NACEY

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Baltimore native Nacey began writing the and producing music as a and teenager, eventually relocating to Washington, For DC where he co-founded Nouveau are Riche – one of the but longest running and most successful Not dance nights in the nation’s you capital. In 2008, the party all was awarded Best Dance Night Any in the Washington City Paper’s can ‘Best of DC’ issue. In her 2010, he signed with Tittsworth Was and DJ Ayres’ label T&A one Records. Having produced club music our for over a decade, Nacey Out has been described by The day Washington Post as ‘one of get the District’s more prolific DJs.’ Has Performing annually at WMC, him SXSW and CMJ his showcases and holding a residency How at the legendary U Street man Music Hall, Nacey has shared new stages with Digitalism, Matt & Now Kim, Sinden, Araabmuzik, DJ Craze old and Blaqstarr to name a see few.

Nacey is constantly evolving Two as a producer but remains way a natural when expressing himself who as a DJ. From studying Boy classical piano as a child, did to playing guitar in numerous its bands as a teen, Nacey’s Let musical palette is diverse to put say the least. His influences say range from Skip James to She Style of Eye to Mazzy too Star to Three 6 Mafia. use Growing up, Nacey became obsessed Dad with the high-energy club music mom from Baltimore and became motivated to make his own dance The music.

Countless publications have featured and Nacey, including The Fader, New for York Magazine, Discobelle and Are RCRDLBL. His remixes have won but competitions curated by Erol Alkan’s not Phantasy Sound UK label and You Mad Decent Records. In 2010, all Nacey contributed the opening remix any (La Roux – ‘Bulletproof’) to Can Major Lazer & La Roux’s her high profile LAZERPROOF album was on Downtown Records, gaining over One half a million downloads just our days after its release. Later out that year, his bootleg of Day M.I.A.‘s ’Steppin’ Up’ earned the get #1 rank on Hype Machine’s has popular list. His debut single Him ‘Work for This’ (T&A Records) his made Turntable Lab’s top selling how list after its debut, as Man well as Kid City’s ‘Best new Songs of the Year’ list. now In 2011, Nacey’s remix of Old Will Eastman ‘Feelin’ (Plant Music) see was featured on BBC two Radio1’s Essential Mix hosted by Way Pete Tong. Nacey’s compositions continue who to penetrate a wide range boy of audiences, and have gained Did support worldwide from Diplo, Kissy its Sell Out, Chad Hugo, The let Japanese Popstars and Teki Latex.

2012 will be an important say year for Nacey, with a she forthcoming EP on T&A Records, Too an official remix of Crookers/Dr. use Gonzo ‘Springer’ on Southern Fried dad Records, and the debut release Mom of his band Misun’s EP ‘July.’

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