News
May 6, 2008
"Which One?" has been chosen by the committee at Rockin' Romans to appear on the Best of New Catholic Music 2008 compilation CD, to be released this summer!
May 2, 2008
"Do Whatever He Tells You" is voted the #6 Top Mary Song at TopCatholicSongs.com
April 5-6, 2008
Nick gets to open for Jesse Manibusan at two of his "revival events" in Dayton. Check it out:
January 11, 2008
Article in Catholic Telegraph on Nick.
January 3, 2008
"Discover the Way" is voted the #4 song of 2007 at TopCatholicSongs.com.
December 5, 2007
The rock version of "Discover the Way" goes to #1 on Soundclick's Christian rock chart and the ballad version goes to #1 on Soumdclick's Christian pop chart.
November 8-10, 2007
Nick sings the theme song "Discover the Way" at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Columbus, OH in front of 20,000 people at Nationwide Arena. The song is played and sung 7 other times throughout the conference. The band led by Tom Booth included Joe Hand, Paul Melley, and Ed Bolduc. Choir was led by KAte Cuddy.
November 6, 2007
Discover the Way CDs arrive and are ready to be sold!
November 4, 2007
Nick is interviewed on the Grapevine On-Line Newsminute podcast. Check it out at episode_64_Nov_4_2007_GrapeVine_News_Minute.mp3 or search at www.gvonline.net
December 3, 2006
Nick and David and David's wife Teresa premiere the song “Discover
the Way” at the National Conference of Catholic Youth Ministers
in Las Vegas. Playing with them was the house band led by Kate Cuddy and
featuring Bobby Fisher and Gary Daigle. What an awesome experience!!!!
October 1, 2006
Nick's and David Smith's song “Discover the Way” is chosen
as the theme song for the 2007 National Catholic Youth Conference!
February 23-26, 2006
Nick and co-writer Martin Buchanan win the 2006 song write-off competition
with a song they wrote that weekend called "Takin' Time." Although Nick
didn't win the "Survivor" contest nor the "Tunesmith Song of the Year"
contest, his friends did! Eddie Heinzelman won "Survivor" and the song
"Gold Front Tooth" written by Eddie, Eric Measel, David E. Blowers, and
Marc-Alan Barnette won the 2005 "Song of the Year!"
January 2, 2006
Nick is named one of 15 "Tunesmith Survivors" and will compete in February
at the Seminar.
December 5, 2005
"Hearing Voices" is named one of the top songs from the Songwriters Workshop
at Southbrook, and will appear on the upcoming compilation CD!
December 4, 2005
Nick turns 40!
October 5, 2005
More gets a very favorable review from indie-music.com. Check
it out!
September 25, 2005
The Not-Ready-for-Noon-Mass Players are a major hit at the Holy Angels
parish festival. Nick joined Tom Townsend, Mary Russell, Tami Whalen,
Chris Robinson and Pat M. for a rip-roaring ride through all the hits
from the 60's to today!
August 5, 2005
Joy Davis' CD release party. Nick sings "Hearing Voices" at Joy's outstanding
concert, which also featured Keith May, and Zenergy.
July 16, 2005
CD release party at Night Sky Coffeehouse in Troy is a blast!!! Emily
Strand, Stefanie Welches, and The Common Taters help Nick and the band
have a great night of fun music!
July 12, 2005
More is finished, picked up and ready to go on sale! Finally!!!
June 23, 2005
Nick and Anne Marie celebrate 15 years of wedded bliss! Nick writes her
a song called "Lucky Boy."
May 18, 2005
Nick travels with Stefanie and Vaughn Welches and Jacque Morgan to record
"Hearing Voices" in Nashville. Produced by Charlie Craig (who made Alan
Jackson who he is today!)
February 25-27, 2005
Nick co-writes "Hearing Voices" with Joy Davis, Jacque Morgan, Stefanie
and Vaughn Welches, which wins first place in the contest. The prize is
a Nashville demo of the song!