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The Nick Diaz Experiment

music for the soul

About Me

Nick Diaz is a professional guitarist/singer/songwriter living in New York City l-l Born and raised in Houston, TX, Nick has been playing the guitar and writing songs for over 15 years l-l While honing his skills throughout the rugged Texas and New Orleans club circuit, he was a mainstay at such popular spots as Tipitina’s, The Howlin Wolf, The Continental Club, Fitzgerald's, and on the famed Bourbon Street, Nick is comfortable performing to audiences both large and small l-l He is an accomplished recording and touring artist, having recorded on over 7 full-production studio sessions and having traveled both domestically and internationally l-l Currently, Nick can be found playing throughout the cutthroat New York City club scene with his original group, Weird Old America, and with Roots Music All-Stars l-l With a strong background in blues, roots, and rock music, Nick brings a fresh yet familiar palette to the table combining a soulful touch with artistically creative ideas
Available: for hire, producing, songwriting, lessons
E-mail: [email protected]
Quotes:
Guitarist Nick Diaz is a musical chameleon who negotiates his cinematic shifts and twists with passion and purpose . . .
-Michael Molenda, Guitar Player Magazine
It's rare to find young blues guitar demigods who are embodying the spirit of the music, not just aping it, and rarer still to find one who's savvy and talented enough to incorporate other styles into the mix. Fortunately for us all, transplanted Texan Nick Diaz and his power trio deliver on all of the above . . . . His stylistic breadth is impressive, too, covering the entire history of blues-rock . . . . Smart guitar wizards are hard to come by.
-Robert Fontenot, Offbeat Magazine
. . . . Guitarist Nick Diaz piles enough Led Zeppelin riffs to build several houses of the holy.
-Adam Harrington, Whisperin and Hollerin

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/12/2005
Band Members: Nick Diaz - guitarist
available for hire
producing
songwriting
lessons
E-mail:
[email protected]
Influences: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Ian Moore, Led Zeppelin, Arc Angels, Chris Duarte, Jimi Hendrix, Stone Temple Pilots, Sting, The Police, Pearl Jam, James Brown, Chris Cornell, Santana, Derek Trucks, Radiohead, Rufus Wainwright, Los Lonely Boys, The Mars Volta, The Darkness, Ray LaMontagne, Apollo Sunshine, Bobby Brown, Brian Blade, Doyle Bramhall II, Jeff Buckley, Hank Williams, John Mayer (his new stuff), Maxwell, The Mighty Orq, Papa Grows Funk, Slim Francis, Sourtongue, Stevie Wonder, System of a Down, Storyville, World Leader Pretend, Josh Milligan, Brad Helms, Willie Nelson, Tony Vega, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, India Arie, etc.
Sounds Like:
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

about the songs on my player

As some of you, or all of you, may know, I am a musician living in New York City. I’m pretty close to being a full-time musician though it’s been a long hard road getting here. I’v...
Posted by The Nick Diaz Experiment on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:01:00 PST

honestly

Honest. That's what I'm gonna give you. I've loved music for as long as I can remember. All the cliché stories of loving the records my dad played for me as a kid are true. I snuck into blues clubs wh...
Posted by The Nick Diaz Experiment on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:15:00 PST

back in NYC

hello all,just got back from Tejas and it was a great time. many thanks to the mighty orq, 2 AM, and Studio Magick Black for letting us use their equipment while down south. All the shows were a bla...
Posted by The Nick Diaz Experiment on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:32:00 PST

LION'S DEN, MAY 16TH

DON'T MISS IT!THE NICK DIAZ EXPERIMENTTHE LION'S DENWENDESDAY, MAY 16TH9:30 PMW/JOHNNY SKETCH AND THE DIRTY NOTESFACE MELTING ROCK N' ROLL!!!
Posted by The Nick Diaz Experiment on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:05:00 PST

my first solo record for sale, and a review!

Hey Everyone,Tracks from my 2003 independent solo release "Our Time" are now up for sale. It was my first solo record that I recorded while I lived in New Orleans. It's a collection of songs that I ...
Posted by The Nick Diaz Experiment on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:13:00 PST

Mardi Gras Awesomeness

These are my top ten awesomeness reasons for why Mardi Gras is awesome, in no particular order.  And yes I know awesomeness isn't a word! 1. naughty in a cup2. miracle weed3. the jambalaya brass ...
Posted by The Nick Diaz Experiment on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:11:00 PST

Delicate Satin and a house on Lidstone Street

I grew up in a modest but amazing house in Houston, TX. I was one of the few kids I know who lived in the same house his whole life. Most kids today move around at least once if not more than that b...
Posted by The Nick Diaz Experiment on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:50:00 PST

a cincinnati dancer in greenwhich village

Here's one for you,I always wondered what it would be like to live, first in NYC, and second to live in the west village of NYC. I mean, there's been so much cultural and creative history that's been...
Posted by The Nick Diaz Experiment on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:14:00 PST