She was everywhere.  He couldn't shake her from his thoughts, but he was o.k. with it.

One Of Those

Well…I just wish I had some kind of sense.

Some Kinda Sense

The haters were left with the acrid taste of dusty defeat on their tongue and in cotton-mouth.  We left, hands clasped tightly together, and have never looked back.

Hold On

We borrow phrases from those who have gone on before us.  This oral tradition will continue our youth on the straight and narrow path.  It will teach and direct those, perhaps previously, mislead and misguided.  It is for this reason that I can't be living without my love.

My Love

I don't care, I like love songs.  Also: rills feed into streams, which feed into rivers, which meander about carving their unique graffitied names onto the surface of the land.

Meander With Me

The Rastas, when they heard of the reason for my visit, brought me to their own yard.  I tried to follow their poetic way of explaining the happenings.  So simple in it's concept, life would be described in a way that made me want to live it even deeper than I had previously thought I was living it.  I found love in Jamaica.

Love In Jamaica Outro

Old School Roots Reggae meets New School Pop/Rock vibes in this, Nico Marks' third studio release.  A uniquely Californian take on island and world groove, this project is the representation of Nico's musical walkabout.

True to its name, The California-Jamaica Sessions was recorded, half at the world famous, Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston, Jamaica--Bob Marley's studio and label--and half with the Sublime with Rome and Dirty Heads producer, Lew Richards, at his Costa Mesa, CA, 17th Street Records studio.

Nico is no stranger to opportunity in the music game. On a dare, he made it to the 5th round of American Idol in 2007 singing only Bob Marley songs. Both Olivia Newton John and Paula Abdul danced to his accapella version of Three Little Birds. Simon Cowell asked if Nico only sang smooth reggae songs and ultimately cut the singer after Nico's response, "yes."

Nico has opened for Shortbus, formerly, the Long Beach Dub Allstars, in Mexico, and for Fishbone on occasion. He's been a featured artist providing music for surf videos featuring the Malloy's, Hobgood brothers and Kelly Slater. He worked as a session vocalist singing backups at Sylvia Massy's studio in Weed, CA, and for Rick Barton, former Drop Kick Murphy's lead singer, as well as various Long Beach Records projects. He is also a featured guest on Chuck Foster's, Reggae Central radio program, broadcasting across Los Angeles. Chuck describes Nico's music as: an infectious nod to an analogue past, providing a tempest of feel good jams and hummable melodies.

Nico is forever on the hunt for groove and will stop at nothing to appease the obsession.

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