NiCad

NiCad is a multi-national experimental rock band that began in 2004 when five young foreigners met each other while studying at The Hague's Royal Conservatory in Holland. The group quickly found their own unique style by integrating their musical backgrounds formed from growing up in Japan, Israel, Chile, the United States, and Germany. With live performances using self-built electronic instruments in a power rock setting and fronted by charismatic singer Kyle Timon Dukes, NiCad brings a dynamic show to the stage that keeps listeners captivated and on the edge of their seats.

Within one month of their first gig, NiCad was performing in front of 175,000 people at the music festival, ParkPop.
Since their first album, Everyday I Grow, was released in 2006 by Dying Giraffe Recordings, NiCad has played in venues, at festivals, and on radio stations throughout the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, the United States and Israel.
In July 2008, they released their second album, The Hill, which was voted "Album of the Year 2008" by The Hague's Pop Music Press.

In the same year, NiCad won first prize in the GPZH competition (Big Prize of South Holland), which gave the band an even broader appeal, placing them on stages in some of the largest summer music festivals in Europe.
Also in 2008, NiCad wrote and performed the song Wacka with the Arabic band, Group L'Ambiance, which won first prize at the "Check Mo!" crossover band competition.

During August and September of 2009, NiCad toured through the northern part of the United States playing in venues from Webster Hall in New York to an outdoor park in Indianapolis. During the tour, the band was also hosted as guest speakers on music composition and live performance at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

After this tour, NiCad was welcomed home to an offer from the Crossing Border foundation to return to America in March 2010 as representatives for Dutch music at the SXSW showcase in Austin, Texas.
Currently, the band is putting together a tour around the southern U.S. following its SXSW performances, as well as planning an additional European tour in May and July.


http://www.nicad.org
http://www.myspace.com/nicadmusic