Nikki Awesome & The Royal Society
| Company type | Independent |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Toronto , Canada |
| Products | Music recordings, singles, EP |
Nikki Awesome & The Royal Society is an electropop ensemble originating from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, established in 2007. This trio featured lead singer Nikki "Awesome" Milovanovic alongside hip-hop performers Christopher "Plus Mo" Wright and Ryan "Slink Breezy Esq" Reid, merging elements of pop and hip-hop genres.
History
The group made their first live appearance in July 2008 at Toronto’s Wrongbar venue. Within the same year, they launched the single "You Say it was Supposed To Be," which incorporated a chorus inspired by New Order’s "Bizarre Love Triangle." This release caught the attention of Care Failure (Caroline Kawa) from Die Mannequin, who had recently created How To Kill Records under the Warner Music Canada umbrella. Consequently, the band became the inaugural signing of this label, with Nikki Awesome also making a cameo in Die Mannequin’s music video for "Saved By Strangers."
In September 2008, Slink Breezy captured footage portraying the fictional theft of the KITT vehicle from the filming of the Knight Rider series in Toronto. Sharing this narrative on Myspace resulted in viral popularity and significantly increased plays for the then-emerging group.
Supported by a VideoFACT grant from Much Music (also known as MuchFACT), The Royal Society produced a music video for "You Say it was Supposed To Be," directed by Davin Black. The video depicted Awesome as a Film noir-style femme fatale, with Plus Mo and Breezy cast as detectives. It began airing on Much Music and M3 in January 2009 and achieved a Top 10 position on Canadian radio charts.
Operating independently in 2009, The Royal Society released two additional singles accompanied by videos directed by Black: "All The Little Things" and "You Say." The video for "All The Little Things" was shot at Peter Gatien’s Circa nightclub. Although both singles reached the top 20, they did not secure a record deal. During this period, the band self-published The Nouveau Riche EP.
After touring as an opening act for Flo Rida, Nikki Awesome attended the MuchMusic Video Awards solo and participated in an interview on MuchOnDemand. The group continued live performances until 2010. In March that year, Awesome performed solo at Toronto’s Club XS during Canadian Music Week and announced her new project, DOLLS.
In 2013, Awesome moved to London to officially launch DOLLS. Meanwhile, Plus Mo introduced his first solo project titled Cassette Tape $#!+ in 2018.
Discography
- The Nouveau Riche EP, 2009, Independent
- "You Say it was Supposed To Be" (Single), 2008, Independent
- "All The Little Things" (Single), 2009, Independent
- "You Say" (Single), 2009, Independent