real nice 90s vibes, Nick! i am in Madison, let's connect.

Boom Chaka! Love that track. Happy to have found you on Soundcloud. Post some more from BITD! Still looking for French Invasion 2! And that Halloween mix! -bryan

Did you ever get around to uploading your old mixtapes anywhere cuz I'm trying to find some of your stuff but they'r rare

Thanks for this man, nice one. Bringing back some good memories...

Classic 90's house, techno & club cuts inspired by my years as a resident dj at the Queen club in Paris. From 1993-1995 I was a resident DJ there and it was pretty much at Queen that I cut my teeth as a dj. I was hired by none other than David Guetta who was the artistic director there at the time in addition to being a dj for some of the special events there. My nights consisted of 7-9 hour sets, (all vinyl of course!), totally up for it crowd, insane dancefloor energy, dj booth literally on the dancefloor (with no booth monitors for the first 6 months or so!) and loads of good music that's slipped through the cracks in the mp3/laptop era of dj'ng we're in now. It was also the birth of the whole 'French Touch' house scene and you'd see all the young producers out on the dancefloor soaking up the vibes.
I've recently been trying to archive lots of tapes & music from that era as I have tons of tapes from that time. Upon listening to lots of these tapes one thing was apparent...the level of dodgy mixing from all of us there was astonishing! But the music and energy were so good that mixing was always secondary to good track selection. So I felt like it was time do a nice mix of lots of the tracks that were actually being played in that era. Lots of the stuff on this mix is encoded from my original vinyl copies. After going through my records from that era it's truly astonishing the amount of music that isn't available as an mp3 and never will be. So I'd like to think of this as another mix in my 'archive' series. Hope you all enjoy it!

Mixed Live, one-take, no computer edits (other than attempting to normalize the sound, afraid it's a bit all over the place due to the original pressings wear & tear).

126 Minutes (289k file/320k CBR)

Tracklist:

St. Germain - Alabama Blues
The African Dream - All in the Same Family (Original Mix)
Sandée - Notice Me
The Fog - Been A Long Time
Kerri Chandler- Track 1 (Atmosphere E.P.)                                                            
Chez Damier - Can You Feel It (M.K. Dub)
M-People - Movin' On Up (MK Movin' Mix)
Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On (The Dub Of Doom)
R.A.W. - Unbe - Erick 'More' Mix
Club Ultimate - Carnival 93 (The Mardi Gras Mix)
D-Ha & Mad Mike - Work Me (Happy Trax IV)
X-Press 2 - Muzik Xpress
M & M - So Deep, So Good
George Morel - Talk To Me (The Talk Mix)
L n' S (Ludovic Navarre a.k.a. St. Germain & Shazz) - Good For Me, No Good For Me (Unreleased Promo Mix)
Peach - The Stand
Remy & Sven - Piano Power
George Morel - Morel's Grooves 4 (Let's Groove)
4th Measure Men - 4 You
Suburban Knight -The Art Of Stalking
Phuture - Rise form Your Grave
Aphrohead - In The Dark (Dave Clarke Mix)
Dajae - U Got Me Up (Underground Goodie - Charleston Mix)
Paperclip People (Carl Craig) - Throw (Massimino L. Edit)                                                                                       
Tony Di Bart - The Real Thing
Loleatta Holloway - Stand Up! (Xen Mantra's Reach For The Peaks Epic Remix)
280 West - Scattered Dreams (Boom Chocka-Boom Mix)

Nick Nice-Les Années Queen

Twitter: @nicknicemadison
***Find ALL my mixes at: nicknice.podomatic.com 
Soundcloud's new music id software will be the death of this site as so many legit mixes are being removed. I already canceled by Premium account here.

BIO:
Nick Nice has been dj'ing for 20+ years. An avid music collector since childhood he began his dj career in earnest in order to share his passion with the public. He was one of the founders of the midwest rave scene, organizing some of the first events in the United States back in 1991. While living in France for several years he was a resident dj at the infamous Queen club, located on the Champs-Elysées in Paris. He was hired by David Guetta who was the artistic director at the time. He has also performed extensively throughout France and continental Europe. In addition Nick was one of the first international dj's to play in Moscow, Russia in 1993.

After moving back to the U.S. he ran a successful record store, Nice Musique, for several years. He also had a top rated radio show called Fromage on what was then known as Power 105.9. He moved home in order to be closer to his family. His son, Maceo was born on April 28th, 2010. While based in Madison, he performs there regularly and has been voted best dj in the city by various local media outlets for many years in a row. He also plays often throughout the midwest, with shows at the world-renowned Smart Bar &amp; Moonshine in Chicago, The Highbury in Milwaukee (to name but a couple of places) and regularly returns to France, continuing to spread his love of music wherever he is. 

He has performed with many amazing artists such as; Hot Chip, Claude Monnet, Dimitri from Paris, Kaskade, David Guetta, Daft Punk, Kevin Saunderson, L.A. Riots, Bonobo, Richie Hawtin, John Acquaviva, Laurent Garnier, Alice Russell, Hercules & Love Affair, Derrick May, Deep Dish, BT, Dirty Vegas, Scott Hardkiss, Boo Williams, Green Velvet, Dj Drama, Dixon, Jazzanova, Dirty Vegas, Faze Action, Idjut Boys, Pure Science, Roy Davis, Jr., Woody Mcbride & many more...

Nick also produces music with his friend Brad Owen under the alias of The Regionalists. Their first release, Live Nude Rhodes, sold over 2000 copies on vinyl. They have also done several remixes, most notably one for Amnesty International's 40th Anniversary in collaboration with the Buddha Bar mix CD series. Nick's musical style is not limited to any one genre in particular; preferring to play for the vibe of the venue, the crowd and his mood in general. 

One thing is for sure; Nick's love of music, life and bringing different groups of people together always comes across no matter what the setting. Nick Nice will always make you dance or get your head nodding and guarantees you will have a good time when he is performing.

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