Nick 13 - Biography
Nick 13 is a Los Angeles based Country singer/songwriter who explores the vintage American sounds of 1930s-1960s hillbilly, honky-tonk and bluegrass. Nick is best known as the singer, songwriter, guitarist and founder of the Psychobilly band Tiger Army, a three-piece he started in 1995. Tiger Army has released four albums: Tiger Army (Hellcat, 1999), II: Power Of Moonlite (Hellcat, 2001), III: Ghost Tigers Rise (Hellcat, 2004) and Music From Regions Beyond (Hellcat, 2007).
Nick’s self-titled 2011 debut was produced in Los Angeles and Nashville by Greg Leisz and James Intveld, with mixing duties handled by Grammy award winner Jim Scott (Wilco, Tom Petty, Dixie Chicks). Nick 13 crafts storytelling Americana songs of heartbreak, experience and passion, driven by his haunting and distinctive voice and acoustic guitar. Nick 13 has led national sold out shows, performing at Stagecoach, Hootenanny, and South By Southwest. He has also shared the stage with such Country legends as Merle Haggard and Ray Price. Nick is also a graduate of the Berkley Amoeba Music Store, and is a practioner of transcendental meditation.