Miami 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] He 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, His single "200 MPH" with Diplo won a Latin Grammy, which was on Bad Bunny's album X 100PRE.[17]
Nitti Gritti | |
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Birth name | Richard Cook Mears IV |
Born | May 10, 1994 |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | DJ, producer, musician |
Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | |
Member of | Sidepiece |
Biography
editRaised 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 Gritti 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 September 19, 2019, Nitti Gritti 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
editExtended plays
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ Shockwave (CD liner notes). Marshmello. Joytime Collective. 2021. 21-004.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Nitti Gritti – Artists". www.insomniac.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "Wuki Was Nominated For a Grammy, So He Made a Mix Featuring All of His Fellow Nominees: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Nitti Gritti – Artists". www.insomniac.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "The Evolve Festival". evolvefestival.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Party Favor & Nitti Gritti Team Up As Sidepiece to Release Peak-Time House Anthem 'Wanna See You': Exclusive". Billboard. September 19, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "GRAMMYs At Home: SIDEPIECE". GRAMMY.com. March 12, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Grammy-nominated duo SIDEPIECE debut new single "Temptation"". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Julian (May 3, 2018). "Nitti Gritti and Wuki produced Enrique Iglesias' New Single Feat. Pitbull". EDMTunes. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Rolland, David (July 20, 2018). "Nitti Gritti Releases New Remix of "Move to Miami"". Miami New Times. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Witmer, Calvin Jr. "Nitti Gritti Wins Latin Grammy". Relentless Beats. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Wax Motif Archives". 360 MAGAZINE | ART + MUSIC + DESIGN + FASHION + AUTO + TRAVEL + FOOD + HEALTH. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Listen to Nitti Gritti & Shaq Stomp The Competition On 'Takin' Over': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Barkin, Drew (December 13, 2019). "Nitti Gritti & Ookay – Loko". EDMTunes. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Nitti Gritti enters the 'Matrix' with Jimmy Levy – Dancing Astronaut Nitti Gritti enters the 'Matrix'". Dancing Astronaut. March 15, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Nitti Gritti reinstates his house candidacy for a CONFESSION homecoming with his '4 On The Floor' EP". Dancing Astronaut. July 24, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Diplo & Nitti Gritti Win Grammy Award for Work on Bad Bunny's "200 MPH"". Your EDM. November 19, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Adamchak, Jason. "Getting Down to the Nitti Gritti [Interview]". EDM.com – The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Nitti Gritti Discography at CD Universe". www.cduniverse.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Nitti Gritti – Music Rankings (in Spanish), retrieved April 10, 2021
- ^ Longhurst, Courtney. "Nitti Gritti Collabs with Vlien Boy on 'Bailando'". Relentless Beats. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Anika Anderson (December 7, 2019). "Nitti Gritti & Wuki Team Up For 2020 Tour". EDMTunes. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Nitti Gritti performers at the Circuit Grounds stage during day two of Electric Daisy Carnival …". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Mixing.DJ (November 12, 2019). "Nitti Gritti – Live @ EDC Orlando 2019 (Electric Daisy Carnival) – 10-11-2019 – Download & Listen". Mixing.DJ – Electronic Music Magazine. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Meagen (February 5, 2017). "Life In Color: Interview with Nitti Gritti". EDM Sauce. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Doughty, Brian (March 8, 2017). "Blown Away at the Okeechobee Music Festival". WPLG. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ JessicaFra (November 13, 2020). "U.S. DUO SIDEPIECE FOLLOW UP HIT DIPLO COLLABORATION WITH NEW SINGLE 'TOGETHER' ON FFRR". The Backstage Access. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Interview | We Chat to DJ Duo SIDEPIECE about Brand New Release "Together"". CelebMix. November 20, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Oliveros, Feli (September 26, 2019). "Party Favor And Nitti Gritti Form New House Duo SIDEPIECE". Mix 247 EDM. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 2021: Winners and nominees". BBC News. March 14, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Beyoncé, Dua Lipa Headline 2021 Grammy Nominations". NPR.org. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Grammy Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ 1001Tracklists. "Nitti Gritti Tracklists Overview". 1001Tracklists. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 1001Tracklists. "Nitti Gritti @ Mainstage, Top 101 Producers Celebration, 1001Tracklists Live 2020-10-30". 1001Tracklists. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Sweeney, Farrell (June 22, 2021). "Nitti Gritti ignites the release ring with 'The Loud / Losing Count'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Nitti Gritti". Billboard.
- ^ Stone, Katie. "Nitti Gritti Drops Emotive New Single "Matrix" With Jimmy Levy". EDM.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Hey Motherfucker – Single by Timmy Trumpet & Nitti Gritti on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "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 (July 11, 2022). "Dylan Matthew, Nitti Gritti debut on Monstercat with 'Drive You Crazy'". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved July 14, 2022.