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Nicholas Joseph Zinner (born December 8, 1974) is an American
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for the New York
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O (born Karen Lee Orzolek), guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complem ...
and a record producer. Zinner is an accomplished photographer.


Musical career

Before forming the Yeah Yeahs Yeahs with
Karen O Karen Lee Orzolek (born November 22, 1978) is a South Korean-born American singer, musician, and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist for the indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Early life She was born in Seoul, South Korea, the daughter of a Ko ...
and
Brian Chase Brian Chase (born February 12, 1978) is an American drummer and drone musician who plays in the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He was ranked at #50 in Gigwise's list of ''The Greatest Drummers of All Time''. He plays drums with tradition ...
in 2000, Zinner attended
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where he played in the Boba Fett Experience, who later changed their name to Challenge of the Future because of concerns about being sued by
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. The band moved to
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in the late 1990s and broke up in 2001. Since 2001, Zinner has many collaborative efforts with such acts as
TV on the Radio TV on the Radio (TVOTR) is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2001. The band consists of Tunde Adebimpe (vocals, loops), David Andrew Sitek (guitars, keyboards, loops), Kyp Malone (vocals, guitars, bass, loops), and Jale ...
,
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,
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,
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, and
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. He contributed guitar and keyboard to several tracks on Bright Eyes' 2005 album ''
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'' and went on tour with the band as part of the rotating roster. In 2005, Zinner formed a band Head Wound City along with members from
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and The Blood Brothers. Zinner produced the re-mix of the track 'Compliments' on British group
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's 2005 album ''
Silent Alarm Remixed ''Silent Alarm Remixed'' is the remix album to ''Silent Alarm'', the debut album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was released on 29 August 2005 in the British Isles on Wichita Recordings, the band's primary label, and on 13 September ...
'', and has remixed The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower's song, "INRI," on their ''INRI ep''. Zinner has also remixed Single Frame's song, "People are Germs," in addition to appearing in the music video. In 2007, he also re-mixed
The Hives The Hives are a Swedish rock band that rose to prominence in the early 2000s during the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the album ''Veni Vidi Vicious'', containing the single "Hate to Say I Told You So". T ...
's song, " Tick Tick Boom", which was used as a B-side for the release of their single "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S". In August 2009, Zinner was included at number 16 in NME magazine's future 50 list. In early 2011, Zinner contributed guitar to the song "Go" by
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. In May 2011, Zinner was commissioned to curate, compose and lead a performance ''41 Strings'' in NYC to celebrate the 41st
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. The performance, in which he collaborated with musicians
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and Ben Vida, involved 41 players of various stringed instruments, plus additional percussion and synthesiser parts. 41 Strings was performed at Sydney Opera House in Australia as part of Sydney Festival 2012, and Royal Festival Hall in London UK as part of James Lavelle's Meltdown in 2014 with guest guitarists from The XX, Savages, Deap Vally, Damon Albarn band, Magic Numbers and The Verve. In 2013, Zinner reformed his college band Challenge of the Future in order to play a benefit show at Union Pool in Brooklyn to raise money for the daughter of a friend who died. Challenge of the Future then released the single "You Can't Call Off the Dog," which was recorded at Adrian Grenier's Wreckroom studio in New York. In 2013, Zinner produced and recorded Santigold's contribution to the Catching Fire soundtrack 'Shooting Arrows at the Sky'. The 2015 album “Music in Exile” by
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an band
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was produced by him. In 2016 he produced the album ''Femejism'' by
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and "Sports" by Fufanu. In 2018, Zinner was announced as the new guitarist of the alternative rock band
The Rentals The Rentals are an American rock band fronted by vocalist Matt Sharp. Sharp has been the only consistent member since the group's inception. The band's best selling single is "Friends of P" (1995). The Rentals released two albums, ''Return of t ...
, with the band's upcoming fourth album featuring him set to be released in 2019.


Photography

Zinner studied photography at
Bard College Bard College is a private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The campus overlooks the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, and is within the Hudson River Historic ...
and also in Lacoste, France. He has released four separate collections of his work: ''No Seats on the Party Car'' (2001), ''Slept in Beds'' (2003), ''I hope you are all happy now'' (2004) which features an introduction written by director Jim Jarmusch, and ''Please Take Me Off the Guest List'' (2010). An exhibit – ''1001 Images'' – of Zinner's photographs was mounted in NYC in October 2010 and in San Francisco in February 2011. In January 2011, Zinner was commissioned by
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to shoot their Winter ’11 advertising campaign. In May 2011 A further exhibit of his photographs was mounted at the Anastasia Photo Gallery in New York City, featuring shots of the crowds at his concerts.


Album appearances

* The Blood Brothers – ''
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'' (2004) – "Wolf Party" * Bright Eyes – ''
Digital Ash in a Digital Urn ''Digital Ash in a Digital Urn'' is the seventh studio album by American band Bright Eyes, released on January 25, 2005 by Saddle Creek Records, the same day as their sixth album ''I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning''. It peaked at number 15 in the ...
'' (2005 ·
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) * Head Wound City – '' Head Wound City'' EP (2005) *
Bloc Party Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Loui ...
– ''
Silent Alarm Remixed ''Silent Alarm Remixed'' is the remix album to ''Silent Alarm'', the debut album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was released on 29 August 2005 in the British Isles on Wichita Recordings, the band's primary label, and on 13 September ...
'' (2005) – "Compliments (Shibuyaka Remix By Nick Zinner)" * The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower – ''
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'' (EP) (2006) – "INRI (Nick Zinner Remix)" *
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– ''
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'' (2008) * Nickel Eye – '' The Time of the Assassins'' (2009) * N.A.S.A. – ''
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'' (2009) – "Whachadoin?" *
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– ''
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'' (2012) – "Dream Tonight" *
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– ''
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'' (2012) *
Songhoy Blues Songhoy Blues is a desert blues music group from Timbuktu, Mali. The band was formed in Bamako after being forced to leave their homes during the civil conflict and the imposition of Sharia law. The band released its debut album, ''Music in Exile ...
– '' Music in Exile'' * Head Wound City – '' A New Wave of Violence'' (2016) *
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– '' 99¢'' (2016) *
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– ''
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'' (2018) *
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– ''
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'' (2019) – "Dylan Thomas" and "Dominoes" *
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– '' Why Me? Why Not.'' (2019) *
Phoebe Bridgers Phoebe Lucille Bridgers (born August 17, 1994) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She has released two solo albums, ''Stranger in the Alps'' (2017) and ''Punisher'' (2020), both of which received critical acclaim ...
– ''
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'' (2020) – "I Know The End" *
Santigold Santi White (born September 25, 1976), known professionally as Santigold (formerly Santogold), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. '' Billboard'' presented her in 2022, saying: "Spanning punk rock, hip-hop, and dance music, S ...
– ''
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'' (2022)


References


External links


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