Nick Fiorucci is a Canadian electronic and

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DJ, songwriter, remixer, producer, and founder of record label Hi-Bias Records, and founder and owner of

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, subscription-based digital

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. Fiorucci has done production and remix work for artists, including

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and

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. In 1999, Nick was the youngest person introduced into the Canadian Dance Music Hall of Fame. Fiorucci is the acting Chairman of the

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Dance Music committee for Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Education

Fiorucci graduated from

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, with an Audio Engineer Diploma in the recording arts and sciences.

Career

Fiorucci began his career as a DJ in the 80s and started his own record labels Big Shot Records in 1988 and Hi-Bias Records in 1990. By the late '90s, he became one of the prominent after mixers and producers of electronic dance music. Fiorucci was a part of the group called

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from mid-1997, after Mark Ryan parted ways with the group, after launching a music production imprint titled ''22 Green'', he became the songwriter and producer of Temperance. As a DJ, Fiorucci has appeared in clubs such as

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, and has done opening performances for acts such as New Order, among others. He opened Lobby, a restaurant with Reza Abedi in

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Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards and recognitions

In 1994, Fiorucci won Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for Red Light's (Miguel Graça and Robert Ouimet's) song named "Thankful". In November 1998, he received a No. 1 plaque awarded by

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) is a Canadian performance rights organization that represents the performing rights of more than 135,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. The organization collects ...

at The Left Bank in Toronto. In 2004, as an artist and producer, he won Urban Music Awards in the category "Dance Electronic Recording of The Year" for the song named "Make You Love Me", done together with Carlo Coppola. In 2008, he was nominated for

for his song "Every Time You Move". In 2018, he won

for his "Closer ft. Laurell".

References

External links

Personal website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fiorucci, Nick Living people Canadian DJs Canadian dance musicians Canadian electronic musicians Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year winners Musicians from Toronto Year of birth missing (living people)