UNO Stereo

UNO Stereo
UNO Stereo
Birth name	Nicholas Martin
Also known as	Nic Martin
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Hip hop, R&B, Pop
Occupation(s)	Music producer, songwriter, mixing engineer
Years active	2012–present

Nic Martin, known professionally as UNO Stereo, is an Australian record producer, songwriter and artist based in Melbourne. He has produced ARIA Music Award winning^[1] and APRA Award nominated records.^[2]

Martin went from bedroom-beatmaking at age 11 to recording and producing rap records at age 18 with long-time friend and collaborator Blessed (FKA Miracle). He worked his way into the music industry by teaming up with local talent and forming a group then known as Dream Big Music. His career progressed further with platinum-certified records from Timomatic^[3] and Justice Crew^[4] and producing for Jay Sean and Busta Rhymes, UNO Stereo worked on projects with prominent Australian rappers such as Seth Sentry's album Strange New Past, which won the ARIA Music Award for Best Urban Album,^[5] and Bliss n Eso's platinum-certified single "Moments".^[6] He has also worked with Illy, Horrorshow, Tuka, Urthboy and Drapht.

Since then, he has gone on to co-produce Khalid's Grammy nominated debut studio album American Teen^[7] and 360's comeback album Vintage Modern.^[8]^[9] He then dropped his own UNO Stereo collaborations, whilst his single "Got U" was streamed over two million times. He produced British artist Wiley's "Over It" and American rapper Wale's "Debbie", dropped a collaborative single with Canada's Maurice Moore ("Just 2"), and produced the ARIA Music Award-winning single "Miss Shiney" for neo soul musician Kaiit.

Awards and nominations[edit]

Won – 2019 ARIA Music Awards for Best Soul/R&B Release (Kaiit's "Miss Shiney")^[1]
Nominated − 2018 Grammy Awards for Best Urban Contemporary Album (Khalid's American Teen)^[7]
Nominated – 2018 APRA Awards for Urban Work of the Year (Bliss n Eso feat. Gavin James' "Moments")^[2]
Won – 2015 ARIA Awards for Best Urban Album (Seth Sentry's Strange New Past)

Discography[edit]

Solo[edit]

Innervisions – Single, 2013
Got U (feat. Majerle) – Single, 2016
Just 2 (feat. Maurice Moore) – Single, 2017
KEEP UP (feat. Mari and Majerle) – Single, 2017
Episodes, Vol. 1 – Mixtape, 2018
My Way (feat. Jordan Dennis) – Single, 2018
Innerludes – EP, 2020
TEXT (feat. Amindi) – Single, 2020
A Vibe Called Quest – Single, 2020
Discourse (feat. 18YOMAN) – Single, 2023
Passengers (feat. Liyah Knight) – Single, 2023
IDCT (feat. Billy Maree) – Single, 2023
Del Boca Vista Pt.2 – Single, 2023

Selected production and co-writes[edit]

Year	Song	Artist	Album	Label	Co-Writer	Producer	Certifications
2023	Del Boca Vista Pt. 2	UNO Stereo	Passengers	Warner Music Australia	Y	Y
2023	IDCT	UNO Stereo, Billy Maree	Passengers	Warner Music Australia	Y	Y
2023	Passengers	UNO Stereo, Liyah Knight	Passengers	Warner Music Australia	Y	Y
2023	Discourse	UNO Stereo, 18YOMAN	Passengers	Warner Music Australia	Y	Y
2023	Reservoir Dogs	Chillinit, Miko Mal	420DNA	420 Family	Y	Y
2023	No Peace	Jada Weazel	No Peace (EP)	EMI/ Univeral Music Australia	Y	Y
2023	Closer	Jada Weazel	No Peace (EP)	EMI/ Univeral Music Australia	Y	Y
2023	Hands Of Addiction	Jada Weazel	No Peace (EP)	EMI/ Univeral Music Australia	Y	Y
2023	Inhibitions	Jada Weazel	No Peace (EP)	EMI/ Univeral Music Australia	Y	Y
2023	Skin	Jada Weazel	No Peace (EP)	EMI/ Univeral Music Australia	Y	Y
2023	LET HER BE	Maina Doe	Let Her Be	Valve Sounds	Y	Y
2022	Naked	CVIRO, GXNXVS	Come On In (EP)	Warner Music Aus	Y	Y
2022	Nasty	CVIRO, GXNXVS, Jean Deaux	Come On In (EP)	Warner Music Aus	Y	Y
2022	In God We Trust	BLESSED	Aussie Blackstar	Warner Music Aus	Y	Y
2021	Tranquilize (REMIX)	Telenova	Tranquilize EP	Pointer Recordings	Y	Y
2021	Ezinna	B Wise, Milan Ring	Jamie	Semi Pro Sound, Sony Music Aus	Y	Y
2021	Black Visionary	B Wise, BLESSED	Jamie	Semi Pro Sound, Sony Music Aus	Y	Y
2021	Heavies	B Wise	Jamie	Semi Pro Sound, Sony Music Aus	Y	Y
2021	Summer Freaks	B Wise, Manu Crooks	Jamie	Semi Pro Sound, Sony Music Aus	Y	Y
2021	U Say	B Wise	Jamie	Semi Pro Sound, Sony Music Aus	Y	Y
2021	BYO	Ojikae	3033	Warner Music Aus.	Y	Y
2023	Your Side, MY Side, The Truth	Chillinit	The Octagon	420 Family	Y	Y
2020	Chance Again	GXNXVS, CVIRO, Kaleem Taylor	The Sequal	Universal Music Aus.	Y	Y
2020	Doubt	Teischa	Doubt	Universal Aus.	Y	Y
2020	TEXT	UNO Stereo, Amindi	TEXT	Warner Music Aus.	Y	Y
2020	Think Twice	B Wise, Kojey Radical	Jamie	Semi Pro Sound, Sony Music Aus.	Y	Y
2020	PLAYIN	UNO Stereo	Innerludes	Warner Music Australia	Y	Y
2020	Vinny's Interlude	UNO Stereo, 18YOMAN	Innerludes	Warner Music Australia	Y	Y
2020	Purple Tape	UNO Stereo	Innerludes	Warner Music Australia	Y	Y
2020	Keynote Interlude	UNO Stereo, Jordan Dennis	Innerludes	Warner Music Australia	Y	Y
2020	On My Mind	UNO Stereo, Majerle	Innerludes	Warner Music Australia	Y	Y
2020	Need 2 Say	UNO Stereo, Ojikae	Innerludes	Warner Music Australia	Y	Y
2020	Bandz	Destructo, Kevin Gates, Yo Gotti, Denzel Curry	Bandz	Parametric Records	Y	Y
2019	Debbie	Wale	Wow... That's Crazy	Warner Records	Y	Y
2019	Miss Shiney	Kaiit	Miss Shiney	Alt. Music Group	Y	Y
2019	Overdue	Ojikae	Overdue	Warner Music Australia	Y	Y
2019	Magic	Ceeko	Magic	Alt. Music Group	Y	Y
2019	EX	Ojikae	EX	Warner Music Australia	Y	Y
2018	Over It	Wiley	Godfather II	CTA	Y	Y
2018	Ready or Not (feat. Bluey Robinson, UNO Stereo)	Midas Hutch	The Feels	Independent	Y	Y
2018	West	Lakyn Heperi	& Pains EP	Universal Music Australia	Y	Y
2018	Slumdog	Lakyn Heperi	& Pains EP	Universal Music Australia	Y	Y
2018	My Way	UNO Stereo, Jordan Dennis	My Way	Independent	Y	Y
2018	The Key	B Wise	Area Famous	Elefant Traks	Y	Y
2018	Flex On	B Wise	Area Famous	Elefant Traks	Y	Y
2018	Sunday Best	B Wise	Area Famous	Elefant Traks	Y	Y
2018	Dive In (UNO Stereo remix)	Olu Bliss	Traveling Bliss	As We Arrive	Y	Y
2018	House in the Hamptons	UNO Stereo	Episodes, Vol. 1	Independent	Y	Y
2018	Good for You Jack	UNO Stereo	Episodes, Vol. 2	Independent	Y	Y
2018	Glitterati	UNO Stereo	Episodes, Vol. 3	Independent	Y	Y
2018	Double Div	UNO Stereo	Episodes, Vol. 4	Independent	Y	Y
2018	Del Boca Vista	UNO Stereo	Episodes, Vol. 5	Independent	Y	Y
2017	Cold Blooded	Khalid	American Teen	RCA Records	Y	Y
2017	Just 2	Maurice Moore & UNO Stereo	Just 2	Independent	Y	Y
2017	KEEP UP (feat. Mari & Majerle)	UNO Stereo	KEEP UP	Independent	Y	Y
2017	Innervisions	UNO Stereo	Innervisions	Independent	Y	Y
2017	Vintage Modern (all tracks excluding Tiny Angels & Letters)	360	Vintage Modern	EMI Music Australia	Y	Y
2017	Just a Thought	360	VI	EMI Music Australia	Y	Y
2017	God Mode	360	VI	EMI Music Australia	Y	Y
2017	Moments (feat. Gavin James)	Bliss n Eso	Off the Grid	Illusive	Y	Y	3 × Platinum
2017	Fit In	David Dallas	Hood Country Club	Independent	Y	Y
2017	Play It Safe	Seth Sentry	Play It Safe	Independent	Y	Y
2016	wdubi (feat. Nasty Mars, Marcus)	Baro	Just Problems You Need to Know	teamtrick.	Y	Y
2016	Got U	UNO Stereo	Got U	Independent	Y	Y
2016	40 Days	B Wise	40 Days	Independent	Y	Y
2016	Say It for Me	Maribelle	Overtake	Warner Music Australia	Y	Y
2016	Petty	Seth Sentry	Petty	Independent	Y	Y
2016	Second Heartbeat	Urthboy	The Past Beats Behind Me Like a Second Heartbeat	Elefant Traks	Y	Y
2016	The Arrow	Urthboy	The Past Beats Behind Me Like a Second Heartbeat	Elefant Traks	Y	Y
2015	Run	Seth Sentry	Strange New Past	Independent	Y	Y
2015	Nobody Like Me	Seth Sentry	Strange New Past	Independent	Y	Y
2015	Hell Boy	Seth Sentry	Strange New Past	Independent	Y	Y
2015	Violin	Seth Sentry	Strange New Past	Independent	Y	Y
2015	1969	Seth Sentry	Strange New Past	Independent	Y	Y
2015	Don't Wait Up	Tuka	Life Death Time Eternal	EMI Music Australia	Y	Y
2015	Everything	Tuka	Life Death Time Eternal	EMI Music Australia	Y	Y
2014	Django	Miracle	Mainland	Sony Music	Y	Y	^[10]
2014	Learning	Miracle	Mainland	Sony Music	Y
2014	Lost Boy	Miracle	Mainland	Sony Music	Y	Y
2014	Nintendo	Miracle	Mainland	Sony Music	Y	Y
2014	Rain Dance	Miracle	Mainland	Sony Music	Y	Y
2014	Live It Up	360	Utopia	EMI Music Australia	Y	Y	Platinum
2014	Still Rap	360	Utopia	EMI Music Australia	Y	Y	Platinum
2014	Man on the Moon	360	Utopia	EMI Music Australia	Y	Y	Platinum
2013	Break of Dawn	Jay Sean, Busta Rhymes	Neon	Cash Money Records	Y	Y
2012	Can You Feel It	Timomatic	Timomatic	Sony Music Australia	Y	Y	Platinum

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "ARIA Awards". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Urban Work of the Year". APRA AMCOS Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2012 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "Ed Sheeran Spends Fourth Week Topping ARIA Singles". noise11.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "ARIA Awards". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2019 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "ALBUM REVIEW: 360 – 'Vintage Modern'". otchiphop. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "360 Returns With New Song 'God Mode' In Lead-Up To New Album". musicfeeds.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "Hip-hopper Miracle counts his blessings". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

External links[edit]

Nic Martin on AllMusic

[ariawin-1] "ARIA Awards". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[apranom-2] "Urban Work of the Year". APRA AMCOS Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[3] "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2012 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[4] "Ed Sheeran Spends Fourth Week Topping ARIA Singles". noise11.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[5] "ARIA Awards". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[6] "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2019 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[grammy-7] "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[8] "ALBUM REVIEW: 360 – 'Vintage Modern'". otchiphop. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[9] "360 Returns With New Song 'God Mode' In Lead-Up To New Album". musicfeeds.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[10] "Hip-hopper Miracle counts his blessings". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

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