Sweeney Todd was Nick's first group and earned their rock wings playing in every conceivable  venue in  the seventies,  Nick and Jim were the founding members.  

  These days,   Nick and the band are being seen at Festivals, Casino showrooms, etc.  Its the result of  #1 songs says Nick in response,  it still gets us all rocking!, classics like,  Hot Child in the City and Roxy Roller these are multi platinum and Juno winning songs, we also perform another song I wrote that also went to #1 The Warrior,  Nick continues to recieve airplay awards for his songs.   SHES A STAR IN HER OWN RIGHT  reached the  #4 spot.  and more top 40 success with You Really Rock Me, The momentum created by the success of  Roxy,  continued with the top 10  hit  HERE COMES THE NIGHT  ,  the song  RATED X  did well for Gilder but  it was Pat Benatar who got  it climbing up the charts, as did the Mega #1 hit  he wrote for Patti Smythe  THE WARRIOR,  

 Songs like Footsteps are often featured in movies  like, Youngblood the Rob Lowe movie, Barb wire with Pamela Anderson, Play to win, The Wraith, My science project, Hot child in the city, The Runaways, starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning, Going the Distance starring Drew Barrymore, and hit TV shows like the recent Cover Me Canada , That 70's show, Ed,  Sex and the City,  Nip Tuck, Regis and Kelly, The Today Show, Must See TV, many NEWS shows, David Letterman,Conan O'Brian many other daytime and late night talk shows etc.

         Throughout his illustrious career, Nick Gilder has written and recorded many Top 20 hits internationally having recent success with a song he penned,  WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN, remixed by Armand Van Helden, who scored wtih Justin Timberlakes, Get Sexy Back, in Britain, Europe, and Australia. 

        The years  have seen Nick  work with some of the worlds most famous Producers including the Beatles George Martin and Mike Chapman, Pete Coleman of Blondie, Pat Benatar etc. fame. Writing hits for some of the business’ top performers, including Bette Midler, Patty Smyth & Scandal, Pat Benatar and Joe Cocker.  The variety of artists who have covered his songs testify to his diverse influences, totalling over 20 million copies sold worldwide. 

Cds available itunes etc.

Its a  powerhouse  performance, which includes past hits , great new material and some faves.  Nick together with Dave Groves on Guitar, Mark Kenny on Bass, Frank Baker on Drums, and Michael Russell on keyboards,  produce a live show that really rocks!, Its a touring year again this year,  with  possible Australia dates as well as  writing and recording for new CD  projects.  For additional bio information see     Support site link 

             Having toured with The Cars, Cheap Trick, Peter Gabriel, Foreigner,  Styx, Journey, New York Dolls, The Babies, even hall of  famers like Chuck Berry, to name a few. 

Nick and the ‘Sweeneys’ have already had a busy tour schedule this year of  Festivals etc.   Nick and the Sweeneys  are touring in 2012!

The Runaways Movie Soundtrack CD

1. Nick Gilder – “Roxy Roller”
2. Suzi Quatro – “The Wild One”
3. MC5 – “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World”
4. David Bowie – “Rebel Rebel”
5. Dakota Fanning – “Cherry Bomb”
6. The Runaway – “Hollywood”
7. Dakota Fanning – “California Paradise”
8. The Runaways – “You Drive Me Wild”
9. Dakota Fanning & Kristen Stewart – “Queens Of Noise”
10. Kristen Stewart & Dakota Fanning – “Dead End Justice”
11. The Stooges – “I Wanna Be Your Dog”
12. The Runaways – “I Wanna Be Where The Boys Are (Live)”
13. Sex Pistols – “Pretty Vacant”
14. Joan Jett – “Don’t Abuse Me”  

photography, L. Mastromonaco