Nina Las Vegas Explained

Nina Las Vegas
Birth Name:Nina Elizabeth Agzarian
Birth Date:18 December 1984
Birth Place:Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Show:Mix Up Exclusives
Station:Triple J
Network:Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Country:Australia
Prevshow:House Party

Nina Elizabeth Agzarian (born 18 December 1984), known professionally by her stage name Nina Las Vegas, is an Australian radio host, DJ and music producer. From 2009 to 2014 she was the host of House Party on national radio station Triple J. She released compilation albums, House Party Volume 1 (3 August 2012) and House Party Volume 2 (2 August 2013), which appeared on the ARIA Charts. In 2015 she started her own music recording label "NLV Records". Las Vegas is also signed to the label.

Biography

1984–2006: Early life

Nina Elizabeth Agzarian[1] was born on 18 December 1984[2] in Wagga Wagga, the second daughter to an Armenian-Egyptian father, Michael (Graphic Designer and Advertiser of Advision (Surry Hills, Australia))[3] and Australian mother, Janine née Bishop[1] [4] (a teacher at St Joseph's Primary School).[5] She attended South Wagga Public School.[6] At eighteen, she moved to Sydney to commence university, where she started working in radio production. In 2004 she began an internship at national youth radio broadcaster, Triple J, where she adopted the stage name of Nina Las Vegas.[1]

2007–2015: Heaps Decent & House Party

In 2007, Agzarian, Andrew Levins (a Sydney DJ) and Diplo (an American DJ, music producer, and songwriter) established Heaps Decent as a non-profit organisation which supports emerging underprivileged and indigenous musicians. Heaps Decent offers ongoing music programs at schools, juvenile justice centres and youth drop-in centres in New South Wales.

From 2009 to 2014 Agzarian was the host of House Party on Triple J. On 3 August 2012 Triple J released a double album, House Party Volume 1, where she mixed the tracks for various artists. The album peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Compilation Albums chart.[7]

On 2 August 2013, Triple J issued a follow-up compilation album, House Party Volume 2,[8] again with Agzarian mixing for various artists, which was also certified Gold.[9] Both compilation albums made the ARIA top 25 dance albums of the year for the respective year of their release.[10] [11]

During this time she curated and toured with acts such as Flume, Beni, What So Not, Flight Facilities, Wave Racer, Indian Summer and Tyler Touché across the country as part of the Triple J House Party and 'NLV Presents' National Tours.[12] [13] She performed at Stereosonic[14] and Splendour in the Grass in 2014, which attracted some criticism as she was a DJ and not a musician.[15] She selected the soundtrack for the Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks to bring in 2015.[16]

2014–present: Solo releases

In 2014, Agzarian released her first official single "Don't Send", with Melbourne producer Swick on American DJ and music producer, Skrillex's online label, Nest HQ.

In 2015, Agzarian announced her tour of the United States including performances at South by Southwest and the Winter Music Conference.[17] As of February 2015 Agzarian produces and presents Mix Up Exclusives on Triple J, on Saturdays from 9 to 10 p.m.[18] Agazarian has since resigned from Triple J to pursue her record label 'NLV Records' and solo career.

She released "Impossible" on 10 April 2020.[19]

Discography

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
Compilation
[20]
Triple J House Party
  • Released: 3 August 2012
  • Label: ABC, UMA (5339476)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2
Triple J House Party Volume Two
  • Released: 23 Aug 2013[21]
  • Label: ABC, UMA (5344789)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Cool Sports
  • Released: 29 October 2015[22]
  • Label: Fool's Gold Records (FGR123)
  • Format: DD
Ezy or Never
  • Released: 4 August 2016[23]
  • Label: NLV Records (NLVR0004)
  • Format: DD
Lucky Girl
  • Released: 20 July 2018[24]
  • Label: NLV Records
  • Format: DD

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Don't Send" [25] 2014
"Ezy"[26] 2016Ezy or Never
"Substitute" [27]
"Now or Never" [28]
"Deserts"[29] 2017rowspan="3"
"Freeze"[30]
"Hydration" [31] 2018
"Lucky Girl" [32] Lucky Girl
"One Thirty" [33] 2019rowspan="3"
"Tananaram" [34]
"Impossible" [35] 2020

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.|-| 2019[36] |Lucky Girl| Best Independent Dance/Electronic Album| |-

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 Under 30: Nina Las Vegas. Time Out Group Ltd. Time Out Sydney. 14 September 2012. 24 February 2015.
  2. Web site: User Report. Genealogy.com. 25 February 2015.
  3. Web site: Michael Agzarian. Charles Sturt University. 25 February 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030750/http://www.csu.edu.au/cci/staff/inactive-staff/m-agzarian. dead.
  4. Web site: Interview: Nina Las Vegas. Ripe Media Group. The Ripe. 24 August 2012. 24 February 2015.
  5. Web site: Janine Bishop Agzarian. St Joseph's and Aquinas. 4 December 2013. 25 February 2015.
  6. Web site: Town & Gown Procession. The Daily Advertiser. 27 March 2012. 25 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150225121647/http://newsmediaiframe.dailyadvertiser.com.au/iframepages/iframeArticle.aspx?id=2502702 . 2015-02-25.
  7. Web site: ARIA Top 20 Compilation Albums Charts. 15 October 2012. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 24 February 2015.
  8. Web site: Triple J House Party. Volume Two . 2013 . Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation (distributed by Universal Music Australia) . 24 February 2015 .
  9. News: The Au Interview: Nina Las Vegas (Sydney). 26 August 2013. Sosefina . Fuamoli.
  10. Web site: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Dance Albums 2012.
  11. Web site: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Dance Albums 2013.
  12. News: Nine Australian DJ/Producers To Look Out For in 2014, Handpicked by Nina Las Vegas. 19 February 2014. Vice. Sydney's sweetheart talks about her NLV Presents tour and gives you the scoop on the best new dance acts from Down Under.
  13. News: Flight Facilities lead the line-up for triple j's House Party tour. Cunningham. Katie. 1 August 2013. inthemix.
  14. News: Stereosonic 2014 announces stunning line-up with Calvin Harris, Skillrex. 30 July 2014. Peter . Vincent.
  15. News: Nina Las Vegas responds to her detractors in the best way imaginable. Darren . Levin. 28 July 2014.
  16. News: Sydney New Year's Eve: Revellers camp out days in advance for best seat in the house. Miles. Godfrey. The Daily Telegraph. 30 December 2014.
  17. News: Nina Las Vegas Announces SXSW, Miami's WMC and more USA dates. 3 February 2015.
  18. Web site: Playlist: Mix Up Exclusives 21/02/2015 Nina Las Vegas, AWE, Joseph Marinetti and Francis Inferno Orchestra . . Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) . 21 February 2015 . 26 February 2015 .
  19. Web site: New Aus Music Playlist 10/04/20. Music Feeds. 10 April 2020. 10 April 2020.
    • Triple J House PartyWeb site: 1 October 2012 . The ARIA Report . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 1179 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20121023130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20121024-0000/Issue1179.pdf . 14, 16 . 24 October 2012 . 25 February 2015 .
    • Triple J House Party Vol. 2Web site: 2 September 2013 . The ARIA Report . PDF . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 1227 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130918140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20130919-0000/Issue1227.pdf . 15, 17 . 19 September 2013 . 25 February 2015 .
  21. Web site: Triple J House Party Vol 2 . Triple J. ABC Shop (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) . 25 February 2015 .
  22. Web site: Cool Sports (EP). Apple Music. 29 October 2015 . 30 August 2020.
  23. Web site: Ezy or Never (EP). Apple Music. 4 August 2016 . 30 August 2020.
  24. Web site: Lucky Girl (EP). Apple Music. 20 July 2018 . 30 August 2020.
  25. Web site: Don't Sent - single (DD). Apple Music. 6 October 2014. 30 August 2020.
  26. Web site: Ezy - single (DD). Apple Music. 26 March 2016. 30 August 2020.
  27. Web site: Substitute - single (DD). Apple Music. 7 July 2016. 30 August 2020.
  28. Web site: Now or Never - single (DD). Apple Music. 2 August 2016. 30 August 2020.
  29. Web site: Deserts - single (DD). Apple Music. 19 May 2017. 30 August 2020.
  30. Web site: Freeze - single (DD). Apple Music. 14 July 2017. 30 August 2020.
  31. Web site: Hydration - single (DD). Apple Music. 25 May 2018. 30 August 2020.
  32. Web site: Lucky Girl - single (DD). Apple Music. 15 June 2018. 30 August 2020.
  33. Web site: One Thirty - single (DD). Apple Music. 27 September 2019. 30 August 2020.
  34. Web site: One Thirty - single (DD). Apple Music. 13 December 2019. 30 August 2020.
  35. Web site: Impossible - single (DD). Apple Music. 10 April 2020. 30 August 2020.
  36. Web site: 2019 AIR Awards Nominees. 28 March 2019 . 20 August 2020.

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