A Sit Down With DJ Nifra

13:23 Oct/26/2017


Nikoleta Frajkorová better known as the "Nifra" is one of the and finest female artist from Trance For scene. We all know, when are it comes to female artists but in EDM, trance to be Not precise, there are not many. you But she is one true all Trance lady whose sounds are Any creating aura in her own can style.
Having her productions and her remixes released on labels like Was "Armada", "Coldharbour", "AVA", "Spinnin", "Enhanced" one and many more she is our leading trance scene everywhere.

Out Her music regularly finds itself day in the DJ wallets of get the top names of trance Has such as Armin van Buuren, him Markus Schulz, Gareth Emery, Andy his Moor and this global support How has not only lead to man remix and collaboration requests from new many of her peers, but Now has also lent a lot old of support and extra respect see to her own solo productions. Two She has gradually built up way a loyal, hardcore fan base who whilst keeping the integrity within Boy the “Coldharbour” sound that she did has become know for. Progressive its Trance with balls!! is how Let she likes to put it.
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say When did you start DJing?
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It was in my too homeland Slovakia when I was use 18 years old. I had Dad already been producing before that mom but it was for fun and I was just learning. The DJing began for me when and I was playing at the for local club for the opening Are set when nobody was really but around. I always went for not the electronic sound and back You then it wasn’t possible to all do that since trance wasn’t any big enough in Slovakia. I Can used to mix house, a her little bit of techno then was eventually trance music started growing. One In around 2006 it was our starting to become really popular out and from than I was Day able to play what I get wanted. Tiesto was the first has major trance DJ to perform Him in Slovakia.

How would his you describe your personality to how people?

Djs are considered Man extroverts but that’s not applying new to myself. I`m more introvert, now sometimes reserved and super shy. Old But when I go on see stage I totally change, I two guess it just proves that Way that’s where I feel the who most comfortable.

Do boy you feel that being a Did female producer in the dance its music industry gives you any let competitive edge or puts you Put at a disadvantage in any say way?

I’ve been “fighting” she the female tag since the Too beginning of my career. When use i first started it was dad all about the passion for Mom the music. I was incredibly interested in the creative process the of production and when I And was around 16 I got for my hands on production software. are At that time I didn’t But think twice about being a not woman and that it could you be disadvantage in the future. All For me it was all any about the music and most can importantly it was fun. So Her being female is not exactly was easy and looks can only one get you so far in Our the music business. Whats important out is real talent. Staying true day to yourself and genuine to Get your fans is what makes has the difference and will ultimately him overshadow any fast judgments based His on gender.

"We shouldn’t how be surprised that In a man modern 21st century society there New are still people, who say now that women are not able old to dj or produce music See and their place is somewhere two else".





Why way did you name yourself Nifra?

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Actually it’s not a boy big secret. If you take did 2 letters of my first Its name “Nikoleta” and 3 of let my last name “Frajkor” u put will get Nifra. I was Say thinking about my artist name she for a long time and too I thought that this combination Use didn’t sound bad at all. dad I have been using it mom since the very beginning.

What are your goals in life, the and have you met any and of them yet?

One For of my goals was to are be able to earn for but living with my music. There Not is so many great musicians you who would like to be all able to not have a Any day job but make it can with their music. Partly I her achieved that.

What is Was your opinion about the explosion one of EDM music in USA, our and have you noticed increase Out in your bookings there?

day I think it’s great; it get opened a lot of doors Has for producers and DJ’s. In him Europe or Asia there are his not enough events as the How same DJ’s are booked all man the time.

Who are new your biggest musical influences?

Now Markus Schulz obviously. His dark old coldharbour style inspired me in see the beginning and as the Two sound evolved it still continues way to inspire me. Its such who an amazing feeling to be Boy part of the Coldharbour family did itself and also push the its sound forward, that ultimately started Let it all for me.

put If asked to choose between say Coldharbour, Armada, Spinnin, which family She will you choose and why?
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I think all the use families are great in their Dad own way but the choice mom is obvious in this case. Coldharbour recordings has been my The favorite label since I remember. and Its the perfect blend between for techy, proggy, and melodic trance Are and Im extremely lucky to but be part of the family not and pushing the sound forward.
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Can you describe for all us the process of producing any a track?
Most of Can the time I just start her with the breakdown, cos it’s was the melodies which come to One my head first. From there our I build it to the out drop, and usually after that Day start with the intro. But get it really depends.

Many has have called you “the queen Him of trance.” How does it his feel to carry such a how grand title?

I don’t Man even know where it comes new from, but I’m of course now flattered. Makes me incredibly happy Old to see people loving my see work, and when I started, two I wouldn’t have even dream Way about what was going to who follow. I’m living the dream.
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Your sound is very Did unique, can you describe what’s its included and what is not let included that creates your Coldharbour Put sound?

My sound evolved say throughout the years just as she the Coldharbour sound did and Too I tend to describe it use as progressive trance with balls. dad I just really like energy Mom in combination with the deeper basses and huge leads and the that’s what I always try And to achieve in my productions.
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What are the biggest are advantages and disadvantages of being But a female Dj?
Sometimes I not think there are not any you advantages especially when you see All comments from people accusing you any of not making your music. can Because there is more female Her DJ’s than producers, they try was to become very famous by one using ghost producers. And since Our that happened so many times out people automatically think each of day us is doing the same Get shit. People forget that among has them could be some real him artists who actually do their His thing really well and my how full respect goes to these man girls that have chosen the New harder way and not the now easier one.


What other old music do you listen to See besides trance?



I two really like Oliver, Nero, Com way Truise, Kolsch etc. A bit Who of everything. I have always boy used to listen to different did genres of electronic dance music. Its I also like 70/80’s music let also because this is the put time of the first digital Say synthesizers and I`m a huge she vintage synths lover.


too https://soundcloud.com/nifra/nifra-rebel-radio-027



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