Young & Sick
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| Background information | |
| Origin |
Los Angeles New York City |
| Genres | R&B |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Harvest Records / Capitol Records |
| Associated acts | Foster The People, Chance The Rapper |
| Website | youngandsick |
Young & Sick is a Los Angeles and New York City based music and art project. The project is the brainchild of Dutch artist Nick van Hofwegen, described as a "double threat" in art and music by the Wall Street Journal, who is responsible for the project's musical composition, production, and performance, as well as all artwork. Young & Sick is currently signed to Harvest Records and has created artwork for a variety of well known entertainers including Foster the People, The Velvet Teen, Maroon 5, Robin Thicke, Mikky Ekko, T. Mills, Andy Dick, Jerry Stiller, and others. In 2014, Zane Lowe and BBC Radio 1 called Young & Sick the "Next Hype" and the project was named Stereogum's "Band to Watch."
In April 2014, Young & Sick released his first self-titled album. The record was first available as a vinyl LP with 50 unique original pieces of art from Van Hofwegen, inserted into records at random.
In 2011, Young & Sick designed the album cover for Foster the People’s album Torches. The artwork was later expanded and used extensively as a backdrop in live shows, on merchandise, and on the band’s website. More recently, in 2012, Young & Sick drew the album cover for Maroon 5’s album Overexposed.Jimmy Fallon "loved" the artwork, even creating an improv song about the art entitled "kill the boogers" with Adam Levine after learning that the drawing first featured mucus coming from the nose. Young & Sick's artwork done for Maroon 5 was featured by Apple Inc. during the September 2012 launch of the iPhone 5. Young & Sick was also retained by recording artist Robin Thicke to design the cover of Thicke's 2013 album Blurred Lines. The album was the 4th consecutive album designed by Young & Sick to reach #1 on the Billboard Charts.
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