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Stormy

2018-08-26T18:11:43Z

YoshePlays: /* Contribution */

[[File:Stormytiger.jpg|thumbnail|right|Stormy]]
'''Stormy''' (born November 5, 1992)<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/Stormyfag Stormy's profile] on [[Facebook]].</ref> is a white and blue [[tiger (species)|tiger]] [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:France|Paris, France]].

==Fandom activities==
===Fursuit===
Stormy's fursuit was built by [[Lacy]]. It debuted at [[Anthrocon 2014]]. He was mostly known for publicly distributing murrsuiting videos on Twitter.

===Contribution===
Stormy was the owner and head of PR for the furry dating app [[Howlr]], released on June 19, 2018. However, on the 7th of August, he has publicly announced his retirement from [[Howlr]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/Stormyfag/status/1026854670713716736] Stormy publicly announcing his retirement</ref> due to drama relating him with animal abuse.

===Retirement===
On August 7th, 2018, Stormy announced his retirement from the online Furry Fandom. He suspended his AD account and his normal Twitter account was completely wiped with the exception of a few tweets regarding his departure<ref>[https://twitter.com/Stormyfag] Stormy publicly announcing his leaving from the fandom</ref>. It is not clear whether or not he would keep attending furry events.

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
{{Contributor|Stormy}}
* [http://twitter.com/stormyfag/ Stormy] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://www.facebook.com/Stormyfag Stormy] on [[Facebook]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/storm-tiger/ Stormy] on [[FurAffinity]]
* [http://inkbunny.net/Stormy Stormy] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [http://stormy.sofurry.com/ Stormy] on [[SoFurry]]

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Kyle McCarthy

2018-08-11T17:46:43Z

YoshePlays: /* External links */ Website added.

[[File:Kylemccarthynyc.png|right|thumb|Kyle McCarthy]]
[[File:Niicatfau15.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FAU '15.]]
[[File:Niicfurpoc16.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FurPoc '16.]]
[[File:Niicatphs.png|right|thumb|NIIC, Live in Philadelphia ' 17.]]
'''Kyle McCarthy''', better known by his stage name as '''NIIC the Singing Dog''' or just '''NIIC''' (pronounced "nice"), is a musical artist, performer and producer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

== Biography ==

Kyle McCarthy conceptualized NIIC the Singing Dog shortly after graduating in [[W:Musical composition|Music Composition]] from the [[W:University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|University of the Arts]] in [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] and moving up to New York City in 2013. Kyle currently operates NIIC the Singing Dog in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and tours as the green, singing dog across the United States.

Kyle was a [[guest of honor]] at both FurCon and FangCon in 2014 as well as [[Fur-Xoticon]] in 2016. He will again be a guest of honor at [[Megaplex]] in August 2018.

== Character ==

Kyle McCarthy's [[character]], '''NIIC''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[dog]] through which he performs and produces original indie dance-pop music. The green dog is a public figure in Philadelphia and a musical icon at festivals, anime conventions, furry conventions, and gamer conventions across the country.

A big green [[W:Akita_inu|akita inu]], the Singing Dog was first conceptualized in February 2013 by McCarthy. NIIC was inspired by a dog from Kyle's early childhood - a relative's [[W:husky|husky]] named '''Nicki''' whom Kyle briefly grew up with. The unconventional green color of the character was chosen to reflect his vibrantly energetic personality, and was first mocked-up by the [[anthro artist|anthropomorphic artist]] Casparr.{{clarify}} Kyle began the promotion of the green dog and its music within the [[furry fandom]] in March of 2013. In 2017, Kyle McCarthy expanded NIIC the Singing Dog's performance audience across additional fandoms and quickly integrated him into the Philadelphia festival and music scene.

The Singing Dog is in fact a revival of a previous anthropomorphic musical project Kyle had developed in Philadelphia, a [[W:Web series|web show]] [[puppet]] series called '''''Sebastian the Singing Cockroach''''' - a self-absorbed part-time [[artist]] and [[insect|cockroach]] that worked at a city coffee chain and frequent lamented about being under-appreciated by the rest of society. Upon discovering the hardships of operating puppets, musical scoring, and video editing as a one-man team, Kyle revived the project in 2013 upon discovering the furry fandom and tweaking Sebastian to a live acting musical performance, ie. NIIC the Singing Dog.

=== Design ===

NIIC the Singing Dog was first designed digitally by artist Casparr. The first consistent wardrobe of NIIC to appear in various pieces of [[art]]works was conceptualized by the Canadian artist [[Vallhund]], who was also responsible for creating NIIC's signature [[W:Logo|logo]] (the headphone paw prints frequently displayed with NIIC).{{cn}} The first [[mascot]] [[costume]] modelled after NIIC's final design was constructed by New York [[fursuit maker|crafters]] [[Blix Fox]] (head) and Faris Batwan (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]). NIIC's most current costume was crafted by Grimmkitty Productions (head) and Sassypup Creations (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]).

== Music ==

NIIC the Singing Dog's music has a very upbeat, energetic sound, with a style similar to Mika, Walk The Moon, and Foster The People. His vocals are typically accompanied by energized and [[W:Syncopation|syncopated]] [[W:Synthesizer|synthetic]] [[W:Backing track|backing tracks]], dispersed with live instrumentation. Kyle McCarthy produces all songs within [[W:Pro Tools|Pro Tools]] and mixes them through an [[W:Apogee Electronics|Apogee Quartet console]]. His microphone of choice is the [http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/sm/sm7b-vocal-microphone dynamic Shure SM7b], and incorporates [[W:Virtual instrumentation|virtual instrumentation software]] into his tracks, such as [http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5/ Kontakt], [http://www.soundsonline.com EastWest], [http://www.toontrack.com/product/superior-drummer-2/ Superior Drummer], [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/trilian.php Trilian], and [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/stylusrmx.php Stylus RMX].

=== Discography ===

At the start of 2013, Kyle McCarthy released several "rough drafts" of songs that would appear in future albums, such as '''''The Extended Play''''' and '''''Unleashed'''''. It was originally entitled '''''Paws to the Walls''''' but was never formally published as an official album.

It was not until July 2013 that Kyle McCarthy released NIIC's first album (the ''Extended Play''), during the opening of [[Anthrocon 2013]]. NIIC the Singing Dog's first ''full''-length album was released on Valentine's Day of 2014, titled ''Unleashed''. NIIC's second album, ''Instinct'', was debuted at [[Fangcon 2014]]. In 2016, "Beast" was released and toured throughout the United States. In 2017, NIIC released his first Christmas-themed album "Deck the Dogs", which included remakes of earlier Christmas singles "All I Want For Christmas Is a Boy" and "The List".

In addition, NIIC has also released cover tracks and song commissions which are not yet compiled into albums, but appear in piecemeal on various media websites such as [[W:SoundCloud|SoundCloud]], [[YouTube]], [[W:Bandcamp|BandCamp]], [https://www.hypedsound.com HypedSound], and [[W:Grooveshark|Grooveshark]]. He also has his own website [http://www.niicmusic.com/ NIICMusic] and accepts commissions [http://www.niicmusic.com/commission/ here].

In late July 2018, he announced in a Q&A on YouTube, that his next album, ''Escape the Humans'', is scheduled for a late 2018 release.

==== ''Singles'' ====

# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U. (Wanna Break Up? Version) (2013)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy (2013)''
# ''The List (2014)''
# ''Paws Up! (feat. Hixbi Fox) (2014)''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Fursona Version) (2014)''
# ''I Don't Need Love (2015)''
# ''Fall is Fallsome (2015)''

==== ''The Extended Play (2013)'' ====

# ''Oh Yeah, Baby!''
# ''In Love With the DJ''
# ''Make Me Your Beat''
# ''Never Catch Me''
# ''Arcade Desire''

==== ''Unleashed (2014)'' ====

# ''Introduction: My Name is NIIC''
# ''The Singing Dog''
# ''Whatever U Want Me 2 Be''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Album Version)''
# ''The Bass Drop''
# ''Freaks''
# ''Do What Feels Good''
# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U.''
# ''Knock, Knock''
# ''All We Need is Distance''
# ''There's No Good in a Goodbye''
# ''Take Me Higher''
# ''Unleashed''

==== ''Instinct (2015)'' ====

# ''Breaking News with Julia Meisgeier''
# ''Instinct''
# ''It's How We Do''
# ''We're Taking Back the Night''
# ''This Land is Ours''
# ''Not Going Home Tonight''
# ''Brush Yourself Off''
# ''The Best Thing That Happened''
# ''Incoherent (Bee Sae Bai)''
# ''My Friends''
# ''Jack of Hearts''
# ''Our March''
# ''Till the Music Stops''

==== ''Beast (2016)'' ====

# ''Introduction: I Am''
# ''Beast''
# ''Howl At The Moon''
# ''The Next Horizon''
# ''PhD In Mixology''
# ''Could You Ever''
# ''Heart In Me''
# ''The Watchmaker''
# ''We Are Lovers (Of The Light)''
# ''The Dog House''
# ''Thank You (For Being There)''
# ''President Of The United States Of Dance''
# ''Our Time Will Come''

==== ''Deck the Dogs (2017)'' ====

# ''My Wish''
# ''The List (Remastered)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas (All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy Remastered)''
# ''Once Upon a Holiday''
# ''Brand New Year''

==External links==
{{Contributor|NIIC}}
{{Flayrah|node1=5676|title1='HUGS' interviews furry musician NIIC the Singing Dog}}
* [http://niicmusic.com/ NIIC Website]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/niic/ NIIC] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://niic.sofurry.com NIIC] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/NIICmusic NIIC] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/NIICdog NIIC] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://niic.bandcamp.com/music NIIC] on [[BandCamp]]
* [https://soundcloud.com/niicmusic NIIC] on [[SoundCloud]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/niictracks/videos NIIC] on [[YouTube]]

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Kyle McCarthy

2018-08-10T20:35:44Z

YoshePlays: Fixed minor mistake.

[[File:Kylemccarthynyc.png|right|thumb|Kyle McCarthy]]
[[File:Niicatfau15.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FAU '15.]]
[[File:Niicfurpoc16.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FurPoc '16.]]
[[File:Niicatphs.png|right|thumb|NIIC, Live in Philadelphia ' 17.]]
'''Kyle McCarthy''', better known by his stage name as '''NIIC the Singing Dog''' or just '''NIIC''' (pronounced "nice"), is a musical artist, performer and producer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

== Biography ==

Kyle McCarthy conceptualized NIIC the Singing Dog shortly after graduating in [[W:Musical composition|Music Composition]] from the [[W:University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|University of the Arts]] in [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] and moving up to New York City in 2013. Kyle currently operates NIIC the Singing Dog in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and tours as the green, singing dog across the United States.

Kyle was a [[guest of honor]] at both FurCon and FangCon in 2014 as well as [[Fur-Xoticon]] in 2016. He will again be a guest of honor at [[Megaplex]] in August 2018.

== Character ==

Kyle McCarthy's [[character]], '''NIIC''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[dog]] through which he performs and produces original indie dance-pop music. The green dog is a public figure in Philadelphia and a musical icon at festivals, anime conventions, furry conventions, and gamer conventions across the country.

A big green [[W:Akita_inu|akita inu]], the Singing Dog was first conceptualized in February 2013 by McCarthy. NIIC was inspired by a dog from Kyle's early childhood - a relative's [[W:husky|husky]] named '''Nicki''' whom Kyle briefly grew up with. The unconventional green color of the character was chosen to reflect his vibrantly energetic personality, and was first mocked-up by the [[anthro artist|anthropomorphic artist]] Casparr.{{clarify}} Kyle began the promotion of the green dog and its music within the [[furry fandom]] in March of 2013. In 2017, Kyle McCarthy expanded NIIC the Singing Dog's performance audience across additional fandoms and quickly integrated him into the Philadelphia festival and music scene.

The Singing Dog is in fact a revival of a previous anthropomorphic musical project Kyle had developed in Philadelphia, a [[W:Web series|web show]] [[puppet]] series called '''''Sebastian the Singing Cockroach''''' - a self-absorbed part-time [[artist]] and [[insect|cockroach]] that worked at a city coffee chain and frequent lamented about being under-appreciated by the rest of society. Upon discovering the hardships of operating puppets, musical scoring, and video editing as a one-man team, Kyle revived the project in 2013 upon discovering the furry fandom and tweaking Sebastian to a live acting musical performance, ie. NIIC the Singing Dog.

=== Design ===

NIIC the Singing Dog was first designed digitally by artist Casparr. The first consistent wardrobe of NIIC to appear in various pieces of [[art]]works was conceptualized by the Canadian artist [[Vallhund]], who was also responsible for creating NIIC's signature [[W:Logo|logo]] (the headphone paw prints frequently displayed with NIIC).{{cn}} The first [[mascot]] [[costume]] modelled after NIIC's final design was constructed by New York [[fursuit maker|crafters]] [[Blix Fox]] (head) and Faris Batwan (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]). NIIC's most current costume was crafted by Grimmkitty Productions (head) and Sassypup Creations (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]).

== Music ==

NIIC the Singing Dog's music has a very upbeat, energetic sound, with a style similar to Mika, Walk The Moon, and Foster The People. His vocals are typically accompanied by energized and [[W:Syncopation|syncopated]] [[W:Synthesizer|synthetic]] [[W:Backing track|backing tracks]], dispersed with live instrumentation. Kyle McCarthy produces all songs within [[W:Pro Tools|Pro Tools]] and mixes them through an [[W:Apogee Electronics|Apogee Quartet console]]. His microphone of choice is the [http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/sm/sm7b-vocal-microphone dynamic Shure SM7b], and incorporates [[W:Virtual instrumentation|virtual instrumentation software]] into his tracks, such as [http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5/ Kontakt], [http://www.soundsonline.com EastWest], [http://www.toontrack.com/product/superior-drummer-2/ Superior Drummer], [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/trilian.php Trilian], and [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/stylusrmx.php Stylus RMX].

=== Discography ===

At the start of 2013, Kyle McCarthy released several "rough drafts" of songs that would appear in future albums, such as '''''The Extended Play''''' and '''''Unleashed'''''. It was originally entitled '''''Paws to the Walls''''' but was never formally published as an official album.

It was not until July 2013 that Kyle McCarthy released NIIC's first album (the ''Extended Play''), during the opening of [[Anthrocon 2013]]. NIIC the Singing Dog's first ''full''-length album was released on Valentine's Day of 2014, titled ''Unleashed''. NIIC's second album, ''Instinct'', was debuted at [[Fangcon 2014]]. In 2016, "Beast" was released and toured throughout the United States. In 2017, NIIC released his first Christmas-themed album "Deck the Dogs", which included remakes of earlier Christmas singles "All I Want For Christmas Is a Boy" and "The List".

In addition, NIIC has also released cover tracks and song commissions which are not yet compiled into albums, but appear in piecemeal on various media websites such as [[W:SoundCloud|SoundCloud]], [[YouTube]], [[W:Bandcamp|BandCamp]], [https://www.hypedsound.com HypedSound], and [[W:Grooveshark|Grooveshark]]. He also has his own website [http://www.niicmusic.com/ NIICMusic] and accepts commissions [http://www.niicmusic.com/commission/ here].

In late July 2018, he announced in a Q&A on YouTube, that his next album, ''Escape the Humans'', is scheduled for a late 2018 release.

==== ''Singles'' ====

# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U. (Wanna Break Up? Version) (2013)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy (2013)''
# ''The List (2014)''
# ''Paws Up! (feat. Hixbi Fox) (2014)''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Fursona Version) (2014)''
# ''I Don't Need Love (2015)''
# ''Fall is Fallsome (2015)''

==== ''The Extended Play (2013)'' ====

# ''Oh Yeah, Baby!''
# ''In Love With the DJ''
# ''Make Me Your Beat''
# ''Never Catch Me''
# ''Arcade Desire''

==== ''Unleashed (2014)'' ====

# ''Introduction: My Name is NIIC''
# ''The Singing Dog''
# ''Whatever U Want Me 2 Be''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Album Version)''
# ''The Bass Drop''
# ''Freaks''
# ''Do What Feels Good''
# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U.''
# ''Knock, Knock''
# ''All We Need is Distance''
# ''There's No Good in a Goodbye''
# ''Take Me Higher''
# ''Unleashed''

==== ''Instinct (2015)'' ====

# ''Breaking News with Julia Meisgeier''
# ''Instinct''
# ''It's How We Do''
# ''We're Taking Back the Night''
# ''This Land is Ours''
# ''Not Going Home Tonight''
# ''Brush Yourself Off''
# ''The Best Thing That Happened''
# ''Incoherent (Bee Sae Bai)''
# ''My Friends''
# ''Jack of Hearts''
# ''Our March''
# ''Till the Music Stops''

==== ''Beast (2016)'' ====

# ''Introduction: I Am''
# ''Beast''
# ''Howl At The Moon''
# ''The Next Horizon''
# ''PhD In Mixology''
# ''Could You Ever''
# ''Heart In Me''
# ''The Watchmaker''
# ''We Are Lovers (Of The Light)''
# ''The Dog House''
# ''Thank You (For Being There)''
# ''President Of The United States Of Dance''
# ''Our Time Will Come''

==== ''Deck the Dogs (2017)'' ====

# ''My Wish''
# ''The List (Remastered)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas (All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy Remastered)''
# ''Once Upon a Holiday''
# ''Brand New Year'' 

==External links==
{{Contributor|NIIC}}
{{Flayrah|node1=5676|title1='HUGS' interviews furry musician NIIC the Singing Dog}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/niic/ NIIC] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://niic.sofurry.com NIIC] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/NIICmusic NIIC] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/NIICdog NIIC] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://niic.bandcamp.com/music NIIC] on [[BandCamp]]
* [https://soundcloud.com/niicmusic NIIC] on [[SoundCloud]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/niictracks/videos NIIC] on [[YouTube]]

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Musicians]]
[[Category:Fur-Xoticon guests of honor]]
[[Category:Akita characters]]
[[Category:New York City]]
[[Category:1990 births]]

Kyle McCarthy

2018-08-10T20:34:48Z

YoshePlays: The previously filled in 'Escape the Humans' songs turned out to be song commissions.

[[File:Kylemccarthynyc.png|right|thumb|Kyle McCarthy]]
[[File:Niicatfau15.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FAU '15.]]
[[File:Niicfurpoc16.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FurPoc '16.]]
[[File:Niicatphs.png|right|thumb|NIIC, Live in Philadelphia ' 17.]]
'''Kyle McCarthy''', better known by his stage name as '''NIIC the Singing Dog''' or just '''NIIC''' (pronounced "nice"), is a musical artist, performer and producer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

== Biography ==

Kyle McCarthy conceptualized NIIC the Singing Dog shortly after graduating in [[W:Musical composition|Music Composition]] from the [[W:University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|University of the Arts]] in [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] and moving up to New York City in 2013. Kyle currently operates NIIC the Singing Dog in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and tours as the green, singing dog across the United States.

Kyle was a [[guest of honor]] at both FurCon and FangCon in 2014 as well as [[Fur-Xoticon]] in 2016. He will again be a guest of honor at [[Megaplex]] in August 2018.

== Character ==

Kyle McCarthy's [[character]], '''NIIC''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[dog]] through which he performs and produces original indie dance-pop music. The green dog is a public figure in Philadelphia and a musical icon at festivals, anime conventions, furry conventions, and gamer conventions across the country.

A big green [[W:Akita_inu|akita inu]], the Singing Dog was first conceptualized in February 2013 by McCarthy. NIIC was inspired by a dog from Kyle's early childhood - a relative's [[W:husky|husky]] named '''Nicki''' whom Kyle briefly grew up with. The unconventional green color of the character was chosen to reflect his vibrantly energetic personality, and was first mocked-up by the [[anthro artist|anthropomorphic artist]] Casparr.{{clarify}} Kyle began the promotion of the green dog and its music within the [[furry fandom]] in March of 2013. In 2017, Kyle McCarthy expanded NIIC the Singing Dog's performance audience across additional fandoms and quickly integrated him into the Philadelphia festival and music scene.

The Singing Dog is in fact a revival of a previous anthropomorphic musical project Kyle had developed in Philadelphia, a [[W:Web series|web show]] [[puppet]] series called '''''Sebastian the Singing Cockroach''''' - a self-absorbed part-time [[artist]] and [[insect|cockroach]] that worked at a city coffee chain and frequent lamented about being under-appreciated by the rest of society. Upon discovering the hardships of operating puppets, musical scoring, and video editing as a one-man team, Kyle revived the project in 2013 upon discovering the furry fandom and tweaking Sebastian to a live acting musical performance, ie. NIIC the Singing Dog.

=== Design ===

NIIC the Singing Dog was first designed digitally by artist Casparr. The first consistent wardrobe of NIIC to appear in various pieces of [[art]]works was conceptualized by the Canadian artist [[Vallhund]], who was also responsible for creating NIIC's signature [[W:Logo|logo]] (the headphone paw prints frequently displayed with NIIC).{{cn}} The first [[mascot]] [[costume]] modelled after NIIC's final design was constructed by New York [[fursuit maker|crafters]] [[Blix Fox]] (head) and Faris Batwan (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]). NIIC's most current costume was crafted by Grimmkitty Productions (head) and Sassypup Creations (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]).

== Music ==

NIIC the Singing Dog's music has a very upbeat, energetic sound, with a style similar to Mika, Walk The Moon, and Foster The People. His vocals are typically accompanied by energized and [[W:Syncopation|syncopated]] [[W:Synthesizer|synthetic]] [[W:Backing track|backing tracks]], dispersed with live instrumentation. Kyle McCarthy produces all songs within [[W:Pro Tools|Pro Tools]] and mixes them through an [[W:Apogee Electronics|Apogee Quartet console]]. His microphone of choice is the [http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/sm/sm7b-vocal-microphone dynamic Shure SM7b], and incorporates [[W:Virtual instrumentation|virtual instrumentation software]] into his tracks, such as [http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5/ Kontakt], [http://www.soundsonline.com EastWest], [http://www.toontrack.com/product/superior-drummer-2/ Superior Drummer], [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/trilian.php Trilian], and [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/stylusrmx.php Stylus RMX].

=== Discography ===

At the start of 2013, Kyle McCarthy released several "rough drafts" of songs that would appear in future albums, such as '''''The Extended Play''''' and '''''Unleashed'''''. It was originally entitled '''''Paws to the Walls''''' but was never formally published as an official album.

It was not until July 2013 that Kyle McCarthy released NIIC's first album (the ''Extended Play''), during the opening of [[Anthrocon 2013]]. NIIC the Singing Dog's first ''full''-length album was released on Valentine's Day of 2014, titled ''Unleashed''. NIIC's second album, ''Instinct'', was debuted at [[Fangcon 2014]]. In 2016, "Beast" was released and toured throughout the United States. In 2017, NIIC released his first Christmas-themed album "Deck the Dogs", which included remakes of earlier Christmas singles "All I Want For Christmas Is a Boy" and "The List".

In addition, NIIC has also released cover tracks and song commissions which are not yet compiled into albums, but appear in piecemeal on various media websites such as [[W:SoundCloud|SoundCloud]], [[YouTube]], [[W:Bandcamp|BandCamp]], [https://www.hypedsound.com HypedSound], and [[W:Grooveshark|Grooveshark]]. He also has his own website [http://www.niicmusic.com/ NIICMusic] and accepts commissions [http://www.niicmusic.com/commission/ here].

In late July 2018, he announced in a Q&A on YouTube, that his next album, ''Escape the Humans'', is scheduled for a late 2018 release.

==== ''Singles'' ====

# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U. (Wanna Break Up? Version) (2013)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy (2013)''
# ''The List (2014)''
# ''Paws Up! (feat. Hixbi Fox) (2014)''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Fursona Version) (2014)''
# ''I Don't Need Love (2015)''
# ''Fall is Fallsome (2015)''

==== ''The Extended Play (2013)'' ====

# ''Oh Yeah, Baby!''
# ''In Love With the DJ''
# ''Make Me Your Beat''
# ''Never Catch Me''
# ''Arcade Desire''

==== ''Unleashed (2014)'' ====

# ''Introduction: My Name is NIIC''
# ''The Singing Dog''
# ''Whatever U Want Me 2 Be''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Album Version)''
# ''The Bass Drop''
# ''Freaks''
# ''Do What Feels Good''
# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U.''
# ''Knock, Knock''
# ''All We Need is Distance''
# ''There's No Good in a Goodbye''
# ''Take Me Higher''
# ''Unleashed''

==== ''Instinct (2015)'' ====

# ''Breaking News with Julia Meisgeier''
# ''Instinct''
# ''It's How We Do''
# ''We're Taking Back the Night''
# ''This Land is Ours''
# ''Not Going Home Tonight''
# ''Brush Yourself Off''
# ''The Best Thing That Happened''
# ''Incoherent (Bee Sae Bai)''
# ''My Friends''
# ''Jack of Hearts''
# ''Our March''
# ''Till the Music Stops''

==== ''Beast (2016)'' ====

# ''Introduction: I Am''
# ''Beast''
# ''Howl At The Moon''
# ''The Next Horizon''
# ''PhD In Mixology''
# ''Could You Ever''
# ''Heart In Me''
# ''The Watchmaker''
# ''We Are Lovers (Of The Light)''
# ''The Dog House''
# ''Thank You (For Being There)''
# ''President Of The United States Of Dance''
# ''Our Time Will Come''

==== ''Deck the Dogs (2017)'' ====

# ''My Wish''
# ''The List (Remastered)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas (All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy Remastered)''
# ''Once Upon a Holiday''
# ''Brand New Year'' <!--

==== ''Escape the Humans (2018)'' ====

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|NIIC}}
{{Flayrah|node1=5676|title1='HUGS' interviews furry musician NIIC the Singing Dog}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/niic/ NIIC] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://niic.sofurry.com NIIC] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/NIICmusic NIIC] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/NIICdog NIIC] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://niic.bandcamp.com/music NIIC] on [[BandCamp]]
* [https://soundcloud.com/niicmusic NIIC] on [[SoundCloud]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/niictracks/videos NIIC] on [[YouTube]]

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Stormy

2018-08-08T07:35:40Z

YoshePlays: Updated howlr status

[[File:Stormytiger.jpg|thumbnail|right|Stormy]]
'''Stormy''' (born November 5, 1992)<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/Stormyfag Stormy's profile] on [[Facebook]].</ref> is a white and blue [[tiger (species)|tiger]] [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:France|Paris, France]].

==Fandom activities==
===Fursuit===
Stormy's fursuit was built by [[Lacy]]. It debuted at [[Anthrocon 2014]]. He is mostly known for publicly distributing murrsuiting videos on Twitter.

===Contribution===
Stormy was the owner and head of PR for the furry dating app [[Howlr]], released on June 19, 2018. However, on the 7th of August, he has publicly announced his retirement from [[Howlr]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/Stormyfag/status/1026854670713716736] Stormy publicly announcing his retirement</ref> due to recent drama.

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
{{Contributor|Stormy}}
* [http://twitter.com/stormyfag/ Stormy] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://www.facebook.com/Stormyfag Stormy] on [[Facebook]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/storm-tiger/ Stormy] on [[FurAffinity]]
* [http://inkbunny.net/Stormy Stormy] on [[Inkbunny]]
* [http://stormy.sofurry.com/ Stormy] on [[SoFurry]]

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Howlr

2018-08-07T17:44:03Z

YoshePlays: Updating the wording of a sentence.

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[[File:Howlrlogo.png|frameless|right]]
[[File:Howlrsushi.png|thumbnail|right|Howlr's mascot : Sushi]]
'''Howlr''' is a [[furry dating]] app, similar to the mainstream app [[Grindr]], that relies on user location to find other [[furries]] around the user.

It allows users to set up a very complete profile and join groups related to events they're attending or fetishes they identify with, and then filter users according to these.

It also features a chat and a ''Like'' system that allows a user to let someone know they like the profile, and eventually break the ice.

== Release ==

The app was made available for beta testing on May 16, 2018<ref name="beta">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/996664189191184384]Howlr's tweet announcing beta testing opening</ref>, on Android, via a private link and apk file. Although the link was dispatched to no more than 200 people, the application counted over an overwhelming thousand users by the end of the beta, as a result of testers passing the link around.

On June 19th, 2018<ref name="android-release">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/1009045375284580353]Android release tweet</ref>, the app was made public on the Google PlayStore, a few days before the announced release date. In less than a week after the release, almost 2,000 new users joined in<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

Although the general release was planned on June 22, 2018, the Howlr crew had announced possible delays for the iOS release, as they encountered technical issues with iOS development, as well as being slowed down by Apple for various reasons.

The iOS version was finally released on July 26th, 2018<ref name="ios-release">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/1022556114989342722]iOS release tweet</ref>, and bought over 2,000 new users in the first 48 hours<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

As of July 31st, 2018, Howlr counts over 7800 users, with a constant growth of a few hundred users a day<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

== Howlr Staff ==

The Public Relations field is handled by [[Tyke]]. The visuals of the app are made by [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/firelex/ Alex], for the logo and mascot of the app, and [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ciryss/ Ciryss], for the group pictograms<ref name="about">[http://howlr.im/contact]Howlr's 'About' page</ref>. The staff team bought over 2,000 new users in the first 48 hours<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

Most of the development and the entire Public Relations field used to be taken care of by [[Stormy]], however due to recent drama, on 7th of August, 2018, [[Stormy]] has announced his retirement from Howlr <ref name="stormy-resign">[https://twitter.com/Stormyfag/status/1026854670713716736]Stormy publicly announcing his retirement</ref>.

== Development ==

The app was created via Expo, a tool to create React Native application that is easily portable to iOS and Android. 
The front-end of the app is made with [[W:React_(JavaScript)|React Native]], while the back-end is [[W:Ruby_on_Rails|Ruby on Rails]].

== Howlr Lab ==

The success of Howlr resulted in the developer team created the Howlr Lab, a platform that will serve as a launcher for many other applications, websites and services to help the community<ref name="lab">[http://lab.howlr.im]Howlr Lab website</ref>.

== Financing ==

The Howlr dating app and all the following Howlr Lab apps will always remain free, and with no advertisement at all. Before the 7th of August, 2018, the estimated $2000 per year cost generated by the Howlr Lab was entirely taken care of by its previous owner, Stormy. He had mentioned the team's wish to work through donation campaigns or any other non invading financing method, whenever he'd not be able to handle such costs anymore. However, as of today, after his retirement from Howlr, the person in-charge of the estimated $2000 per year cost is currently unknown.

== External links ==

* [http://howlr.im Howlr] official website
* [http://www.facebook.com/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Facebook]]
* [http://www.twitter.com/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://t.me/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.howlr.app Howlr] on the [[W:Google PlayStore|Google PlayStore]]
* [https://itunes.apple.com/app/howlr/id1403033613?mt=8 Howlr] on the [[W:App_Store|Apple AppStore]]

== References ==

<references />

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Howlr

2018-08-07T17:37:30Z

YoshePlays: Updated /* Financing */ with stormy's retirement from howlr

{{Wikify}}
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[[File:Howlrlogo.png|frameless|right]]
[[File:Howlrsushi.png|thumbnail|right|Howlr's mascot : Sushi]]
'''Howlr''' is a [[furry dating]] app, similar to the mainstream app [[Grindr]], that relies on user location to find other [[furries]] around the user.

It allows users to set up a very complete profile and join groups related to events they're attending or fetishes they identify with, and then filter users according to these.

It also features a chat and a ''Like'' system that allows a user to let someone know they like the profile, and eventually break the ice.

== Release ==

The app was made available for beta testing on May 16, 2018<ref name="beta">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/996664189191184384]Howlr's tweet announcing beta testing opening</ref>, on Android, via a private link and apk file. Although the link was dispatched to no more than 200 people, the application counted over an overwhelming thousand users by the end of the beta, as a result of testers passing the link around.

On June 19th, 2018<ref name="android-release">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/1009045375284580353]Android release tweet</ref>, the app was made public on the Google PlayStore, a few days before the announced release date. In less than a week after the release, almost 2,000 new users joined in<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

Although the general release was planned on June 22, 2018, the Howlr crew had announced possible delays for the iOS release, as they encountered technical issues with iOS development, as well as being slowed down by Apple for various reasons.

The iOS version was finally released on July 26th, 2018<ref name="ios-release">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/1022556114989342722]iOS release tweet</ref>, and bought over 2,000 new users in the first 48 hours<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

As of July 31st, 2018, Howlr counts over 7800 users, with a constant growth of a few hundred users a day<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

== Howlr Staff ==

The Public Relations field is handled by [[Tyke]]. The visuals of the app are made by [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/firelex/ Alex], for the logo and mascot of the app, and [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ciryss/ Ciryss], for the group pictograms<ref name="about">[http://howlr.im/contact]Howlr's 'About' page</ref>. The staff team bought over 2,000 new users in the first 48 hours<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

Most of the development and the entire Public Relations field used to be taken care of by [[Stormy]], how ever due to recent drama, on 7th of August, 2018, [[Stormy]] has announced to retire from Howlr <ref name="stormy-resign">[https://twitter.com/Stormyfag/status/1026854670713716736]Stormy publicly announcing his retirement</ref>.

== Development ==

The app was created via Expo, a tool to create React Native application that is easily portable to iOS and Android. 
The front-end of the app is made with [[W:React_(JavaScript)|React Native]], while the back-end is [[W:Ruby_on_Rails|Ruby on Rails]].

== Howlr Lab ==

The success of Howlr resulted in the developer team created the Howlr Lab, a platform that will serve as a launcher for many other applications, websites and services to help the community<ref name="lab">[http://lab.howlr.im]Howlr Lab website</ref>.

== Financing ==

The Howlr dating app and all the following Howlr Lab apps will always remain free, and with no advertisement at all. Before the 7th of August, 2018, the estimated $2000 per year cost generated by the Howlr Lab was entirely taken care of by its previous owner, Stormy. He had mentioned the team's wish to work through donation campaigns or any other non invading financing method, whenever he'd not be able to handle such costs anymore. However, as of today, after his retirement from Howlr, the person in-charge of the estimated $2000 per year cost is currently unknown.

== External links ==

* [http://howlr.im Howlr] official website
* [http://www.facebook.com/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Facebook]]
* [http://www.twitter.com/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://t.me/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.howlr.app Howlr] on the [[W:Google PlayStore|Google PlayStore]]
* [https://itunes.apple.com/app/howlr/id1403033613?mt=8 Howlr] on the [[W:App_Store|Apple AppStore]]

== References ==

<references />

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Howlr

2018-08-07T17:31:57Z

YoshePlays: Another minor typing mistake found

{{Wikify}}
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{{unref}}
[[File:Howlrlogo.png|frameless|right]]
[[File:Howlrsushi.png|thumbnail|right|Howlr's mascot : Sushi]]
'''Howlr''' is a [[furry dating]] app, similar to the mainstream app [[Grindr]], that relies on user location to find other [[furries]] around the user.

It allows users to set up a very complete profile and join groups related to events they're attending or fetishes they identify with, and then filter users according to these.

It also features a chat and a ''Like'' system that allows a user to let someone know they like the profile, and eventually break the ice.

== Release ==

The app was made available for beta testing on May 16, 2018<ref name="beta">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/996664189191184384]Howlr's tweet announcing beta testing opening</ref>, on Android, via a private link and apk file. Although the link was dispatched to no more than 200 people, the application counted over an overwhelming thousand users by the end of the beta, as a result of testers passing the link around.

On June 19th, 2018<ref name="android-release">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/1009045375284580353]Android release tweet</ref>, the app was made public on the Google PlayStore, a few days before the announced release date. In less than a week after the release, almost 2,000 new users joined in<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

Although the general release was planned on June 22, 2018, the Howlr crew had announced possible delays for the iOS release, as they encountered technical issues with iOS development, as well as being slowed down by Apple for various reasons.

The iOS version was finally released on July 26th, 2018<ref name="ios-release">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/1022556114989342722]iOS release tweet</ref>, and bought over 2,000 new users in the first 48 hours<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

As of July 31st, 2018, Howlr counts over 7800 users, with a constant growth of a few hundred users a day<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

== Howlr Staff ==

The Public Relations field is handled by [[Tyke]]. The visuals of the app are made by [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/firelex/ Alex], for the logo and mascot of the app, and [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ciryss/ Ciryss], for the group pictograms<ref name="about">[http://howlr.im/contact]Howlr's 'About' page</ref>. The staff team bought over 2,000 new users in the first 48 hours<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

Most of the development and the entire Public Relations field used to be taken care of by [[Stormy]], how ever due to recent drama, on 7th of August, 2018, [[Stormy]] has announced to retire from Howlr <ref name="stormy-resign">[https://twitter.com/Stormyfag/status/1026854670713716736]Stormy publicly announcing his retirement</ref>.

== Development ==

The app was created via Expo, a tool to create React Native application that is easily portable to iOS and Android. 
The front-end of the app is made with [[W:React_(JavaScript)|React Native]], while the back-end is [[W:Ruby_on_Rails|Ruby on Rails]].

== Howlr Lab ==

The success of Howlr resulted in the developer team created the Howlr Lab, a platform that will serve as a launcher for many other applications, websites and services to help the community<ref name="lab">[http://lab.howlr.im]Howlr Lab website</ref>.

== Financing ==

The Howlr dating app and all the following Howlr Lab apps will always remain free, and with no advertisement at all. As of today, the estimated $2000 per year cost generated by the Howlr Lab is entirely taken care of by its owner, Stormy.
He has mentioned the team's wish to work through donation campaigns or any other non invading financing method, whenever he'd not be able to handle such costs anymore.

== External links ==

* [http://howlr.im Howlr] official website
* [http://www.facebook.com/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Facebook]]
* [http://www.twitter.com/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://t.me/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.howlr.app Howlr] on the [[W:Google PlayStore|Google PlayStore]]
* [https://itunes.apple.com/app/howlr/id1403033613?mt=8 Howlr] on the [[W:App_Store|Apple AppStore]]

== References ==

<references />

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Howlr

2018-08-07T17:31:07Z

YoshePlays: Updated minor mistake.

{{Wikify}}
{{copyedit}}
{{unref}}
[[File:Howlrlogo.png|frameless|right]]
[[File:Howlrsushi.png|thumbnail|right|Howlr's mascot : Sushi]]
'''Howlr''' is a [[furry dating]] app, similar to the mainstream app [[Grindr]], that relies on user location to find other [[furries]] around the user.

It allows users to set up a very complete profile and join groups related to events they're attending or fetishes they identify with, and then filter users according to these.

It also features a chat and a ''Like'' system that allows a user to let someone know they like the profile, and eventually break the ice.

== Release ==

The app was made available for beta testing on May 16, 2018<ref name="beta">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/996664189191184384]Howlr's tweet announcing beta testing opening</ref>, on Android, via a private link and apk file. Although the link was dispatched to no more than 200 people, the application counted over an overwhelming thousand users by the end of the beta, as a result of testers passing the link around.

On June 19th, 2018<ref name="android-release">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/1009045375284580353]Android release tweet</ref>, the app was made public on the Google PlayStore, a few days before the announced release date. In less than a week after the release, almost 2,000 new users joined in<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

Although the general release was planned on June 22, 2018, the Howlr crew had announced possible delays for the iOS release, as they encountered technical issues with iOS development, as well as being slowed down by Apple for various reasons.

The iOS version was finally released on July 26th, 2018<ref name="ios-release">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/1022556114989342722]iOS release tweet</ref>, and bought over 2,000 new users in the first 48 hours<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

As of July 31st, 2018, Howlr counts over 7800 users, with a constant growth of a few hundred users a day<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

== Howlr Staff ==

The Public Relations field is handled by [[Tyke]]. The visuals of the app are made by [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/firelex/ Alex], for the logo and mascot of the app, and [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ciryss/ Ciryss], for the group pictograms<ref name="about">[http://howlr.im/contact]Howlr's 'About' page</ref>. The staff team bought over 2,000 new users in the first 48 hours<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

Most of the development and the entire Public Relations field used to be taken care of by [[Stormy]], how ever due to recent drama on 7th of August, 2018, [[Stormy]] has announced to retire from Howlr <ref name="stormy-resign">[https://twitter.com/Stormyfag/status/1026854670713716736]Stormy publicly announcing his retirement</ref>.

== Development ==

The app was created via Expo, a tool to create React Native application that is easily portable to iOS and Android. 
The front-end of the app is made with [[W:React_(JavaScript)|React Native]], while the back-end is [[W:Ruby_on_Rails|Ruby on Rails]].

== Howlr Lab ==

The success of Howlr resulted in the developer team created the Howlr Lab, a platform that will serve as a launcher for many other applications, websites and services to help the community<ref name="lab">[http://lab.howlr.im]Howlr Lab website</ref>.

== Financing ==

The Howlr dating app and all the following Howlr Lab apps will always remain free, and with no advertisement at all. As of today, the estimated $2000 per year cost generated by the Howlr Lab is entirely taken care of by its owner, Stormy.
He has mentioned the team's wish to work through donation campaigns or any other non invading financing method, whenever he'd not be able to handle such costs anymore.

== External links ==

* [http://howlr.im Howlr] official website
* [http://www.facebook.com/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Facebook]]
* [http://www.twitter.com/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://t.me/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.howlr.app Howlr] on the [[W:Google PlayStore|Google PlayStore]]
* [https://itunes.apple.com/app/howlr/id1403033613?mt=8 Howlr] on the [[W:App_Store|Apple AppStore]]

== References ==

<references />

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Howlr

2018-08-07T17:29:54Z

YoshePlays: Updated stormy

{{Wikify}}
{{copyedit}}
{{unref}}
[[File:Howlrlogo.png|frameless|right]]
[[File:Howlrsushi.png|thumbnail|right|Howlr's mascot : Sushi]]
'''Howlr''' is a [[furry dating]] app, similar to the mainstream app [[Grindr]], that relies on user location to find other [[furries]] around the user.

It allows users to set up a very complete profile and join groups related to events they're attending or fetishes they identify with, and then filter users according to these.

It also features a chat and a ''Like'' system that allows a user to let someone know they like the profile, and eventually break the ice.

== Release ==

The app was made available for beta testing on May 16, 2018<ref name="beta">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/996664189191184384]Howlr's tweet announcing beta testing opening</ref>, on Android, via a private link and apk file. Although the link was dispatched to no more than 200 people, the application counted over an overwhelming thousand users by the end of the beta, as a result of testers passing the link around.

On June 19th, 2018<ref name="android-release">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/1009045375284580353]Android release tweet</ref>, the app was made public on the Google PlayStore, a few days before the announced release date. In less than a week after the release, almost 2,000 new users joined in<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

Although the general release was planned on June 22, 2018, the Howlr crew had announced possible delays for the iOS release, as they encountered technical issues with iOS development, as well as being slowed down by Apple for various reasons.

The iOS version was finally released on July 26th, 2018<ref name="ios-release">[https://twitter.com/HowlrApp/status/1022556114989342722]iOS release tweet</ref>, and bought over 2,000 new users in the first 48 hours<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

As of July 31st, 2018, Howlr counts over 7800 users, with a constant growth of a few hundred users a day<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

== Howlr Staff ==

The Public Relations field is handled by [[Tyke]]. The visuals of the app are made by [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/firelex/ Alex], for the logo and mascot of the app, and [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ciryss/ Ciryss], for the group pictograms<ref name="about">[http://howlr.im/contact]Howlr's 'About' page</ref>.

Most of the development and the entire Public Relations field used to be taken care of by [[Stormy]], how ever due to recent drama on 7th of August, 2018, [[Stormy]] has announced to retire from Howlr <ref name="stormy-resign">[https://twitter.com/Stormyfag/status/1026854670713716736]Stormy publicly announcing his retirement</ref>
The staff team bought over 2,000 new users in the first 48 hours<ref name="analytics-1">[https://howlr.im/analytics]Howlr's analytics page</ref>.

== Development ==

The app was created via Expo, a tool to create React Native application that is easily portable to iOS and Android. 
The front-end of the app is made with [[W:React_(JavaScript)|React Native]], while the back-end is [[W:Ruby_on_Rails|Ruby on Rails]].

== Howlr Lab ==

The success of Howlr resulted in the developer team created the Howlr Lab, a platform that will serve as a launcher for many other applications, websites and services to help the community<ref name="lab">[http://lab.howlr.im]Howlr Lab website</ref>.

== Financing ==

The Howlr dating app and all the following Howlr Lab apps will always remain free, and with no advertisement at all. As of today, the estimated $2000 per year cost generated by the Howlr Lab is entirely taken care of by its owner, Stormy.
He has mentioned the team's wish to work through donation campaigns or any other non invading financing method, whenever he'd not be able to handle such costs anymore.

== External links ==

* [http://howlr.im Howlr] official website
* [http://www.facebook.com/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Facebook]]
* [http://www.twitter.com/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://t.me/HowlrApp Howlr] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.howlr.app Howlr] on the [[W:Google PlayStore|Google PlayStore]]
* [https://itunes.apple.com/app/howlr/id1403033613?mt=8 Howlr] on the [[W:App_Store|Apple AppStore]]

== References ==

<references />

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User:Niicthesingingdog

2018-08-03T16:05:05Z

YoshePlays: Created page with '{{ContributorU|Kyle McCarthy}}'

Kyle McCarthy

2018-08-03T15:52:57Z

YoshePlays: Referenced website no longer exists.

[[File:Kylemccarthynyc.png|right|thumb|Kyle McCarthy]]
[[File:Niicatfau15.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FAU '15.]]
[[File:Niicfurpoc16.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FurPoc '16.]]
[[File:Niicatphs.png|right|thumb|NIIC, Live in Philadelphia ' 17.]]
'''Kyle McCarthy''', better known by his stage name as '''NIIC the Singing Dog''' or just '''NIIC''' (pronounced "nice"), is a musical artist, performer and producer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

== Biography ==

Kyle McCarthy conceptualized NIIC the Singing Dog shortly after graduating in [[W:Musical composition|Music Composition]] from the [[W:University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|University of the Arts]] in [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] and moving up to New York City in 2013. Kyle currently operates NIIC the Singing Dog in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and tours as the green, singing dog across the United States.

Kyle was a [[guest of honor]] at both FurCon and FangCon in 2014 as well as [[Fur-Xoticon]] in 2016. He will again be a guest of honor at [[Megaplex]] in August 2018.

== Character ==

Kyle McCarthy's [[character]], '''NIIC''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[dog]] through which he performs and produces original indie dance-pop music. The green dog is a public figure in Philadelphia and a musical icon at festivals, anime conventions, furry conventions, and gamer conventions across the country.

A big green [[W:Akita_inu|akita inu]], the Singing Dog was first conceptualized in February 2013 by McCarthy. NIIC was inspired by a dog from Kyle's early childhood - a relative's [[W:husky|husky]] named '''Nicki''' whom Kyle briefly grew up with. The unconventional green color of the character was chosen to reflect his vibrantly energetic personality, and was first mocked-up by the [[anthro artist|anthropomorphic artist]] Casparr.{{clarify}} Kyle began the promotion of the green dog and its music within the [[furry fandom]] in March of 2013. In 2017, Kyle McCarthy expanded NIIC the Singing Dog's performance audience across additional fandoms and quickly integrated him into the Philadelphia festival and music scene.

The Singing Dog is in fact a revival of a previous anthropomorphic musical project Kyle had developed in Philadelphia, a [[W:Web series|web show]] [[puppet]] series called '''''Sebastian the Singing Cockroach''''' - a self-absorbed part-time [[artist]] and [[insect|cockroach]] that worked at a city coffee chain and frequent lamented about being under-appreciated by the rest of society. Upon discovering the hardships of operating puppets, musical scoring, and video editing as a one-man team, Kyle revived the project in 2013 upon discovering the furry fandom and tweaking Sebastian to a live acting musical performance, ie. NIIC the Singing Dog.

=== Design ===

NIIC the Singing Dog was first designed digitally by artist Casparr. The first consistent wardrobe of NIIC to appear in various pieces of [[art]]works was conceptualized by the Canadian artist [[Vallhund]], who was also responsible for creating NIIC's signature [[W:Logo|logo]] (the headphone paw prints frequently displayed with NIIC).{{cn}} The first [[mascot]] [[costume]] modelled after NIIC's final design was constructed by New York [[fursuit maker|crafters]] [[Blix Fox]] (head) and Faris Batwan (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]). NIIC's most current costume was crafted by Grimmkitty Productions (head) and Sassypup Creations (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]).

== Music ==

NIIC the Singing Dog's music has a very upbeat, energetic sound, with a style similar to Mika, Walk The Moon, and Foster The People. His vocals are typically accompanied by energized and [[W:Syncopation|syncopated]] [[W:Synthesizer|synthetic]] [[W:Backing track|backing tracks]], dispersed with live instrumentation. Kyle McCarthy produces all songs within [[W:Pro Tools|Pro Tools]] and mixes them through an [[W:Apogee Electronics|Apogee Quartet console]]. His microphone of choice is the [http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/sm/sm7b-vocal-microphone dynamic Shure SM7b], and incorporates [[W:Virtual instrumentation|virtual instrumentation software]] into his tracks, such as [http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5/ Kontakt], [http://www.soundsonline.com EastWest], [http://www.toontrack.com/product/superior-drummer-2/ Superior Drummer], [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/trilian.php Trilian], and [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/stylusrmx.php Stylus RMX].

=== Discography ===

At the start of 2013, Kyle McCarthy released several "rough drafts" of songs that would appear in future albums, such as '''''The Extended Play''''' and '''''Unleashed'''''. It was originally entitled '''''Paws to the Walls''''' but was never formally published as an official album.

It was not until July 2013 that Kyle McCarthy released NIIC's first album (the ''Extended Play''), during the opening of [[Anthrocon 2013]]. NIIC the Singing Dog's first ''full''-length album was released on Valentine's Day of 2014, titled ''Unleashed''. NIIC's second album, ''Instinct'', was debuted at [[Fangcon 2014]]. In 2016, "Beast" was released and toured throughout the United States. In 2017, NIIC released his first Christmas-themed album "Deck the Dogs", which included remakes of earlier Christmas singles "All I Want For Christmas Is a Boy" and "The List".

In addition, NIIC has also released cover tracks and song commissions which are not yet compiled into albums, but appear in piecemeal on various media websites such as [[W:SoundCloud|SoundCloud]], [[YouTube]], [[W:Bandcamp|BandCamp]], [https://www.hypedsound.com HypedSound], and [[W:Grooveshark|Grooveshark]]. He also has his own website [http://www.niicmusic.com/ NIICMusic] and accepts commissions [http://www.niicmusic.com/commission/ here].

In late July 2018, he announced in a Q&A on YouTube, that his next album, ''Escape the Humans'', is scheduled for a late 2018 release.

==== ''Singles'' ====

# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U. (Wanna Break Up? Version) (2013)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy (2013)''
# ''The List (2014)''
# ''Paws Up! (feat. Hixbi Fox) (2014)''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Fursona Version) (2014)''
# ''I Don't Need Love (2015)''
# ''Fall is Fallsome (2015)''

==== ''The Extended Play (2013)'' ====

# ''Oh Yeah, Baby!''
# ''In Love With the DJ''
# ''Make Me Your Beat''
# ''Never Catch Me''
# ''Arcade Desire''

==== ''Unleashed (2014)'' ====

# ''Introduction: My Name is NIIC''
# ''The Singing Dog''
# ''Whatever U Want Me 2 Be''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Album Version)''
# ''The Bass Drop''
# ''Freaks''
# ''Do What Feels Good''
# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U.''
# ''Knock, Knock''
# ''All We Need is Distance''
# ''There's No Good in a Goodbye''
# ''Take Me Higher''
# ''Unleashed''

==== ''Instinct (2015)'' ====

# ''Breaking News with Julia Meisgeier''
# ''Instinct''
# ''It's How We Do''
# ''We're Taking Back the Night''
# ''This Land is Ours''
# ''Not Going Home Tonight''
# ''Brush Yourself Off''
# ''The Best Thing That Happened''
# ''Incoherent (Bee Sae Bai)''
# ''My Friends''
# ''Jack of Hearts''
# ''Our March''
# ''Till the Music Stops''

==== ''Beast (2016)'' ====

# ''Introduction: I Am''
# ''Beast''
# ''Howl At The Moon''
# ''The Next Horizon''
# ''PhD In Mixology''
# ''Could You Ever''
# ''Heart In Me''
# ''The Watchmaker''
# ''We Are Lovers (Of The Light)''
# ''The Dog House''
# ''Thank You (For Being There)''
# ''President Of The United States Of Dance''
# ''Our Time Will Come''

==== ''Deck the Dogs (2017)'' ====

# ''My Wish''
# ''The List (Remastered)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas (All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy Remastered)''
# ''Once Upon a Holiday''
# ''Brand New Year''

==== ''Escape the Humans (2018)'' ====

# ''Set It All Free''
# ''On the Same Train''
# ''Calendar''
# ''The Last Time''
# ''Forever''

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|NIIC}}
{{Flayrah|node1=5676|title1='HUGS' interviews furry musician NIIC the Singing Dog}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/niic/ NIIC] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://niic.sofurry.com NIIC] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/NIICmusic NIIC] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/NIICdog NIIC] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://niic.bandcamp.com/music NIIC] on [[BandCamp]]
* [https://soundcloud.com/niicmusic NIIC] on [[SoundCloud]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/niictracks/videos NIIC] on [[YouTube]]

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Musicians]]
[[Category:Fur-Xoticon guests of honor]]
[[Category:Akita characters]]
[[Category:New York City]]
[[Category:1990 births]]

Kyle McCarthy

2018-08-03T15:42:43Z

YoshePlays: /* External links */

[[File:Kylemccarthynyc.png|right|thumb|Kyle McCarthy]]
[[File:Niicatfau15.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FAU '15.]]
[[File:Niicfurpoc16.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FurPoc '16.]]
[[File:Niicatphs.png|right|thumb|NIIC, Live in Philadelphia ' 17.]]
'''Kyle McCarthy''', better known by his stage name as '''NIIC the Singing Dog''' or just '''NIIC''' (pronounced "nice"), is a musical artist, performer and producer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

== Biography ==

Kyle McCarthy conceptualized NIIC the Singing Dog shortly after graduating in [[W:Musical composition|Music Composition]] from the [[W:University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|University of the Arts]] in [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] and moving up to New York City in 2013. Kyle currently operates NIIC the Singing Dog in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and tours as the green, singing dog across the United States.

Kyle was a [[guest of honor]] at both FurCon and FangCon in 2014 as well as [[Fur-Xoticon]] in 2016.<ref>[http://osdclan.com/fur-xoticon/guests-of-honour Guest of Honor] on the [[Fur-Xoticon]] website. Retrieved June 1, 2016</ref> He will again be a guest of honor at [[Megaplex]] in August 2018.

== Character ==

Kyle McCarthy's [[character]], '''NIIC''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[dog]] through which he performs and produces original indie dance-pop music. The green dog is a public figure in Philadelphia and a musical icon at festivals, anime conventions, furry conventions, and gamer conventions across the country.

A big green [[W:Akita_inu|akita inu]], the Singing Dog was first conceptualized in February 2013 by McCarthy. NIIC was inspired by a dog from Kyle's early childhood - a relative's [[W:husky|husky]] named '''Nicki''' whom Kyle briefly grew up with. The unconventional green color of the character was chosen to reflect his vibrantly energetic personality, and was first mocked-up by the [[anthro artist|anthropomorphic artist]] Casparr.{{clarify}} Kyle began the promotion of the green dog and its music within the [[furry fandom]] in March of 2013. In 2017, Kyle McCarthy expanded NIIC the Singing Dog's performance audience across additional fandoms and quickly integrated him into the Philadelphia festival and music scene.

The Singing Dog is in fact a revival of a previous anthropomorphic musical project Kyle had developed in Philadelphia, a [[W:Web series|web show]] [[puppet]] series called '''''Sebastian the Singing Cockroach''''' - a self-absorbed part-time [[artist]] and [[insect|cockroach]] that worked at a city coffee chain and frequent lamented about being under-appreciated by the rest of society. Upon discovering the hardships of operating puppets, musical scoring, and video editing as a one-man team, Kyle revived the project in 2013 upon discovering the furry fandom and tweaking Sebastian to a live acting musical performance, ie. NIIC the Singing Dog.

=== Design ===

NIIC the Singing Dog was first designed digitally by artist Casparr. The first consistent wardrobe of NIIC to appear in various pieces of [[art]]works was conceptualized by the Canadian artist [[Vallhund]], who was also responsible for creating NIIC's signature [[W:Logo|logo]] (the headphone paw prints frequently displayed with NIIC).{{cn}} The first [[mascot]] [[costume]] modelled after NIIC's final design was constructed by New York [[fursuit maker|crafters]] [[Blix Fox]] (head) and Faris Batwan (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]). NIIC's most current costume was crafted by Grimmkitty Productions (head) and Sassypup Creations (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]).

== Music ==

NIIC the Singing Dog's music has a very upbeat, energetic sound, with a style similar to Mika, Walk The Moon, and Foster The People. His vocals are typically accompanied by energized and [[W:Syncopation|syncopated]] [[W:Synthesizer|synthetic]] [[W:Backing track|backing tracks]], dispersed with live instrumentation. Kyle McCarthy produces all songs within [[W:Pro Tools|Pro Tools]] and mixes them through an [[W:Apogee Electronics|Apogee Quartet console]]. His microphone of choice is the [http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/sm/sm7b-vocal-microphone dynamic Shure SM7b], and incorporates [[W:Virtual instrumentation|virtual instrumentation software]] into his tracks, such as [http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5/ Kontakt], [http://www.soundsonline.com EastWest], [http://www.toontrack.com/product/superior-drummer-2/ Superior Drummer], [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/trilian.php Trilian], and [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/stylusrmx.php Stylus RMX].

=== Discography ===

At the start of 2013, Kyle McCarthy released several "rough drafts" of songs that would appear in future albums, such as '''''The Extended Play''''' and '''''Unleashed'''''. It was originally entitled '''''Paws to the Walls''''' but was never formally published as an official album.

It was not until July 2013 that Kyle McCarthy released NIIC's first album (the ''Extended Play''), during the opening of [[Anthrocon 2013]]. NIIC the Singing Dog's first ''full''-length album was released on Valentine's Day of 2014, titled ''Unleashed''. NIIC's second album, ''Instinct'', was debuted at [[Fangcon 2014]]. In 2016, "Beast" was released and toured throughout the United States. In 2017, NIIC released his first Christmas-themed album "Deck the Dogs", which included remakes of earlier Christmas singles "All I Want For Christmas Is a Boy" and "The List".

In addition, NIIC has also released cover tracks and song commissions which are not yet compiled into albums, but appear in piecemeal on various media websites such as [[W:SoundCloud|SoundCloud]], [[YouTube]], [[W:Bandcamp|BandCamp]], [https://www.hypedsound.com HypedSound], and [[W:Grooveshark|Grooveshark]]. He also has his own website [http://www.niicmusic.com/ NIICMusic] and accepts commissions [http://www.niicmusic.com/commission/ here].

In late July 2018, he announced in a Q&A on YouTube, that his next album, ''Escape the Humans'', is scheduled for a late 2018 release.

==== ''Singles'' ====

# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U. (Wanna Break Up? Version) (2013)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy (2013)''
# ''The List (2014)''
# ''Paws Up! (feat. Hixbi Fox) (2014)''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Fursona Version) (2014)''
# ''I Don't Need Love (2015)''
# ''Fall is Fallsome (2015)''

==== ''The Extended Play (2013)'' ====

# ''Oh Yeah, Baby!''
# ''In Love With the DJ''
# ''Make Me Your Beat''
# ''Never Catch Me''
# ''Arcade Desire''

==== ''Unleashed (2014)'' ====

# ''Introduction: My Name is NIIC''
# ''The Singing Dog''
# ''Whatever U Want Me 2 Be''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Album Version)''
# ''The Bass Drop''
# ''Freaks''
# ''Do What Feels Good''
# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U.''
# ''Knock, Knock''
# ''All We Need is Distance''
# ''There's No Good in a Goodbye''
# ''Take Me Higher''
# ''Unleashed''

==== ''Instinct (2015)'' ====

# ''Breaking News with Julia Meisgeier''
# ''Instinct''
# ''It's How We Do''
# ''We're Taking Back the Night''
# ''This Land is Ours''
# ''Not Going Home Tonight''
# ''Brush Yourself Off''
# ''The Best Thing That Happened''
# ''Incoherent (Bee Sae Bai)''
# ''My Friends''
# ''Jack of Hearts''
# ''Our March''
# ''Till the Music Stops''

==== ''Beast (2016)'' ====

# ''Introduction: I Am''
# ''Beast''
# ''Howl At The Moon''
# ''The Next Horizon''
# ''PhD In Mixology''
# ''Could You Ever''
# ''Heart In Me''
# ''The Watchmaker''
# ''We Are Lovers (Of The Light)''
# ''The Dog House''
# ''Thank You (For Being There)''
# ''President Of The United States Of Dance''
# ''Our Time Will Come''

==== ''Deck the Dogs (2017)'' ====

# ''My Wish''
# ''The List (Remastered)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas (All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy Remastered)''
# ''Once Upon a Holiday''
# ''Brand New Year''

==== ''Escape the Humans (2018)'' ====

# ''Set It All Free''
# ''On the Same Train''
# ''Calendar''
# ''The Last Time''
# ''Forever''

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|NIIC}}
{{Flayrah|node1=5676|title1='HUGS' interviews furry musician NIIC the Singing Dog}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/niic/ NIIC] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://niic.sofurry.com NIIC] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/NIICmusic NIIC] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/NIICdog NIIC] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://niic.bandcamp.com/music NIIC] on [[BandCamp]]
* [https://soundcloud.com/niicmusic NIIC] on [[SoundCloud]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/niictracks/videos NIIC] on [[YouTube]]

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Musicians]]
[[Category:Fur-Xoticon guests of honor]]
[[Category:Akita characters]]
[[Category:New York City]]
[[Category:1990 births]]

Kyle McCarthy

2018-08-03T15:41:41Z

YoshePlays: Fixed minor mistake

[[File:Kylemccarthynyc.png|right|thumb|Kyle McCarthy]]
[[File:Niicatfau15.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FAU '15.]]
[[File:Niicfurpoc16.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FurPoc '16.]]
[[File:Niicatphs.png|right|thumb|NIIC, Live in Philadelphia ' 17.]]
'''Kyle McCarthy''', better known by his stage name as '''NIIC the Singing Dog''' or just '''NIIC''' (pronounced "nice"), is a musical artist, performer and producer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

== Biography ==

Kyle McCarthy conceptualized NIIC the Singing Dog shortly after graduating in [[W:Musical composition|Music Composition]] from the [[W:University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|University of the Arts]] in [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] and moving up to New York City in 2013. Kyle currently operates NIIC the Singing Dog in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and tours as the green, singing dog across the United States.

Kyle was a [[guest of honor]] at both FurCon and FangCon in 2014 as well as [[Fur-Xoticon]] in 2016.<ref>[http://osdclan.com/fur-xoticon/guests-of-honour Guest of Honor] on the [[Fur-Xoticon]] website. Retrieved June 1, 2016</ref> He will again be a guest of honor at [[Megaplex]] in August 2018.

== Character ==

Kyle McCarthy's [[character]], '''NIIC''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[dog]] through which he performs and produces original indie dance-pop music. The green dog is a public figure in Philadelphia and a musical icon at festivals, anime conventions, furry conventions, and gamer conventions across the country.

A big green [[W:Akita_inu|akita inu]], the Singing Dog was first conceptualized in February 2013 by McCarthy. NIIC was inspired by a dog from Kyle's early childhood - a relative's [[W:husky|husky]] named '''Nicki''' whom Kyle briefly grew up with. The unconventional green color of the character was chosen to reflect his vibrantly energetic personality, and was first mocked-up by the [[anthro artist|anthropomorphic artist]] Casparr.{{clarify}} Kyle began the promotion of the green dog and its music within the [[furry fandom]] in March of 2013. In 2017, Kyle McCarthy expanded NIIC the Singing Dog's performance audience across additional fandoms and quickly integrated him into the Philadelphia festival and music scene.

The Singing Dog is in fact a revival of a previous anthropomorphic musical project Kyle had developed in Philadelphia, a [[W:Web series|web show]] [[puppet]] series called '''''Sebastian the Singing Cockroach''''' - a self-absorbed part-time [[artist]] and [[insect|cockroach]] that worked at a city coffee chain and frequent lamented about being under-appreciated by the rest of society. Upon discovering the hardships of operating puppets, musical scoring, and video editing as a one-man team, Kyle revived the project in 2013 upon discovering the furry fandom and tweaking Sebastian to a live acting musical performance, ie. NIIC the Singing Dog.

=== Design ===

NIIC the Singing Dog was first designed digitally by artist Casparr. The first consistent wardrobe of NIIC to appear in various pieces of [[art]]works was conceptualized by the Canadian artist [[Vallhund]], who was also responsible for creating NIIC's signature [[W:Logo|logo]] (the headphone paw prints frequently displayed with NIIC).{{cn}} The first [[mascot]] [[costume]] modelled after NIIC's final design was constructed by New York [[fursuit maker|crafters]] [[Blix Fox]] (head) and Faris Batwan (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]). NIIC's most current costume was crafted by Grimmkitty Productions (head) and Sassypup Creations (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]).

== Music ==

NIIC the Singing Dog's music has a very upbeat, energetic sound, with a style similar to Mika, Walk The Moon, and Foster The People. His vocals are typically accompanied by energized and [[W:Syncopation|syncopated]] [[W:Synthesizer|synthetic]] [[W:Backing track|backing tracks]], dispersed with live instrumentation. Kyle McCarthy produces all songs within [[W:Pro Tools|Pro Tools]] and mixes them through an [[W:Apogee Electronics|Apogee Quartet console]]. His microphone of choice is the [http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/sm/sm7b-vocal-microphone dynamic Shure SM7b], and incorporates [[W:Virtual instrumentation|virtual instrumentation software]] into his tracks, such as [http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5/ Kontakt], [http://www.soundsonline.com EastWest], [http://www.toontrack.com/product/superior-drummer-2/ Superior Drummer], [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/trilian.php Trilian], and [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/stylusrmx.php Stylus RMX].

=== Discography ===

At the start of 2013, Kyle McCarthy released several "rough drafts" of songs that would appear in future albums, such as '''''The Extended Play''''' and '''''Unleashed'''''. It was originally entitled '''''Paws to the Walls''''' but was never formally published as an official album.

It was not until July 2013 that Kyle McCarthy released NIIC's first album (the ''Extended Play''), during the opening of [[Anthrocon 2013]]. NIIC the Singing Dog's first ''full''-length album was released on Valentine's Day of 2014, titled ''Unleashed''. NIIC's second album, ''Instinct'', was debuted at [[Fangcon 2014]]. In 2016, "Beast" was released and toured throughout the United States. In 2017, NIIC released his first Christmas-themed album "Deck the Dogs", which included remakes of earlier Christmas singles "All I Want For Christmas Is a Boy" and "The List".

In addition, NIIC has also released cover tracks and song commissions which are not yet compiled into albums, but appear in piecemeal on various media websites such as [[W:SoundCloud|SoundCloud]], [[YouTube]], [[W:Bandcamp|BandCamp]], [https://www.hypedsound.com HypedSound], and [[W:Grooveshark|Grooveshark]]. He also has his own website [http://www.niicmusic.com/ NIICMusic] and accepts commissions [http://www.niicmusic.com/commission/ here].

In late July 2018, he announced in a Q&A on YouTube, that his next album, ''Escape the Humans'', is scheduled for a late 2018 release.

==== ''Singles'' ====

# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U. (Wanna Break Up? Version) (2013)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy (2013)''
# ''The List (2014)''
# ''Paws Up! (feat. Hixbi Fox) (2014)''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Fursona Version) (2014)''
# ''I Don't Need Love (2015)''
# ''Fall is Fallsome (2015)''

==== ''The Extended Play (2013)'' ====

# ''Oh Yeah, Baby!''
# ''In Love With the DJ''
# ''Make Me Your Beat''
# ''Never Catch Me''
# ''Arcade Desire''

==== ''Unleashed (2014)'' ====

# ''Introduction: My Name is NIIC''
# ''The Singing Dog''
# ''Whatever U Want Me 2 Be''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Album Version)''
# ''The Bass Drop''
# ''Freaks''
# ''Do What Feels Good''
# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U.''
# ''Knock, Knock''
# ''All We Need is Distance''
# ''There's No Good in a Goodbye''
# ''Take Me Higher''
# ''Unleashed''

==== ''Instinct (2015)'' ====

# ''Breaking News with Julia Meisgeier''
# ''Instinct''
# ''It's How We Do''
# ''We're Taking Back the Night''
# ''This Land is Ours''
# ''Not Going Home Tonight''
# ''Brush Yourself Off''
# ''The Best Thing That Happened''
# ''Incoherent (Bee Sae Bai)''
# ''My Friends''
# ''Jack of Hearts''
# ''Our March''
# ''Till the Music Stops''

==== ''Beast (2016)'' ====

# ''Introduction: I Am''
# ''Beast''
# ''Howl At The Moon''
# ''The Next Horizon''
# ''PhD In Mixology''
# ''Could You Ever''
# ''Heart In Me''
# ''The Watchmaker''
# ''We Are Lovers (Of The Light)''
# ''The Dog House''
# ''Thank You (For Being There)''
# ''President Of The United States Of Dance''
# ''Our Time Will Come''

==== ''Deck the Dogs (2017)'' ====

# ''My Wish''
# ''The List (Remastered)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas (All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy Remastered)''
# ''Once Upon a Holiday''
# ''Brand New Year''

==== ''Escape the Humans (2018)'' ====

# ''Set It All Free''
# ''On the Same Train''
# ''Calendar''
# ''The Last Time''
# ''Forever''

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|NIIC}}
{{Flayrah|node1=5676|title1='HUGS' interviews furry musician NIIC the Singing Dog}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/niic/ NIIC] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://niic.sofurry.com NIIC] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/NIICmusic NIIC] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/NIICdog NIIC] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://niic.bandcamp.com/music NIIC] on BandCamp
* [https://soundcloud.com/niicmusic NIIC] on SoundCloud
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/niictracks/videos NIIC] on YouTube

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Musicians]]
[[Category:Fur-Xoticon guests of honor]]
[[Category:Akita characters]]
[[Category:New York City]]
[[Category:1990 births]]

Kyle McCarthy

2018-08-03T15:31:43Z

YoshePlays:

[[File:Kylemccarthynyc.png|right|thumb|Kyle McCarthy]]
[[File:Niicatfau15.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FAU '15.]]
[[File:Niicfurpoc16.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FurPoc '16.]]
[[File:Niicatphs.png|right|thumb|NIIC, Live in Philadelphia ' 17.]]
'''Kyle McCarthy''', better known by his stage name as '''NIIC the Singing Dog''' or just '''NIIC''' (pronounced "nice"), is a musical artist, performer and producer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

== Biography ==

Kyle McCarthy conceptualized NIIC the Singing Dog shortly after graduating in [[W:Musical composition|Music Composition]] from the [[W:University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|University of the Arts]] in [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] and moving up to New York City in 2013. Kyle currently operates NIIC the Singing Dog in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and tours as the green, singing dog across the United States.

Kyle was a [[guest of honor]] at both FurCon and FangCon in 2014 as well as [[Fur-Xoticon]] in 2016.<ref>[http://osdclan.com/fur-xoticon/guests-of-honour Guest of Honor] on the [[Fur-Xoticon]] website. Retrieved June 1, 2016</ref> He will again be a guest of honor at [[Megaplex]] in August 2018.

== Character ==

Kyle McCarthy's [[character]], '''NIIC''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[dog]] through which he performs and produces original indie dance-pop music. The green dog is a public figure in Philadelphia and a musical icon at festivals, anime conventions, furry conventions, and gamer conventions across the country.

A big green [[W:Akita_inu|akita inu]], the Singing Dog was first conceptualized in February 2013 by McCarthy. NIIC was inspired by a dog from Kyle's early childhood - a relative's [[W:husky|husky]] named '''Nicki''' whom Kyle briefly grew up with. The unconventional green color of the character was chosen to reflect his vibrantly energetic personality, and was first mocked-up by the [[anthro artist|anthropomorphic artist]] Casparr.{{clarify}} Kyle began the promotion of the green dog and its music within the [[furry fandom]] in March of 2013. In 2017, Kyle McCarthy expanded NIIC the Singing Dog's performance audience across additional fandoms and quickly integrated him into the Philadelphia festival and music scene.

The Singing Dog is in fact a revival of a previous anthropomorphic musical project Kyle had developed in Philadelphia, a [[W:Web series|web show]] [[puppet]] series called '''''Sebastian the Singing Cockroach''''' - a self-absorbed part-time [[artist]] and [[insect|cockroach]] that worked at a city coffee chain and frequent lamented about being under-appreciated by the rest of society. Upon discovering the hardships of operating puppets, musical scoring, and video editing as a one-man team, Kyle revived the project in 2013 upon discovering the furry fandom and tweaking Sebastian to a live acting musical performance, ie. NIIC the Singing Dog.

=== Design ===

NIIC the Singing Dog was first designed digitally by artist Casparr. The first consistent wardrobe of NIIC to appear in various pieces of [[art]]works was conceptualized by the Canadian artist [[Vallhund]], who was also responsible for creating NIIC's signature [[W:Logo|logo]] (the headphone paw prints frequently displayed with NIIC).{{cn}} The first [[mascot]] [[costume]] modelled after NIIC's final design was constructed by New York [[fursuit maker|crafters]] [[Blix Fox]] (head) and Faris Batwan (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]). NIIC's most current costume was crafted by Grimmkitty Productions (head) and Sassypup Creations (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]).

== Music ==

NIIC the Singing Dog's music has a very upbeat, energetic sound, with a style similar to Mika, Walk The Moon, and Foster The People. His vocals are typically accompanied by energized and [[W:Syncopation|syncopated]] [[W:Synthesizer|synthetic]] [[W:Backing track|backing tracks]], dispersed with live instrumentation. Kyle McCarthy produces all songs within [[W:Pro Tools|Pro Tools]] and mixes them through an [[W:Apogee Electronics|Apogee Quartet console]]. His microphone of choice is the [http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/sm/sm7b-vocal-microphone dynamic Shure SM7b], and incorporates [[W:Virtual instrumentation|virtual instrumentation software]] into his tracks, such as [http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5/ Kontakt], [http://www.soundsonline.com EastWest], [http://www.toontrack.com/product/superior-drummer-2/ Superior Drummer], [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/trilian.php Trilian], and [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/stylusrmx.php Stylus RMX].

=== Discography ===

At the start of 2013, Kyle McCarthy released several "rough drafts" of songs that would appear in future albums, such as '''''The Extended Play''''' and '''''Unleashed'''''. It was originally entitled '''''Paws to the Walls''''' but was never formally published as an official album.

It was not until July 2013 that Kyle McCarthy released NIIC's first album (the ''Extended Play''), during the opening of [[Anthrocon 2013]]. NIIC the Singing Dog's first ''full''-length album was released on Valentine's Day of 2014, titled ''Unleashed''. NIIC's second album, ''Instinct'', was debuted at [[Fangcon 2014]]. In 2016, "Beast" was released and toured throughout the United States. In 2017, NIIC released his first Christmas-themed album "Deck the Dogs", which included remakes of earlier Christmas singles "All I Want For Christmas Is a Boy" and "The List".

In addition, NIIC has also released cover tracks and song commissions which are not yet compiled into albums, but appear in piecemeal on various media websites such as [[W:SoundCloud|SoundCloud]], [[YouTube]], [[W:Bandcamp|BandCamp]], [https://www.hypedsound.com HypedSound], and [[W:Grooveshark|Grooveshark]]. He also has his own website [http://www.niicmusic.com/ NIICMusic] and accepts commissions [http://www.niicmusic.com/commission/ here].

In late July 2018, he announced in a Q&A on YouTube, that his next album, ''Escape the Humans'', is scheduled for a late 2018 release.

==== ''Singles'' ====

# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U. (Wanna Break Up? Version) (2013)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy (2013)''
# ''The List (2014)''
# ''Paws Up! (feat. Hixbi Fox) (2014)''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Fursona Version) (2014)''
# ''I Don't Need Love (2015)''
# ''Fall is Fallsome (2015)''

==== ''The Extended Play (2013)'' ====

# ''Oh Yeah, Baby!''
# ''In Love With the DJ''
# ''Make Me Your Beat''
# ''Never Catch Me''
# ''Arcade Desire''

==== ''Unleashed (2014)'' ====

# ''Introduction: My Name is NIIC''
# ''The Singing Dog''
# ''Whatever U Want Me 2 Be''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Album Version)''
# ''The Bass Drop''
# ''Freaks''
# ''Do What Feels Good''
# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U.''
# ''Knock, Knock''
# ''All We Need is Distance''
# ''There's No Good in a Goodbye''
# ''Take Me Higher''
# ''Unleashed''

==== ''Instinct (2015)'' ====

# ''Breaking News with Julia Meisgeier''
# ''Instinct''
# ''It's How We Do''
# ''We're Taking Back the Night''
# ''This Land is Ours''
# ''Not Going Home Tonight''
# ''Brush Yourself Off''
# ''The Best Thing That Happened''
# ''Incoherent (Bee Sae Bai)''
# ''My Friends''
# ''Jack of Hearts''
# ''Our March''
# ''Till the Music Stops''

==== ''Beast (2016)'' ====

# ''Introduction: I Am''
# ''Beast''
# ''Howl At The Moon''
# ''The Next Horizon''
# ''PhD In Mixology''
# ''Could You Ever''
# ''Heart In Me''
# ''The Watchmaker''
# ''We Are Lovers (Of The Light)''
# ''The Dog House''
# ''Thank You (For Being There)''
# ''President Of The United States Of Dance''
# ''Our Time Will Come''

==== ''Deck the Dogs (2017)'' ====

# ''My Wish''
# ''The List (Remastered)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas (All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy Remastered)''
# ''Once Upon a Holiday''
# ''Brand New Year''

==== ''Escape the Humans (2018)'' ====

# ''Set It All Free''
# ''On the Same Train''
# ''Calendar''
# ''The Last Time''
# ''Forever''<!--

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|NIIC}}
{{Flayrah|node1=5676|title1='HUGS' interviews furry musician NIIC the Singing Dog}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/niic/ NIIC] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://niic.sofurry.com NIIC] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/NIICmusic NIIC] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/NIICdog NIIC] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://niic.bandcamp.com/music NIIC] on BandCamp
* [https://soundcloud.com/niicmusic NIIC] on SoundCloud
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/niictracks/videos NIIC] on YouTube

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Kyle McCarthy

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[[File:Kylemccarthynyc.png|right|thumb|Kyle McCarthy]]
[[File:Niicatfau15.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FAU '15.]]
[[File:Niicfurpoc16.png|thumb|right|NIIC, Live at FurPoc '16.]]
[[File:Niicatphs.png|right|thumb|NIIC, Live in Philadelphia ' 17.]]
'''Kyle McCarthy''', better known by his stage name as '''NIIC the Singing Dog''' or just '''NIIC''' (pronounced "nice"), is a musical artist, performer and producer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

== Biography ==

Kyle McCarthy conceptualized NIIC the Singing Dog shortly after graduating in [[W:Musical composition|Music Composition]] from the [[W:University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|University of the Arts]] in [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] and moving up to New York City in 2013. Kyle currently operates NIIC the Singing Dog in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and tours as the green, singing dog across the United States.

Kyle was a [[guest of honor]] at both FurCon and FangCon in 2014 as well as [[Fur-Xoticon]] in 2016.<ref name="goh">http://osdclan.com/fur-xoticon/guests-of-honour Retrieved June 1, 2016</ref> He will again be a guest of honor at [[Megaplex]] in August 2018.

== Character ==

Kyle McCarthy's [[character]], '''NIIC''' is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[dog]] through which he performs and produces original indie dance-pop music. The green dog is a public figure in Philadelphia and a musical icon at festivals, anime conventions, furry conventions, and gamer conventions across the country.

A big green [[W:Akita_inu|akita inu]], the Singing Dog was first conceptualized in February 2013 by McCarthy. NIIC was inspired by a dog from Kyle's early childhood - a relative's [[W:husky|husky]] named '''Nicki''' whom Kyle briefly grew up with. The unconventional green color of the character was chosen to reflect his vibrantly energetic personality, and was first mocked-up by the [[anthro artist|anthropomorphic artist]] Casparr.{{clarify}} Kyle began the promotion of the green dog and its music within the [[furry fandom]] in March of 2013. In 2017, Kyle McCarthy expanded NIIC the Singing Dog's performance audience across additional fandoms and quickly integrated him into the Philadelphia festival and music scene.

The Singing Dog is in fact a revival of a previous anthropomorphic musical project Kyle had developed in Philadelphia, a [[W:Web series|web show]] [[puppet]] series called '''''Sebastian the Singing Cockroach''''' - a self-absorbed part-time [[artist]] and [[insect|cockroach]] that worked at a city coffee chain and frequent lamented about being under-appreciated by the rest of society. Upon discovering the hardships of operating puppets, musical scoring, and video editing as a one-man team, Kyle revived the project in 2013 upon discovering the furry fandom and tweaking Sebastian to a live acting musical performance, ie. NIIC the Singing Dog.

=== Design ===

NIIC the Singing Dog was first designed digitally by artist Casparr. The first consistent wardrobe of NIIC to appear in various pieces of [[art]]works was conceptualized by the Canadian artist [[Vallhund]], who was also responsible for creating NIIC's signature [[W:Logo|logo]] (the headphone paw prints frequently displayed with NIIC).{{cn}} The first [[mascot]] [[costume]] modelled after NIIC's final design was constructed by New York [[fursuit maker|crafters]] [[Blix Fox]] (head) and Faris Batwan (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]). NIIC's most current costume was crafted by Grimmkitty Productions (head) and Sassypup Creations (arms, [[paw]]s, and [[tail]]).

== Music ==

NIIC the Singing Dog's music has a very upbeat, energetic sound, with a style similar to Mika, Walk The Moon, and Foster The People. His vocals are typically accompanied by energized and [[W:Syncopation|syncopated]] [[W:Synthesizer|synthetic]] [[W:Backing track|backing tracks]], dispersed with live instrumentation. Kyle McCarthy produces all songs within [[W:Pro Tools|Pro Tools]] and mixes them through an [[W:Apogee Electronics|Apogee Quartet console]]. His microphone of choice is the [http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/sm/sm7b-vocal-microphone dynamic Shure SM7b], and incorporates [[W:Virtual instrumentation|virtual instrumentation software]] into his tracks, such as [http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5/ Kontakt], [http://www.soundsonline.com EastWest], [http://www.toontrack.com/product/superior-drummer-2/ Superior Drummer], [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/trilian.php Trilian], and [http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/stylusrmx.php Stylus RMX].

=== Discography ===

At the start of 2013, Kyle McCarthy released several "rough drafts" of songs that would appear in future albums, such as '''''The Extended Play''''' and '''''Unleashed'''''. It was originally entitled '''''Paws to the Walls''''' but was never formally published as an official album.

It was not until July 2013 that Kyle McCarthy released NIIC's first album (the ''Extended Play''), during the opening of [[Anthrocon 2013]]. NIIC the Singing Dog's first ''full''-length album was released on Valentine's Day of 2014, titled ''Unleashed''. NIIC's second album, ''Instinct'', was debuted at [[Fangcon 2014]]. In 2016, "Beast" was released and toured throughout the United States. In 2017, NIIC released his first Christmas-themed album "Deck the Dogs", which included remakes of earlier Christmas singles "All I Want For Christmas Is a Boy" and "The List".

In addition, NIIC has also released cover tracks and song commissions which are not yet compiled into albums, but appear in piecemeal on various media websites such as [[W:SoundCloud|SoundCloud]], [[YouTube]], [[W:Bandcamp|BandCamp]], [https://www.hypedsound.com HypedSound], and [[W:Grooveshark|Grooveshark]]. He also has his own website [http://www.niicmusic.com/ NIICMusic] and accepts commissions [http://www.niicmusic.com/commission/ here].

In late July 2018, he announced in a Q&A on YouTube, that his next album, ''Escape the Humans'', is scheduled for a late 2018 release.

==== ''Singles'' ====

# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U. (Wanna Break Up? Version) (2013)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy (2013)''
# ''The List (2014)''
# ''Paws Up! (feat. Hixbi Fox) (2014)''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Fursona Version) (2014)''
# ''I Don't Need Love (2015)''
# ''Fall is Fallsome (2015)''

==== ''The Extended Play (2013)'' ====

# ''Oh Yeah, Baby!''
# ''In Love With the DJ''
# ''Make Me Your Beat''
# ''Never Catch Me''
# ''Arcade Desire''

==== ''Unleashed (2014)'' ====

# ''Introduction: My Name is NIIC''
# ''The Singing Dog''
# ''Whatever U Want Me 2 Be''
# ''Paws to the Walls (Album Version)''
# ''The Bass Drop''
# ''Freaks''
# ''Do What Feels Good''
# ''T.B.U.Y.G.F.U.''
# ''Knock, Knock''
# ''All We Need is Distance''
# ''There's No Good in a Goodbye''
# ''Take Me Higher''
# ''Unleashed''

==== ''Instinct (2015)'' ====

# ''Breaking News with Julia Meisgeier''
# ''Instinct''
# ''It's How We Do''
# ''We're Taking Back the Night''
# ''This Land is Ours''
# ''Not Going Home Tonight''
# ''Brush Yourself Off''
# ''The Best Thing That Happened''
# ''Incoherent (Bee Sae Bai)''
# ''My Friends''
# ''Jack of Hearts''
# ''Our March''
# ''Till the Music Stops''

==== ''Beast (2016)'' ====

# ''Introduction: I Am''
# ''Beast''
# ''Howl At The Moon''
# ''The Next Horizon''
# ''PhD In Mixology''
# ''Could You Ever''
# ''Heart In Me''
# ''The Watchmaker''
# ''We Are Lovers (Of The Light)''
# ''The Dog House''
# ''Thank You (For Being There)''
# ''President Of The United States Of Dance''
# ''Our Time Will Come''

==== ''Deck the Dogs (2017)'' ====

# ''My Wish''
# ''The List (Remastered)''
# ''All I Want for Christmas (All I Want for Christmas Is a Boy Remastered)''
# ''Once Upon a Holiday''
# ''Brand New Year''

==== ''Escape the Humans (2018)'' ====

# ''Set It All Free''
# ''Calendar''
# ''The Last Time''
# ''Forever''<!--

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Contributor|NIIC}}
{{Flayrah|node1=5676|title1='HUGS' interviews furry musician NIIC the Singing Dog}}
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/niic/ NIIC] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://niic.sofurry.com NIIC] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/NIICmusic NIIC] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/NIICdog NIIC] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://niic.bandcamp.com/music NIIC] on BandCamp
* [https://soundcloud.com/niicmusic NIIC] on SoundCloud
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/niictracks/videos NIIC] on YouTube

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[[Category:Musicians]]
[[Category:Fur-Xoticon guests of honor]]
[[Category:Akita characters]]
[[Category:New York City]]
[[Category:1990 births]]