Hot Sugar (musician)

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Hot Sugar
Birth nameNick Koenig
Origin New York City, New York, U.S.
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Occupation(s) Record producer
Years active2008–present
Labels
Website hotsugar.bandcamp.com

Nick Koenig, [8] better known by his stage name Hot Sugar, is an American record producer from New York City, New York. [9] He is the owner of the Noise Collector record label. [10] He starred in the 2015 documentary film Hot Sugar's Cold World . [11]

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Career

In 2011, Hot Sugar released his debut EP, Muscle Milk. [12] In that year, he produced the Roots' song "Sleep", which was included in their Undun album. [13] In 2012, he released the Moon Money EP, [12] as well as the Midi Murder EP. [14] In 2013, he released the Made Man EP. [15] In that year, he produced Kitty's song "Barbie Jeep". [16] In 2015, his debut studio album, God's Hand, was released on Break World Records. [6] He starred in Adam Bhala Lough's Hot Sugar's Cold World , [17] which received an honorable mention at the 2015 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. [18] In 2017, he released a studio album, The Melody of Dust. [7]

Hot Sugar's music has been used in Broad City . [1] He has collaborated with Antwon, Lakutis, Heems, Big Baby Gandhi, and Chippy Nonstop, among others. [19] He has also directed music videos for Lil Peep's "Awful Things", [20] Marshmello and Lil Peep's "Spotlight", [21] and the Smashing Pumpkins' "Solara". [22]

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." [3] He has been perfecting the technique since the age of 13. [23] 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". [24]

In a 2015 interview with Nylon , Hot Sugar stated that Kenneth Anger and John Waters are very important to him. [25] He said: "Their influence on modern culture is incalculable and their work is timelessly innovative." [25]

Personal life

Hot Sugar has dated Molly Soda [4] and Kitty. [26]

Controversy

In June 2018, Hot Sugar filed a defamation lawsuit against Ricky Eat Acid and Fish Narc, stating that they "are co-conspirators who have engaged in libel and slander, among other unlawful acts, against [Hot Sugar] over the course of years including recently through various social media publications such as Twitter and Wikipedia." [27] He initially sought at least $100,000 in damages, and reached settlements with both of them in August 2018. [27]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

EPs

Filmography

Feature films

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