Nicky Romero

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Nicky Romero
Birth name Nick Rotteveel 6 January 1989 (age 24) Born Amerongen, Netherlands Electronic dance, progressive house, Genres big room house, electro house Music producer, DJ, Composer, Occupations Remixer, Musician Keyboard, Mixer, Synthesizer, Logic Instruments Pro Years active 2008present Protocol Recordings, Spinnin Records, Cr2 Records, Musical Freedom, Fly Labels Eye, Jack Back Records, Toolroom Records David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Hardwell, Apster, Bingo Players, Associated Porter Robinson, Tisto, Avicii, Tara acts McDonald, NERVO, Ryan O'Donnell, Noonie Bao www.nickyromero.com Website Notable instruments M-Audio Keyboard reFX Nexus Logic Pro Kontakt Sylenth zeta+ Nicky Romero (born Nick Rotteveel; January 6, 1989) is a Dutch DJ and house music composer/producer. He has worked with, and received support from, DJs such as Tisto, Fedde Le Grand, Sander van Doorn, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Armand Van Helden, Avicii and Hardwell.[1] He currently ranks at #7 on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs poll.

Contents

1 Early life

2 Career 3 Production 4 DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs Rankings 5 Discography o 5.1 As lead artist o 5.2 Promotional singles o 5.3 As featured artist 5.3.1 Remixes 6 References 7 External links

Early life
Nick Rotteveel was born and raised in Amerongen, the Netherlands. He moved to Kingston, Ontario, Canada, for a year, and later moved back to the Netherlands to continue his education.[2]

Career
In 2012, Romero achieved popularity with the recording "Toulouse," which became a mainstay on the Beatport Top Ten for a significant period of time.[1] Recognizing his talent, MTV named him an EDM artist to watch in 2012.[3] His popularity has risen in recent years, and he has attained a joint residency with David Guetta at party hot spot Ibiza for the summer of 2012.[4] His fans are collectively referred as 'Protocol Family'.[citation needed] In October 2012, Nicky Romero received the DJ Mag 'Highest New Entry' award on DJ mag's top 100 DJs fan poll, and with spot number 17, he is one of the highest new entries ever, together with Skrillex and Dash Berlin.[5][6] In that same year, Romero collaborated with Swedish DJ/Producer, Avicii, to produce the highly anticipated single "I Could Be the One" which became a massive success across Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom, where the single debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 17 February 2013 for the week ending on 23 February 2013 becoming both Romero and Avicii's first chart-topper in the UK.[7] On the UK Dance Chart, "I Could Be the One" debuted at number one ahead of Baauer's "Harlem Shake", which entered at number two. Following "I Could Be the One" in 2013, Romero released his long-awaited single, "Symphonica," that reached #1 on the overall Beatport Top 100 chart.[8] His next release, a collaboration with Krewella, "Legacy," also saw Beatport chart success hitting the #1 spot.[9] Romero then took on a collaboration with Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, S.O.T.U., that he released on Steve Angello's Size Records.[10] In the midst of his releases in 2013, he performed as a resident at The Light Las Vegas and he also played numerous major festivals including Ultra Music Festival,[11] Coachella,[12] Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas[13] and Puerto Rico,[14] Sensation White,[15] and Tomorrowland, amongst others. One of his most notable gigs was at TomorrowWorld where he was one of the first music acts to present an interactive performance experience using Google Glass.[16]

In October 2013, Romero ranked at number 7 on DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs annual fan poll.[17] Romero also helms his own weekly radio show, Protocol Radio and his own record label, Protocol Recordings.[18]

Production
In addition to all "Nicky Romero" singles, he also co-produced the track "Right Now" (featuring David Guetta) from Rihanna's seventh studio album Unapologetic,[19] which was released 19 November 2012. Before his performance at Tomorrowland,[20] he mentioned in an interview with MTV he is working on a new project with Rihanna.[21] He also co-wrote and produced "It Should Be Easy" by Britney Spears for her eighth studio album Britney Jean.

DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs Rankings

2012: #18 (New Entry) 2013: #7 (Up 11)

Discography
As lead artist
Peak chart position Title "Toulouse" "Like Home"
(with NERVO)

Year

AUS

BEL (FL)
[22]

BEL (WA)
[23]

NLD
[24]

IRE
[25]

SCO
[26]

SWE
[27]

UK
[26]

Album

2012 85 2013

126

76

92 81

53

16

37

33 Nonalbum single

"Still The Same Man"

(with John Christian & Nilson)

"Symphonica" "Legacy"
(vs. Krewella)

"S.O.T.U."
(with Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano)

"Wait for You"

(featuring Ida)

"" denotes a recording that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title "Metropolis"
(with David Guetta)

Year

Peak chart position

SWE AUS AUT BEL DEN GER FRA IRL NLD SWI UK

Album Nothin g but the Beat Nonalbum single

2012 3

41

"I Could Be the One"

(vs. Avicii)

15

13

10

37

22

12

26

"" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Peak chart positions Title Year Album BEL
FRA AUS AUT (WA) GER NLD SWE SWI UK US

"Wild One Two"

(Jack Back featuring David Guetta, Nicky Romero and Sia)

2012

52

43

65

171

Non-album single

"" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes 2008:

Prunk Le Funk - "Chronology"

2009:

Mell Tierra & Sebastian D featuring Stanford - "Maximize" Steff Da Campo vs. Ecoustic featuring Lady Rio - "Freakybeatza" (Nicky Romero & Praia
Del Sol Remix)

Sidney Samson and Tony Cha Cha - "Get On The Floor" DJ Jean - "Play That Beat" Pizetta featuring Reagadelica - "Klezmer" Quintino featuring Mitch Crown - "Heaven" Firebeatz and Apster - "Skandelous" DJ Rose - "Twisted" Quintin vs DJ Jean - "Original Dutch" Michael Mendoza featuring I Fan - "Be Without You" David Guetta - "When Love Takes Over" (Nicky Romero Bootleg)

2010:

Ian Carey featuring Michelle Shellers - "Keep On Rising" Hardwell and Funkadelic - "Get Down Girl" Firebeatz and Apster - "Skandelous" DJ Jose - "Like That" (Nicky Romero Bigroom Remix) Sandy Vee featuring Robin S. - "Straight To The Sky" Sol Noir - "Superstring" Sivana - "Confusion" Mischa Danils featuring J-Son - "Where You Wanna Go" Grooveyard - "Mary Go Wild" Housequake - "People Are People" Fedde Le Grand featuring Mitch Crown - "Rockin' High" DJ Jesus Luz and Alexandra Prince - "Dangerous" (Nicky Romero Festival Mix) Kylie Minogue - "All the Lovers" Ned Shepard - "Chromatic" (Nicky Romero & Nilson Remix) Green Velvet - "Flash"

2011:

Taio Cruz - "Dynamite" (Nicky Romero Bootleg) Usher - "More" (Nicky Romero Bootleg) Abel Ramos featuring Rozalla - "Where Is The Love" Jerome Isma-Ae and Daniel Portman featuring Max'C - "Flashing Lights" Tanja La Croix featuring Andy P - "Hard To Handle" Flo Rida - "Turn Around (5,4,3,2,1)" Housequake featuring Michele David - "Out Of The Dark" David Guetta featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj - "Where Them Girls At" Enrique Iglesias and Usher featuring Lil Wayne - "Dirty Dancer" Sidney Samson vs. Tara McDonald - "Dynamite" Junkie XL - "Molly's E" David Guetta featuring Usher - "Without You" Erick Morillo and Eddie Thoneick featuring Shawnee Taylor - "Stronger" David Guetta featuring Sia - "Titanium" Tonite Only - "Haters Gonna Hate" (Nicky Romero 'Out Of Space' Remix)

2012:

Kelly Clarkson - "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)" Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. - "Give Me All Your Luvin'" Eva Simons - "I Don't Like You" Anakyn - "Point Blank" (Nicky Romero Edit)

2013:

Ludacris featuring David Guetta and Usher - "Rest Of My Life"

Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding - "I Need Your Love" Zedd featuring Hayley Williams - "Stay The Night'"

References
1. ^ Jump up to: a b Future Music. "In pictures: Nicky Romero and his suburban studio | Intro". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2013-11-14. 2. Jump up ^ Nicky Romero (2012). "Info". Nicky Romero. Nicky Romero. Retrieved 19 August 2012. 3. Jump up ^ Stewart, Adam (2012-01-11). "EDM Rookies To Watch In 2012 - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. Retrieved 2013-11-14. 4. Jump up ^ Martin Saavedra says: (2012-03-22). "An afternoon with Nicky Romero and MYNC: Miami 2012, Ibiza residencies, and more". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 201311-14. 5. Jump up ^ "Nicky Romero". djmag.com. Retrieved 2013-11-14. 6. Jump up ^ http://www.nickyromero.nl/2012/10/23/nicky-romero-reaches-17-on-dj-magtop-100/ 7. Jump up ^ "Avicii and Nicky Romero scoop first UK Number 1 single". Officialcharts.com. 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2013-11-14. 8. Jump up ^ "ANOTHER #1 ON BEATPORT NICKY ROMERO SYMPHONICA". Global Content Protection. Retrieved 29 November 2013. 9. Jump up ^ "Nicky Romero and Krewella take the #1 position with "Legacy"". Beatport News. Retrieved 29 November 2013. 10. Jump up ^ "SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND". Retrieved 29 November 2013. 11. Jump up ^ "Ultra Music Festival 2013 reveals phase two lineup: The Weeknd, Sleigh Bells, Skrillex". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 November 2013. 12. Jump up ^ "Coachella Lineup 2013: Stone Roses, Blur, Postal Service Reunion, and More". SPIN. Retrieved 29 November 2013. 13. Jump up ^ "EDC 2013 REVEALS ITS LINEUP!". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 29 November 2013. 14. Jump up ^ "Announcement: EDC Puerto Rico Lineup And Travel Packages". VIBE. Retrieved 29 November 2013. 15. Jump up ^ "SENSATION AMSTERDAM '13 LINE UP". Sensation. Retrieved 29 November 2013. 16. Jump up ^ "WATCH: NICKY ROMEROS TOMORROWWORLD SET THROUGH HIS GOOGLE GLASSES". Mixmag. Retrieved 29 November 2013. 17. Jump up ^ "Nicky Romero". DJ Mag. Retrieved 29 November 2013. 18. Jump up ^ "Protocol Recordings". Protocol Recordings. Retrieved 2013-11-14. 19. Jump up ^ "Nicky Romero kreeg kippenvel van Rihanna | nu.nl/muziek | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op". Nu.nl. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-14. 20. Jump up ^ "EDMTunes Submit Tune Nicky Romero Shares TomorrowWorld Experience Through Google Glass". 21. Jump up ^ "Nicky Romero working with Rihanna on Right Now follow-up". Dancing Astronaut. 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2013-11-14. 22. Jump up ^ Romero "Nicky Romero - Belgium (Flanders) Charts". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien.

23. Jump up ^ Romero "Nicky Romero - Wallionia (Flanders) Charts". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. 24. Jump up ^ Romero "Nicky Romero - Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl/. Hung Medien. 25. Jump up ^ Irish Single Chart positions: For "Like Home": http://www.charttrack.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.js p&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2013&year=2013&week=17 26. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nicky Romero & Nervo | Artist". Official Charts. 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2013-11-14. 27. Jump up ^ Romero "Discography NickyRomero". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.

External links

Official site Label site [hide]

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Spinnin' Records

Members

4 Strings Afrojack Alesso Avicii Basto! Beatfreakz Bingo Players Booty Luv Cash Cash Digitalism Dr Kucho! Eddie Amador Edward Maya Elena Gheorghe EliZe Eric Prydz Ian Carey Inna Judge Jules Kate Ryan Leon Bolier MaRLo

Marc Mysterio Marcus Schossow Martin Solveig Nervo Nicky Romero Quintino R3hab Ray & Anita Ron van den Beuken Sander van Doorn Sidney Samson Sied van Riel Simon Patterson Steve Aoki Tommy Trash Yolanda Be Cool