Talking With Nick Deysher

“I grew up listening to kids’ music by Bill Harley, Barry Louis Polisar and, of course, the Sesame Street records.  I’m always amazed by how many of those songs I remember! My mom had all the Beatles albums on vinyl, and I sort of felt like they were uncles I never met. I try to pay homage to my influences on each of my CDs.  Careful listeners will hear hints of Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, The Ramones and many others (even Snoop Dogg).” _Nick Deysher, a.k.a. “In The Nick of Time”

Nick Deysher, a.k.a. “In The Nick of Time”
Independent Children’s Music Artist
In The Nick of Time albums, One Man Band (2001), In The Nick of Time (2003), Coconut Groove (2007), and the Parents’ Choice® Gold Award winning People, Places & Things (2009)
2010 Parents’ Choice® Gold Award | Recognition from the  Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
By: Judith Wallace

Making silly faces an uninhibited self expression often playful gesture will almost if not always evoke a reaction of laughter, jeers or tears from a child or even an adult.

A local South Florida teacher, Nick Deysher has decided to capitalize from this simple gesture to create music specifically for the juvenile audience which adults can equally enjoy and sing along to.

Making Silly Faces  is the name of Nick’s newest album with catchy lyrics and are kid-friendly. He wanted to create an album that spoke to the kid in him. He remembers hearing these music growing up as a child.

The themes relate directly to his childhood making silly faces, picky eating, patience etc. Lyrically, he was writing to the little kid who loved to joke around but hated to try new things. Musically, he was borrowing bits and pieces of my favorite songs and groups.

Nick’s an independent children’s music artist who have found a niche in the already successful and growing market of children’s music. Nick uses this platform to educate and entertain his target market, children; something  Walt Disney and Sesame Street have been doing for many years.

Creating kid-friendly music has earned Nick recognition and awards from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his Coconut Groove 2006 album, and a Gold Medal from the Parent’s Choice Foundation for People, Places and Things CD 2009.

Nick Deysher music is not only for children, the whole family can enjoy appreciate his small collection of catchy music. Nick discusses more on his music with Premier Guide Media’s Judith Wallace, below.

Making Silly Faces is your fifth recording album. What can your fans expect from this album?

Nick Deysher: It is a celebration of the music that I grew up with from the seventies until today. I like to do a variety of different types of music whenever I record. So this time around I tried to think about all of my favorite recordings growing up, and try to use a little bit of that inspiration in all of the songs that I recorded for this album.

What was the concept behind the album cover?

Nick Deysher: Originally I was going to put my face on the cover making a bunch of different silly faces. Then I had an idea to do a contest and have my fans submit their photos of their silly faces which I thought would be really fun. I got a lot of submission and I chose six children who sent in their photos for the cover. I also put some on the inside and I also posted some of them on my website as well because they were so good it was hard to choose.

You were awarded 2010 Parents’ Choice® Gold Award. Describe that feeling?

Nick Deysher: That was really validation for my previous album. I have been working hard at making good music for eleven years now since I graduated college. I was really proud of my last album, to be recognized among other artists who were on the list last year. I am still working my way up the ladder and trying to make a national name for myself.

You are a music teacher, so I assume that you understand children very well. How does that experience factor in when you make a song or an album?

Nick Deysher: The one nice thing about being a teacher and having an active classroom routine is that I can test out songs as I go along– in terms of seeing which ones goes over well. The other aspect of that is being around them, I see what excites them and what gets them moving. Sometimes there are songs that I think sounds pretty good, and then I go in front of a class and it just don’t work for whatever reason.  So it’s a good way to sort of test what I am doing. Also when I am in the process writing a song, I try to get in the mindset of the age that I am writing for because the music may inspire me as an adult. But the themes are things that I would listen to growing up or what I see everyday in the classroom.

From a teaching standpoint how important it is that music is used as a teaching tool  in the classroom?

Nick Deysher: I have dedicate my whole life to music education, so obviously it is a big, big important factor in my life, and what I feel should be the life of all children growing up. There are so many studies that prove that music, even though it can be used as a tool to teach, it goes beyond that. It also helps the process of learning. So I am very supportive of music education and I also think that it is an important feature in a child’s education.

Most times when you hear a kiddie album it tends to sound one dimensional or it sounds like something you’ve already heard? With you your sounds varies a lot and it is very hip. Was that a deliberate decision to create music that have that sound?

Nick Deysher: I definitely recognize that the music that I make will be listened to by the whole family; that’s my hope. I think that the people that are making really good children’s music in the industry right now are the people that recognize that and try to incorporate things that parents will appreciate. There are lot of people out there that are doing that kind of independent music. I think that’s something to have as a goal  that when you are making music, hopefully the parents are going to listen to it a lot. So you want to make it something that they will appreciate and enjoy. As far as the songwriting goes the concepts and the ideas behind the song are inspired by what kids would think and what would be appropriate for them. But the music is a tie between all generations that are listening to it together.

Can we look forward to seeing DVDS soon?

Nick Deysher: I hope at some point to find a good  film director or someone who I can collaborate with on good video content.

 

For more information, visit http://inthenickoftimemusic.com.

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