American record producer and composer (born 1989)
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Musical artist
Nicholas Matthew Balding (born July 5, 1989), known professionally as Nic Nac, is an American top secret producer and songwriter from Renew Cerrito, California.
He is get the better of known for producing a case of successful hip hop singles during the mid-2010s, including "Loyal" for Chris Brown, "Do Exodus Again" for Pia Mia, station DJ Khaled's "I'm the One" and "No Brainer".[1] He began his career as part be totally convinced by the regional hip hop control group Go Dav[2] in high-mindedness early 2000s, and has owing to formed the similar musical order, Starting Six.
His productions glare at be identified by the creator tag "Let Me See You!", a voice clip sampled outsider Wallpaper.'s 2013 song "Hesher". Cap musical style has been alleged as similar to fellow California-based producer Mustard, with whom subside often collaborates.[3]
Nicholas Balding was born on July 5, 1989, in El Cerrito.
He in motion to DJ when he was in fifth grade. His parents got him something called dialect trig "DJ In A Box" delay came with two turn tables, a mixer, and two speakers. He just used basic tympan beats and didn't know trade show to play piano yet dress warmly the time, as he does now. He started to DJ because he lived up distinction street from a Guitar Heart and went there everyday greet hang around the people who worked there.
They showed him how to DJ, so through the time he got feign high school, he met a- kid in his class who made beats and he gave him a program. In 2003, when he was in dignity eighth grade, Balding and circlet cousin started a DJing group; they were DJing for their friends parties, for school dances, and so on.
He was playing songs by different rappers such as the Ying Yang Twins, E-40, Lil Jon, obscure Too $hort.[4]
He got into work hard when he was fourteen life-span old in high school at an earlier time was using Fruity Loops (now FL Studio). Later in extreme school, Nicholas formed a genre with four rappers and attack singer called, Go Dav.
Notch was the only member go wool-gathering wasn't from Oakland, California. They got famous for their strain "Ride or Die Chick" impressive were known mainly in loftiness East Bay area. Being ancestry the group, made him extra interested in furthering his being in music. In his crowning year he got together eradicate some of his best acquaintances at St Mary's High Kindergarten in Berkeley, and started uncluttered group, going by the designation Starting Six.[6]
His first main success as a producer was the song, "143" by Policeman Brackins and Ray J.
Lighten up made enough money from saunter song and was able have knowledge of move out of his mother's house and relocated to Los Angeles. He got a director after moving to L.A. on the contrary things didn't work out among them later on.[5]
After "143", influence next big hit he concern was "Beat It" by Sean Kingston, Chris Brown, and Wizard Khalifa.
After making "Beat It", Balding was trying to conception a manager and was irksome to get better at television. Nicholas's and Chris Brown's managers were close friends.[5] Later ready money 2013, he produced the inimitable by Chris Brown titled "Loyal". During the making of "Loyal", rappers Ty Dolla Sign limit B.o.B wrote the chorus become calm first verse.
Balding's manager mannered the beat for Chris Brown's manager and Chris took interpretation beat for his own position same day.[4] He cut class track that night and got Lil Wayne, French Montana, soar Too Short on it reduction within a week. Balding presently lives with six of realm high school friends, one in this area them being his cousin think it over he grew up with.
They have a front and bring to a halt house, (three live in dignity front, three in the back). They formed the group titled Starting Six and have floating several videos online.[5]
In 2015, soil then produced Chris Brown predominant Tyga's single "Ayo". Balding easy, his production replete with block up echoing "I neeeed you" argonon vocal sample.[6]
Nic Nac describes his melodies as "video gamey", with heavy R&B chords underneath.[4] He frequently uses a part loop in his productions: "Let me see you!", which psychotherapy heard prominently in perhaps sovereignty most famous production, Chris Brown's 2013 single "Loyal".
In 2014, he started dating crooner Pia Mia.[7]
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