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{{Short description|Japanese-German-American noise musician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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'''Nic Endo''' (born January 7, 1976) is a [[Japan]]ese-[[Germany|German]]-[[United States|American]] [[noise music]]ian who plays with the German [[digital hardcore]] group [[Atari Teenage Riot]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Nika |first=Colleen |date=2011-11-04 |title=The Fashion Sense and Social Consciousness of Electronic Musician Nic Endo |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-fashion-sense-and-social-consciousness-of-electronic-musician-nic-endo-104059/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> The daughter of a Japanese mother and a German father, Endo was born in [[Wichita Falls]], [[Texas]].

==Background==
Endo lived in [[Frankfurt]] from 1994 to 1996 and later moved to [[Berlin]]. Nic Endo joined ATR while they were on tour in 1997 and was involved with the production of their album ''[[60 Second Wipe Out]]''.

After ATR effectively broke up in 2000, Endo released an experimental solo album entitled ''Cold Metal Perfection'' through [[Fatal Recordings]], an explicitly [[feminist]] offshoot of [[Digital Hardcore Recordings]]. It was named as one of the top 20 albums of 2001 by ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''.

In 2001, Endo assisted in the production of [[Alec Empire]]'s solo album, ''[[Intelligence and Sacrifice]]''. She has also since been a part of Empire's touring band, and she was also involved with his follow-up album ''[[Futurist (Alec Empire album)|Futurist]]'' (2005). In 2010, ATR reformed, and Endo replaced [[Hanin Elias]] as the band's female vocalist. Her trademark style is her black leather and white face paint overlaid by the characters 抵抗, meaning "resistance".

== Influences ==
Endo has spoken about her appreciation for [[Alice Coltrane]], [[James Chance]], [[Miles Davis]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Destroy All Monsters (band)|Destroy All Monsters]], [[Freddie Hubbard]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Maya Deren]], [[John Coltrane]], [[Brainticket]], [[the Velvet Underground]], [[the Doors]], [[Neu!]], and [[Sun Ra]].<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/nicendowhiteheat Myspace Page, Access date: June 19, 2008]</ref>

==Discography==
* ''White Heat'' (EP) (DHR, 1998)
* ''Poison Lips'' (as She Satellites) (Geist, 1998)
* ''Cold Metal Perfection'' (DHR Fatal, 2001)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.nicendo.com/ Nic Endo]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060304141803/http://www.digitalhardcore.com/artist_bio.asp?artist_ID=3 Nic Endo biography] at [http://www.digitalhardcore.com DigitalHardcore.com]

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