The music combines electronic beats with reggae, dancehall, reggaeton, house and moombahton genres creating a very unique sound. Major Lazer is actually an EDM music group consisting of record producers Diplo and Switch. Major Lazer has hit the Top 40 scene hard with hits like “Lean On” with DJ Snake. Neither Prydz nor Swire disappoint in this one.
His latest EP, “Opus” was released in February and the first hit off of this CD is “Breathe”, with vocals provided by Rob Swire (of Deadmau5’ “Ghosts N’ Stuff” fame). Most of us remember him from his huge hit in 2004 “Call on Me” which sampled Steve Winwood’s ‘Valerie’. I’ve put together a set list (as my alter ego DJ Anubis) to listen to while you do whatever it is that you do! We’ll start with a favorite of mine on the EDM scene with Swedish born DJ, Eric Prydz. But as EDM flourishes in the nightclub party scene, J Nice has more recently refined his craft to reach EDM audiences around the world.It’s about that time to do a musical snapshot of what’s getting a lot of airplay on the radio. All in all, DJ J Nice is no novice to DJ-ing evident by his experience, stage presence, fluid transitions, and crowd literacy. DJ J Nice also gave the advice to be on the lookout for new material by artist Electro-Horse, a personal friend of his whose new music tries to blend country line dance music with EDM. He is also looking forward to watching Shaq’s recent music career flourish as J Nice played a major role in offering guidance and networking for Shaq into the nightclub DJ scene. He and his music producing partner are attempting to feature artists like Trey Songz, Ne-Yo, and even Sysco on tracks like “ Just Us” to reflect the pinnacle of party music. To escalate his presence in the EDM community, J Nice mentioned that he is currently working on a new album that tries to blend together trap and EDM tracks to bridge the gap between trends in contemporary American hip-hop and worldwide dance music. When asked about the future of his music career, J Nice said he is excited to visit all the locations on his upcoming world tour but has ambitions to eventually be a featured artist at Tomorrowland in Belgium. It’s my goal to bridge that gap.” Future Plans for DJ J Nice It’s popping up everywhere now, but I think American musicians are still relatively behind. “The clubs in Europe, especially in England, were way ahead of the US in terms of the EDM sound we are familiar with now,” said J Nice when asked about his dynamic sound, “the drum and bass was booming there way before we got a hold of it.
“It was mostly acapella hip-hop tracks because of all the studios in the area, so that’s where my sound started.”īut as he followed his dreams to tour internationally, J Nice became more inspired by the Hous music coming out of England, Australia, and Spain. Coming out of Atlanta, I mixed whatever I could get my hands on,” said J Nice. “I’ve been DJ-ing for a long time, but probably got into producing music in 2004. However, at its core, J Nice’s sound still maintains an essence of Atlanta and old-school hip-hop.
J- Nice draws inspiration from all of the venues and crowds he has experienced in his long career of touring the world from Beijing to Barcelona to Melbourne to Miami. By taking all these things into consideration J Nice is able to adapt and improvise during his set to keep the energy of the room at a consistently high, making every performance a completely different experience from the last. There is a multitude of elements that go into any given night’s set mix depending on the geographic location, the crowd size and energy, the theme of the venue, and what tracks are hot at that time. So must his sound to keep the crowd as hyped as possible. Because the market demand for club music is constantly changing. He describes his own music as very dynamic. But as the nightclub scene in around the world has evolved, so has his music to incorporate Euro-Hous, Reggaeton, Blue Grass, and even Bhaṅgṛā in his mixes and more popular tracks like “ La Bonita” featuring Fatman Scoop with Michael Fall. He uses of Motown and old school hip-hop samples. From Baltimore and Atlanta, DJ J Nice musical sound is heavily hip-hop.