Ben Nicky is a British disc jockey and

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record producer from Bristol, England. Largely known as a

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DJ, Nicky's music often covers other styles and genres.

Biography

Nicky is from

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, England, and started his DJ career in 2007. In 2011 his track with Cass Fox, "The One", was highlighted as a memorable tune by

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, with his work also becoming noticed by other artists including

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, Tiesto, and Armin Van Buuren. By 2012 he was a "rising star", including supporting

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at club nights. In 2013 he started the ''Head F**k'' label, releasing "mash up" tracks. In 2016 the

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magazine, in a review of a live gig, stated Nicky was a "future king" of trance. His style of music has been described as somewhat fluid, encompassing

trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...

techno Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempos being in the range from 120 to 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time ( ) and often ...

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, and bounce. Nicky is also known as a "bad boy of dance", following a quote by fellow disc jockey and producer Armin Van Buuren. Nicky has regularly played live at events and festivals, including

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and

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. In May 2019 he made his debut on the

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show, performing for a two-hour session. That same year Nicky was nominated for a DJ Award in the Trance category. In 2021 Nicky bought a house in Northern Ireland.

Discography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicky, Ben Living people 21st-century British musicians Year of birth unknown British electronic dance music DJs DJs from Bristol