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Nicholas William Bailey

Nicholas William Bailey (born December 21, 1980) is an American composer and songwriter from New Bern, North Carolina. Bailey has composed for a variety of cable television networks including TLC, A&E, Animal Planet, The National Geographic Channel and VH1. Bailey is also a member of the rock band "Nick and the Babes."

Career
Upon graduating from East Carolina University in 2003 Bailey spent four years as a piano bar musician. In 2008 Bailey was given the opportunity to compose for TLC's "18 Kids and Counting" by fellow North Carolina composer Scott Pearson. This initial break led to other composing jobs including series such as "Crime 360," "The Last American Cowboy," "Known Universe," and "Dad Camp."

Bailey has also contributed music to Newsweek.com's acclaimed webseries "The District" and the recently defunct virtual world for children "Zookazoo."

Bailey along with other members of "Nick and the Babes" have worked as session musicians for Bob Crawford (The Avett Brothers) and various others. "Nick and the Babes" often referred to as NATB is an Americana/Indie Rock band based out of Greenville, North Carolina.