Medium Build

Nicholas Carpenter, known by his stage name Medium Build, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released five studio albums and is signed to Slowplay / Island Records.

Early life
Carpenter grew up in Georgia and played music in church. He moved from Atlanta to Nashville at the age of 21 to study songwriting at Middle Tennessee State. While in college, he interned at Disney Publishing and wrote songs for his indie rock band Little Moses. In 2016, he moved to Alaska after and began performing as Medium Build.

Career
Carpenter released his debut album Falling Apart in 2016. He followed up with Softboy and Roughboy, both in 2018. He released Wild, his fourth album, in 2019. In 2022, Carpenter performed with Briston Maroney during the All Aboard Tour. The same year he filmed the music video for "Comeonback" in Anchorage. Carpenter first charted in 2023 with "Friend for Life", a collaboration with X Ambassadors. The song debuted at No. 17 on Billboard's Alternative Digital Song Sales. Carpenter played South by Southwest in 2023 and also toured with Tyler Childers on his Mule Pull '24 Tour in 2024. He has also toured with Lewis Capaldi and FINNEAS.