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Nikko

About Me

Based in Brisbane, Australia, Nikko was founded in 2005 by Ryan Potter (vocals, guitar and lyrics), Jackson Briggs (guitar), Sam Whiting (bass) and Blair Westbrook (drums). In 2008, Daniel Kassulke joined the band ..s.Nikko’s early repertoire involved original material mixed with covers of songs by The Modern Lovers, The Velvet Underground and The Stooges. Since then, Nikko have refined their sound, eschewing the pop-based conventions of their earlier material in favour of a more complex approach to songwriting. Keen to integrate the ideas and influences that drive each member, Nikko’s sound encompasses vast, guitar-driven harmonies, beautiful melodies and brutal noise.In July 2008, Nikko embarked on a tour of Australia’s East Coast to promote their self-released Nikko EP. Their music has received airplay on Triple J national FM radio as well as Brisbane’s 4ZZZ. At home in Brisbane, Nikko have developed a strong presence within the local music scene, playing at venues such as the Zoo, the Troubadour, QPAC’s Cascade Court, Valley Studios, the Globe, Barsoma, the Empire Hotel and Ric’s Bar.Nikko welcomes your comments and feedback. Please contact the band at [email protected].


If you are interested and would like to know more contact us at: [email protected]

Management: Julian Kerr

[email protected]

Releases

Wedding Song Digital EP - NikkoReleased Digitally in Dec, 2008.1. Wedding Song2. Hitchhiker3. Greg and The Fox4. Hitchhiker (RS "Exotic Lounge Remix)Available digitally via our website www.nikkoband.tk

Compilations
Video by: Reuben BR

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 15/02/2006
Band Website: www.nikkoband.tk
Band Members:

Ryan Potter: Vocals/ Guitar

Jackson Briggs: Guitar

Sam Whiting: Bass

Daniel Kassulke: Keys

Blair Westbrook: Drums


Influences:

Velvet Underground

Lou Reed

Modern Lovers

Television

Mogwai

The Drones

Isis

Modest Mouse

Explosions In The Sky

Johnny Cash

The Go-Betweens

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds


Sounds Like: Elegantly simple music that builds out of deceptive wandering intervals into towering swirling crescendos that hit and stay with you.
Record Label: None
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

mini tour!

We will be playing our last two shows before we release our album at the end of this month. so please come along to them and support us as we need all the funds we can get to help us finish the album....
Posted by on Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:39:00 GMT

New album

Hey there frengers,Last weekend we tracked the majority of material for our upcoming debut album with Melbourne-based producer Naomune Anzai at Black Box Studios. This was our first experience with re...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:49:00 GMT

Feb 09 Tour Photos UP NOW!!!

Hey everyone, The photos from our February 2009 tour of the East Coast are up now in the Pics section of our MySpace.Plenty of homoeroticism and 90's gang-signs for y'all to enjoy.A huge, huge thanks ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:19:00 GMT

NIKKO NOW ON iTUNES!!

Hey there frengers,Just letting everyone know that our self-titled EP (the one with Fists on it) is now available on iTunes!!So if you haven't had a chance to pick it up yet, it's now only a few mouse...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:19:00 GMT

NEW NIKKO WEBSITE!!! www. nikkoband. tk

Heya friends,We now have our own website!!www. nikkoband. tkItfeatures our new Wedding Song EP, which you can download for free, aswell as a video clip for E Song, from our previous self-titled EP.The...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:55:00 GMT

Free download of our hanger show last week!!

here is a link to recorded audio from our show at the hanger which was on the 15th of november...thankyou to whoever recorded this it is better than we would have imagined!click here to download!
Posted by on Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:00:00 GMT

Past Shows

Visible Ink - 16th of February 2006w/ Frou Frou Foxes, Tragic Athletic & Jack the StripperRics - 27th of February 2006w/ Jack the StripperVisible Ink - 5th of March 2006w/ Jack the Stripper  (view po...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:58:00 GMT

Ep launch and tour!

Hey guys! Our ep is almost done!We recently recorded 4 tracks for our ep which we will be releasing on Friday the 4th of July at Rics bar with Blue Carousel.We will then be heading off on tour down th...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:54:00 GMT

Interview with Before Hollywood

Before Hollywood is a blog-site dealing exclusively with happenings in the Brisbane indie music scene. The site is just about to celebrate its first birthday, and is consequentially releasing a compil...
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 00:07:00 GMT