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Aged just twenty Nic became main room resident for the night he remains fully committed to. Nic's ClubClass residency would form the launch pad for his future success. Nic welcomed many legendary names to the night such as Deep Dish, Pete Tong, John Digweed and X-Press 2, all of whom were blown away his use of deep techy sounds, acid b-lines and dark melodic grooves. The residency also gave Nic the opportunity to play at different times of the night, allowing him to develop his own sound as well as develop a tremendous understanding of what is expected from a DJ.

Fast forward to and Nic boasts a portfolio of residencies across the globe that is both testament to his talent and versatility. Hi Alex. Thanks for taking the time to chat with us today. There's a strong chance many of our readers are unfamiliar with you and your resume.

Before we dive in, could you give us a brief description of your work and how you got involved in music? Hello and thanks for having me. I work as a musical collaborator and producer with some well-known DJs and dance acts in those genres.

I originally got into music wanting to be a radio DJ when I was around 15 years old. There was a recording studio not far from where I grew up that specialised in radio productions — I knocked on the door one day and asked if I could help out on school holidays and weekends so I could learn the ropes.

They also had a full-blown recording studio where the likes of ELO had recorded at some stage, and I found myself getting more interested in that area. I became fascinated with the computers, synthesizers, and samplers they had there, and got really into editing DJ mixes together on reel-to-reel machines. I think that was the start of my interest in DJ-ing and club music in general. The artists and genres you've worked with over the years are very impressive. How and when did you make the jump to electronic music?

I was always into electronic music. As a child, I grew up being heavily influenced by pop music through the 80s so I think that was inevitable. But in my early days of sound engineering, it was more about learning the techniques of recording and sonics rather than being genre specific. You kind of take whatever work comes your way.

I started off working with all sorts of bands, from rock and reggae to small orchestras and country music — enjoying it and learning a lot. I always wanted it to be a reflection of the dancefloor, which is why we can morph and keep up with the times quite well, and manage to release a host of different artists. I think it always has to have a really solid groove as well, you know; some sort of funk element. You are heading out to Australia in a few weeks for Festival X, have you got any favourite spots in the country?

Whether that be restaurants, streets, bars or clubs. I spend most of my time in Sydney and staying in the Harbour then going over to Manly and spending time on the beach and stuff like that. If you were to have a second home anywhere in the world, where would you choose? Having traveled the globe many times over and played some of the most iconic parties, aside from your DANCE or DIE, what event current or past would be your all-time favourite?

A longtime fan of working with other people, Nic sounds somewhat amazed at how organically collaborations happened for My Heart. And incredibly, every collaboration was done via email, something Nic says worked perfectly for him. For that, he peered across the musical spectrum for help. Soon, Nic is heading to Ultra Brasil in Rio, and has several special album edits lined up for the occasion. It was nice to take a break and come back and be inspired.

Pre-order it here. He also plays Ultra Brasil next month, which you can find out more about here. Home Blog.