Nicolay

Nicolay (born Matthijs Rook in 1974) is an electronica, R&B and hip-hop record producer from the Netherlands, better known as one half of The Foreign Exchange. Due to his work, Nicolay now resides in the United States.

In December 2009, The Foreign Exchange were nominated for a Grammy, for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for the track "Daykeeper," from their second album, Leave It All Behind. Nicolay is the fourth Dutch person to be nominated.

Discography The Foreign Exchange Connected (2004, BBE) Leave It All Behind (2008, Foreign Exchange Music) Authenticity (2010, Foreign Exchange Music) Love in Flying Colors (2013, Foreign Exchange Music) Tales from the Land of Milk and Honey (2015, Foreign Exchange Music)

Nicolay & Kay TIME:LINE (EU Release: February 1, 2008 & US February 12, 2008, Nicolay Music Recordings)

Nicolay & The Hot At Nights Glaciers (2018, Foreign Exchange Music)

Solo Remix for Roy Ayers: "Funk in the Hole (Nicolay Mix)" (Roy Ayers Virgin Ubiquity Remixed) (2004, BBE) City Lights Vol. 1 (2005, BBE) Dutch Masters Mixtape V. 1 (2005, HardBoiled) City Lights Vol. 1.5 (2005, BBE) Here (2006, BBE) City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya (2009, The Foreign Exchange Music) City Lights Vol. 3: Soweto (2015, The Foreign Exchange Music) Nice Chops: The Dutch Schultz Tapes (2004-2008) (2023, The Foreign Exchange Music) Terra Firma (2024, The Foreign Exchange Music) Track Sound (2025, The Foreign Exchange Music)

Singles "I Am the Man" (2006, BBE) "I Love the Way You Love" (2006, BBE) "Lose Your Way" (2009, The Foreign Exchange Music)