Nick Barat makes his debut as a writer / director with the short film Packages, a new evolution after two decades working in music and culture as a producer and DJ, graphic designer, co-founder of Fool's Gold Records and an editor at The FADER Magazine.

In 2007, Nick and A-Trak teamed up to start Fool's Gold, the beloved Brooklyn institution that introduced Danny Brown, Kid Cudi and Run The Jewels to the world. With a DIY reach well beyond streams, Nick and the FG team built their own DAY OFF event series (a debut showcase for Post Malone, Travis Scott and A$AP Rocky), two brick-and-mortar retail stores and numerous pop-ups / collaborations with adidas, Complex, Bushmills, Vans and others.

Along with his original music (as heard in Apple Watch ads and episodes of Broad City), Nick has remixed artists from Lizzo to Linkin Park while creating mixtapes with Wale, Mark Ronson and more. He's DJed clubs, parties and fests worldwide including Lollapalooza, EDC, Electric Zoo, HARD Fest, Holy Ship!, The Do-Over, Boiler Room, MoMA PS1's Warm Up and Coachella's Heineken House.

Nick's logo and design work has graced projects for DKNY, Converse, Topps, Mad Decent and countless Fool's Gold releases, while his tenure at The FADER included cover features on Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Jenny Lewis and other iconic characters. Nick has also penned essays for Pitchfork, The Talkhouse and his weekly Substack; as a creative director at C47, he's developed projects including Cash App's web series Wanna Buy A featuring T-Pain.

Based in NYC, Nick is currently delivering Packages to festivals while prepping original features. (He still does all the other stuff too.)

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