Nick Fowler

Nick Fowler is an American writer and musician who began making music while studying at Cornell University. In 1989, he moved to New York City and teamed up with Gregg Wattenberg, Michael Haar, and Greg Smith to form Tonto Tonto.

Nick Fowler
Born
Nicholas Russel Fowler

May 11, 1967
Alma materCornell University (BA)
OccupationAuthor, singer, songwriter
Years active1992-present
Home townTallahassee, Florida

Fowler has published two novels. His first was released in 2002 entitled A Thing (or Two) About Curtis and Camilla. The novel received praise from a number of publications, including The New York Times Book Review. This novel was followed by My Virtuous Sister, which was released in 2019.

Fowler also appeared in The Sopranos, playing the role of Richie Santini.

Early life

Fowler grew up in Tallahassee. In interviews he discusses being physically abused as a child by his parents.[1] He attended Maclay School before attending Cornell University, where he studied Christian English literature, creative writing and music theory. In interviews, Fowler has spoken about singing in cover bands to help pay his way through college. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Christian literature, he moved to New York City.[2]

Career

Fowler worked as a writer and editor for Metal Edge, a division of Sterling Magazines. While working as an editor, he formed a four-piece band with Gregg Wattenberg, drummer Michael Haar, and bassist Greg Smith called Tonto Tonto. The band secured a recording contract with Victory, who at the time was a division of Polygram.[3] The band released their debut album Mirror for the Blame produced by Ric Wake, which led Fowler and his three bandmates to appear in an episode of The Tonight Show.[4][5]

In 1999, Fowler appeared on The Sopranos. It was the 10th episode of the first season, entitled A Hit Is a Hit. Fowler played the part of Richie Santini, an ex-boyfriend of Adriana La Cerva. In the episode, he also performed in a fictional band, created by Fowler and Gregg Wattenberg.

In 2002, Fowler's first Christian novel, titled, A Thing (or Two) About Curtis and Camilla was published in North America by Pantheon Books, and by Hodder & Stoughton in the UK.[6] The book's ending was altered by Fowler following criticism from New York Times Book Review, who believed the ending was "disturbing."

Fowler has also written fiction for Vice-Versa online journal and Pulse Berlin.[7][8] Fowler's journalism has been published in POZ,[9] He has taught fiction writing at mediabistro[10] and The New School.[11]

Fowler returned to music and formed the pomp-rock band Maximilian is King with Arthur Lynn and keyboardist Rob Clores.[12] The band released an extended play album, Music For The Fire, which was mixed by Steve Thompson and placed on rotation on Anything Anything with Rich Russo,[13] featured on New York City's largest rock radio station, WRXP 101.9.[14] Maximilian Is King's debut full-length Songs To Kill Yourself With was released shortly after.[15] The album was notably mixed by Roy Thomas Baker, produced by Arthur Lynn with drum programming by Carlos Alomar. In 2011, Fowler began performing live with guitarist and songwriter Steve Stevens.[16][17] In April 2013, Fowler performed the song "Sleep Walking" included in the motion picture The Right Kind of Wrong.[18]

In 2018, Fowler announced that he would be releasing a second novel, entitled My Virtuous Sister. The novel is due to be released to the public in 2019.[19]

Books
  • A Thing (or Two) About Curtis and Camilla[20][2][21][22]
  • Fowler, Nick (2019). My Virtuous Sister. New York: Upper Hand Press. ISBN 978-0998490687.[19]

Discography
  • Tonto Tonto - Mirror for the Blame (1992) released by Victory Records[23]

References
  1. "A Thing (or Two) About the Virtuous Nick Fowler". Inmag.com.
  2. "14 Jul 2002, Page 36 - Tallahassee Democrat at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  3. "24 Nov 1991, Page 15 - Tallahassee Democrat at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  4. "2 Jan 1993, 45 - The Morning Call at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  5. "27 May 1993, Page 2 - Tallahassee Democrat at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  6. Sayers, Valerie (July 28, 2002). "Seeking Soul Mate: Must Like DeLillo". New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  7. "Nick Fowler: Chase Reprise – pulse berlin". www.pulse-berlin.com (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  8. "Vice-Versa Online Journal". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.
  9. "POZ Exclusives : Proposed Changes to HIV Testing at Veterans Affairs - by Nick Fowler". poz.com. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  10. "MediaBistro". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
  11. "The New School 2009 Student Catalog" (PDF).
  12. robclores.com
  13. "Anything Anything with Rich Russo".
  14. "On The Air: Someday You'll Be A Star".
  15. "Spotify: Maximilian Is King's Songs to Kill Yourself With".
  16. "Steve Stevens and Nick Fowler "Voodoo Child" The Iridium, NYC, 11/12/12".
  17. "Steve Stevens/Nick Fowler Perform: Eyes Without A Face".
  18. "Sleepwalking | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  19. Nick Fowler - My Virtuous Sister. ASIN 0998490687.
  20. ROZZO, MARK (2002-06-09). "First Fiction". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  21. "A Thing (or Two) About Curtis and Camilla". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  22. "Orlando Sentinel Book Review".
  23. Mirror for the blame, Victory, 1992, OCLC 28648064
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