Nicolay (musician)

Nicolay
Background information
Birth name	Matthijs Rook
Born	1974 (age 50–51) Zwijndrecht, Netherlands
Origin	Utrecht, Netherlands
Genres	Soul, electronic, instrumental, hip hop
Occupation(s)	Producer, musician
Instrument(s)	keys, guitar, bass, Pro Tools
Years active	2000– present
Labels	The Foreign Exchange Music
Website	www.nicolaymusic.com

Nicolay (born Matthijs Rook in 1974) is an electronica, R&B and hip hop record producer from the Netherlands, better known as one half of The Foreign Exchange. Due to his work, Nicolay now resides in the United States.

In December 2009, The Foreign Exchange were nominated for a Grammy, for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for the track "Daykeeper," ^[1] from their second album, Leave It All Behind. ^[2] Nicolay is the fourth Dutch person to be nominated. ^[3]

Discography

The Foreign Exchange

• Connected (2004, BBE)
• Leave It All Behind (2008, Foreign Exchange Music)
• Authenticity (2010, Foreign Exchange Music)
• Love in Flying Colors (2013, Foreign Exchange Music)
• Tales from the Land of Milk and Honey (2015, Foreign Exchange Music)

Nicolay & Kay

• TIME:LINE (EU Release: February 1, 2008 & US February 12, 2008, Nicolay Music Recordings)

Nicolay & The Hot At Nights

• Glaciers (2018, Foreign Exchange Music)

Solo

• Remix for Roy Ayers: "Funk in the Hole (Nicolay Mix)" (Roy Ayers Virgin Ubiquity Remixed) (2004, BBE)
• City Lights Vol. 1 (2005, BBE)
• Dutch Masters Mixtape V. 1 (2005, HardBoiled)
• City Lights Vol. 1.5 (2005, BBE)
• Here (2006, BBE)
• City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya (2009, The Foreign Exchange Music)
• City Lights Vol. 3: Soweto (2015, The Foreign Exchange Music)
• Nice Chops: The Dutch Schultz Tapes (2004-2008) (2023, The Foreign Exchange Music)
• Terra Firma (2024, The Foreign Exchange Music)
• Track Sound (2025, The Foreign Exchange Music)

Singles

• "I Am the Man" (2006, BBE)
• "I Love the Way You Love" (2006, BBE)
• "Lose Your Way" (2009, The Foreign Exchange Music)

See also

• Dutch hip hop

References

1. "The Foreign Exchange - Daykeeper feat. Muhsinah". Theforeignexchangemusic.com. September 8, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
2. "GRAMMY.com | The Official Site of Music's Biggest Night". Grammys.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. "BNN.NL". Statemagazine.nl. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

External links

• The Foreign Exchange Official website