Nick Fiorucci

Nick Fiorucci
Birth nameNick Fiorucci
Also known asDJ's Rule, Groove Sector, Hi-Bias, Oval Emotion, Polarbabies, Soup, Syndicate 305, Temperance, Landlord, Nick Fierce, Temperance, Too Taboo
BornToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresHouse, Deep House, EDM
Occupation(s)DJ, producer, remixer, musician
Years active1988–present
LabelsHi-Bias Records, Universal, Sony, Warner, Arista, Jive, BMG, Curb, Maverick, Capitol, EMI, Armada, Ministry of Sound
Websitenickfiorucci.com

Nick Fiorucci is a Canadian electronic and dance music DJ, songwriter, remixer, producer, and founder of record label Hi-Bias Records,[1] and founder of ZIPDJ, subscription-based digital music pool.[2] Fiorucci has done production and remix work for artists, including Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Celine Dion, Sam Smith, TLC, Eiffel 65, Laura Pausini, ATB and Michelle Branch.[failed verification][3][4] In 1999, Nick was the youngest person introduced into the Canadian Dance Music Hall of Fame.[5][6]

Fiorucci is the acting Chairman of the Juno Award Dance Music committee for Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Education

Fiorucci graduated from Trebas Institute, with an Audio Engineer Diploma in the recording arts and sciences.[6][7][unreliable source?]

Career

Fiorucci began his career as a DJ in the 80s and started his own record labels Big Shot Records in 1988[8] and Hi-Bias Records in 1990. By the late '90s, he became one of the prominent after mixers and producers of electronic dance music.[9]

Fiorucci was a part of the group called Temperance from mid-1997, after Mark Ryan parted ways with the group, after launching a music production imprint titled 22 Green, he became the songwriter and producer of Temperance.[10]

As a DJ, Fiorucci has appeared in clubs such as Ministry of Sound, and has done opening performances for acts such as New Order, among others[which?].[citation needed] He opened Lobby, a restaurant with Reza Abedi in Toronto.[11][12]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Year Label Notes
11:11 2007 Hi-Bias Records Inc. [13]

Singles

Artist Title Label Year Notes
Nick Fiorucci, Luca Debonaire I’ve Got To Hi-Bias Records 2017
Nick Fiorucci, Luca Debonaire Luca Debonaire Hi-Bias Records 2017
Nick Fiorucci This Is House Hi-Bias Records 2017
Nick Fiorucci Erase You Hi-Bias Records 2016
Nick Fiorucci Closer Hi-Bias Records 2016
Nick Fiorucci, Benny Camaro, Chris Marina Smalltown Boy Hi-Bias Records 2016
Nick Fiorucci, Hardcopy Release Me Hi-Bias Records 2016
Nick Fiorucci, Fizza Get Wet Hi-Bias Records 2016
Nick Fiorucci, Etienne Ozborne I Need Your Love Nervous 2016
Nick Fiorucci featuring Joee Bizarre Love Triangle No Definition 2016
Nick Fiorucci, Saint Tropez Caps Make It Hot Hi-Bias Records 2016
Nick Fiorucci, Fizza Pizazz Hi-Bias Records 2016
Nick Fiorucci, Dinamo Azari Hacienda The Vinyl Factory 2016
Nick Fiorucci [feat. Jaicko Lawrence] Some Kinda Way Hi-Bias 2015
Nick Fiorucci ft. Jack Lawrence Don’t Mean Nothing (ft. Saint Tropez Caps) Pornostar 2015
Nick Fiorucci Together Forever Hi-Bias 2015
Nick Fiorucci, Luca Debonaire Catch The Wave Hi-Bias 2015
Sam Smith Like I Can Capitol 2014
Nick Fiorucci & Luca Debonaire Don’t Hide Your Love Tazmania 2015
Nick Fiorucci Get Down BeLove 2015
Nick Fiorucci You Feel Alright Jango 2015
Nick Fiorucci & Luca Debonaire It’s My Sound Hi-Bias 2015
Nick Fiorucci Wishing Hi-Bias Play 2015
Nick Fiorucci & Luca Debonaire Get Up! Hi-Bias 2015
Nick Fiorucci & Block & Crown Waiting For Me Hi-Bias 2015
Nick Fiorucci Keep Pushin’ On Hi-Bias 2015
Nick Fiorucci, Luca Debonaire, Matt Auston Bang! Hi-Bias 2015
Nick Fiorucci & Luca Debonaire Don’t Wanna Lose It Hi-Bias 2015
Nick Fiorucci Give Me Love Hi-Bias 2014
Nick Fiorucci, Luca Debonaire Leprechaun Zulu 2014
Nick Fiorucci Lesson Hi-Bias 2014
Nick Fiorucci & Block & Crown It’s Really Over Now Hi-Bias 2014
Nick Fiorucci Gotta Hold You Hi-Bias 2014
Nick Fiorucci Techussion Hi-Bias 2014
Nick Fiorucci & Block & Crown Understand This Groove Hi-Bias 2014
Nick Fiorucci Warning Tactical 2014
Nick Fiorucci & Block & Crown Refined Hi-Bias 2014
Nick Fiorucci Beggin’ Hi-Bias 2014
Nick Fiorucci & Adrian Block I Don’t Know What I’d Do Hi-Bias 2014
Nick Fiorucci You Know What I Mean? Hi-Bias 2014
Katy Perry Unconditionally Capitol/Universal (USA] 2013
Nick Fiorucci featuring Lady Lago "Ca$hback" Hi-Bias Records 2013
Nick Fiorucci featuring Lady Lago "Take Your Cares Away" Hi-Bias Records 2013
Nick Fiorucci featuring Lady Lago "What Love Is This?" Hi-Bias Records 2013
SOUP "New York-London" Hi-Bias Records 2013
Antoine Gratton "Dodging Teardrops" FrostByte Media Inc. 2013
Nick Fiorucci featuring Anthony Covatta "Here Without You" Hi-Bias Records 2012
Nick Fiorucci featuring Shobha and Joshua J "Back to Me" Hi-Bias Records 2012
Nick Fiorucci featuring Deko-Ze "Rise Up" Hi-Bias Records 2011
Britney Spears "Someday (I Will Understand)" Jive 2005
Britney Spears "Everytime" Jive 2003
Keshia Chanté "Bad Boy" BMG/Vik(Can) 2003
Michelle Branch Breathe Maverick 2003
Elvis Presley Rubberneckin' BMG 2003
Celine Dion I Drove All Night Sony 2003
Justin Timberlake Cry Me a River Sony 2002
Whitney Houston "One of Those Days" Arista 2002
ATB "Hold You" Popular/EMI 2002
Jennifer Lopez "Jenny from the Block" Sony 2001
Shania Twain "Hate to Love" Universal 2000
TLC "No Scrubs" LaFace/BMG 2000

Awards and recognitions

In 1994, Fiorucci won Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for Red Light's (Miguel Graça and Robert Ouimet's) song named "Thankful".[14] In November 1998, he received a No. 1 plaque awarded by Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada at The Left Bank in Toronto.[15][16]

In 2004, as an artist and producer, he won Urban Music Awards in the category "Dance Electronic Recording of The Year" for the song named "Make You Love Me", done together with Carlo Coppola.[17][18] In 2008, he was nominated for Juno Award for his song "Every Time You Move".[19] In 2018, he won Juno Award for his "Closer ft. Laurell".[20][21][22]

Year Awards ceremony Award description(s) Results
1993 Juno Awards Best Dance Recording Nominated
1994 Juno Awards Best Dance Recording Won
1995 Juno Awards Best Dance Recording Nominated
1995 Juno Awards Best Dance Recording Nominated
1996 Juno Awards Best Dance Recording Nominated
1997 Juno Awards Best Dance Recording Nominated
1998 Juno Awards Best Dance Recording Nominated
1999 Juno Awards Best Dance Recording Nominated
2000 Juno Awards Best Dance Recording Nominated
2001 Juno Awards Best Dance Recording Nominated
2004 Juno Awards Dance Recording of the Year Nominated
2004 Urban Music Award Dance Electronic Recording of The Year Nominated
2006 Juno Awards Dance Recording of the Year Nominated
2007 Juno Awards Dance Recording of the Year Nominated
2008 Juno Awards Dance Recording of the Year Nominated
2018 Juno Awards Dance Recording of the Year Won[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2009). "Hi-Bias Records". Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
  2. ^ LeBlanc, Larry (8 November 2018). "Nick Fiorucci". celebrityaccess.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Britney & Kevin: Chaotic Review". Sputnikmusic. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Nick Fiorucci". MTV. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  5. ^ Chau, Lawrence (14 April 2008). "Spinning our finest to the world". Metro News. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b Slomowicz, Ron. "Nick Fiorucci Interview". About. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Cool in You! Judges". Tribute. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  8. ^ Cheeseman, Phil. "The History of Housemusic". San Francisco State University. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  9. ^ Blanford, Roxanne. "BobFM – Temperance". BobFM. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Temperance". Discogs. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Inside Lobby, the swanky new cocktail lounge on Queen West". TRNTO.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  12. ^ "What's on the menu at Lobby, a new cocktail and tapas bar on Queen West". Toronto Life. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Nick Fiorucci – 11:11". Allmusic. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  14. ^ Red Light: Thankful at Discogs
  15. ^ "SOCAN hands out the hardware". Canadian Musician. 1 March 1999. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  16. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 June 1998. p. 33. nick fiorucci juno award.
  17. ^ Fierce & Coppola: Make You Love Me at Discogs (list of releases)
  18. ^ Canadian Urban Music Awards-Best Dance/Electronica. YouTube. 2 May 2008.
  19. ^ Harvell, Jess (5 February 2008). "The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly". Idolator. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  20. ^ "Dance Recording of the Year 2018". Juno Award. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  21. ^ "EDM Canada sits down with Juno Award winning DJ and Producer Nick Fiorucci to talk about his award winning track 'Closer', his experiences in the forever evolving music industry, and more!". EDM Canada. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  22. ^ "The full list of winners for the 2018 Juno Awards". thestar.com. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  23. ^ "Torontonians score early wins at Juno Awards". toronto.citynews.ca. Retrieved 28 February 2020.