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06:04:00

 


Two Dutch electronic music powerhouses join forces in the form of Nicky Romero and Afrojack's new track "Back To Where We Started." The release seamlessly fuses both Romero's and Afrojack's styles, making for a banger of a track with elements of big room and progressive house. "Back To Where We Started" opens with energetic beats reminiscent of EDM's heyday in the aughts, and it becomes clear that veteran fans and new ones alike will be served a dose of nostalgia. It climbs into a breakdown that builds up heavy anticipation before a hard-hitting drop that's simply meant for the festival or club scene. This is the very first time that Nicky Romero and Afrojack have collaborated after a long history of remixing each other's works, such as Romero's remixes of Afrojack's "One More Day" and "Hero," and Afrojack's interpretations of Nicky's "Okay" and "Rise." This time, "Back To Where We Started" was created for the opening of their "Two Is One" b2b set during ADE's Amsterdam Music Festival, and both have played the record in several sets already around the world. We're hoping that this will be one of many collaborations between these two. 


Dimitri Kechagias review:
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Nicky Romero & Afrojack collaborate for the brilliant Back To Where We Started. Super powerful tech house basslines combined with euphoric progressive house synths and superb breakdown with spoken vocal sample and breaks to tease and excite the crowd. Huge build up will push all the right buttons and will support the crowd to explode and get out of their heads when the beat strikes back for this top hybrid of epic funky tech house banger. #PureGold Love IT[/content]
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04:06:00

 


The highly anticipated collaboration between Nicky Romero and W&W “Hot Summer Nights” is a fact! It’s the third collab of the Dutch superstars, in 2018 they released “Ups & Downs” (34M+ streams) on Protocol and last year they released “We’re Still Young (15M+ streams) on W&W’s Rave Culture. Nicky and W&W have been playing “Hot Summer Nights” in their sets during the summer, with a surprise visit from W&W on stage at Nicky Romero’s Tomorrowland weekend one set.

Nicky has had multiple successful releases this summer from “Easy” with NIIKO X SWAE, his dance-pop single “I Hope That It Hurts” with Norma Jean Martine and his deeper record “Out Of Control” with EDX on Spinnin’ Records. W&W have been dominating dance floors and festivals across the globe for years on end. Voted #14 in this years DJ Mag’s Top 100 poll for a fourth year in a row, they continually perform at leading festivals such as Tomorrowland and EDC.


Dimitri Kechagias review:
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Collaborations between great artists is always big pleasure for the audience. Nicky Romero meets W&W in the studio for the ultimate after summer anthem called Hot Summer Nights. Nice female vocals with sugar sweet lyrics to singalong while uplifting synths merged with pulsating driving basslines, thumping beats, and feel good sundrenched melody to bring back all your summer memories from the huge festivals you have been with your friends having fun and dancing like there is no end to it! Just great feel good record! Love iT[/content]
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02:50:00

The eight edition includes performances by the label owner himself and various up-and-coming artists, selected by Protocol.

Protocol Recordings and Nicky Romero are ready to host their imprint showcase on Wednesday, October 16th. Visitors can expect a night filled with different styles of house music, with Romero taking over and striving new artists showcasing their sets at the Protocol Lab Room.

Previous year’s artists have included Corey James, Deniz Koyu, Matisse & Sadko, Maximals, Raiden, StadiumX, Teamworx, Tom Tyger and special guests such as Afrojack, Martin Garrix, W&W and David Guetta.

Nicky Romero is no stranger to the festival and conference. The Protocol label night on ADE's Wednesday night at Melkweg has become a tradition, and the Dutchman joined various MusicTalks and Q&A's, performed at AMF and surprised his followers with a pop-up performance multiple times.



Nicky Romero Presents: Protocol
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 16th, 10 PM - 5 AM
Venue: Melkweg
Tickets: €25,30 are available here. 
The event is also accessible for ADE Pass holders (limited capacity), available here.

About Melkweg
The Melkweg is a music venue and cultural center, housed in a former milk factory. It is located on the Lijnbaansgracht, near the Leidseplein - one of the prime nightlife squares of Amsterdam. During previous ADE editions, the venue played host to a wide range of events and artists including Agar Agar, Dave Clarke, Eefje de Visser, Rebekah, Sigala, Tiefschwarz, Viper XXL and many more. 

Photo's: Protocol Recordings

Additional info:
www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl
www.facebook.com/amsterdamdanceevent
www.twitter.com/ADE_NL


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21:53:00

Nicky Romero's ventured into new territory by releasing his country-inspired release "Rise" with Stadiumx featuring Matluck back in August. Now the track has received two huge remixes from dance music legends Afrojack and Thomas Gold. Each version has a unique take on the song's upbeat rhythms and organic instrumentals: Afrojack turns up the heat with his signature driving house basslines and dynamic percussion that turns "Rise" into a hard-hitting club track, while Thomas Gold's melodic approach creates a dancefloor-friendly, uplifting experience reminiscent of festival progressive anthems!





Dimitri Kechagias review:
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 [content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Nicky Romero & Stadiumx have done their magic tricks along with Matluck for the stunning Rise. Now is the turn of the remixers to add their glory with massive new versions. Afrojack cranks the stereo system with a powerful electro house infused version ready for big room mainstage action. Rough drums, sharp basslines, uplifting synths and great application of the encouraging and truly inspiring vocal. Afrojack has added his well known twisted beats and pieces to turn the track into a real mindstorm. Thomas Gold remix is another example of what he is capable to do as he adds his punchy rocking drums along with that future house basslines along with acid overtones leading to the atmospheric breakdown packed with nice strings, airy pads and uplifting old school piano chords. The climax is euphoric mainstage progressive house with all the right ingredients to keep the crowd interested jumping and shaking while they sing the lyrics loud and proud. #PureGold Love IT [/content]
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Additional info:
Thomas Gold
http://facebook.com/djthomasgold
http://twitter.com/thomasgold
http://instagram.com/thomasgold

Afrojack
http://facebook.com/djafrojack
http://twitter.com/afrojack
http://instagram.com/afrojack

Nicky Romero
http://facebook.com/djnickyromero
http://instagram.com/nickyromero
http://twitter.com/nickyromero

Stadiumx
http://facebook.com/stadiumxofficial
http://instagram.com/stadiumx
http://twitter.com/stadiumx

Matluck
http://facebook.com/matluckmusic
http://instagram.com/matluckmusic
http://twitter.com/MatluckMusic

http://protocolrecordings.com
http://instagram.com/protocolrecordings
http://twitter.com/ProtocolRec
http://facebook.com/protocolrecordings
http://prot.cl/OnSpotify
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20:06:00

Emerging just in time to turn this year’s flurry of next-level festivals into even more of a scene-defining escapade, Nicky Romero unleashes his remix treatment onto the new single of Afrojack and German duo Jewelz & Sparks. Premiered by the Wall Recordings head honcho himself at EDC Las Vegas and played as the final track of his live set at The Flying Dutch last weekend, Nicky Romero’s remix adds a fresh scent of magic to their latest offering, ‘One More Day’. 

Right in time to blow this summer's festivals off their hinges, Nicky Romero provides dance music lovers with a wonderful and above all blistering rendition. Turning ‘One More Day’ into a super-addictive Progressive House masterpiece, the Dutchman proves again why he’s widely considered one of dance music’s top acts.

The main man behind Protocol Recordings and a mainstay in DJ Mag’s annual Top 100 DJs poll, Nicky Romero is one of the artists who’ve put dance music on the map across the world. Judging by the massive success of singles such as ‘Sober’ (over 32 million streams on Spotify), ‘Iron’, ‘Legacy’ (both than 20 million streams on Spotify) and – of course – ‘I Could Be The One’ (with Avicii – close to 200 million streams on Spotify), the young Dutchman has mastered the art of creating globally acclaimed super hits. His remix of Afrojack and Jewelz & Sparks’ ‘One More Day’ fits the bill for the full 100% in that regard. 

Afrojack x Jewelz & Sparks - One More Day (Nicky Romero Remix)
▶ https://WALL194R.lnk.to/OMDNRRYA



Dimitri Kechagias review:
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 [item value="10"]Afrojack x Jewelz & Sparks – One More Day (Nicky Romero Remix)[/item]
 [content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Afrojack x Jewelz & Sparks collaborated for the super stunning One More Day. Now the extremely handsome Nicky Romero comes on board to add his festival take with an excellent oldschool Swedish progressive house version with easy to digest beats, uplifting pizzicato synths and superb breakdown that continues on the trapish direction until the piano comes in and the track builds towards its intense and extremely powerful climax. Its huge version ready for summer festivals. We are gonna jump and sing a long to say the least. #PureGold Love IT[/content]
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22:38:00
Photo credits: Daryl Adelaar

The Dutch DJ, producer and label owner returns for his signature night on ADE Wednesday.

Nicky Romero returns to ADE for his annual imprint showcase. This will be the seventh instalment of Protocol’s showcase at Melkweg and is bound to be full of good vibes, hedonistic indulgences and of course, cutting-edge electronic music. 



Last year, Romero and co. pulled out all the stops for their event, which celebrated Protocol’s 5th birthday, with twenty of the label’s established stars and rising talent across two rooms of music. The lineup is forthcoming, but past years have featured artists such as Raiden, Kryder, Tom Staar, Sam Void, Corey James, Stadiumx ánd last-minute announced special guests including the likes of Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, Martin Garrix and Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano. 



Nicky Romero is no stranger to ADE's festival and conference visitors with performances at AMF and Melkweg, MusicTalks and Q&A's and a special pop-up showcase during previous editions.

Protocol Presents: Nicky Romero & Friends x ADE '18
Date: Wednesday October 17th, 11 PM - Thursday October 18th, 5 AM
Venue: Melkweg

Tickets & more info
This event is accessible for ADE Pass holders (limited capacity) and single ticket holders. The ADE Pass is available here, single tickets are available here.

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01:12:00


With the instrumental released earlier you could only expect Nicky following up with a proper vocal edit. The Moment (Novell) is set for release June 17th on Protocol Recordings.





Dimitri Kechagias review:
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 [content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Nicky Romero is a magnificent dj and artist that you enjoy him in his studio delivering awesome anthems and behind the decks in the various clubs and festivals because he is a true crowd pleaser. His latest anthem is the vocal version of his instrumental track now called  The Moment (Novell). Absolute incredible explosive progressive house with  fantastic vocal in the breakdown that is perfect to sing a long in the festival arenas with hands in the air loving and hugging your friends. This is the moment that we are all united with one goal in our minds to have good unforgettable collection of moments from our festival floors. Superb euphoric synths in the climax that will cause mass destruction and  keep you awake dancing all night! #PureGold Love It[/content]
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Additional info:
www.nickyromero.com
twitter.com/nickyromero
facebook.com/djnickyromero
instagram.com/nickyromero
www.soundcloud.com/nickyromero
bit.ly/GooglePlusNR
bit.ly/spotifynr

www.protocolrecordings.com
twitter.com/ProtocolRec
facebook.com/protocolrecordings
instagram.com/protocolrecordings
youtube.com/protocolrecordings
www.soundcloud.com/protocolrecordings

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16:01:00
Nicky Romero—the man behind one of the UK’s biggest selling hits of the last few years alongside Avicii, ‘I Could Be The One’—is coming to the UK. 

From 27th–30th November, Romero and his Protocol label mates will embark on a monster five-show trip, which will see him and his team take over some of the most revered venues across the British Isles—travelling between each on his very own Nicky Romero themed bus!

This tour comes at the perfect time for Romero, who will be releasing his brand new single ‘Feet On The Ground’ (featuring Dutch rockstar, Anouk) in the UK on December 7th. Having been premiered at Miami’s Ultra Music Festival earlier this year, the track has already garnered huge support from some of the biggest tastemakers out there, with the likes of Tiesto, Afrojack, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike as well as Pete Tong and Danny Howard from BBC Radio 1 all on board and playing it in their sets. Check out the official video below and ready yourself for its release on December 7th via Island Records!



To further accompany this tour, and to celebrate the UK release of ‘Feet On The Ground’, Nicky Romero has also teamed up with music discovery platform giant Spotify for an exclusive track giveaway and UK tour ticket competition.

How it works:

When UK residents ‘Shazam’ either the original mix or any of the official remixes of ‘Feet On The Ground’, they will be redirected to Shazam Tile (within the Shazam application), where they’ll be asked to enter their email address. Each completed address will then be sent a link to a free download of the unreleased ‘Flashmob Dub’ edit of Feet On The Ground, and will be automatically entered into the UK tour competition, where they’ll be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to one of the five forthcoming UK shows! 

Earlier this year, Protocol began its global conquest with its new ‘Reboot’ event concept, departing from the status quo and creating something unique and revolutionary. After stops in cities including Miami, Amsterdam and most recently New York over Halloween weekend, a full run of the UK was naturally the next step. With dates at the likes of the Electric Brixton in London, Victoria Warehouse in Manchester and the 02 in Glasgow, they’re making sure they do it properly!

The ‘Reboot’ concept is all about audiences experiencing the latest and greatest in progressive house and electro music. With that idea in mind, Romero has carefully hand-selected the likes of Don Diablo, Tommy Trash and Arno Cost amongst others to support him along the way. With a lineup of dance music's elite, the tour is set to be a sensational showcase that will let people experience Protocol's ‘Reboot’ concept in full effect!

Protocol Recordings and its label nights have seen unparalleled recent success around the world and it all starts with the one man at the helm. These nights not only see Nicky Romero as a performer but also as an on-site curator who is involved with every decision from the top to the bottom down. It is his passion for the project that continues to shine through with each and every event that is held. Having also recently picked up a BMI Award for his production work on Rihanna’s ‘Right Here’, the 25-year-old Dutchman is making waves at every turn—be it as a label boss, an artist, producer or a performer. With more still to come in 2014, it’s anybody’s guess as to what Romero has in store for us, just know that it is set to be special.

Protocol Recordings UK Tour Dates

27th November – The Coach –Banbridge, N.Ireland
w/Nicky Romero & Arno Cost

28th November - Electric Brixton – London, England
w/ Nicky Romero & Arno Cost

29th November - Victoria Warehouse – Manchester, England
w/ Nicky Romero, Tommy Trash, Don Diablo, Eddie Halliwell & Arno Cost

29th November - Cream at Nation – Liverpool, England
w/ Nicky Romero, Tommy Trash, Don Diablo, Kryder & Gareth Wyn

30th November - O2 ABC – Glasgow, Scotland
w/ Nicky Romero & Arno Cost

Additional info:
www.facebook.com/DJNickyRomero
www.soundcloud.com/NickyRomero
www.twitter.com/NickyRomero

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17:28:00
The World’s biggest DJ poll as voted for by fans is underway once again and for the next three months electronic artists will employ every method of communication as they clamber for the all important votes. Campaigns vary from tedious to hilarious and then some are spot on genius - Nicky Romero’s is just that.

In a campaign entitled #callnicky – fans are invited to interact with the star by entering their phone number at www.callnickyromero.com. Moments later, Nicky Romero is seen via video - there are nine scenarios in total - dialing the number followed by what appears to be a live conversation with the caller. In what is a flawless process where voice and video are in total synchronicity, Protocol Management, Romero and with the help of Anglo/Dutch creative agency DARE TO DIFR have created a truly engaging experience for fans.

Explaining the concept, Jorik van de Pol, A&R and Digital Director at Protocol Management said: We as a team have tried to come up with an idea that would really set us apart from what anyone else does at this time of year, and over the next three months a much bigger story will unfold. For Nicky and for us, fan engagement at everything we do is our priority and so rather than repeatedly asking fans to vote for Nicky, it was about giving people the opportunity to play with something over a period of time. 

Martijn Zijerveld of Dare to Difr: When Protocol Management approached us to see if we could help to take their idea to a flawless execution, both from a UX/UI design and a development perspective, we were excited as the story idea was great and was executable. Fan response and engagement has honestly been mesmerizing and it’s going to be exciting to see it unfold.




About Nicky Romero

At the age of twenty-five, Nick Rotteveel – a.k.a. Nicky Romero – has already built a remarkable musical empire. Known the world over for his UK #1 hit single ‘I Could Be The One’ with Avicii, the Dutch DJ, producer, Protocol Recordings label head and global brand ambassador, exploded into the DJ Mag Top 100 in 2012 at number 17, climbing ten spots in a year to reach number 7 by 2013. Having collaborated with, and produced tracks for, some of the most iconic names in music (Rihanna, Britney Spears, David Guetta, Calvin Harris) you’ll also find Nicky Romero playing on some of the biggest stages in the world, including Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland, Sensation, Electric Daisy Carnival and Coachella to pick just a handful. Following an MTV EMA nomination for Best Dutch Act in 2013, Nicky Romero continues to make his indelible mark on the music industry that can be felt in the hearts of his devoted fans. Pushing relentlessly forward with the wind at his back and a new professional studio, he will begin the next chapter of his career with a debut album coming in 2014. With these plans and much more to come, the Nicky Romero brand is expected to grow and mature, becoming an increasingly influential and venerated force in the international music arena. 

About the DJ Mag Top 100

The DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll is the world's most definitive barometer of the global popularity of dance music DJs. Taking place each year between July and September the poll asks DJ Mag readers, clubbers and DJs' fans to vote for their favorite artists via the DJ Mag Facebook page and for the first time this year via Google log-in. The votes are then aggregated and the top 100 most popular DJs are celebrated in order in a special edition of the magazine and at several award ceremonies/parties in Amsterdam and London in mid October. 



Additional info:





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07:07:00
Following up on last year’s success, Protocol Recordings head honcho Nicky Romero and his label return to the Melkweg to kick off their ADE on October 15.

After successful 2014 editions in Miami, New York and Las Vegas the show will return to the ADE for an even bigger event, with a soon to be revealed stellar line-up and many special guests. Previous editions welcomed guests like Fedde Le Grand, Martin Garrix, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Don Diablo, Nervo, R3hab and many more.

Nicky Romero presents: Protocol Amsterdam Reboot
Wednesday October 15, Melkweg
Tickets: € 13,- (Early Bird), regular € 20,- available here

Photo credits: Phuong-Anh Do

Check out last years Nicky Romero & Friends' Protocol Label Night aftermovie:



Additional info:
www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl


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