Nick Fiorucci
Nick Fiorucci is a Canadian electronic and dance music DJ, songwriter, remixer, producer, and founder of record label Hi-Bias Records,[1] and founder and owner 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.[3][4] In 1999, Nick was the youngest person introduced into the Canadian Dance Music Hall of Fame.[5][6]
Nick Fiorucci | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nick Fiorucci |
| Also known as | DJ's Rule, Groove Sector, Hi-Bias, Oval Emotion, Polarbabies, Soup, Syndicate 305, Temperance, Landlord, Nick Fierce, Temperance, Too Taboo |
| Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | House, Deep House, EDM |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, producer, remixer, musician |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Hi-Bias Records, Universal, Sony, Warner, Arista, Jive, BMG, Curb, Maverick, Capitol, EMI, Armada, Ministry of Sound |
| Associated acts | Axwell, Eric Prydz, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Celine Dion, Sam Smith, Shania Twain, Luca Debonaire, Block & Crown |
| Website | nickfiorucci |
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]
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. 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 | |
| Nick Fiorucci featuring 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 song named "Thankful". 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.[14][15]
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.[16] In 2008, he was nominated for Juno Award for his song "Every Time You Move".[17] In 2018, he won Juno Award for his "Closer ft. Laurell".[18][19][20]
| 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[21] |
See also
- List of electronic musicians
References
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- "SOCAN hands out the hardware". Canadian Musician. 1 March 1999. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- Inc, Nielsen Business Media (27 June 1998). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 33.
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- Canadian Urban Music Awards-Best Dance/Electronica. YouTube. 2 May 2008.
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- "Dance Recording of the Year 2018". Juno Award. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- "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.
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