If you’ve been anywhere near a dancefloor in the last few years, you’ve certainly heard some of Nick Curly’s music. To say that his sounds have caught on with international DJs would be an understatement; his red-hot fusion of deep, percussive house with techno elements has rapidly earned him a huge following worldwide. As a producer, a DJ, and as the label-head of the taste-making 8Bit and Cécille imprints, Nick’s music is defining the new direction of the underground. We’re very excited and honored to welcome Nick to the Sullivan Room for the very first time on Saturday, September 25th.
It’s been a dizzying rise for Nick Curly, who made a huge global splash with a string of releases in 2008, and has been going non-stop ever since. Nick’s own productions helped revitalize and energize deep house music, adding enough techno punch to toughen things up for the bigger rooms. He emerged from his hometown of Mannheim, Germany, along with several other key producers – including Johnny D, Gorge, Marcus Fix and Andomat 3000 – a group which represented the so-called “Mannheim Sound”. But today Nick is truly recognized as a global innovator, with world-class DJs all supporting his labels and his productions.
It’s been a busy run for Nick this summer, which began with him mixing one of the discs for Sven Vath’s “Party Animals” Cocoon Ibiza CD. He continued to rock festivals and clubs across Europe, and was the resident headliner all summer long at Space Ibiza’s Kehakuma party. To add to his achievements, he made his Essential Mix debut on July 31st, playing for Pete Tong’s prestigious BBC Radio Show. Now out on a rare North American tour, Nick’s Sullivan Room set will be only his third New York DJ appearance, and his hypnotic, dub-flavored sound will sound perfect on the Sully sound system.
Joining Nick on the decks will be Basic NYC residents Sleepy & Boo, who played with Nick at his last New York appearance in October 2009. Curly is one of the featured artists on their dynamic Fall lineup at the Sullivan Room, which sees artists from across the electronic music spectrum hitting the club. Sullivan Room regulars and Global Frequencies’ DJs Samsara will be warming things up for Nick, with newcomer Simon Heyliger opening the party. This is a night for the underground to shine, with one of electronic music’s most exciting new talents showing New York City what his sound is all about.
BASIC NYC PRESENTS
NICK CURLY @ SULLIVAN ROOM
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th 2010
9pm – 5am – rsvp@basicnyc.com for guest list
Presale tickets: wantickets.com/basicnyc