NICK RAY

Short Bio:

NICK RAY....one of the most progressive and well-received talents in the music industry today, has recently released his new EP Album entitled “Northern Lights.” This artist is currently on a USA Album Tour 2024, and not only is he a prolific performer, songwriter and storyteller, but his other music industry crafts include producing as well. Ray spends countless hours in studio mode and preparing for his upcoming tour schedules. For the many stages of opportunities that await, Ray is finding favor with the new EP Album that is being talked about all over the country.

Ray's single release “Northern Lights” after the titled EP, has been recognized as reflective and connected to the beauty of earthly creations. His descriptions and musical track grip the heart of the subject matter. While on tour, Ray mainly plays his acoustic version of this song, and he commands attention from young and old alike. Along with Ray’s soulful and strong vocal presentation, you can feel it when he opens his mouth to perform.
Other recognized songs off this EP Album include; “Built To Last,” “Hurricane,” “That Girl,” etc. which are public favorites as well. Offering a highly diverse selection of creative works in Ray’s tone, rhythm, and message delivery, he has certainly reached a level of interest with wide audiences and followers.

Most recently, Ray has been Formally Sponsored by “Godin” & “Art & Lutherie” Guitars based out of Canada. You can find this artist on most all social media platforms and his YouTube Channel

Detailed Bio:

Nick Ray has been surrounded by music his entire life. His father was a musician who played in local bands and would rehearse at their house with other local musicians from around the New Orleans area. As a young boy, Nick was fascinated with these artists and would visit with them while they rehearsed.
His father introduced him to 50s, 60s, and 70s Rock-N-Roll, filling the house with the sounds of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Elvis, Free and Led Zeppelin. Nick had his second musical awakening when he discovered early 90's Grunge Rock including Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
 
Nick’s father bought him his first guitar when he was 9 years old and taught Nick some of the fundamentals of playing. From there, Nick taught himself and by the age of 12 he was playing guitar with one of his father’s bands playing covers. At the age of 14, Nick realized he had a voice and started experimenting with recording.
 
At 15, his father bought him a Boss BR8 digital 8 track recording console. He started writing and recording songs as he experimented with the production process. In high-school he bought a Boss Dr. Groove beat machine and started making hip-hop beats and mixing them with rock music. As his skills sharpened, he became the “go-to” guy for rap beats. Kids from other neighborhoods were coming to record rap music at Nick’s house.
 
In his early twenties Nick started playing as a singer-songwriter in local venues like The Howlin’ Wolf, Zeppelins, The Bar, and The Vinue. After 3 year he found himself as the lead singer of various rock bands playing at shows across southern Louisiana. Nick’s voice created enough buzz to land him a spot as the front man for hard rock band Touching The Absolute. The band toured the gulf coast region opening for national acts like 12 Stones, Saliva, Days Of The New, and Trust Company.
 
After 5 years, Nick decided he wanted to get back to his roots as a solo artist. It was then that he took everything he had learned over the years and applied it to his solo music. He released his debut EP Four White Walls in 2014 describing his sound as Soul Pop and boasting the hit single, “Won’t Go There”.
 
He then experimented with mixing Hip-Hop beats with electronic rock sounds while he focused on producing music that made more sense to him as an artist. This quickly led him to a reunion with rapper/lyricist LOC, who previously rapped with Nick back in high-school. The two instantly had chemistry and hammered out the 7 track album, The Playback, in which Nick produced and sang all of the hooks.  With a foot already in the hip-hop scene, Nick collaborated with Houston’s Chubbs Malone on “Through The Rearview” and “All My Life”.
 
The EDM community also discovered Nick’s voice, which led to several features on progressive house, deep house, and future bass tracks. This unexpected relationship with the EDM scene exposed Nick to the world as he has now collaborated with producers from Germany, Spain, Portugal, Tunisia, Mexico, Estonia, Czech Republic, and Belgium. Nick’s most notable collaboration is the official remix of Anzbern and Nick’s “By The Way” by the up-and-coming German “Trapical” duo Neptunica [Kontor Records]. The track dropped in the summer of 2016 and has over 400,000 plays on Spotify alone.