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Nurko | |
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| Birth name | Jackson Leech |
| Also known as | Nurko |
| Born | November 4, 1991 New Jersey, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, DJ, record producer |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Website | https://www.nurkomusic.com/ |
Jackson Leech (born 4 November, 1991), known professionally as Nurko, is an American electronic dance music producer, musician, and DJ.[1]
Leech has worked on numerous notable remixes, such as on fellow producer Illenium's remix album of his third studio album, Ascend, remixing "Take You Down".[2] The two later collaborated on "Sideways" released in 2021 featuring Valerie Broussard, which debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart.[3] Additionally, Leech remixed "American Spirit" by American duo Meg & Dia in June 2020, the latter of which he had previously worked with in his track "Faith" released on 4 March 2020. He then went on to remix "Need Your Love" by EDM artists Seven Lions and Gryffin.[4]
In December 2020, Nurko was highlighted as one of a few 'Artists to Watch in 2021' suggested by Dancing Astronaut following a very positive 2020.[5][6]
On August 7 2022, Nurko announced that he had signed to the record label Astralwerks, with his first single released on the label 'Eternity' with Dayce Williams released on August 19.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Leech was born on 4 November 1991 in New Jersey, United States.
Growing up in a musical household, Leech learned how to play the drums and later the piano.[8][9]
Leech went to a Shpongle show in New York when he was a senior in High School, and this motivated him to learn to produce music.[8]
His musical influences 'include Franz Schubert, Amon Tobin, Philip Glass, Skrillex, Porter Robinson and Seven Lions'.[10]
Career[edit]
The name 'Nurko' originates from Leech's hometown in New Jersey, as a street called Nurko Road.[11]
2015–2018: Early career and remixes[edit]
Nurko released his first single, "Goodbye", in May 2015 on Chill Nation, a channel part of the Trap Nation group.[12] His first remix, "Back to You" by WILD, was released in 2016 on MrSuicideSheep's second channel, SuicideSheeep, and currently has over 1 million views. He continued to release both remixes and originals between 2016 and 2018, including the two of three collaborations with singer Misdom and a collaboration with EDM duo Last Heroes on 'Promise Me' featuring Jessie Chambers released on NoCopyrightSounds in July 2018.[13]
In October 2018, Nurko released his breakout remix of Halsey's "Without Me" with another EDM artist Miles Away which as of February 2022 has over 40 million views on YouTube.[14] Leech then went on to work with Miles Away for two more remixes, Zara Larsson's 'Ruin My Life' and another Halsey track, "Nightmare", which was released in 2019.[15][16]
2019–2021: Collaborations, charts debut, notable remixes and tours[edit]
Nurko released his first track on his current label Proximity in January 2019 with his song "Breathe Without" featuring Luma, with his next on the label being "If It Isn't You" with Brayden Kehler released later that year.
2020 saw lots of new music from Nurko, with seven remixes, including a remix of Seven Lion's "Senseless" featuring Tyler Graves in July, and six original tracks including collaborations with British singer RØRY on "Better Off Lonely" and Dia Frampton on "Faith".[17]
With the release of Dabin's second album, Wild Youth, Nurko joined his tour 'Into The Wild' as support, however this was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[18] The tour was later rescheduled for 2021.[19]
During an Insomniac livestream performed in February 2021, Nurko revealed his collaborations with fellow producer Illenium and Canadian EDM producer Dabin.[20]
Nurko then featured on Illenium's fourth album, Fallen Embers, with their collaboration "Sideways" featuring Valerie Broussard. The single was released on 7 May 2021, and debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart. It also placed 33rd on the year-end Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart.[3][21] Furthermore, he also featured on Dabin's third album, Between Broken, with their single 'When This Is Over' featuring Canadian singer Donovan Woods.[22]
In August 2021, a collaboration between Canadian EDM duo Adventure Club and Leech was released called "Colorblind", with vocals from Dayseeker. The single would go on to feature on Adventure Club's sophomore album, Love//Chaos.[23]
In November 2021, Nurko released his collaboration with William Black titled "Worth It" which also appeared on Black's album, Pieces.[24] Following this, Nurko announced his first single of his debut EP, 'Disappearing Now' featuring singer Chandler Leighton.[25]
On 3 December 2021, Nurko played at Illenium's debut festival, Ember Shores.[26][27]
Leech ended 2021 off with an EDM cover of Leonard Cohen’s 1984 song “Hallelujah” with singer Devon Baldwin on Insomniac's Lost In Dreams label.[28][29]
2022–present: Arrival EP and Astralwerks[edit]
Nurko announced the title of his debut EP, Arrival, in January 2022, with a US Tour with the same name also revealed with locations such as the Webster Hall.[30]
In January 2022, Nurko was announced to be playing at the 2022 Ubbi Dubbi festival in April alongside other names such as Diplo and Excision.[31]
Nurko was also announced to be supporting German EDM artist Virtual Riot on his Simulation Album tour at the Hollywood Palladium in April 2022.[32]
On 4 February 2022, Nurko released his second single of his EP "Lost Without You" with fellow EDM producer duo Crystal Skies and KnownAsNat providing the vocals for the track.[33]
Nurko released his third single from the Arrival EP, titled "Spinnin' Wheels" featuring American singer JT Roach on 3 March 2022.[34] Following this, he announced the release of the EP's 4th and final single, 'Breathing Again' with singer Skye Silansky, which released on 24 March with the full EP.[35][36]
On 17 May, Leech released his collaboration with ARMNHMR and Micah Martin called "Won't Make A Sound", which was originally teased two years prior in a livestream by ARMNHMR.[37] The track was released on Monstercat and features in the game Rocket League.
On 3 June, Nurko released his first remix in almost two years with his remix of 'Bittersweet Melody' by Said The Sky, which then featured on the Sentiment Remixes album.[38]
Nurko was announced to be playing at Illenium's Ember Shores festival for the second year on June 14.[39]
On 7 August, Nurko announced that he had joined the Astralwerks label on Twitter, with his first single on the label being a collaboration with singer Dayce Williams titled 'Eternity' released on 19 August.[40]
Discography[edit]
Albums / EPs[edit]
| Title | Details | Peak Chart Positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Dance | ||
| Faith (The Remixes) - EP |
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| Blindspot (Remixes) |
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| Arrival - EP |
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| Arrival (Remixes) |
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Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Dance |
US Dance Digital | |||
| "Goodbye" | 2015 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Your Embrace" | — | — | — | ||
| "Cloud 9" | 2016 | — | — | — | |
| "Let Me Go"
(featuring Alina Renae) |
2017 | — | — | — | |
| "With You" (featuring Misdom) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Million Birds" (featuring Elle Vee) |
2018 | — | — | — | |
| "FLM" (with SUAHN featuring BAER) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Falling Again"
(featuring Roniit) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Katana" | — | — | — | ||
| "Promise Me"
(with Last Heroes featuring Jessie Chambers) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Right Now"
(featuring Misdom) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Fly Away"
(featuring Elle Vee) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Safe"
(featuring Zack Gray) |
— | — | — | ||
| "So Far Gone"
(featuring Autrey) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Sunsets"
(featuring Olivia Lunny) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Tonight"
(featuring Luma) |
2019 | — | — | — | |
| "Breathe Without"
(featuring Luma) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Naked Soul"
(with Cherney and Elle Vee) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Clouds"
(featuring Delaney Kai) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Trust"
(with Adam Pearce featuring Gioto) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Till The End"
(featuring Misdom) |
— | — | — | ||
| "If It Isn't You"
(featuring Brayden Kehler) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Faith"
(featuring Dia Frampton) |
2020 | — | — | — | |
| "You Can Be My Light"
(with Trivecta featuring Monika Santucci) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Better Off Lonely"
(featuring RØRY) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Blindspot, Pt. 1"
(featuring Devon Baldwin) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Blindspot, Pt. 2"
(featuring Devon Baldwin) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Here Right Now"
(featuring Monika Santucci) |
2021 | — | — | — | |
| "Sideways"
(with Illenium and Valerie Broussard) |
— | 10[3] | 12[41] | Fallen Embers | |
| "When This Is Over"
(with Dabin featuring Donovan Woods) |
— | — | — | Between Broken | |
| "Colorblind"
(with Adventure Club featuring Dayseeker) |
— | — | — | Love//Chaos | |
| "Worth It"
(with William Black featuring Essenger) |
— | — | — | Pieces | |
| "Disappearing Now"
(featuring Chandler Leighton) |
— | — | — | Arrival EP | |
| "Hallelujah"
(featuring Devon Baldwin) |
— | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Lost Without You"
(with Crystal Skies featuring KnownAsNat) |
2022 | — | — | — | Arrival EP |
| "Spinnin' Wheels"
(featuring JT Roach) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Breathing Again"
(featuring skye silansky) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Won't Make A Sound"
(with ARMNHMR featuring Micah Martin) |
— | — | — | Non-album singles | |
Remixes[edit]
| Title | Year | Original artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Back to You" | 2016 | WILD | Non-album remixes |
| "Lost In You" | Cavaro featuring Faheem | Lost In You (Nurko Remix) | |
| "High Tide" | 2017 | Creaky Jackals featuring WILD | Non-album remixes |
| "Right Here" | Keys N Krates with KRANE | ||
| "Paper Crowns" | 2018 | Egzod featuring Leo The Kind | Paper Crowns (Nurko Remix) |
| "Strangers" | Emily Vaughn | Non-album remixes | |
| "Without Me"
(with Miles Away) |
Halsey | ||
| "Ruin My Life"
(with Miles Away) |
Zara Larsson | ||
| "Gone My Way" | 2019 | Morgan Page featuring Pex L | Gone My Way (Nurko Remix) |
| "Nightmare"
(with Miles Away) |
Halsey | Non-album remixes | |
| "Bloom" | Dabin featuring Dia Frampton | Wild Youth - The Remixes | |
| "Too Far Gone" | Lost Kings featuring Anna Clendening | Too Far Gone Remixes | |
| "Takeaway" | The Chainsmokers with Illenium featuring Lennon Stella | Non-album remixes | |
| "Deep Blue" | 2020 | William Black featuring Monika Santucci | Pages - The Remixes |
| "Home" | MitiS featuring Niko Athanasatos | Shattered EP (Remixes) | |
| "Need Your Love" | Gryffin with Seven Lions featuring Noah Kahan | Need Your Love [Remixes] | |
| "Take You Down" | Illenium | Ascend (Remixes) | |
| "American Spirit" | Meg & Dia | happysad Remixes | |
| "Senseless" | Seven Lions featuring Tyler Graves | Find Another Way (Remixes) | |
| "Leave It All Behind" | Trivecta featuring Fagin | Everyday EP (Remixes) | |
| "Bittersweet Melody" | 2022 | Said The Sky featuring FRND | Sentiment (Remixes) |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Nurko Webpage". Nurko Music.
- ↑ Kocay, Lisa (15 May 2020). "ILLENIUM's 'Ascend' Remix Album Explained Track By Track". Forbes. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Murray, Gordon (2021-05-20). "ILLENIUM, Valerie Broussard & Nurko Score Top 10 Debut on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart With 'Sideways'". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ↑ "Gryffin and Seven Lions reveal May Day remixes of 'Need Your Love'". Dancing Astronaut. 2 May 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Dancing Astronaut's Artists to Watch in 2021". Dancing Astronaut. 25 December 2020.
- ↑ "Nurko follows through with almighty latter end to two-part Proximity original, 'Blindspot' with Devon Baldwin". Dancing Astronaut. 19 December 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Major, Michael (19 August 2022). "Nurko Teams With Dayce Williams for New Single 'Eternity'". Broadway World.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 O'Brien, Connor (22 February 2021). "Finding Your Sound and Filling Out Drops with Nurko". EDMProd.
- ↑ Fell, Grace (6 February 2020). "DJ to Watch: NURKO". Relentless Beats.
- ↑ Jacobson, Justin (16 January 2020). ""Catch a New Wav" – Interview With Nurko". By The Wavs.
- ↑ Nurko [@NurkoMusic]. "Nurko is a street in my hometown. there's guy with the last name Nurko that lives there and the street is named after him. He has no idea that I used his name twitter.com/NurkoMusic/status/1305970838500503557/photo/1" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ "Nurko - Goodbye". YouTube - Chill Nation. 29 May 2015.
- ↑ R, Dylan (26 July 2018). "NEW MUSIC - Nurko & Last Heroes – Promise Me (Feat. Jessie Chambers)". EDMSauce.
- ↑ "Nurko & Miles Away Team Up On Remix Of Halsey's "Without Me"". EDM Sauce. 17 October 2018.
- ↑ Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life (Nurko & Miles Away Remix), retrieved 2022-05-03
- ↑ Halsey - Nightmare (Nurko & Miles Away Remix), retrieved 2022-05-03
- ↑ Medina, Sophia (6 July 2020). "Seven Lions Releases "Find Another Way" EP Remix Package". EDM Sauce.
- ↑ Milligan, Kaitlin (17 January 2020). "Dabin Announces 'Into The Wild' US Tour & New Single". Broadway World.
- ↑ Dabin [@iamdabinlee] (May 12, 2021). "🍃 INTO THE WILD TOUR IS BACK 🌱After several attempts at rescheduling this we are back. Some new shows, some bigger venues, and some surprise guests that I'll be announcing soon! Can't wait to see you all there ❤️ Tickets here: bit.ly/DabinTour" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Nurko shares Insomniac drive-in stream featuring the grand reveal of his Illenium and Dabin IDs". Dancing Astronaut. 8 Feb 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "YEAR-END CHARTS - Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard.
- ↑ Goldenberg, Ross (28 May 2021). "Dabin and Nurko seamlessly cross melodic bass sides with Donovan Woods on 'When This Is Over'". Dancing Astronaut.
- ↑ Bonavoglia, Brian (18 August 2021). "Adventure Club Unites With Nurko For Emotionally Charged Single, "Colorblind"". DJ Times.
- ↑ Salafia, Zach (5 November 2021). "William Black puts all the right 'Pieces' together on sophomore album". Dancing Astronaut.
- ↑ Salafia, Zach (12 November 2021). "Nurko affirms he's no disappearing act on 'Disappearing Now' with Chandler Leighton". Dancing Astronaut.
- ↑ Cihak, Lennon (13 October 2021). "ILLENIUM'S EMBER SHORES FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2021 SCHEDULE". EDM.com.
- ↑ Goldenberg, Ross (21 September 2021). "ILLENIUM locks in star-studded Ember Shores team of Nurko, Said The Sky, HALIENE, and more". Dancing Astronaut.
- ↑ Salafia, Zach (17 December 2021). "Nurko asserts his melodic bass dominance on 'Hallelujah' with Devon Baldwin". Dancing Astronaut.
- ↑ "Nurko releases 'Hallelujah' with Devon Baldwin via Insomniac's Lost In Dreams Imprint". RadioandMusic.com. 22 December 2021.
- ↑ Salafia, Zach (16 January 2022). "Nurko announces first headlining tour for 2022 in lead up to debut EP, 'Arrival'". Dancing Astronaut.
- ↑ Medina, Sophia (17 January 2022). "Ubbi Dubbi Release Full 2022 Lineup". EDMTunes. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ↑ "Virtual Riot Simulation Album Tour – Insomniac". www.insomniac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ↑ E, Karen (4 February 2022). "Nurko And Crystal Skies Join Forces For 'Lost Without You'". EDM Sauce.
- ↑ Salafia, Zach (4 March 2022). "Nurko revs the EP engine on third 'Arrival' single, 'Spinnin' Wheels' with JT Roach". Dancing Astronaut.
- ↑ Salafia, Zach (24 March 2022). "Nurko shares 'Breathing Again' with Skye Silansky to round out debut EP". Dancing Astronaut.
- ↑ Sani, Niko (6 April 2022). "Nurko Takes Soaring Sound To New Heights On New EP, "Arrival"". EDM.com.
- ↑ Goldenberg, Ross (20 May 2022). "Nurko, ARMNHMR, and Micah Martin pair melodic bass and pop-punk on awaited ID, 'Won't Make A Sound'". Dancing Astronaut.
- ↑ Salafia, Zach (6 June 2022). "Nurko turns in take on Said The Sky, FRND's 'Bittersweet Melody'". Dancing Astronaut.
- ↑ Heffler, Jason (14 June 2022). "ILLENIUM ANNOUNCES MASSIVE LINEUP FOR EMBER SHORES 2022". EDM.com.
- ↑ "Artists - Astralwerks Records". Astralwerks.
- ↑ "Nurko - Billboard". Billboard.
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