CMC$

CMC$1
Birth nameYael Nahar
BornAmsterdam, Netherlands
OriginAmsterdam, Netherlands
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • DJ
  • record producer
Instruments
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

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

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications 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"[12]
(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"[13]
(with GRX featuring Icona Pop) 		— — — 36
[14]		 —
"Time Machine"[15]
(featuring Happy Sometimes and 5$Shake) 		2019 — — — — —
"Stupid Dumb"[16]
(featuring Svea) 		2020 — — — — —
"Nobody But You"[17]
(with Asher Angel) 		— — — — —
"Oh Mama"
(featuring Gia Koka) 		2021 — — — — —
"Faith"
(with Henri PFR featuring Laura White) 		— — — — —
"Dirty Talk"
(with Sam Feldt)[18] 		2023 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Title Year Album
"As Long As I'm With You"
(Omi featuring CMC$) 		2018 TBA

Remixes

2015

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

2018

2019

  • CMC$ – "Time Machine" (CMC$ and B3rror VIP Edit)[19]

References

  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. ^ a b "Canadian certifications – CMC$". Music Canada. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  12. ^ Maynard, Conor. "Conor Maynard on Twitter: "BRAND NEW SINGLE dropping this Friday!!! 'Understand Me' - CMC$ (featuring me 🤓)"". Twitter. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  13. ^ Bagshaw, Bella (11 August 2018). "Martin Garrix releases playful dance pop 'X's' under Grx alias". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  14. ^ "EDM Music & Dance Songs Chart: August 25, 2018". Billboard. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Time Machine (feat. Happy Sometimes & 5$Shake) - Single by CMC$ on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Stupid Dumb (feat. SVEA) - Single by CMC$ on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Nobody but You - Single by CMC$ & Asher Angel on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  18. ^ "DIRTY TALK by Sam Feldt, Cmc$". Popnable. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Time Machine (feat. Happy Sometimes & 5$Shake) [Remixes] - Single by CMC$ on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 26 September 2019.