For two decades, Nick Barat has been a fixture in music and culture as a DJ and producer, graphic designer, co-founder of Fool’s Gold Records and an editor at The FADER Magazine.

In 2007, Nick teamed up with A-Trak to start Fool’s Gold, the beloved Brooklyn institution that introduced artists like Danny Brown, Kid Cudi and Run The Jewels to the world. With a DIY reach well beyond streams, Nick and the FG team built their own DAY OFF festival series (a debut showcase for Post Malone, Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky and more), two brick-and-mortar retail stores, and merch collabs and events with Complex, Bushmills, Vans and many others.

Along with his original music (as heard in Apple Watch ads and episodes of Broad City), Nick has remixed artists from Lizzo to Linkin Park while creating mixtapes with Wale, Mark Ronson and more. He’s DJed clubs, parties and festivals worldwide including Lollapalooza, EDC, Electric Zoo, HARD Fest, Holy Ship!, The Do-Over, Boiler Room, MoMA PS1’s Warm Up and Coachella’s Heineken House.

Nick’s design work has graced projects for Converse, Topps, Mad Decent and countless Fool’s Gold releases. His tenure at The FADER included cover features on Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Jenny Lewis and other iconic characters. Nick's also written essays for Pitchfork and The Talkhouse; you can find his latest words on Substack.

Based in NYC, Nick is currently developing original narrative and unscripted film projects as a writer / director and creative collaborator, including Cash App’s Wanna Buy A series with C47. (He still does the other stuff too.)

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