Nick Thompson
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This article is about the British disc jockey and music producer. For the acoustic guitarist and journalist, see Nicholas Thompson.
Nick Thompson (b. July 17, 1981) is a progressive and trance DJ and producer from the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Nick Thompson as a DJ
Nick Thompson began DJing in 1997. When he first started out, his style was mainly trance. Then, in 2002, Nick started spinning UK Hard House for friends at parties. In 2003 however, Nick grew tired of the UK Hard House sound and switched back to trance. In 2004 and 2005, Nick started spinning various different types of electronic music. He now spins anything from progressive trance to progressive house to pure trance.
Nick currently has two weekly radio shows. One on Party107 called "Ignition" and one on ETN called "The Sunday Prognosis". He also has played at several events in Europe.
[edit] Nick Thompson as a Producer
In 2000, Nick found his love for producing. After playing with Cubase for many hours, Nick knew that producing music was something that he wanted to pursue. After working in Cubase for a short time, Nick moved on to using Reason. While working with Reason, Nick learned a lot about synthesizers and song structure.
In 2003, Nick started using Fruity Loops to produce. He has experimented with several other applications such as Ableton Live, Logic, and Cubase, however he still uses Fruity Loops (FLStudio) to produce.
Some of Nick's music has been spun by big DJ's such as Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Perry O'Neil, Paul Oakenfold, DJ Tiesto, and more.
Nick is currently signed to Netherlands based Armada Music, Lost Language, Alter Ego, Real Music, and Active Records.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles (Solo)
- 2005 "Spice Fire" on Coldharbour Selections Volume 4 [Electronic Elements]
- 2006 "City Kid" [Lost Language]
- 2006 "Two Rivers" [TBC]
- 2006 "Once Upon A Time" [Coldharbour]
- 2006 "Strategos" [Coldharbour]
[edit] Remixes
- 2006 Chris Chambers & Emphased Reality - "Freedom" (Nick Thompson Intro Dub Remix) [Alter Ego]
- 2006 Everwake - "Twilight Rising" (Nick Thompson's Vocal Remix) [Alter Ego]
- 2006 Everwake - "Twilight Rising" (Nick Thompson's Sunset Mix) [Alter Ego]
- 2006 Fineart - "Empathy" (Nick Thompson Remix) [Alter Ego]
- 2006 HKN - "The Space Between" (Nick Thompson Remix) [Active Records]
- 2006 Viscid - "Pimpirish" (Nick Thompson Remix) [Gut Feel Records]
- 2006 Rein De Vries - "Hirajiro" (Nick Thompson Tech Touch Remix) [Green Martian Recordings]
- 2006 Placebo - "English Summer Rain" (Nick Thompson Bootleg Remix) [Bootleg]
[edit] Co-Production
- Nightlight (with Shawn Mitiska)
- Nick Thompson & James Vickers
- 2006 "Synaptic Sex" (Original Frousey Mix) [Alter Ego Progressive]
- Nick Thompson & Kenneth Tjonasam
- 2006 "Deep Level Lines" (Global Communication Mix) [Real Deep Recordings]
