S Petit Nico is a French singer, songwriter and record producer.
He has composed songs for many artists, including Grand Corps Malade, Rouda, Souleymane Diamanka and Ami Karim. He was also a pianist for Grand Corps Malade in his launching years in 2006 à 2007, and later with Kery James between 2008 and 2010. His compositions have also been used in theater works,[1] in films[2] in advertisements. With music in more than 30 shorts, he is the composer for the "La Famille" collective directed by Jacky Ido.[3] He has taken part in many events including Les FrancoFolies de Montréal and Café de la Danse.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- 2002: Petit Nico (self-produced)
Track list:
- Seul
- J'aime
- Histoire de détail (feat Koko & Lordeul)
- La Différence (Fix M Cobra)
- Julie (feat Koko)
- Une Donnée
- Silver (Stereo)
- 2 Visions
- Ouverture
- Bonus Track
- 2012: Humain
Track list:
- Grandes âmes
- Bidonville
- Humains
- Ce Monde
- Courant
- Femme
- Une caresse de printemps
- Aujourd'hui
- Mélodie de mots
- Bien à vous
- Yankoff
- Un homme en colère
EPs
edit- 2008: Si j'étais un homme
Track list:
- Si j'étais un homme
- Le mec chelou
- Prendre son pied en main
- Il et elle
Collaborations
editDiscs
edit- 2006: Composer of 10 tracks in Grand Corps Malade album Midi 20 and album producer (Anouche Productions / AZ (label) / Universal) (Charts: FR #3, BEL #4, SWI #28)
- 2006: Composer and producer of "Muse amoureuse" on Souleymane Diamanka album L’hiver Peul (Anakroniq/Barclay Records/Universal)
- 2007: Won two Victoires de la musique awards for "Album revelation" and "Artist revelation on stage" for Midi 20
- 2007: Composer of "Je voulais juste que tu m'aimes" by Amel Bent (Jive-Epic/Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
- 2007: Composer and producer of 8 tracks for Ami Karim album Éclipse totale (Virgin/EMI Group)
- 2007: Composer and producer of 6 tracks don Rouda album Musique des lettres (Les Chants du Monde/Harmonia Mundi)
- 2008: Composer of 5 tracks on Grand Corps Malade's second album Enfant de la ville (Anouche Productions / AZ label / Universal) (FR #2, BEL #6, SWI #15)
- 2008: Composer of 2 tracks Sancho's Imagine EP (Artside / Believe Digital)
- 2010: Composer of track "Roméo kiffe Juliette" on the third album of Grand Corps Malade 3ème temps (Anouche productions / AZ (label) / Universal)
Live
edit- 2006-2007: Pianist and musical director for "Midi 20" tour for Grand Corps Malade
- 2008-2010: Pianist and musical arrangement for "A l'ombre du show-bizness" and "Réel" tours by Kery James
- 2010: Pianist and record producer for Lyor's No Mad Land project (129h Productions)
Soundtracks
edit- 2008: Ma Poubelle Géante[4] directed by Uda Benyamina
- 2008: Dead Buddy[5] directed by Cédric Ido
- 2009: Lauréat[6] Composer for emergence (L'Université d'été internationale du cinéma) for "Tous les chats sont gris (la nuit)" directed by Savina Dellicour
- 2011: Co-composer for cartoon Au loin[7] directed by Studio Kippik
Theater (music)
edit- 2003: Suzanne[8] by Collectif Quatre Ailes
- 2005: Sir Semoule...,[9] par le Collectif Quatre Ailes
- 2006: Des factures... Des gens... Et une petite histoire d'amour,[10] directed by Yacine Belhousse
- 2009: Le projet RW[11] by Collectif Quatre Ailes
- 2011: La Belle au bois de Jules Supervielle,[12] by Collectif Quatre Ailes
- 2012: L'Oiseau bleu of Maurice Maeterlinck,[13] par le Collectif Quatre Ailes
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editIn popular culture
edit- 2009: Took part in Kery James's "Désolé", a charity song for Espoir pour Haiti with various artists: Amel Bent, Awa Imani, Beethova Obas, Christophe Maé, Davy Sicard, Diam's, Jacob Desvarieux, Jena Lee, Kayna Samet, Kenza Farah, Kery James, Natasha St-Pier, Souad Massi, S Petit Nico, Tiken Jah Fakoly, William Baldé, Youssou N'Dour
References
edit- ^ Collectif 4 Ails (in French)
- ^ [1] (in French)
- ^ Cinezik: S Petit Nico profile (in French)
- ^ Unifrance: Ma Poubelle Géante
- ^ Unifrance: Dead Buddy
- ^ "SACEM - Lauréats". Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ Music video for Au loin
- ^ Collectif 4 Ailes - Suzanne (in French)
- ^ Collectif 4 Ailes - Sir Semoule... (in French)
- ^ 20 minutes: Des factures... Des gens... Et une petite histoire d'amour (in French)
- ^ Collectif 4 Ailes - Le projet RW (in French)
- ^ Collectif 4 Ailes - La Belle au bois de Jules Supervielle (in French)
- ^ Collectif 4 Ailes - L'Oiseau bleu (in French)
- ^ KoToNToP3: musiques de pub - Courant / S Petit Nico (in French)
- ^ Musique sur publicité Wrangler, We Are Animals "Why" (in French)