Nic Martin, known professionally as UNO Stereo, is an Australian

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and artist based in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

. He has produced

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winning and

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nominated records. 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 Timothy Ugbedo Omaji (born 9 September 1987), better known by his stage name Timomatic, is a Nigerian-born Australian singer-songwriter and dancer. Omaji rose to fame as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance Australia (season 2), ''So You ...

and

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and producing for

Jay Sean Kamaljit Singh Jhooti (born 26 March 1981), better known by the stage name Jay Sean, is a British singer and songwriter. He debuted in the UK's Asian Underground scene as a member of the Rishi Rich Project with "Dance with You", which reached ...

and

Busta Rhymes Trevor George Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL wide receiver ...

, UNO Stereo worked on projects with prominent Australian rappers such as

Seth Sentry Seth Gabriel Marton (born 4 January 1983), who performs by his stage name Seth Sentry, is an Australian hip hop recording artist. He has released one extended play and two studio albums. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 he won the ARIA Award f ...

's album ''Strange New Past'', which won the ARIA Music Award for Best Urban Album, and

Bliss n Eso Bliss n Eso (formerly known as Bliss n' Esoterikizm) are an Australian hip hop trio based in Sydney. They are currently signed to Melbourne record label Illusive Sounds, and are managed and booked by label co-founders Adam Jankie and Matt Gudin ...

's platinum-certified single "Moments". He has also worked with

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, Horrorshow, Tuka,

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and

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. Since then, he has gone on to co-produce

Khalid Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.

's Grammy nominated debut studio album '' American Teen'' and

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's comeback album ''Vintage Modern''. He then dropped his own UNO Stereo collaborations, whilst his single "Got U" was streamed over two million times. He produced British artist

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'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 Kaiit ( ), born Kaiit Bellamia Waup on 29 October 1997 in Papua New Guinea), is a neo soul singer from Melbourne, Victoria. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 she won an ARIA Music Award in the category of Best Soul/R&B Release for "Miss Shiney" ...

Awards and nominations

* Won – 2019 ARIA Music Awards for Best Soul/R&B Release (

's "Miss Shiney") * Nominated −

2018 Grammy Awards The 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 28, 2018. The CBS network broadcast the show live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show was moved to January to avoid coinciding with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongch ...

for Best Urban Contemporary Album (

Khalid Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.

's '' American Teen'') * Nominated – 2018 APRA Awards for Urban Work of the Year (

feat. Gavin James' "Moments") * Won –

2015 ARIA Awards The 29th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) are a series of award ceremonies which include the 2015 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine ...

for Best Urban Album (

'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

References

External links

Nic Martin on AllMusic
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