UNO Stereo
Nic Martin, known professionally as UNO Stereo, is an Australian record producer, songwriter and artist based in Melbourne. He has produced ARIA Music Award winning[1] and APRA Award nominated records.[2]
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Birth name | Nicholas Martin |
Also known as | Nic Martin |
Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Genres | Hip hop, R&B, Pop |
Occupation(s) | Music producer, songwriter, mixing engineer |
Years active | 2012–present |
Martin went from bedroom-beatmaking at age 11 to recording and producing rap records at age 18 with long-time friend and collaborator Blessed (FKA Miracle). He worked his way into the music industry by teaming up with local talent and forming a group then known as Dream Big Music. His career progressed further with platinum-certified records from Timomatic[3] and Justice Crew[4] and producing for Jay Sean and Busta Rhymes, UNO Stereo worked on projects with prominent Australian rappers such as Seth Sentry's album Strange New Past, which won the ARIA Music Award for Best Urban Album,[5] and Bliss n Eso's platinum-certified single "Moments".[6] He has also worked with Illy, Horrorshow, Tuka, Urthboy and Drapht.
Since then, he has gone on to co-produce Khalid's Grammy nominated debut studio album American Teen[7] and 360's comeback album Vintage Modern.[8][9] He then dropped his own UNO Stereo collaborations, whilst his single "Got U" was streamed over two million times. He produced British artist Wiley's "Over It" and American rapper Wale's "Debbie", dropped a collaborative single with Canada's Maurice Moore ("Just 2"), and produced the ARIA Music Award-winning single "Miss Shiney" for neo soul musician Kaiit.
Awards and nominations
- Won – 2019 ARIA Music Awards for Best Soul/R&B Release (Kaiit's "Miss Shiney")[1]
- Nominated − 2018 Grammy Awards for Best Urban Contemporary Album (Khalid's American Teen)[7]
- Nominated – 2018 APRA Awards for Urban Work of the Year (Bliss n Eso feat. Gavin James' "Moments")[2]
- Won – 2015 ARIA Awards for Best Urban Album (Seth Sentry's Strange New Past)
Discography
Solo
- Innervisions – Single, 2013
- Got U (feat. Majerle) – Single, 2016
- Just 2 (feat. Maurice Moore) – Single, 2017
- KEEP UP (feat. Mari and Majerle) – Single, 2017
- Episodes, Vol. 1 – Mixtape, 2018
- My Way (feat. Jordan Dennis) – Single, 2018
Selected production and co-writes
Year | Song | Artist | Album | Label | Co-Writer | Producer | Certifications |
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2019 | Debbie | Wale | Wow... That's Crazy | Warner Records | |||
2019 | Miss Shiney | Kaiit | Miss Shiney | Alt. Music Group | |||
2019 | Overdue | Ojikae | Overdue | Warner Music Australia | |||
2019 | Magic | Ceeko | Magic | Alt. Music Group | |||
2019 | EX | Ojikae | EX | Warner Music Australia | |||
2018 | Over It | Wiley | Godfather II | CTA | |||
2018 | Ready or Not (feat. Bluey Robinson, UNO Stereo) | Midas Hutch | The Feels | Independent | |||
2018 | West | Lakyn Heperi | & Pains EP | Universal Music Australia | |||
2018 | Slumdog | Lakyn Heperi | & Pains EP | Universal Music Australia | |||
2018 | My Way | UNO Stereo, Jordan Dennis | My Way | Independent | |||
2018 | The Key | B Wise | Area Famous | Elefant Traks | |||
2018 | Flex On | B Wise | Area Famous | Elefant Traks | |||
2018 | Sunday Best | B Wise | Area Famous | Elefant Traks | |||
2018 | Dive In (UNO Stereo remix) | Olu Bliss | Traveling Bliss | As We Arrive | |||
2018 | House in the Hamptons | UNO Stereo | Episodes, Vol. 1 | Independent | |||
2018 | Good for You Jack | UNO Stereo | Episodes, Vol. 2 | Independent | |||
2018 | Glitterati | UNO Stereo | Episodes, Vol. 3 | Independent | |||
2018 | Double Div | UNO Stereo | Episodes, Vol. 4 | Independent | |||
2018 | Del Boca Vista | UNO Stereo | Episodes, Vol. 5 | Independent | |||
2017 | Cold Blooded | Khalid | American Teen | RCA Records | |||
2017 | Just 2 | Maurice Moore & UNO Stereo | Just 2 | Independent | |||
2017 | KEEP UP (feat. Mari & Majerle) | UNO Stereo | KEEP UP | Independent | |||
2017 | Innervisions | UNO Stereo | Innervisions | Independent | |||
2017 | Vintage Modern (all tracks excluding Tiny Angels & Letters) | 360 | Vintage Modern | EMI Music Australia | |||
2017 | Just a Thought | 360 | VI | EMI Music Australia | |||
2017 | God Mode | 360 | VI | EMI Music Australia | |||
2017 | Moments (feat. Gavin James) | Bliss n Eso | Off the Grid | Illusive | 2 × Platinum | ||
2017 | Fit In | David Dallas | Hood Country Club | Independent | |||
2017 | Play It Safe | Seth Sentry | Play It Safe | Independent | |||
2016 | wdubi (feat. Nasty Mars, Marcus) | Baro | Just Problems You Need to Know | teamtrick. | |||
2016 | Got U | UNO Stereo | Got U | Independent | |||
2016 | 40 Days | B Wise | 40 Days | Independent | |||
2016 | Say It for Me | Maribelle | Overtake | Warner Music Australia | |||
2016 | Petty | Seth Sentry | Petty | Independent | |||
2016 | Second Heartbeat | Urthboy | The Past Beats Behind Me Like a Second Heartbeat | Elefant Traks | |||
2016 | The Arrow | Urthboy | The Past Beats Behind Me Like a Second Heartbeat | Elefant Traks | |||
2015 | Run | Seth Sentry | Strange New Past | Independent | |||
2015 | Nobody Like Me | Seth Sentry | Strange New Past | Independent | |||
2015 | Hell Boy | Seth Sentry | Strange New Past | Independent | |||
2015 | Violin | Seth Sentry | Strange New Past | Independent | |||
2015 | 1969 | Seth Sentry | Strange New Past | Independent | |||
2015 | Don't Wait Up | Tuka | Life Death Time Eternal | EMI Music Australia | |||
2015 | Everything | Tuka | Life Death Time Eternal | EMI Music Australia | |||
2014 | Django | Miracle | Mainland | Sony Music | [10] | ||
2014 | Learning | Miracle | Mainland | Sony Music | |||
2014 | Lost Boy | Miracle | Mainland | Sony Music | |||
2014 | Nintendo | Miracle | Mainland | Sony Music | |||
2014 | Rain Dance | Miracle | Mainland | Sony Music | |||
2014 | Live It Up | 360 | Utopia | EMI Music Australia | Platinum | ||
2014 | Still Rap | 360 | Utopia | EMI Music Australia | Platinum | ||
2014 | Man on the Moon | 360 | Utopia | EMI Music Australia | Platinum | ||
2013 | Break of Dawn | Jay Sean, Busta Rhymes | Neon | Cash Money Records | |||
2012 | Can You Feel It | Timomatic | Timomatic | Sony Music Australia | Platinum | ||
References
- "ARIA Awards". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "Urban Work of the Year". APRA AMCOS Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2012 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "Ed Sheeran Spends Fourth Week Topping ARIA Singles". noise11.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "ARIA Awards". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2019 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "ALBUM REVIEW: 360 – 'Vintage Modern'". otchiphop. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "360 Returns With New Song 'God Mode' In Lead-Up To New Album". musicfeeds.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "Hip-hopper Miracle counts his blessings". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2020.