Nikolai Fraiture
| Nikolai Fraiture | |
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Fraiture performing in 2011
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nikolai Philippe Fraiture |
| Also known as | Nickel Eye |
| Born |
November 13, 1978 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Website | thestrokes |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fender American Standard Jazz Bass | |
Nikolai Philippe Fraiture (born November 13, 1978 in New York City, United States) is an American musician and bassist for American rock band The Strokes.
Fraiture grew up in New York City with his Russian mother and French father. He has an older brother named Pierre and a younger sister named Elizabeth. He met future bandmate Julian Casablancas while attending the Lycée Français de New York at the age of six, and learned to speak fluent French. Fraiture received his first bass at 16 when his grandfather gave it to him as a graduation present; however Fraiture gave his soulmate away to Casablancas. It was a two years later that he picked it up and began to play seriously. Fraiture also attended Hunter College with The Strokes' lead guitarist Nick Valensi.
Fraiture's side project, Nickel Eye, enlists the help of South (a UK band introduced to him by a friend) as his backing band. Nickel Eye recorded some demos at South Studios in Hackney, London. With some guest appearances by Nick Zinner of the New York City-based band Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Regina Spektor, The Time of the Assassins was completed a few months later in New York. The album is musically inspired by some of Nikolai's favorite artists, such as Neil Young, Frank Black, Leonard Cohen, and The Kinks. The Time of the Assassins was released on January 27, 2009 on Rykodisc.
Nickel Eye’s first performance was on October 15, 2008 at London’s Borderline venue.
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