Nicci Nix

Nicci Nix is a dynamic singer/songwriter and performer who, at only 21 years old, has lived on both the east and west coasts and appeared in numerous television productions, including MTV's “Making The Band” with Diddy. She wowed the judges and was asked to compete in Season 2. While she didn't win Diddy’s competition, she did win the hearts of several MTV executives and went on to MTV'S “Next,” “Exposed” and “Date My Mom,” and even NBC’s “Fear Factor.”
While growing up on the east coast, family and friends noticed Nicci’s enthusiasm for music when she was just 4, and soon she started dancing, singing, and modeling. Influenced by her dad’s vast collection of LPs (and a growing quiz-kid knowledge of artists and modern music history), Nicci realized at age 8 that her driving passion was singing and performing on stage. Nicci has always possessed the ability to express herself vocally, though it's a gift she kept under wraps for years. She finally revealed her true talents at a family member's wedding. The urge to sing with the band overcame her and, after an initial shocked silence, the audience was thrilled and burst into applause. Nicci knew then that she would be a professional performer.
Nicci’s parents embraced her talent and ambition, enrolling her in a serious vocal training program with top vocal coaches at the age of 11 after the family had moved to Los Angeles. She soon entered, and won, major vocal competitions, including two World Awards in The World Championships of Performing Arts. At that time, Nicci began recording music with local producers, in her then-hometown of Buffalo, New York. The family moved to San Francisco in 2001, where Nicci continued her vocal and stage training.
“At the moment, or should I say the past two years, Ihave been on a really twirly, fast and crazyrollercoaster ride,” says Nicci. “And it's been veryinteresting, fun, frustrating, exhilarating, andeverything else you can think of bottled up in onebig emotion!”
Not only an accomplished vocalist, she also playsboth the piano and the guitar. Nicci’s colorful,quirky personality, while evident in her personalstyle, also shines through her music and writing. Hermusic is fun, spunky, and free-spirited with bothdance grooves and rock beats, and the occasionalhomage to the retro sounds she grew up with. Twopreviously-released singles, “Love Drifter,” and“Sexcessful Virgin,” are available through RomannMusic Entertainment.
Nicci has taken the next step in career and recentlyformed her own record label, Tapa Records, with herbiggest supporter… her dad Leen.
“My dad and I have a big love for music and we havealways connected through music. It’s a hugeopportunity to live out my dream by doing what Ienjoy best and forming a professional label to do it.It's not easy, let me tell you. These past couple ofyears we both have worked our butts off making thisthe best project it can possibly be. I have grown somuch from it all.”
Nicci is currently in the studio recording her debutalbum for Tapa Records, to be released spring of2008.

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