Nico Segal (born June 25, 1993), formerly known by his stage name Donnie Trumpet, is an American trumpeter and record producer from

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. He is part of the hip hop collective Savemoney with Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa, among others. He was a member of the band Kids These Days, which broke up in 2013, and currently performs in the band The Social Experiment.

Musical career

2009-2013: Kids These Days

In 2009, the band Kids These Days was formed with Nico Segal, Vic Mensa, Liam Cunningham, Lane Beckstrom, Greg Landfair, Macie Stewart, J. P. Floyd, and Rajiv Halim. On June 28, 2011, they released an extended play titled ''Hard Times EP'' and a full length mixtape, ''Traphouse Rock'', on October 30, 2012. On March 26, Nico Segal released his first mixtape ''Illasoul: Shades of Blue''. In May 2013, the band broke up and Nico Segal released his solo extended play, ''Donnie Trumpet EP'' on June 28, 2013.

2014-present: The Social Experiment

At the end of 2013 Segal performed with Chance The Rapper & The Social Experiment along with Nate Fox, Greg Landfair Jr. and Peter Cottontale. He released his debut album with the band '' Surf'' on May 28, 2015. The album was released exclusively on iTunes as a free download and was downloaded ove
618,000 times
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, released on June 17, 2016. On November 9, 2016, after Republican nominee

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won the U.S Presidential election, Segal dropped the nickname Donnie Trumpet.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Surf'' (2015) (with The Social Experiment) *Exchange (2017) (with The JuJu Exchange) * ''Intellexual'' (2019) (with Nate Fox)

Extended plays

* ''Hard Times EP'' (2011) (with Kids These Days) * ''Donnie Trumpet EP'' (2013) *The Eternal Boombox EP (2020) (with The JuJu Exchange)

Mixtapes

* ''Illasoul: Shades of Blue'' (2012) * ''Traphouse Rock'' (2012) (with Kids These Days)

References

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