Nick Barat

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Barat at the 2014 Spring Awakening Music Festival
Background information
Birth nameNick Barat
Born (1981-01-25) January 25, 1981 (age 43) [1]
Origin New Jersey, U.S. [2]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • DJ
Years active2004–present
Labels Fool's Gold
Website www.catchdubs.com

Nick Barat [3] (born January 25, 1981), [1] better known by his stage name Nick Catchdubs, is an American record producer and DJ from New Jersey. [4] He is a co-founder of Fool's Gold Records. [5] [6] He has also served as an associate editor at The Fader . [7] In 2013, Stereogum called him "the best party DJ in the game right now." [8] He resides in Brooklyn, New York. [9]

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Career

In 2012, Barat released After Hours, a collaborative mixtape with rapper Jackie Chain. [10] It was chosen by Stereogum as their Mixtape of the Week. [11] In that year, he performed live with Danny Brown at the MoMA PS1's Warm Up. [12] In 2013, he released his first single, "Bizness", which featured vocal contributions from Iamsu! and Jay Ant. [13] In 2014, he released "Wuts That", a single which featured rapper B.I.C. [14] In 2015, he released his first studio album, Smoke Machine. [15] It featured guest appearances from the likes of Troy Ave, Heems, Iamsu!, and Jay Ant. [16] Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of B−, calling it "a damn good record to spin at a party this summer." [17] In 2019, he released a studio album, UFO. [18]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Mixtapes

EPs

Singles

DJ mixes

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References

  1. 1 2 Nick Catchdubs (January 25, 2011). "thanks for all the overnight birthday wishes. now for the 1st donut of my 3rd decade..." Twitter . Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ↑ Lobenfeld, Claire (March 28, 2016). "Mellow Gold: Nick Catchdubs on "EDM fatigue", Danny Brown and Night Shift". Fact . Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ Wieczner, Jen (September 3, 2012). "Spinning at Parties Within the Party". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ Breihan, Tom (February 26, 2015). "Nick Catchdubs – "Full House" (Feat. Troy Ave & Heems)". Stereogum . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ Scott, Damien (October 14, 2009). "Interview: Donnis, A-Trak & Catchdubs Talk Fool's Gold Deal". Complex . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ Gordon, Jeremy (February 26, 2015). "Fool's Gold's Nick Catchdubs Announces Debut LP Smoke Machine, Shares "Full House" Ft. Heems and Troy Ave". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ Hughes, Josiah (June 22, 2008). "Nick Catchdubs / Fordinho / Teddy Celebration - Hi-Fi Club, Calgary AB June 7". Exclaim! . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ Lobenfeld, Claire (July 23, 2013). "Nick Catchdubs – "Bizness" (Feat. Iamsu! & Jay Ant)". Stereogum . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ Hooper, Jessica (January 26, 2012). "Last Night (Being) a DJ Saved My Life - How to play music for a party". Rookie . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  10. ↑ Goble, Corban (February 8, 2012). "Download Jackie Chain After Hours Mixtape". Stereogum . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  11. ↑ Breihan, Tom (February 15, 2012). "Mixtape Of The Week: Jackie Chain & Nick Catchdubs After Hours". Stereogum . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  12. ↑ Riazati, Sarah (August 29, 2012). "Interview: Danny Brown, Nick Catchdubs and Just Blaze at MoMA PS1 Warm Up". The Fader . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  13. ↑ Chung, Max (July 23, 2013). "V-EDM Playlist: Nick Catchdubs x tyDi x Rudimental x Jody Wisternoff & James Grant". Vibe . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  14. ↑ Dowling, Marcus (September 11, 2014). "Nick Catchdubs ft. B.I.C. - "Wuts That"". Complex . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  15. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (May 22, 2015). "Kehlani and Nick Catchdubs Release New Albums". The New York Times . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  16. ↑ Frydenlund, Zach (May 2, 2015). "Stream Nick Catchdubs' 'Smoke Machine' Album". Complex . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  17. ↑ Levy, Pat (May 1, 2015). "Nick Catchdubs – Smoke Machine". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  18. ↑ Mlynar, Phillip (August 20, 2019). "Nick Catchdubs: UFO". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 31, 2019.
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