Just Nick (Nick Jaffe) is a Saint Paul, Minnesota-based musician, recording engineer, teacher and editor.
His contribution to the guitar world via his YouTube channel justnickmusic is virtually unparalleled. Nick became a cornerstone of the YouTube guitar scene in 2010, and got busy—real busy. To date he has garnered some massive numbers for a sole production effort.
52,873 Subscribers
7,660,635+ Views
1,200+ Guitar related videos
Part of his success is a result of covering guitar content so thoroughly and without bias. He does a great job of making his viewers smarter for watching because he takes time to let the viewer in on what or why the subject he is discussing is interesting, different or important. Yes, he turns down gear reviews if he does not think he could stand behind it. That is important because in a time where big views/audience numbers equal success to most, he knows that the people who subscribe to his channel trust him. And that is just worth a whole lot more in the end.
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In addition to creating and maintaining his YouTube empire, Nick has performed as a guitarists with a wide range of major label artists including Common, Bobby Brown, Rakim, Ice Cube, Estelle, Syleena Johnson, Dwele, Slum Village, Bilal, Renee Neufville (Zhane/RH Factor), Andreus, Geno Young, Chicago emcees SB, Kyeote, Slug Nyna Rossi, and Really Doe, Yaw, Kafele Bandele, Tiaybe, Jorge Juan, and many others.
Nick has produced and engineered for SB, Yaw, Miraj, MsTeefa, Sparrow and Tiaybe Girl Activity, harpists Marta Cook and Chelsea Sky Link, as well as many other artists in a wide variety of genres.
Nick’s recent solo recordings include the Album Sputnik I, a musical history of the first man-made object in orbit.
Just Nick’s studio credits include sessions for Universal artist Big Phill, Geno Barletta, Girl Activity, King Ron E. Ron, Tiaybe, Sparrow, Twilight Tone, and a national TV campaign for Kraft Foods (sold out for cheese).