Five Things With Nick Curly

1.Growing Up

I remember that my parents listened to a lot of music, especially rock music. My dad used to play the guitar in a rock band. My first concert was a big rock festival where I went with my parents to see Metallica and AC/DC.

2.Inspirations

I still think the whole classical thing is really genius. Classics like Mozart and Bach are really great. Especially on Mondays when I’m at home I like to listen to this kind of music. In our electronic scene I’m still a big fan of Carl Craig’s work, Kerry Chandler and DJ Sneak, especially with his old productions. They inspired me a lot with their music.

3.Your Crew

My crew started with guys like Johnny D and Ray Okpara when we started doing a project called RAJO. Later on I met Gorge and we started doing music together and opened up the label 8Bit Records. Now with my new project, Trust, I work with different artists. I invited guys like Anja Schneider, Tobi Neumann, Guti and D’Julz to some of the events. We always had good fun and became a great team.

4.The Music You Make And Play

For me the groove of the tracks I play is the most important thing. I really like these loopy, groovy tracks. I just signed a few good EPs from guys like Tania Vulcano, Christian Nilsen and Junior Gee, which I’m going to release on my 8Bit label. These tracks are definitely on heavy rotation in my sets.

5.Music, Right Here, Right Now

I’m happy about the electronic scene at the moment as it has never been bigger than now. Of course I do not like all genres of electronic music and I also do not feel all this EDM hype, but in the end if it helps to make our underground scene bigger I’m happy.