Kyle McCarthy, also known as NIIC (born May 24, 1990), is a composer and producer from New York City, USA. Kyle McCarthy conceptualized NIIC the Singing Dog shortly after graduating in Music Composition from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and moving up to New York City. Kyle McCarthy's , '''NIIC''' (pronounced "nice") is an anthropomorphic character through which composer Kyle McCarthy performs and produces pop and electronic music. Commonly referred to as 'Electro-pop' Read more on Last.fm