***Nifty News***

The Nifty's song, 'Sunny Afternoon' was featured on BBC radio!

The Nifty have written a jingle for 'The Millan Foundation' Charity of Cesar Millan aka 'The Dog Whisperer', the song is available for download now for an honorary $5 donation to the charity. Donations can be made by visiting www.millanfoundation.org

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The Nifty have placed in the top 3 finalists in the Hip Hop category for 'The John Lennon Song-Writing Competition' 2010 S1. - 
http://jlsc.com/winners/2010a/finalists.php

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The Nifty Bio

The Nifty is a musical journey through the human experience set on an urban background of snappy beats, driving melodic hooks, and soulful electronic elements.  The group comprises of 3 members:  Established underground music producer Darren Finch a.k.a. ‘D’, singer-songwriter Wendy Finch a.k.a. ‘Ms Wendy’, and accomplished bass guitarist Jeff 'JJ' Johnson.

Their style branches out into various popular genres such as dirty, sexy Pop; warm, uplifting Reggae/Dancehall; dark, melodic Hip-Hop; moody, hard-hitting Electronica/Trip Hop; dreamy, Contemporary/Alternative; with influences of Jazz, Funk, R&B, World... Their melodic structures and electronic influence, together with Ms Wendy's unique vocals and inventive lyrics and JJ's infectious bass-lines, tie everything together into the distinct sound that is - The Nifty.

The Nifty does not stop at the cultivation of their own sound; they have ambitiously fine-tuned their song-writing skills and have turned their hands to writing various styles of mainstream, popular music; opening up their availability to write for tv and film, as well as other artists.



nif⋅ty[nif-tee]
adjective, -ti⋅er, -ti⋅est, noun, plural -ties. Informal.
–adjective
1. attractively stylish or smart.
2. very good; fine; excellent: a nifty idea.
3. substantial, sizable.
–noun
4. something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; of obscure orig.

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D Bio

'D' aka 'TKO' aka 'Audio Species' aka 'Parameter II' started Dj-ing at the tender age of 14 and has since performed in the UK, Channel Islands, France, Holland, Germany, USA, South Africa &amp; the Russian Federation.

After a few years of DJ-ing 'D' started producing, and within 2 years signed his 1st release. Under his various guises he has had 49 releases to date, including various dance-floor anthems on several of the UK's premier Drum &amp; Bass and Breakbeat underground labels.

'D's music has received numerous plays across a whole host of media outlets including BBC Radio 1, BBC 1Xtra,Kiss FM 100, Choice F.M, Pyroradio.com, Life FM; not forgetting the all important dance-floor, where global support has come from the underground scene's most elite. Following on from his underground success, 'D' has teamed up with singer/songwriter 'Ms Wendy' to form new UK urban act,'The Nifty.'


Here's a small sample of 'D's underground press clippings:

"Amazing original material..." (Knowledge Magazine)

"Grover Washington Jr., Herbie Hancock, and George Benson all sitting in a smokey studio and speeding up the beats. Superbly soulful atmospherics.Blood-heating rhodes loops, strings of splendor, and tickling vocoder hints. With a beat built to last indeed. Solid state 2005" (DJ Magazine)

"Well produced dancefloor action..." (M8 Magazine)

"The first single that I put out from TKO was a huge success, and recently they have collaborated with Adam F on the massive 'Junglesound' LP which
showcases there varied style. These guys have got a lot of hot material in the pipeline, so keep a beady eye" (J Majik)

"T.K.O have been making dance floor smashing tunes for a while now. Really happy with our 'Therapy' collaboration, with that one the guys proved that they are truly versatile producers... wicked DJs too." {Adam F} (MOBO award winner)





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