Nico Constantine

Nico Constantine
Nico Constantine: Guitar "Guru"
Background information
Genres	Rock and Roll, Indie, Pop
Occupations	Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Music Director
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1996–present
Associated acts	Lady Gaga, The Biters, Program the Dead, Comes with the Fall, Madfly
Website	nicoconstantine.com

Nico Constantine is an American music director, producer, and guitarist, known for his work with Lady Gaga, The Biters, Program the Dead,^[1] Comes with the Fall,^[2] and Madfly.^[3]

Biography

Madfly and Comes with the Fall

In 1996, Constantine joined Madfly in Atlanta, Georgia, along with singer-guitarist William DuVall, drummer Bevan Davies, and bassist Jeffery Blount. In 1998, Joan Jett signed Madfly to Blackheart/Mercury Records. After releasing White Hot in the Black,^[2] the band left Blackheart/Mercury, and reformed as Comes with the Fall in 1999, with Adam Stanger replacing Jeffery Blount on bass.^[2]

Comes with the Fall recorded their self-titled album in Atlanta,^[4] a year later, before relocating to Los Angeles, California,^[2] catching the attention of Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell. Their self-titled album was released the same year through DuVall's DVL Records.^[2]

Constantine amicably parted ways with Comes with the Fall during the first leg of the Degradation Trip tour,^[5] however, some of his writing would appear on their later studio releases, The Year is One, The Reckoning and Beyond the Last Light. DuVall thanked Constantine along with the rest of the founding members of Comes with the Fall within the liner notes of Alice in Chains' 2009 album Black Gives Way to Blue.

Program the Dead

After leaving Comes with the Fall, Constantine went on to form the band Program the Dead, along with vocalist Matt Koruba, drummer Dave Murga, and bassist Johnny McClay (later replaced by Tom Kafafian). Program the Dead was signed to Universal Motown by Andrew Kronfeld six months after forming. The band toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada and the UK sharing the stage with such bands as HIM, Mindless Self Indulgence, and the Bloodhound Gang.^[6][7]

Lady Gaga

In 2006, Nico played guitar on Lady Gaga's planned album release for Island Def Jam. In 2009, he served as Lady Gaga's music director and lead guitarist, assembling her first live band for her World Tour 2009 of the Fame Ball^[8] throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and the United States. He also served as Gaga's music director and guitarist for her performances on Dancing With The Stars, the BBC Glastonbury Concert, the Isle of MTV ''Malta Special'', Australia's Live at the Chapel, and many European TV specials.

The Biters

In 2010, Nico produced The Biters' second EP, It's OK to Like Biters, released on Underrated Records. Having great musical chemistry with The Biters, as well as a long-standing friendship with the band's lead singer Tuk Smith, Nico was approached to produce another EP, Last of a Dying Breed in 2012. The EP saw great success, making it onto iTunes' Best of Rock 2012 list.

Brooklynn

Brooklynn has been christened the Queen of Soul Pop & Roll. Nico Constantine produced and released a music video, directed by Video Rahim, for Brooklynn on November 27th, 2013. The song, "Take My Hand" was written by Brooklynn, Tom Kafafian, Nico Constantine and Adam LaRossa. Nico produced the record with Adam LaRossa and provided guitars. Brooklynn's debut EP will be released first quarter 2014.

Discography

Title	Release	Label	Band
Get the Silver	1996	Killing Floor Records	Madfly
White Hot in the Black	1998	Blackheart/MercuryRecords
Comes with the Fall	2000	DVL	Comes with the Fall
Program the Dead	2005	Universal Records	Program the Dead
Ginger	2007	Sippy Cup Records
Sticks & Bricks	2007 (extended play)
Calling the Snakes	2008 (extended play)
Dead in the City Basements: Live	2008
Poison Arrows	2009	Full Breach Kicks	Poison Arrows
It's OK to Like Biters	2010	Underrated Records	The Biters
Dirty Pollyanna	2010	Sippy Cup Records	Dirty Pollyanna
Tell Angela	2011
Last of a Dying Breed	2012	Pipeline Records	The Biters
Take My Hand (single)	2013	Sippy Cup Records	Brooklynn
Take My Hand (music video)	2013

References

v t e Comes with the Fall William DuVall Adam Stanger Bevan Davies Nico Constantine Studio albums Comes with the Fall The Year is One Beyond the Last Light EPs The Reckoning Live albums Live 2002 Videos Live Underground 2002 Related bands Neon Christ Danzig Alice in Chains No Walls Madfly MonstrO

v t e Madfly William DuVall Nico Constantine Bevan Davies Jeffrey Blount Studio albums Get the Silver White Hot in the Black Related bands Neon Christ Danzig Alice in Chains No Walls Comes with the Fall MonstrO

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Name	Constantine, Nico
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