Cosmicity is a one-man synthpop music project who acts working as programmer, keyboardist, songwriter, singer and road manager: Mark Nicholas. Cosmicity is basically a combination of two words: cosmic and electricity. Because the music is all electronic and has a kind of universal/cosmic quality to it, the name just seems to fit. The band has the synthtastic, electro-so-thick-its-edible sound that will bring a message to picky listening audiences around the world. Cosmicity has played several big american synth festivals (sharing a stage with popular bands ranging from And One to Cruxshadows to Melotron and beyond) and has songs on more than 30 electronic music compilations next to bands like Information Society and Cause and Effect. Synthpop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves organized and audible sound, though definitions vary. ... This article may be confusing for some readers, and should be edited to enhance clarity. ... For songs called Electricity, see Electricity (song title). ... Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves organized and audible sound, though definitions vary. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... Universal has several meanings: Universalism - properties of universality in concepts or application For the concept of a universal in metaphysics, see Universal (metaphysics). ... This article may be confusing for some readers, and should be edited to enhance clarity. ... And One is a German electronic and industrial band. ... The Crüxshadows The Crüxshadows are a darkwave band from Florida, formed in 1992 by Rogue, Sean Flanagan, and Tim Curry. ... Melotron is a futurepop/synthpop band from Germany. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... This article is about a new type of society called an Information Society. ...

History

Mark Nicholas, the sole member of Cosmicity, took a realistic interest in music at the late age of fifteen. By numerous twists of fate he learned music theory, song writing, and electronic instruments over a very speedy two year period; he did this fast enough to be accepted at The University of Michigan School of Music to study music and technology. He received his degree in May of 1995 and there's just no stopping him now. Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves organized and audible sound, though definitions vary. ... Music theory is a field of study that describes the elements of music and includes the development and application of methods for analyzing and composing music, and the interrelationship between the notation of music and performance practice. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a public coeducational university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves organized and audible sound, though definitions vary. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Having had the urge to experiment, Mark was a part of many different bands before he arrived at Cosmicity. In high school, he and four female back-up singers created the group "Backdoor". They did cheesy choreographed dances to Top-40 sounding music, but had a great time performing, even if it was sometimes at old folks homes. As Mark became more serious about the quality of the group, the size was reduced. Now, with only two female back-up singers , the group was called "Acceleration". The music changed for the better, now sounding a bit more like Erasure than Debbie Gibson, and the performance venues moved up to classy joints like the high school battle of the bands. Being too far from his singers after he started college, he hooked up with a fellow music school student and tried to form a two person group called "My Friend Wendy". The two shared the goal of becoming synthpop greats, but failed to see eye to eye compositionally speaking. Being so different in their musical philosophies, things never worked out, and Mark decided to just be Mark Nicholas for a while. The music changed yet again, now sounding very close to the well-polished European-influenced synthpop that we've come to expect of Mark. One look at his formal name on an album cover changed his thinking, however, and after a few months of brainstorming with everyone he knew, the name "Cosmicity" was generated. Originally, Cosmicity was slated to take on other band members. As time went on and Mark didn't find anyone he wanted to work with, the name simply became his own. Occasionally, Cosmicity does a little collaboration, but is generally very pleased to be such a successful solo act. High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Erasure is a British synth pop duo band consisting of keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. ... Deborah Ann Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American singer who was, along with Tiffany in the late 1980s, a very popular teen idol who appeared on the cover of teen magazines such as Tiger Beat multiple times. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Synthpop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ...

Cosmicity (Mark) generated his first CD in November of 1994. Songs like "Keep Me In Mind" and kept Cosmicity on just about every electronic music chat forum and discussion group on the Internet. But what few know is that Cosmicity had been making albums years before the release of "The Vision." There were four 4-track recorded cassettes released under the name Cosmicity between 1992 and "The Vision" in 1994, and many more before that. Each cassette contained between 14 and 18 original songs, many of which were all-out experiments that stretched the range of what Cosmicity now creates. Original versions of tracks like "With The Moon" and "Defiance", can be found on these early cassettes. Unfortunately, few copies were ever made available. Only immediate friends and die hard fans of the group were given copies and none are available now. 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... A chat is a casual conversation. ... Look up Forum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Forum may mean: The Roman Forum, the public square in ancient Rome Internet forum, a discussion board on the Internet Names in the mass media: Forum (magazine), a British magazine about sexual topics The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, a newspaper owned by... A discussion group is an online forum for individuals to discuss various topics amongst each other. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Members

• Mark Nicholas

Discography

• The Vision (1994)
• The Moment (1995)
• Syn (1996)
• Isabella (1997)
• Forgive Me My Syns (1998)
• Renaissance (1999)
• The Binary Language Of Love & Resynthesized (2000)
• Pure (2001)
• Escape Pod For Two (2003)
• "Definitive" - The best of Cosmicity (2005).

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External link

• Cosmicity Homepage