Nico Vega

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An edgy but commercial indie rock outfit with pop instincts and a theatrical streak, Nico Vega were formed in 2005 by Aja Volkman, a singer and songwriter from Eugene, Oregon who had come to Valencia, California to study acting at the California Institute of the Arts. After a few months, Volkman decided she was more interested in music than acting (she'd been writing songs since she was in high school), so she dropped out of CalArts to focus on her career as a vocalist. After playing a solo gig in Los Angeles, Volkman was approached by Michael Pena, a drummer who dabbled in acting. Pena was impressed with Volkman's style and talent, and teaming with guitarist Rich Koehler, they formed the first edition of Nico Vega. In 2006, the trio released their first EP, Chooseyourwordspoorly, but within a year, Pena left the group as his acting career began to take flight (his subsequent screen credits included The Lincoln Lawyer, End of Watch, American Hustle, and Cesar Chavez). In 2007, Dan Epand became the new drummer for Nico Vega, and the group released two more EPs that year, Cocaine Cooked the Brain and No Child Left Behind. The latter EP became Nico Vega's first release on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22MySpace+Records%22">MySpace Records</a>, a fledgling label started by the people behind the (then) popular social networking site. In 2009, <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22MySpace%22">MySpace</a> released the trio's self-titled debut album, which was primarily produced by Tim Edgar, with noted songwriter <a href="spotify:artist:5tfiJ40SRxluWNgA6ruvSo">Linda Perry</a> taking over the controls for three songs. While Nico Vega toured extensively in support, sharing stages with the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:2uH0RyPcX7fnCcT90HFDQX">the Manic Street Preachers</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1rCIEwPp5OnXW0ornlSsRl">Metric</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:0RpddSzUHfncUWNJXKOsjy">Neon Trees</a>, the album's sales were modest, and the group stayed out of the studio until 2011, when they self-released the EP Nico Vega Covers Nico Vega and Rod Stewart. However, in time other media came to the rescue: when Nico Vega's song "Beast" was used in the publicity campaign for the video game Bioshock Infinite in 2013, the track racked up five million plays online, while their cover of <a href="spotify:artist:4ui9JwXE5MHylLzpsoiEhr">Sonny Bono</a>'s "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" was used in the 2013 television mini-series Bonnie & Clyde. In 2010, Volkman met <a href="spotify:artist:3k3gbUT7bF0jYmFmAKBQtU">Dan Reynolds</a>, who was the leader of a struggling band from Las Vegas called <a href="spotify:artist:53XhwfbYqKCa1cC15pYq2q">Imagine Dragons</a>; before long, the two would marry, and <a href="spotify:artist:53XhwfbYqKCa1cC15pYq2q">Imagine Dragons</a> opened a number of shows for Nico Vega. Once <a href="spotify:artist:53XhwfbYqKCa1cC15pYq2q">Imagine Dragons</a>' debut album Night Visions began climbing the charts, their places on the bill were reversed, but <a href="spotify:artist:3k3gbUT7bF0jYmFmAKBQtU">Reynolds</a> would step forward to co-write and produce a catchy tune for Nico Vega, "I Believe (Get Over Yourself)," which would appear on the band's long-awaited second album, 2014's Lead to Light, released by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Five+Seven+Music%22">Five Seven Music</a>. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Beast · Nico Vega

Nico Vega Covers Nico Vega & Rod Stewart

℗ 2013 Nico Vega

Released on: 2011-01-24

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Beast

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Beast · Nico Vega

Fury Oh Fury EP

℗ 2013 Five Seven Music

Associated  Performer: Nico Vega
Associated  Performer: Aja Volkman
Associated  Performer: Dan Epand
Associated  Performer: Rich Koehler
Associated  Performer, Producer: Tim Edgar
Associated  Performer: Mike Pena
Music  Publisher: The Last Rebellion (BMI)
Music  Publisher: Michael A. Pena (BMI)
Music  Publisher: Red Inside (BMI)
Music  Publisher: My Cannons (BMI)

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Million Years · Nico Vega

Nico Vega

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Released on: 2009-02-03

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Million Years

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Gravity · Nico Vega

Nico Vega

℗ 2009 Nico Vega

Released on: 2009-02-03

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Gravity

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So so Fresh · Nico Vega

Nico Vega

℗ 2009 Nico Vega

Released on: 2009-02-03

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So so Fresh

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Beast (Extended Version) · Nico Vega

Beast

℗ 2013 Five Seven Music

Associated  Performer: Nico Vega
Associated  Performer: Tim Edgar
Associated  Performer: Aja Volkman
Associated  Performer: Dan Epand
Associated  Performer: Rich Koehler
Associated  Performer: Mike Pena
Associated  Performer: Aja Volkmann
Music  Publisher: My Cannons (BMI)
Music  Publisher: Red Inside (BMI)
Music  Publisher: The Last Rebellion (BMI)
Music  Publisher: Michael A. Pena (BMI)

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Beast (Extended Version)

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Iron Man · Nico Vega

Nico Vega

℗ 2009 Nico Vega

Released on: 2009-02-03

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Iron Man

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Living Underground · Nico Vega

Nico Vega

℗ 2009 Nico Vega

Released on: 2009-02-03

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Living Underground

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Burn Burn · Nico Vega

Nico Vega

℗ 2009 Nico Vega

Released on: 2009-02-03

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Burn Burn

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Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) · Nico Vega

Lead to Light

℗ 2014 Five Seven Music

Released on: 2014-07-22

Associated  Performer: Nico Vega
Associated  Performer, Producer: Tim Edgar
Music  Publisher: Cotillion Music Inc. obo Chris-Marc Music

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Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

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Be Giving · Nico Vega

Nico Vega

℗ 2009 Nico Vega

Released on: 2009-02-03

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Be Giving

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Fury Oh Fury · Nico Vega

Lead to Light

℗ 2014 Five Seven Music

Released on: 2014-07-22

Associated  Performer: Nico Vega
Associated  Performer, Producer: Tim Edgar
Music  Publisher: No More Names Music (BMI)
Music  Publisher: Vari-Mu (BMI)

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Fury Oh Fury

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Beast · Nico Vega

chooseyourwordspoorly

℗ 2006 Nico Vega

Released on: 2006-01-01

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Medicine Man · Nico Vega

Nico Vega

℗ 2009 Nico Vega

Released on: 2009-02-03

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Medicine Man

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Blood Machine · Nico Vega

Nico Vega

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Released on: 2009-02-03

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Blood Machine

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Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) · Nico Vega

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

℗ 2013 Five Seven Music

Associated  Performer: Sonny Bono
Associated  Performer: Nico Vega
Associated  Performer, Producer: Tim Edgar
Music  Publisher: Cotillion Music Inc. obo Chris-Marc Music

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$5 · Nico Vega

$5

℗ 2024 NCVG Records

Released on: 2024-03-22

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$5 · Nico Vega · Daniel Epand · Dale Becker · Nate Mingo · Aja Volkman · Daniel Epand · Daniel Epand · Rich Koehler · Michael Peña · Ben Cassorla · Daniel Epand · Daniel Epand · Jon Button

$5

℗ NCVG Records

Released on: 2024-03-22

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Lightning · Nico Vega

Fury Oh Fury EP

℗ 2013 Five Seven Music

Associated  Performer: Justin Warfield
Associated  Performer: Adam Bravin
Associated  Performer: Nico Vega
Associated  Performer: Aja Volkman
Associated  Performer: Dan Epand
Associated  Performer: Rich Koehler
Associated  Performer, Producer: Tim Edgar
Music  Publisher: Red Inside (BMI)/Five Nineteen Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
Music  Publisher: My Cannons (BMI)/Five Nineteen Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
Music  Publisher: The Last Rebellion (BMI)/Five Nineteen Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
Music  Publisher: Bowie Jonah Songs (BMI)
Music  Publisher: All Those Moments (BMI)

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Lightning

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We Are the Art · Nico Vega

We Are the Art

℗ 2013 Five Seven Music

Associated  Performer: Nico Vega
Associated  Performer: Aja Volkman
Associated  Performer: Dan Epand
Associated  Performer: Rich Koehler
Associated  Performer, Producer: Tim Edgar
Music  Publisher: My Cannons (BMI)/Five Nineteen Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
Music  Publisher: The Last Rebellion (BMI)/Five Nineteen Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
Music  Publisher: Vari-Mu (BMI)
Music  Publisher: Red Inside (BMI)/Five Nineteen Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)

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We Are the Art

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Perfect Day · Nico Vega

Perfect Day

℗ 2015 Five Seven Music

Released on: 2015-04-14

Producer: Tim Edgar
Music  Publisher: EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC OBO OAKFIELD AVENUE MUSIC LTD

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Perfect Day

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Wars · Nico Vega

Wars

℗ 2018 Five Seven Music

Released on: 2018-09-14

Producer: Tim Edgar
Mixer: Dylan Dresdow
Music  Publisher: The Last Rebellion (BMI)
Music  Publisher: Red Inside (BMI)
Music  Publisher: My Cannons (BMI)
Music  Publisher: Vari–Mu (BMI)

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Wars

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What Do You Want · Nico Vega

Wars

℗ 2018 Five Seven Music

Released on: 2018-09-14

Producer: Tim Edgar
Mixer: Dylan Dresdow
Music  Publisher: The Last Rebellion (BMI)
Music  Publisher: Red Inside (BMI)
Music  Publisher: My Cannons (BMI)
Music  Publisher: Vari–Mu (BMI)

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Nico Vega

Lead to Light

Nico Vega

$5

Wars

Little Operator

Queen of Hearts

Perfect Day

I'm On Fire

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

Beast (Extended Version)

We Are the Art

I Believe (Get Over Yourself)