About

Vincent Nicotina

Composer/Musician

I grew up in Albany, NY and studied jazz and classical piano with Lee Shaw , Peg Delaney, Adrian Cohen, and Bill Jones. I honed my Jazz and Latin music skills by playing flute in the Alex Torres Latin Orchestra in the 80's, and piano in the Joey Thomas Big Band   along with countless bar bands. These days I write music for film & TV, using my experience on clarinet, piano, organ, and flute to inform my writing, arranging and playing. Lately I enjoy collaborating with other composers around the globe to create unique mashups of jazz with hip-hop, orchestral, and R & B. I have over 100 compositions and recordings in music production libraries, and my music has been placed in many TV shows and films around the world. For more information about licensing my music, please use the Contact page.

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Oct 29 2023

ABC "The Con" and more German TV Shows

I finally saw Cue Sheets in ASCAP for my 2022 placements in “The Con” (Whoopi Goldberg True Crime show). Thanks Sven Martin and Marco Iannello!    This was “dramedy” background music.  I also had more placements of Jazz Hip-hop in German…

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Oct 29 2023

Placement in Grease Prequel

  On Paramount Plus, I had two placements in the last episode of “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies”. My placements were some calliope music when they go to the carnival in the finale episode. No, I didn't write any songs…

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Sep 25 2022

New Placements and the PMC

I've had some nice placements recently, including two 30 sec placements of "We Work" from the Klanglobby Jazz album on German sports programs, and two dramedy cues (with Marco Iannello) in "The Con" on NBC.
I also just noticed that…

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Music

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    Cocktails at Seven (Solo Piano available from https://www.crucialmusic.com) 2:06
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    Bayou Bounce w/ Chris Raggatt (New Orleans Jazz available through https://openinglinemusic.sourceaudio.com) 1:49
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    Silver Dollar w/ Juliet Lyons (Jazz Hip-Hop Available through https://openinglinemusic.sourceaudio.com) 1:52
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    Crescent City Mambo w/ Chris Raggatt(New Orleans Jazz available through https://openinglinemusic.sourceaudio.com) 2:00
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    Crawfish Etouffee (Solo Piano available from https://www.crucialmusic.com) 2:05
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    Bedouin Boudoir (World Music available from https://www.crucialmusic.com) 1:27
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    Mon Accordeon est Triste (solo accordion available from https://www.crucialmusic.com) 2:10
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    Queen of the Speakeasy (Electro Swing Available through https://openinglinemusic.sourceaudio.com) 1:52
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    Betty Boop Fever (Electro Swing Available through https://openinglinemusic.sourceaudio.com) 1:49
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    Lafayette Square Strut w: Chris Raggatt (New Orleans Jazz Available through https://openinglinemusic.sourceaudio.com) 2:08
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    Hard Bop Drop (Jazz Hip-Hop Available through https://openinglinemusic.sourceaudio.com) 1:53
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    O Little Town of Bethlehem (Smooth Jazz Available through https://openinglinemusic.sourceaudio.com) 1:53
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    Someone to Watch Over Me(Cocktail Jazz Available through https://crucialmusic.com) 2:08
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