# TUNE IN: NICK VIVID Takes Over SPIN’s Twitch for an Electro-Funk Powerhouse Performance on 12/16 - Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/tune-in-nick-vivid-takes-over-spins-twitch-for-an-electro-funk-powerhouse-performance-on-12-16/ - Published: 2021-12-15T11:00:00-06:00 - Author: Eugene Tierney [[ _“Spinning around 1970s disco and funk, and set around Vivid’s panache of falsetto, _No More Secrets _treks through trance pulses of _**_ _**_‘We Can Ride’ and mellower moves of ‘Blackmail’ and ‘The Sky is Falling.’  First single ‘Hush Money (Straight to the Bribe),’ explores one’s choices–for all the right and wrong reasons.”_ – ** American Songwriter** “No More Secrets_ opens a door to escape the norm, incessant worries, and go someplace new from the first single ‘Hush Money (Straight to Bribe)’ addressing bullshit vs. honest, the empowering ‘We Can Ride,’ reflections of the pandemic and self-sabotage on ‘I Wanna Reign Again’ and ‘Ain’t Enough,’ and starting over with a cleaner palette on ‘Blank Slate.’_ – **Flaunt** _“Nick Vivid might just be New York City’s most exciting and experimental underground artist, mixing exploratory, acid-rock wildness with gut-punch dance and electronic sounds.”_ – **Guitar World** _“One of today’s most unique, contemporary artists” – _**Performer Magazine** “[No More Secrets is] _a glam disco and you’re all invited!_” – **DeClunk Mag **__ **Thursday, Dec. 16th 7:00pm EST/4pm PSTCatch a Very Special Livestream Performance ofNYC Indie Electronic Funk Artist # **NICK VIVID** **on SPIN X Twitch** **[https://www.twitch.tv/spinmag](https://www.twitch.tv/spinmag)** ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/2aedcac5- 33c9-8ae0-895c-e49eb22a34de.jpg?resize=462%2C612&ssl=1) Not beholden to any trends, **Nick Vivid** states, “I think I’ve found a way to fuse everything I love about ‘60s psychedelic funk, ‘70s glam rock, ‘80s new wave, and ‘90s hip hop into my own voice.” The sounds of Nick Vivid’s fourth album** **_ [**No More Secrets**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=06495a5d18&e=615f2b8493)_“ champions that dirty DIY vibe” and features even more “analog goodness” than his prior releases.  “It’s important to me to never lose that spirit I had when I was 16 making my first records.”  Both of Vivid’s parents passed away since the release of his last album and he has since been able to look at his relationships with them more objectively.  The family secrets didn’t need to be hidden anymore and even though there weren’t any super dark ones in Vivid’s case, it allowed him “to see [his] relationship with them more honestly than [he} did when they were alive.”  Vivid’s latest single from _No More Secrets_ is “[**Blackmail**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=875bbda9ad&e=615f2b8493),” a** **lo-fi synth tune about empty threats while the prior single, the psychedelic track “[**I Wanna Reign Again**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=af80b78fc6&e=615f2b8493)” is about how he, like most people after all the Covid lockdowns and restrictions, just wants to “get back out there and live again.” The album’s other singles  “[**Trainers**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=f77fe27ec8&e=615f2b8493)”( about second chances and starting anew when something isn’t working out the way you want it to) and “[**Hush Money (Straight to the Bribe)**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=e79ca1c9c5&e=615f2b8493)”( about the choice of being a “bullshitter” vs. being an “honest person”) hone in on a main theme on the album of owning one’s choices as to who we are and what we’re about and how personal limits can be shattered the moment we decide to shatter them. Vivid also recently released an original Christmas single, “[**Christmas Alone**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=af07c299e5&e=615f2b8493)” out now. Nick Vivid - Blackmail [Official Music Video] [⌊Nick Vivid - Blackmail [Official Music Video]⌉⌊Nick Vivid - Blackmail [Official Music Video]⌉ Watch this video on YouTube **Nick Vivid “Blackmail”** Nick Vivid was raised in Buffalo, NY and was introduced to soul and blues music by a radio DJ father and a glam rock-loving mother whose musical tastes shaped his musical output. He eventually moved to NYC to work with Bill Aucoin (original manager of KISS and Billy Idol) and had released three solo albums prior to _No More Secrets( _April 2016’s _Watch_ _It_ _Fly_, October 2017’s _Nicksploitation_, and May 2019’ s _Blissed_ _Out)._ While Vivid is a front man/solo musician/song and dance man, he is also a multi-instrumentalist (_guitar,_ _bass, drums,_ _keys_) as well as engineer and producer – an all-encompassing artist.  _**No More Secrets**_ by ** Nick** **Vivid** is available now _via_ **MegaPlatinumRecords.** **Listen **[**here**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=aed3ed96e8&e=615f2b8493). **[Website](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=40e7034f52&e=615f2b8493) | [Instagram](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=5745441272&e=615f2b8493) | [Twitter](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=488e4be1ad&e=615f2b8493) | [Facebook](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=2fd1e8e184&e=615f2b8493) | [Spotify](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=a9ba219be4&e=615f2b8493) | [YouTube](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=c2c637dc88&e=615f2b8493)** ### Share this: * [ Facebook ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tune-in-nick-vivid-takes-over-spins-twitch-for-an-electro-funk-powerhouse-performance-on-12-16/?share=facebook) * [ X ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tune-in-nick-vivid-takes-over-spins-twitch-for-an-electro-funk-powerhouse-performance-on-12-16/?share=x) * [ Email ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tune-in-nick-vivid-takes-over-spins-twitch-for-an-electro-funk-powerhouse-performance-on-12-16/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TUNE%20IN%3A%20NICK%20VIVID%20Takes%20Over%20SPIN%27s%20Twitch%20for%20an%20Electro-Funk%20Powerhouse%20Performance%20on%2012%2F16&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyrdcast.com%2Ftune-in-nick-vivid-takes-over-spins-twitch-for-an-electro-funk-powerhouse-performance-on-12-16%2F&share=email) * [ LinkedIn ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tune-in-nick-vivid-takes-over-spins-twitch-for-an-electro-funk-powerhouse-performance-on-12-16/?share=linkedin) * [ Mastodon ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tune-in-nick-vivid-takes-over-spins-twitch-for-an-electro-funk-powerhouse-performance-on-12-16/?share=mastodon) * [ Nextdoor ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tune-in-nick-vivid-takes-over-spins-twitch-for-an-electro-funk-powerhouse-performance-on-12-16/?share=nextdoor) * [ Pinterest ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tune-in-nick-vivid-takes-over-spins-twitch-for-an-electro-funk-powerhouse-performance-on-12-16/?share=pinterest) * [ Reddit ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tune-in-nick-vivid-takes-over-spins-twitch-for-an-electro-funk-powerhouse-performance-on-12-16/?share=reddit) * [ Tumblr ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tune-in-nick-vivid-takes-over-spins-twitch-for-an-electro-funk-powerhouse-performance-on-12-16/?share=tumblr) ### Like this: Like Loading… ### _Related_