Nick Pitera
Nick Pitera | |
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 Pitera atVidConin 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nicholas Joseph Pitera |
| Born | March 7, 1986 Woodbury,Minnesota,U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, animator |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | Nick Pitera's channelonYouTube |
Nicholas Joseph Pitera(born March 7, 1986)[1]is an American singer, animator andYouTuber.[2]As of 11 May 2009[update],Pitera worked as a 3D Modeler atPixar Studios.[2]Pitera sang the Triple Dent Gum jingle in Pixar'sInside Out.He was also known as the singing voice of Clarence from 2013Clarence.[3]
Career
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Nick Pitera is a baritone.[4]Pitera gained his popularity for his extensive vocal range and his unusual femininefalsetto,as he first demonstrated in his most popular video, a cover of "A Whole New World", from the movieAladdinwhere he sang both Aladdin and Jasmine's parts.[2]
In 2011, Pitera released "One Man Disney Movie" using a "'Brady Bunch'-style grid "to perform" an eight-minute-plus mashup of songs from various big-screen musical fairy tales, from "Beauty and the Beast"to"Enchanted,"taking on the roles of the heroes, heroines, villains, sidekicks and their furry choirs."[2]
In 2012, Pitera released a medley cover ofAndrew Lloyd Webbersongs entitled "One Man Phantom of the Opera."[5]
Pitera has also appeared onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showas one of the audience acts. He sang "A Whole New World"from Disney, with himself singing bothJasmine's andAladdin's parts.[6]
He released his first self-written original single album called "Better Days" oniTunesandAmazonon December 4, 2012.[7]He released an EP of five original songs in 2015.
For his work onOnward,Pitera was jointly nominated in 2021 for aVES Awardin the category Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature.[8]He also performed "TripleDent Gum Jingle" song with Andrea Datzman forInside Out 2.
References
[edit]- ^"Nick Pitera".BBC Music.RetrievedJanuary 3,2019.
- ^abcd Vaziri, Aidin (May 9, 2011)."Pixar's Nick Pitera becomes YouTube singing star".San Francisco Chronicle.RetrievedFebruary 13,2012.
- ^Yu, Brandon."Pixar animator, YouTube star Nick Pitera gets in holiday spirit".San Francisco Chronicle.RetrievedJune 12,2021.
- ^Times, JOSEPH NATIVIDAD, Contra Costa."YouTube star is a man with two voices".Press of Atlantic City.RetrievedJuly 23,2018.
{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nick Pitera Sings One-Man Phantom of the Opera Medley".Broadway World; Stage Tube.February 1, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 21,2012.
- ^Rizvi, Samad (March 24, 2011)."Pixar Technical Director Nick Pitera Displays His Other Great Talent".Pixar Times.RetrievedJune 12,2021.
- ^ASINB00AFZOSU8,Better Days: Nick Pitera(2012-12-04)
- ^"VES Names Nominees for its 19th Annual Awards".CGW.March 2, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 14,2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Diaz, Eric (May 4, 2021)."One Man Musical Medley Celebrates '90s Disney Animation".Nerdist.
- Swensen, Krysten (May 8, 2021)."Check Out This Incredible One Man Disney Medley!".Inside the Magic.
- Mitchell, Emma Dailey (August 20, 2019)."Nick Pitera Still Manages to Leave Audiences Speechless".Study Breaks.
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