PORTFOLIO WEEK 1 (13/09/2018)

Section 1 - biography NICKY JAM 
  1. What is his real name?
Nick Rivera Caminero.
  1. How old is he?
He is 37 years old.
  1. Where is he from?
Boston - USA

  1. What is his brand called?
NICKY JAM 

Section 2 - his career now
  1. What music genre does he work in?
latin pop, Reggaeton and Trap music.
  1. What music roles has he worked in over his career?
Singer and Song writer.
  1. What is his current position in the industry?
He is one of the most-known Latin influencers and also, one of the biggest singers with very famous hits internationally.
  1. Where does he work at present?
In YouTube, Spotify and social networks.
  1. Where is he performing ?
Around the world, internet and social media.

Section 3 - building a career
  1. At what age did he start? (or in what year did he start?)
Since 1994 to now, at the age of 11 years old.
  1. How did his career start?
His career started by the way as he decided to give up the alcohol, drugs and gangsters bands. H e moved to Colombia where he started to record music which was massively accepted by the audience around and suddenly he became famous
  1. What were his early steps as a musician?
A woman discovered him and signed him to a studio at his age of 11 years old where he recorded his first song. This song did not has any success,  however he received support from famous Djs who made his reputation more famous.

  1. What steps did he take in order to go from a hobby to make it his career?
he started to compose and to take advantage of his story. Anyway, the early steps that  he had taken,
  1. What was his 'big break'?
When he recorded a Tv film with other singers as an actor of his own history.


Section 4 - a special career
  1. What techniques is he famous for?
He is famous because he uses improvisation, good voice projection and also very original style or flow.
  1. Name one of his famous tracks.
"X" is one of the most famous videos on YouTube at the moment, which puts it in the list of the most famous in social media.
  1. Describe a proud moment in his career.
He started to meet people from Hollywood , such as Vin diesel or will smith who gave him more popularity and influence with more people and more range at social media  
  1. What is one of his most memorable gigs?
At vina del mar .

Section 5 - your opinion
  1. What important moments helped his career to grow?
When he started to do collaborations with very famous singers from south-America and then in USA.
  1. How has he stayed successful for so long?
He has recorded songs that now have so many visits on YouTube, but also he is one of most listened singers on Spotify.
  1. What is the secret to his success?
The Faith and commitment he put to his dreams and the way as he keeps humble.

  1. What have you learnt from Hype that you can apply to your own career?
That we need to relate better and also that we need to improve and believe in ourselves to achieve any dream that we want.





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