Hot Sugar (musician)

Hot Sugar
Birth name Nick Koenig
Born (1986-09-28) September 28, 1986
Origin New York, United States
Genres Electronic, hip hop
Occupation(s) Producer
Years active 2010–present
Labels Break World Records, Ninja Tune, Noise Collector
Associated acts Antwon, Big Baby Gandhi, Heems, Kitty, Kool A.D., Lakutis, Weekend Money
Website hotsugar.bandcamp.com

Nick Koenig,[1] better known by his stage name Hot Sugar, is an American record producer based in New York.[2] He is the owner of the Noise Collector record label.[3] His music has been used in Broad City.[4] He has collaborated with Antwon, Lakutis, Heems, Big Baby Gandhi, and Chippy Nonstop, among others.[5]

Career

In 2011, Hot Sugar produced The Roots' song "Sleep", which was included in their Undun album.[6] He released the Made Man EP in 2013.[7] In that year, he produced Kitty's song "Barbie Jeep".[8] In 2015, his debut studio album, God's Hand, was released on Break World Records.[9] He starred in Adam Bhala Lough's Hot Sugar's Cold World,[10] which received an honorable mention at the 2015 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[11]

Style and influences

According to Complex, Hot Sugar's music is called "associative music, where he pulls in a ton of sounds from instruments, found sounds, and non-traditional places to sample them into his own melodies."[12] He has been perfecting the technique since the age of 13.[13] In a 2015 interview with NPR, he described associative music as "try[ing] to capture sounds the same way a photographer would capture an image: If something looks poetic, I'll record it".[14]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

EPs

Singles

Productions

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Ayers, Mike (January 22, 2015). "Music on TV: Hot Sugar’s ‘Broad City’ Beats". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Bennett, Kim Taylor (August 21, 2014). "Here's Hot Sugar's Video for "The Forest Nymph That Lives Behind The School"". Vice. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Mertens, Max (April 29, 2015). "Hot Docs Review: Hot Sugar’s Cold World shows the IRL genius of a bedroom producer". ChartAttack. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ Paez-Pumar, Luis (February 5, 2015). "Hot Sugar on His New LP, Betrayal, 'Broad City,' and James Van Der Beek". Vice. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ Nostro, Lauren (October 2, 2013). "Premiere: Hot Sugar "Made Man"". Complex. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ Soderberg, Brandon (October 26, 2012). "First Spin: Hot Sugar & Haleek Maul’s ‘I don’t wanna b judged’". Spin. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ Plaugic, Lizzie (October 1, 2013). "Listen: Stream Hot Sugar’s New EP, Made Man". CMJ. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ Hecht, Sasha (June 14, 2013). "Listen to Kitty's New Banger, "Barbie Jeep" (Produced by Hot Sugar)". Vice. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ Levy, Pat (February 27, 2015). "Hot Sugar – God’s Hand". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ Harding, Michael-Oliver (April 27, 2015). "Hot Sugar's Cold World - Adam Bhala Lough". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (May 1, 2015). "Hot Docs: 'The Closer We Get' Earns Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  12. ↑ Nostro, Lauren (December 10, 2014). "Premiere: Listen to Hot Sugar's "Trauma"". Complex. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  13. ↑ Mlynar, Phillip (May 24, 2012). "Q&A: Hot Sugar On Associative Music, Working With The Roots, And Sampling A Rat Who Played Keyboard (1/3)". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Hot Sugar Makes Music Out Of Anything And Everything". NPR. October 31, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.

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