Editing Nick Valensi (section)

== Career ==

=== The Strokes ===
{{Main articles|The Strokes}}
In the late 1990s, Valensi was part of an informal band with vocalist Casablancas and drummer Moretti in high school, and continued after he and Casablancas left Dwight.<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 2001|title=Fabrizio Moretti: This Is The Strokes|language=en-US|work=DRUM! Magazine|url=http://drummagazine.com/fabrizio-moretti-this-is-the-strokes/|quote=I was around 14 when we started writing songs together, but it was never a band, we just hung out and wrote songs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Smyth|first=Cody|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hBO0DAEACAAJ|title=The Strokes|date=October 10, 2017|publisher=Lesser Gods|isbn=9781944713171|language=en}}</ref> [[Nikolai Fraiture]] started playing as the bassist and the band was formed when guitarist [[Albert Hammond Jr.]] joined in fall 1998. Their first show as [[The Strokes]] was at the Spiral in New York City on September 14, 1999.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Goodman|first=Lizzy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=voa9DgAAQBAJ|title=Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001–2011|date=August 1, 2017|publisher=Faber & Faber|isbn=9780571337996|language=en}}</ref> The band released The Modern Age EP in 2001 under [[Rough Trade Records]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Robinson|first=John|date=June 28, 2001|title=Interview: The Strokes|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/jun/28/artsfeatures|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and was signed for a five-album record deal by [[RCA Records]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=April 13, 2001|title=The Strokes Ink Deal With RCA|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80122/the-strokes-ink-deal-with-rca}}</ref> The band released six LPs including ''[[Is This It]]'', ''[[Room on Fire]]'', ''[[First Impressions of Earth]]'', [[Angles (The Strokes album)|''Angles'']], ''[[Comedown Machine]] and [[The New Abnormal]]'' with tours and festival sets in the North America, Europe, South America, East Asia and Australia. Following the completion of their album contract deal with RCA Records in 2013,<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Roffman|first=Michael|title=The Strokes Wipe the Slate Clean on Comedown Machine|language=en-US|magazine=Time|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/03/26/the-strokes-wipe-the-slate-clean-on-comedown-machine/|issn=0040-781X}}</ref> the band has continued to release new music through Casablancas' [[Cult Records]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=The Strokes Are Back: Hear Their New EP 'Future Present Past'|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7385842/strokes-oblivius-future-present-past-new-song-ep-2016-julian-casablancas}}</ref>

=== CRX ===
{{Main articles|CRX (band)}}
In 2013, Valensi co-founded the Los Angeles-based rock band CRX. He is the frontman of the group, and is backed by drummer Ralph Alexander, multi-instrumentalist [[Oberhofer|Brad Oberhofer]], bassist Jon Safley, and guitarist Darian Zahedi.<ref>{{cite web|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|title=The Strokes' Nick Valensi Announces Debut CRX Album Produced by Josh Homme|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/67927-the-strokes-nick-valensi-announces-debut-crx-album-produced-by-josh-homme/|access-date=September 8, 2016|website=Pitchfork|date=30 August 2016}}</ref> The band released their debut album, ''[[New Skin (CRX album)|New Skin]]'', on October 28, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rettig|first1=James|title=Nick Valensi's CRX Detail Debut Album Produced By Josh Homme|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1896652/nick-valensis-crx-detail-debut-album-produced-by-josh-homme/news/|access-date=September 8, 2016|website=Stereogum|date=30 August 2016}}</ref> This was followed by the 2019 record ''Peek''. Valensi has described the band's sound as a mix of [[power pop]] and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], and has named [[The Cars]], [[Cheap Trick]] and [[Elvis Costello]] as influences.<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|last=Doyle|first=Patrick|title=Nick Valensi on New Side Project, State of the Strokes|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/nick-valensi-on-new-side-project-state-of-the-strokes-w438094|access-date=September 8, 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=6 September 2016}}</ref>

===Other projects===
While much of his career has been focused on playing and writing for The Strokes and CRX, Valensi has also contributed as a session musician and songwriter to some of his contemporaries. One of his first notable credits was playing guitar for [[Regina Spektor]]'s song "[[Better (Regina Spektor song)|Better]]," which was released on her 2006 album ''[[Begin to Hope]]'' and also published as a single in a slightly different version on which the guitar parts are rearranged.

He has collaborated with artists [[Devendra Banhart]], The Stroke's Moretti, and [[Sia]] on multiple occasions. Nick Valensi sang backing vocals and played guitar for Devendra Banhart's song "Shabop Shalom" on the 2007 album ''[[Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049836/banhart-rocks-with-valensi-robinson-on-new-cd|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905185257/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049836/banhart-rocks-with-valensi-robinson-on-new-cd|url-status=dead|title=Banhart Rocks With Valensi, Robinson On New CD|archivedate=September 5, 2014|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Furthermore, he contributed backing vocals on the self-titled debut album of his bandmate [[Fab Moretti]]'s band, [[Little Joy]]. He appears in the video for "No One's Better Sake" by Little Joy as drummer. He also appears in the video for "Adam & Steve," a song by [[Devendra Banhart]] and Moretti's side project [[Megapuss]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2008-11-05|title="Adam & Steve" on Youtube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7yERTHz44I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/v7yERTHz44I |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=2011-12-08|publisher=Youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

He plays guitar on Sia's album 2010 ''[[We Are Born]]'' and has also written several hooks and melodies on it. Sia has also stated that she and Valensi are planning to write songs together for other artists. He also co-wrote the track "Hostage" on Sia's 2014 album ''[[1000 Forms of Fear]]''. Other credits include co-writing with [[Brody Dalle]] in 2014, [[Kate Pierson]] for her 2015 album ''[[Guitars and Microphones]],''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thestrokesnews.com/nick-valensi-collaborated-with-b-52s-kate-pierson/ |title=Nick Valensi collaborated with B-52's Kate Pierson |access-date=2015-05-31 |archive-date=2015-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316235020/http://thestrokesnews.com/nick-valensi-collaborated-with-b-52s-kate-pierson/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1729628/kate-pierson-bottoms-u-feat-nick-valensi/mp3s/|title = Kate Pierson – "Bottoms Up" (Feat. Nick Valensi)|date = 16 January 2015}}</ref> [[Kesha]], and again with Sia for the 2017 [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] track, "Best Day Ever."