Nicki Richards has recorded and performed for the past several years with Mariah Carey, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Gloria Estefan, Celine Dion, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, Lenny Kravitz, Maxi Priest, the Rev. Al Green, Jennifer Holliday and many others.

She's had her own album out on Atlantic Records ("Naked to the World") which she wrote and co-produced.

Before that she starred in several theatre productions in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, including the Penumbra Theatre's "Spunk" by Zora Neale Hurston and "Beehive". Nicki performs on the children's television show "Between The Lions" on PBS.

Originally a Navy brat, she currently lives in Manhattan where she writes, produces, and does studio and jingle work when she's not touring.

At the moment Nicki has left the Dream Engine and is touring with Madonna.