CMC$

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CMC$1
Birth nameYael Nahar
BornAmsterdam, Netherlands
OriginAmsterdam, Netherlands
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • DJ
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
Years active2013–present
Labels
Websitewww.cmcsmusic.com

Yael Nahar, better known by his stage name CMC$ (an abbreviation for See Me Counting Stacks, pronounced "CMCS"), is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer.[1][2] He gained recognition for his collaboration with DVBBS titled "Not Going Home".

Career[edit]

Nahar produces various musical styles including hip-hop, R&B, soul combined with bubbling, moombahton and house.[1] He went to Herman Brood Academie production school together with fellow Dutch DJ Martin Garrix.[3] He has released music on Spinnin' Records, Mad Decent and Barong Family.[4] His first single "Wake Up Call" reached number four on the iTunes charts. With Kriss Kross Amsterdam he launched a "running track" collaboration between Spotify and Spinnin' Records. He produces future bass, trap and future pop.[1]

He collaborated with DVBBS to release "Not Going Home" as a single, featuring vocalist Gia Koka.[5] In 2017, he released "Keys" as a single, featuring vocals by Jalise Romy.[4] On 10 August 2018 he released his long-awaited collaboration with GRX (Martin Garrix) and Swedish singers Icona Pop. The track is in the style ‘Future Bass’ and is CMC$’s most common genre of music. He is mostly known in his homeland but also in the United Kingdom because of his father, who was born and raised in Douglas.

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NL BEL CAN US
Dance
US
Airplay
"Hypo"
(with Sin City Status featuring Lucid)
2014 Non-album singles
"Wake Up Call"
(featuring Lucid)
2015
"Wish"
(featuring Juliette Claire)
"Not Going Home"
(with DVBBS featuring Gia Koka)
2016 83
[6]
38
[7]
58
[8]
19
[9]
39
[10]
Beautiful Disaster
"Won't Let You Go" 2017 Non-album singles
"Keys"
(featuring Jalise Romy)
"Understand Me"[11]
(with Conor Maynard)
"Parallel Lines"
(with DVBBS featuring Happy Sometimes)
Blood of My Blood
"Those Lights"
(featuring Stevie Appleton)
Non-album singles
"Thinkin' Bout Myself"
(with CADE)
"Love Parade"
(featuring Jenny March)
2018
"Baller"
(with Crossnaders)
"X's"[12]
(with GRX featuring Icona Pop)
36
[13]
"Time Machine"[14]
(featuring Happy Sometimes and 5$Shake)
2019
"Stupid Dumb"[15]
(featuring Svea)
2020
"Nobody But You"[16]
(with Asher Angel)
"Oh Mama"
(featuring Gia Koka)
2021
"Faith"
(with Henri PFR featuring Laura White)
"Dirty Talk"
(with Sam Feldt)[17]
2023
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist[edit]

Title Year Album
"As Long As I'm With You"
(Omi featuring CMC$)
2018 TBA

Remixes[edit]

2015[edit]

  • Lady Bee featuring Rochelle – "Return of the Mack" (CMC$ Remix)
  • Kris Kross Amsterdam and Choco – "Until The Morning" (CMC$ Remix)

2018[edit]

2019[edit]

  • CMC$ – "Time Machine" (CMC$ and B3rror VIP Edit)[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "CMC$ – Artists – Amsterdam Dance Event". Amsterdam Dance Event. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ^ "CMC$". Partyflock (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Martin Garrix On "In The Name of Love": Interview | Idolator". Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b Corish, Dave (16 January 2017). "CMC$ Releases Future-Pop Anthem for Your 2017 Summer Fling". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. ^ "DVBBS drop new hit 'Not Going Home' and announce Canadian stadium show – Dancing Astronaut". dancingastronaut.com. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  6. ^ Hung, Steffen. "DVBBS x CMC$ feat. Gia Koka – Not Going Home". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  7. ^ "DVBBS x CMC$ feat. Gia Koka – Not Going Home". ultratop.be. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Canadian Music: Top 100 Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  9. ^ "EDM Music & Dance Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Dance/Mix Show Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  11. ^ Maynard, Conor. "Conor Maynard on Twitter: "BRAND NEW SINGLE dropping this Friday!!! 'Understand Me' - CMC$ (featuring me 🤓)"". Twitter. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  12. ^ Bagshaw, Bella (11 August 2018). "Martin Garrix releases playful dance pop 'X's' under Grx alias". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  13. ^ "EDM Music & Dance Songs Chart: August 25, 2018". Billboard. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Time Machine (feat. Happy Sometimes & 5$Shake) - Single by CMC$ on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Stupid Dumb (feat. SVEA) - Single by CMC$ on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Nobody but You - Single by CMC$ & Asher Angel on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  17. ^ "DIRTY TALK by Sam Feldt , Cmc$". Popnable. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Time Machine (feat. Happy Sometimes & 5$Shake) [Remixes] - Single by CMC$ on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 26 September 2019.