Joe Nice Explained

Joe Nice
Birth Date:March 17, 1976
Birth Place:Southampton, UK
Origin:Baltimore, Maryland
Genre:Dubstep
Occupation:DJ
Years Active:2002–present
Label:GourmetBeats
Website:www.facebook.com/joenicedj
Current Members:Joe Nice

Joe Nice (born c. 1976) is a dubstep DJ from Baltimore, Maryland.[1] Nice was the first person to put on dubstep nights in America and founded New York's irregular Dub War club night,[2] which has hosted performances by British dubstep artists such as Hatcha,[3] Youngsta, Kode9,[4] Mala,[5] and Loefah. He performs regularly in New York, London (including at scene pillar DMZ),[6] and elsewhere.[7] He first heard dubstep in 2002,[8] at the Baltimore venue Starscape, and began playing it that same year. He has been praised for his charisma[9] and stage presence.[10] In 2005, music journalist Martin Clark also praised him for his access to new dubplates (in contrast to other American dubstep DJs) and willingness to play tracks by lesser-known producers. In 2007, Nice was selected as one of URB magazine's "Next 100". In 2015, he founded the label known as Gourmet Beats, pushing content from the likes of Moonstones, Fill Spectre & DJG.[11]

Early life

Nice was born in Southampton, England[12] to Trinidadian parents, but moved to Baltimore at the age of two.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South London calling . CBC.ca . Matthew . McKinnon . 2007-01-30 .
  2. Web site: Interview: Joe Nice and the History of Dubstep in America, Part One . Marcus K. . Dowling . 2012-01-16 . The Couch Sessions . 2019-04-09 .
  3. Web site: issue 329: rollicking flavor . flavorpill NYC . 2006-09-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927224103/http://nyc.flavorpill.net/mailer/issue329/index.html . 2007-09-27 .
  4. Web site: Low Frequency or Bust: Joe Nice on the Watering Down of Dub Culture in America . 2015-02-04 . Vice . David . Garber . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150516104854/https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/low-frequency-or-bust-joe-nice-on-the-watering-down-of-dub-culture-in-america . 2015-05-16 .
  5. Web site: issue 350: immersive flavor . flavorpill NYC . 2007-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927224057/http://nyc.flavorpill.net/mailer/issue350/index.html . 2007-09-27 .
  6. Web site: The Month in Grime / Dubstep . Pitchfork . https://web.archive.org/web/20070724132847/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/10337-column-the-month-in-grime-dubstep . 2007-07-24 . 2005-09-14 . Martin . Clark .
  7. Web site: Dub Me Crazy: Joe Nice . Jess . Harvell . 2006-04-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208160812/http://www2.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=10166 . 2012-02-08 .
  8. Web site: Fabric London . Introducing Joe Nice . Zainab . Jama . 2010-05-14 . 2019-04-09 .
  9. Web site: Interview: Joe Nice and the History of Dubstep in America, Part Two . Marcus K. . Dowling . 2012-01-17 . The Couch Sessions . 2019-04-09 .
  10. About 2 Blow: Dubstep . RWD Magazine. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107045344/http://www.rwdmag.com/articles/4973.html . 2009-01-07 .
  11. Web site: Malleus & Saule Introduced to Ever-Expanding Gourmet Beats . duploc.com . 2016-06-03 . 2019-04-09 .
  12. Web site: Joe Nice: Bass, Pace and Space . Earwaks . Prakash . Surapaneni . December 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928095303/http://earwaks.com/beats/65/joe-nice.html . 2007-09-28 .

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