Performing artist / producer / engineer / collaborator / multi-instrumentalist
Nick Engel
Guitar is where it starts. Everything else is how the song gets where it needs to go: writing, recording, producing, building sound, and working with people who care about the music.
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Whatkid Blood
The producer moniker for heavy, melodic, street-level metal fusion collaborations: songs written, performed, recorded, produced, and pushed through Studio / SSP.
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Timeline / Eras
1994-1997
The Mourning After
First notes, first shows, first songs.1998-present
Nick Engel Solo
The main creative timeline: writing, recording, performing, refining.2009-2012
Steal Third
90s and 00s tribute energy, live-band craft, audience connection.2009-2012
Incite Vulgar
Original non-touring metal scene work: heavy, direct, and local.2015-2020
BJ&TT
Grunge and alternative tribute years with a working-band heartbeat.est. 2019
Stay Stupid Productions
Production, recording, engineering, and building records from the room up.current
Whatkid Blood
Producer identity for ghetto metal fusion collabs and new experiments.current
Coalition Records
Podcast production, engineering, and guest judging.Private Studio / Production Home
Stay Stupid Productions
Nick's production and recording space for tracking, mixing, producing, engineering, and building records for himself and other artists.
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Unreleased recordings, behind-the-scenes material, selected previews, early access, member events, occasional seasonal workshops, and the human side of the work.
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