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Cosmicity is a one-man synthpop music project who acts working as programmer, keyboardist, songwriter, singer and road manager: Mark Nicholas. Cosmicity is basically a combination of two words: cosmic and electricity.

Cosmicity has played several big American synth festivals (sharing a stage with popular bands ranging from And One to Crüxshadows to Melotron and beyond) and has songs on more than 30 electronic music compilations next to bands like Information Society and Cause and Effect.

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[edit] History

Mark Nicholas, the sole member of Cosmicity, took a realistic interest in music at the late age of fifteen. By numerous twists of fate he learned music theory, song writing, and electronic instruments over a very speedy two year period; he did this fast enough to be accepted at The University of Michigan School of Music to study music and technology. He received his degree in May of 1995.

Cosmicity released about a dozen Synthpop albums between 1994 and 2003 (see discography), most of them put out by the popular Synthpop label A Different Drum. Though these albums continue to gain fans (most are still sold at synth-friendly retailers including A Different Drum, Amazon.com, and iTunes), the man behind Cosmicity, Mark Nicholas, has retired the band name in order to work on an edgier new electronic sound under his given name. His first "solo" album, currently titled "Duchess 33", is expected sometime in 2006, and samples of Mark's new work can be found on his current website at http://www.marknicholas.org .

For more information about the band, see the official website at http://www.cosmicity.com .

[edit] Members

  • Mark Nicholas

[edit] Discography

Albums

  • The Vision (1994) - reissued (2001)
  • The Moment (1995) - reissued (2001)
  • Isabella (1997) - reissued (2005)
  • Renaissance (1999)
  • The Binary Language Of Love (2000)
  • Resynthesized (2000) - reissued (2005)
  • Pure (2001)
  • Escape Pod For Two + Reserve Fuel (2003) - reissued without Reserve Fuel remix disc in (2005).
  • Definitive - The best of Cosmicity (2005). (Album includes DVD documentary 2 Camcorders and an iMac.)

(Note: The Vision and The Moment were reissued as a double album in 2001.)

EPs

  • Syn (1996) - out of print
  • Forgive Me My Syns (1998)

Singles

  • Visionary (1997) - out of print
  • Too Far Gone (1999) - out of print
  • Self Involved (1999) - out of print
  • The Pure Sessions - Volume 1: Defeat (2001)
  • The Pure Sessions - Volume 2: The Princess of Detroit (2001) - out of print
  • The Pure Sessions - Volume 3: The Darkness EP (2002) - out of print
  • In-Flight (2003)

(Note: All out-of-print music is still available for purchase via iTunes Music Store.)

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