Hi. I’m Nico.

Hi. I’m Nico.

Kicking dudes is not my day job. I promise. I’m Nico Boesten – a husband, father, producer, singer-guy, drummer, entrepreneur, supporter of indie artists, soccer lover, and least importantly a novice land kiteboarder. All of which I love and am working on becoming awesomer at. Having lived in Europe, US, and Canada, I have done [...]

Recording with Ari Neufeld & Beer bottle solos

Recording with Ari Neufeld & Beer bottle solos 1

I didn’t think it was humanly possible, but there is such thing as an accidental beer bottle solo. You have to drink JUST enough to where the tone matches the track. This happened in the studio the other night as I was laying down some more tracks to the tune What Matters with Ari Neufeld [...]

My wife smashed my iPhone (FAIL)

My wife smashed my iPhone (FAIL) 2

My wife just smashed my iPhone because it woke her up early this morning and wouldn’t turn off. OK, the long(er) story is that my screen was totally cacked (AKA hooped, jarred, not-working). I tried fixing it so it was either: Peacefully throw it in the garbage Film her taking out her hammer aggression on [...]

A tribute to Steve Jobs – the Apple guy dies at 56

A tribute to Steve Jobs – the Apple guy dies at 56 0

Though I didn’t know him personally, Steve has affected how I think & create. Because of his innovation there are tools out there now that make my life simpler. Because he had the balls to do something different. Out of the box. I admire this type of thinking because risk is a characteristic that not [...]