Did you know that producer, music engineer, and Surry Hills resident George Nicholas received his first Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Album without even meeting BAYNK, the artist he collaborated with during the recording sessions of “Adolescence?”
Nicholas revealed that they worked on “Adolescence” through the lockdown period and mostly discussed and exchanged materials online, via Whatsapp or emails. So, when the call for the nomination came through in November 2022, Nicholas made sure to be on the red carpet in Los Angeles in February 2023, in person with the other musicians he worked with for the album.
Recognitions are not surprising for this Surry Hills talent. The producer has won the ARIA several times before and is well-known in the electronic music community. But the Grammy nomination aligns him with some of the best in the global music business. He was up against Harry Styles’ team for the nomination and actually lost to them.
Nonetheless, working with BAYNK has been a great experience as he admires his “rich and warm and emotive” musical elements.
Nicholas was once a part of Seekae, a Sydney electronic group that has toured the world to perform for fans of the electronic genre. Seekae was active for nearly a decade before disbanding in 2016 and then he shifted to producing music.
He describes his job as finding the right balance of how the music can “translate on the sound systems” and should sound good whether it’s played in the car, on the radio, on the iPhone, or at the club. His work happens during the later stages of an album’s completion.
Nicholas said he had not expected to win and he’s simply thrilled to be at the Grammys to meet some of the world’s best in music, including Mike Stent, the music engineer of Styles album.
Published 11 February 2023