Exhibition Inspired by Derek Nicoletto's JUST PANIC AND GET IT OVER WITH Set for 287 Spring Gallery, 7/12-14
By: BWW News Desk Jul. 01, 2013
Electropop singer/songwriter, Derek Nicoletto's EP, Just Panic And Get It Over With released this Spring, is inspiring art exhibitions of the same name internationally, with the first collection scheduled to show in NYC at 287 Spring Gallery, July 12-14th 2013.
The artists will include: Aaron Barr, Aaron Saucier, A.E. Kieren, Al Benkin, Brad Ouellette, Charlotte Becket, Crash Hottman, Christopher Stout, Derek Nicoletto, Emma Gluckman, Emmy Mikelson, Fernando Carpenana, John Bateman, krys fox, Leigh Munro, Luke Kurtis (Jordan S.), Marko Kalfa, Michela Buttignol, Ned Stresen-Reuter, Pascal Blondeau, Paul Toussaint, Rob Ordonez, Tohmas Elmlund, Wade Schaming, and William Hopper.
All of the artists are local to New York, save for Crash Hottman from Atlanta and Richard Schemmerer from Portland. Other cities slated forJust Panic And Get It Over With-inspired exhibitions include Manchester, UK, Provincetown, MA, Honolulu and others to be confirmed soon.
In the words of Derek Nicoletto, JUST PANIC AND GET IT OVER WITH is a worldwide visual art movement set to the soundtrack of the six-song record Just Panic And Get It Over With. Each event will feature talented local artists, both famous and lesser-known, who have created a piece inspired by a song from the record." The only stipulation is that they do not make Nicoletto the subject of the piece.
MORE ABOUT THE MUSIC: 'JUST PANIC AND GET IT OVER WITH' by DEREK NICOLETTO: Derek Nicoletto is back with a profound and empowering 6-song collection, Just Panic And Get It Over With on 7 Trick Pony Records. As a more eclectic follow-up to his debut,Kind Ghosts, Just Panic and Get It Over With showcases Nicoletto's full-bodied, flexible rock voice, twisting sometimes in multiple melodies over a thoughtful electro-pop score. Just Panic... marks Nicoletto's most impressive performances to date, and the songs on Just Panic... are inspiring some of the world's finest visual artists to create pieces to be displayed in celebration of the release.
Just Panic And Get It Over With invites the listener to dance or to dream. It kicks off with an unconventional, bass-driven anthem, "Kings Are We," followed by the swirling, retro flirtation of "F5." In the record's darker middle section, Nicolettobelts out the rocker, "Hell in Gramercy" and soars through "Mother Numb It," a song drawn from a scene from Nicoletto's troubled childhood. In "Blink of an Eye," Nicoletto narrates both sides of love and heartbreak. Nicoletto caps off the listen with the Bowie-esque "San Simeon," the most hopeful and arguably one of the most striking songs on the album with its dense poetry, lilting vocals and intricate grooves. Start to finish this album is as exciting as it is heartfelt. Nicoletto will be celebrating the release at Arlene's Grocery on April 19 - the first performance in a soon-to-be announced national tour.
"I trusted my bandmate, producer Kiyanu Kim and his vision for this album. Just Panic And Get It Over With took me into darker, but more liberated directions as a performer, songwriter and lyricist. I cannot wait to bring that freedom to the stage," Nicoletto said.
To accompany the tour for Just Panic and Get It Over With, Nicoletto is curating a number of art exhibitions around the world starting in NYC, the city he calls home. Over twenty and counting handpicked visual artists are currently in the process of creating pieces inspired by a song of their choice from Just Panic And Get It Over With. After the SoHo, NYC gallery opening in mid-July, a number of other international cities will be announced as the next step for the Just Panicexhibition tour. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements in the next months.
Charting on hundreds of FM and college stations or live on Sirius radio, Derek's songs have reached millions of people on the radio waves. His songs have been used in over 25 television programs and several commercials. Most recently: MTV (several shows), VH1, NBC, CBS, NBC Dateline, FuseTV, E!, A&E, Sports NY, Spike TV, LOGO, Lifetime, OWN. Comm: KMart, Levi's, Radio Shack, Hyundai, State Farm, PGA Tour, and more.
Just Panic and Get It Over With follows Derek Nicoletto's first-ever solo album, Kind Ghosts (2011 7 Trick Pony/Island Def Jam Distribution). On his debut, Nicoletto flaunted a more electropop direction from his former rock band, Telling on Trixie.
Having penned scores of pop/rock songs for his own bands, other artists and commercial projects, Nicoletto has become a well-known voice in the independent music scene and a voting member of the Grammy Awards. The journey of his sophomore effort includes visual art movements and live performances that stretch into the most inventive and expressive territory of his career to date.
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