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Nicole Nelson

Magnificent!" -Maya Angelou

About Me

Nicole Nelson proves herself to be every bit as ground breaking as her many influences. Evoking a sound that is wise beyond her years, she delivers blues, R&B, rock, and classic soul with the kind of passion that changes the listener. Hurts and heals.Possessing a natural voice that caresses like honey and burns like a blaze, swooping from the most delicate whisper to an explosion of soulful passion, Nicole stands upon the shoulders of the all-time greats while forging her own way toward music history. Born in Brooklyn, NY into a very artistic family, Ms Nelson was raised by an Irish & Norwegian American Father, and a Trinidadian born mother. Having grown up in the midst of one of the world’s richest cultural melting pots, Nicole found herself deeply in love with the music, fine art, literature and poetry, which always surrounded her. It was there that she began weaving the threads of the great classics into a tapestry of her own style; unmistakably fresh and new. Often compared to the likes of Eva Cassidy, Donny Hathaway, Gladys Knight, & Erykah Badu, it seems that Nicole’s sound is well interpreted by both young and old, black and white and everyone in between. Her music is familiar like your favorite song, and at the same time, like nothing you’ve ever heard before.With a recent move to back to New York City, Nicole finds herself again in the very place that set her creative force in motion. A change that is evident by the new shades of complexcity in her music, the depth of her voice, her songs. As todays turbulent music industry thrashes and grasps for the "next big thing" it seems that it is only a matter of time before someone shines a very bright light on this very gifted young woman.


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Member Since: 10/13/2004
Band Website: nicolenelsonmusic.com
Influences: Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, Eva Cassidy, Nina Simone, Gladys Knight, Ray Charles, Aretha franklin, Etta James, Al Green, Betty Carter
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My Blog

Outerland 6/6 (The FINAL Ray & Betty show!) & NEW ALBUM!!

Well- this has been an exciting year so far... Dwight & I have had so much fun with our little big band show "Celebrating Ray Charles & Betty Carter"We've got only ONE left. It's Friday, June 6th at...
Posted by Nicole Nelson on Wed, 14 May 2008 12:40:00 PST

Celebrating Ray Charles & Betty Carter! Also- VIDEO Posted!

Hey guys,I've got some very exciting news ~ Dwight & I are putting on a BIG show that will be a celebration of the music of two of our favorite and most influential people- Ray charles & Betty Carter....
Posted by Nicole Nelson on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:34:00 PST

Ahhhhhh Valentines day!!!!!!!

Hey guys, I'm back in Boston for the week- it's nice to be here... We've been out promoting the Regattabar show. I have to say- nothing creats a bond like putting up posters with someone when it's 1...
Posted by Nicole Nelson on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:24:00 PST

Check out this event: Valentines Day @ The Regatta Bar

Hosted By: Dwight and Nicole When: Wednesday Feb 14, 2007 at 7:30 PMWhere: RegattabarOne Bennett Street Cambridge, MA 02138United StatesDescription:Dwight and Nicole Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Nicole Nelson on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:21:00 PST

Love & Loss

I just found out that my good friend Jessie Payo's father passed away last week.  I am at a loss...  Jessie is one of my favorite people in the world and her Dad was such a huge part of her ...
Posted by Nicole Nelson on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:58:00 PST

Check out this event: Dwight & Nicole EP Release @ Rockwood Music Hall

Hosted By: When: Saturday May 13, 2006 at 8:30 PMWhere: Rockwood Music Hall196 AllenManhattan, NY 10002USDescription: Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Nicole Nelson on Sat, 13 May 2006 06:00:00 PST

Rate My Music?

Hey Guys... Just a thought as I'm setting up my music space here... One of the questions it asks as I upload tunes is "do you want people to rate your music?" and I checked (sort of reluctantly)...
Posted by Nicole Nelson on Fri, 06 Jan 2006 02:37:00 PST

My First Blog

Hey - I'm finally setting this Myspace up (after being urged, begged, nagged and blogged into submission by my friends) and I've never done this before- does that make me old?
Posted by Nicole Nelson on Thu, 05 Jan 2006 01:52:00 PST