Norwegian born Nils Olav, a vinyl addict since a teenager, began producing music and DJing under the name Nils Noa in his late teens. At only 22 he became the first Norwegian artist to release an Essential Mix, one of the most acclaimed DJ mix platforms of that time. He was the main DJ booker and monthly resident at Oslo’s The Villa for 10 years  - where he booked DJs including DJ Sneak, Dubfire, Guy Gerber and Paul Woolford amongst many others, and has been A&R at Sony Music for the last 6 years.

As Nils’ music taste slowly broadened, and through meetings with musician Chandra Lacombe from Brazil, he found himself immersed in an underground culture of medicine music - musicians who were aligned with deep spiritual values and time spent learning from tribes of the Amazon and teachings from the Central and South Americas, as well a traditions from the Eastern philosophies. In 2018 he started record label Nixi Music, alongside producer multi instrumentalist Txai Fernando. The label is now home to medicine musicians including Curawaka, Ayla Schafer and Chandra Lacombe, amongst others, and has featured remixes from artists including Mose, J.Pool and Steffen Ki.

"Meeting Chandra Lacombe was very special, he had a huge spiritual influence on me. And being around so many master musicians the last years with Nixi Music, I have found so much musical inspiration. They have inspired me to land in a place where my spirituality and music can exist side by side. The last years, it has felt natural to come back to my birth name - Nils Olav - for releasing music. This new musical world I have come into has opened my ears in many ways. and to merge electronic sounds with live performances from skilled musicians feels the most natural thing to do. The first projects I am releasing are remixes for Adrian Freedman, Ayla Schafer and many more be reveiled in the coming year.”

Max Essa has been active as a producer and DJ since the early 90s, initially releasing music on labels including Warp Records and Paper Recordings and DJing alongside the infamous D.i.Y Sound System.

His later work, for labels like Is It Balearic? Recordings, went on to be play-listed by legends such as Andrew Weatherall and David Mancuso, gaining him a devoted following and DJ bookings around the world. 

Albums for the Japanese major label, Victor Entertainment ('Vacations Never Taken' 2015) and Music For Dreams ('Lanterns' 2018), plus EPs for labels including Hell Yeah! Recordings and Razor N Tape (with Eddie C), and a constant stream of remixes for labels like Compost, Ubiquity, Faze Action and Leng have shown him to be a prolific and deeply imaginative producer.

Since 2008 he has been based in Japan where he plays regularly at clubs and events around the country, from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
From 2010 - 2023 he was a resident DJ at the Lone Star parties, and later the Zim Zam Zu! events at the legendary, Bar Bonobo and for over a decade has been a resident at the ever popular, Aoyama Tunnel in Tokyo.

"Während der musikalische Fokus von OYE in den frühen Zweitausendern besonders auf Latin und Brazilian Music lag, hat sich der Laden mit seinen beiden Filialen in Kreuzberg und im Prenzlauer Berg in der folgenden Zeit zu einer der wichtigsten Anlaufstellen für House, Techno, Disco und Artverwandtes entwickelt. Und OYE verkauft längst nicht nur Platten. Diverse eigene Labels wurden aus dem Umfeld der Läden heraus gegründet. Außerdem entstand eine hauseigene Partyreihe, die sich auf Vinyl-Sets spezialisiert hat." 

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Born and raised in Istanbul city, Deniz Kabu's musical journey began when he picked up the guitar at the age of 13. He played in metal bands as a solo guitarist during both his high school and college years. After graduating from college, Deniz's interest turned towards electronic music. He found inspiration in artists like Justice, The Prodigy, Gesaffelstein, Boys Noize, Trentemøller, Maceo Plex, Deadmau5, and Skrillex. Motivated by these influences, he made the decision to delve into electronic music production.

As an up-and-coming Pruducer and DJ in the electronic music scene, Deniz has been gaining significant hype and following lately. His tracks have already been supported by some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Maceo Plex, Solomun, Yotto, Eelke Kleijn, Solee, Tube & Berger, Catz N Dogz, Nora En Pure, Jonas Rathsman, and Eats Everything. 

His tracks "Let It Go" and "Endless Walls" have been Number 1 on Beatport's Top 100 Hype Charts in the Electronica and Melodic House & Techno categories. Additionally, his other releases have entered the Top 100 charts multiple times. 

Deniz has played warm-up and after sets and shared the same stage with major names such as Paul Kalkbrenner, Boys Noize, Solomun, Stephan Bodzin, Mind Against, Daniel Avery, Undercatt, Nora En Pure.

Booking: elif@nomadic.music
Promos: denizkabumusic@gmail.com

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