Rodrigo Nickel

Born in Curitiba, Brazil in 1977, Rodrigo Nickels fascination with music developed early. Influenced by his older brothers, he was playing guitar by 11 and after moving to Portugal in 1992 he began to broaden his musical knowledge and it wasnt long before he was submerged amongst Portugals developing underground dance music scene. A regular at all the parties Rodrigo took his passion of dance music to the next level in 2004 when he moved in to a house that owned a pair of turntables. He was a natural talent and over the next 6 months he was djing at all the house parties around Lisbon. He made the transition to clubs shortly after this when he was invited by club owner Ricardo Manaia to play at his club Pop Up. He was a success and his ability to read a dancefloor and then cater for its occupants is something Rodrigo is renowned for. After starting his own club night Delicious @ Mood in Lisbon, Rodrigo became a regular name associated with Lisbons blossoming dance scene and he found himself playing alongside Portugals biggest names, such as Seph (Open Up Records),John-e & Gustavo (Stereo Addiction), Señor Pelota, Kamala and Kaesar to name a few.In 2005, he partnered up with International Dj Chris Meehan (Aus/Vapour Recordings) who was based in Europe for a summer and they opened Lisbons first official After Hours which proved to be a huge success. It wasnt long before all visiting International Djs were doing unadvertised, intimate sets alongside Rodrigo and Chris at their afterhours. Andre Absolut (Swe), Asher Jones (UK/Rhythm code), D-nox & Beckers (Ger), Chris Lake (UK), Kasey Taylor (Aus),Karlos Elizondo (Mex), Steve Parry (3Beat Recs./Uk) and Tobias Beyer (Ger) all played alongside Rodrigo. A feature at Lisbons major parties he has played alongside acts such as Son Kite and Minilogue and is widely regarded as Lisbons rising star when talking about the cutting edge of the cities dance music scene.Returning to his country of Birth in early 2006 he has been welcomed openly by Brazils developing yet massive scene and has been invited to play at some of the countries biggest dance parties in Sao Paulo, Curitiba and Florianopolis.A smiling face amongst a parties punters and a fresh talent behind the turntables, Rodrigo Nickel is a name to look out for and a person to make sure, when given the chance, you hear.Get Your Own! | View Slideshow