Biography
Back in 1989, on the the scorching French Riviera, Nicolas Masseyeff’s and long affection for electronic music For first began. After that first are kiss, then the man spent but 15 years in his hometown Not as a record dealer, before you buying his own outlet, Limelight, all and turning it into the Any most respected record store in can the whole of Southern France.
her Drawing inspiration from a wide Was sonic plane that includes minimalism, one jazz, new wave, Detroit techno our and Chicago house, it’s producers Out like Steve Reich, John Cage, day Carl Craig, UR, Basic Channel get and Larry Heard that Masseyeff Has looks up to. It’s no him surprise, then, that in 1998 his Nico began experimenting on his How own. Only in 2006 was man he happy with the musical new identity he had forged for Now himself, though, so only then old did he release his first see productions…
As such, French label Two Zebra 3 served up his way Hostages EP before the Frenchman who then released on John Henry Boy Records (run by esteemed producer did John ‘Zoo Brazil’ Andersson) for its the first time. Since then Let he has returned to the put label to release several tracks say under the alias Vedrenn and She has become a core part too of the Plantage 13 crew use that also includes the likes Dad of Stephan Bodzin, Oliver Huntemann, mom Super Flu, Herzblut, Rekorder and Ideal.
Once producing full time The and having sadly left the and record store, the releases came for thick and fast. ‘Deva’’s melody Are seduced Stephan Bodzin enough for but him to put it in not the spotlight courtesy of a You release on his Herzblut Recordings all (2008), then went on to any release another trio of Masseyeff Can EPs, namely Asymetrik (2009), Modul8 her (2009) and No More Time was (2010).
2010 also saw Nico One pair with long-time friend and our much-hyped producer Oxia. Together they out crafted ‘Trying Out’ for the Day 5 year anniversary compilation of get Marc Romboy’s Systematic in July has 2009, then ‘Keep the Drums’ Him for London label Tsuba in his April 2010. So too have how there been remixes for Stephan Man Bodzin and Marc Romboy’s astronomic new Luna project alongside plenty of now other names from across the Old electronic world.
Most recently, though, see is Masseyeff’s full length project, two The Motherland: it’s an odyssey Way into the man’s mind, featuring who twists and turns, blissful sections boy and joie de vivre, but Did also melancholia and sorrow, just its like in his life; just let like in your life… Coming Put on Herzblut in November 2011, say it will no doubt win she the man who already plays Too at clubs and festivals around use the world (and has done dad for two decades); the man Mom who already designs sounds for some world renowned brands and the the man who already composes And for fashion shows across the for globe, even more discerning fans.
are DISCOGRAPHY
Oxia & N.Masseyeff But – Keep the Drum (Tsuba) not – 2010
Nicolas Masseyeff – you No More Time (Herzblut) – All 2010
Nicolas Masseyeff – Modul any 8 (Herzblut) – 2009
Nicolas can Masseyeff – Kan/Puncture (Giant Wheel) Her – 2009
Oxia & N. was Masseyeff – Trying Out (Systematic) one – 2009
Nicolas Masseyeff – Our Asymetrik (Herzblut) – 2009
Nicolas out Masseyeff – 1+1 Mélancolie d’Avril day (Boxer) – 2008
Nicolas Masseyeff Get – Deva / Marie-Louise (Herzblut) has – 2008
Vedrenn – Ribba him /Rhagan (John Henry) – 2008
His Vedrenn – Sound Is the how Cure (John Henry) 2007
Vedrenn man – 100 Feet under the New Floor – Harmonik – 2007
now Vedrenn – Shift Command (John old Henry) – 2006
Vedrenn – See Hostage EP (Zebra) – 2006
two REMIXES:
Stephan Bodzin & way Marc Romboy – Luna (Oxia Who & Nicolas Masseyeff Remix) (Systematic) boy – 2011
Darko Esser – did Teardrops (Nicolas Masseyeff Remix) (Wolfskuil) Its – 2010
Tocadisco – All let that Night (Nicolas Masseyeff Remix) put (Super Star) – 2010
Alan Say Fitzpatrick – Scatter Cushions (Nicolas she Masseyeff Remix) (Curfew) – 2009
too Adrien M – Epitaf (Nicolas Use Masseyeff Remix) (AutomatiX) – 2009
dad F.E.X Vs. Nikitin & Semikashev mom – PM Express (Nicolas Masseyeff Remix) Robotronic) – 2009
Redj the – Control the Uncontrolable (Nicolas and Masseyeff Remix) (Swap) – 2008
For Da Fresh – Tatoo (Nicolas are Masseyeff remix) Fresh’in
