At first glance you may see just another producer from dance music’s cultural home. Whilst his musical influences certainly developed in the Netherlands, Robert’s background is a multi-national affair. Born to an English father and Norwegian mother, his perception of the world naturally become quite broad and unique – perhaps why, when it came to music, his ideas were instantly ahead of the curve.
From the timeless 2004 record ‘Spiral’ to more recent masterpieces such as ‘Somewhere In Spacetime’ & ‘Heliopause’, Nickson has continually grown his mountain of fans, counting many of the world’s leading DJs among them. Global headliners Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Tiësto and Above & Beyond are just some of the tastemakers who have been broadcasting his productions for over a decade.
Over the last 24 months Robert Nickson has reminded us that in an age of super-festivals, with all their visual spectacle, there is simply no replacement for genuinely touching music. Many of his tracks lingered in the Beatport Trance Top 10, while ‘Heliopause’ stood rmly at number 1 for several weeks. Other highlights include mixing disc one of the Pure Trance 6 compilation, a collaboration with trance legend M.I.K.E. Push and remixing tracks by artists such as Solarstone and Giuseppe Ottaiani as well as movie composer Tony Anderson.
Robert has been touring all over the globe at festivals such as Dreamstate, Luminosity and Lucky Fest, as well as at club nights in Bangkok, Moscow, LA and throughout Australia. He also started touring as Robert Nickson LIVE, a unique live show where he bypasses the traditional mixer and decks and instead brings a keyboard and guitar to the stage to play his music live.
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Robert Nickson is one of the most talented artists with exceptional back catalogue of timeless classics. His DJ sets are always a mesmerizing experience not to be missed. The boss John Callaghan selects the latest Robert baby In The Moment to release on Subculture and it is definitely an exceptional production. If you have missed the banging side of Robert and you just adored his latest progressive trance album on Pure Trance then this track will become instantly one of your favourites simply because it has tough bouncy rumpy bumpy basslines, tough raw kick, pounding drums and addictive synthy themes on top. It will energize you without even thinking about it. The breakdown is long and evolving packed with teasing synthy plucks and great build up towards the explosive climax with an anthemic melody that demands hands to stay in the air and bodies to fly to the Moon, Mars and Neptune too. #PureGold Love IT [/content]
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[item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
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