Acht jaar was ik. Acht jaar toen ik voor het eerst een saxofoon in handen had. Ik was verkocht.

Is er sindsdien een dag geweest waarop ik níet speelde? Ik denk het niet. Neem mij m’n saxofoon af, en ik voel me geamputeerd.

Ik sta vol in het leven, houd van mensen, maak graag grapjes; ik zit lekker in m’n vel. Maar wil je me écht op m’n best zien, moet je me meemaken op het podium. Moeilijk te beschrijven wat die eerste geblazen noot met me doet. Gedachten vallen weg terwijl een enorm geluksgevoel me overneemt. Mijn muziek is mijn drug, mijn roes.

Dan ontstaat de band met het publiek: staan zij open voor mijn klanken, is het contact gelegd en laat ik ze niet meer los. Ik zoek ze op, loop met mijn sax door de menigte, daag ze uit – en zij mij.

Maar wie wil er lezen over muziek? Je moet het horen, je moet het voelen. Ben je van plan muziek in te huren voor jouw eigen privéfeest of club? Durf dan eens iets ánders. Durf mij. In stijl maak ik van jouw feest een feestje. Geen one man show, maar een beleving waar ik het publiek in meetrek.

Nicolay, on sax.

 

Tot slot: een lijst van mooie momenten in mijn carrière.

Haarlem Jazz (main stage)
 Escape Amsterdam
 Shore Club Huizen
 Riva Lounge Huizen
 Opening DeLaMar Theater
 Optredens in Zuid-Frankrijk
 Feest Simone Kleinsma 50 jaar
 Club Rex
 Musk
 Club Stalker
 Catwalk Rotterdam
 Cabrio Soest
 KLM Convention Center
 Heinz Glazenhuis
 Beemsterkaas Superclub
 S.O.S. Kinderdorpen
 Pon Volkswagen in restaurant De Salentein
 Loetje Laren
 Club 023 Haarlem
 Hotel Arena Amsterdam
 Fletcher Huizen
 Talloze privéfeesten

Riding in with the power to deliver sunshine to world’s rainiest open-air events, Monkey Safari brings rays of light to whatever dance floors they cast their shimmering spell on. 

The past few years saw the brothers swinging to new trees, retiring their previous labels to focus on their new label 'Hommage.' It were the years of transformation for the German producers, developing and tailoring a sound suited perfectly for the unique club nuances while still keeping the core elements of melodic chords and grooves synonymous with the duos productions. 

During this time, Monkey Safari unveiled their remix for Marc Houle’s “Pepper” on Richie Hawtin’s label Minus and their hugely successful “Cranes” and “Walls“ EPs that presented opportunities for Monkey Safari to work with some exciting musicians, such as Wolf + Lamb and Kölsch, techno heavy weights Guy Gerber and Josh Wink, as well as one of dance music’s most iconic producers, Moby. 

Monkey Safari remixed a track for Moby & The Void Pacific Choir, returning the favor after Moby’s successful rework of the duo’s track “Walls” last year. Their next releases continued in the same fashion, featuring remixes from Paco Osuna, Chloé, John Digweed & Nick Muir, UNER, Guy Mantzur, Victor Ruiz and more, while signing tracks from amazing Blond:ish, legendary John Tajada, and others on their Hommage imprint. 

The duo’s efforts in the studio have transcended to their DJ sets with stand out shows at Time Warp and Awakenings Festival. On top of a heavy touring schedule at world renowned clubs and headlining slots at festivals, the duo released their album ‘Odyssey’. Monkey Safari produced the same kind of tracks for this album they were playing as they toured nightclubs and festivals around the world, rather than simply a listening album. 

In 2018 Monkey Safari carefully handpicked remixers they saw as most capable of continuing their vision for the album. The ‘Odyssey Remixes’ featured reworks of the original album tracks by the master himself, Carl Cox, international stars Hernan Cattaneo, Guy J, Musumeci, Tensnake and Reboot, studio geniuses Dubspeeka, Hannes Bieger, ROD, and Phil Moffa, as well as up-and-coming talent Avidus and Trivmph . 

Monkey Safari’s third album comes in perfect time for the summer sunshine of 2019. The duo follow up their last album, ‘Odyssey’, with this warm, inviting collection of music designed to brighten your day and complement the glorious sunny days that bless us during the summer. Sven and Lars learned some valuable lessons from their last long-player, and the new album ‘HI’ comes from a far more relaxed, easy-going place. An organic project that came together quite naturally, their third album sees the duo in high spirits ready to bring a large dose of positive vibes and emotional depth to the party. 

2020 and 2021 sees Monkey Safari moving closer to legendary brands Get Physical and Anjuna Deep, starting with a remix and a multitude of EPs on the labels. Watch out for more news soon! 

The German outfit has been on an incredible run of form with promising developments in all of their endeavors and exciting news still to come. Be it a fresh remix or EP drop, DJ set or party, Monkey Safari will be sure to touch all scopes of dance culture with no signs of deceleration on the horizon. 
Their mandate remains the same, sending sunny vibes to make even the darkest dance floors smile.

Management:
thierry@blueventgroup.com

Demo:
demo@bakermatmusic.com

Music Management:
bob@bigtopamsterdam.com

Bookings North/South America:
cchapman@teamwass.com 
lchenfeld@teamwass.com

For bookings contact: remon@rextheagency.com

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