About this user
Presenter DJ Producer
Voice over Artist
Background.
As a successful radio presenter for over a decade, presenting nearly every show on daytime to specialist evening music programmes. Nikki hosted the Kiss network lunch on 105-108 & Kiss 101 covering the East of England, South Wales and the West. With 1/3 million listeners tuning into her show weekly Nikki doubled the audience since the station launched in 2006.
Nikki is known as a pioneer for house music, interviewing & DJ'ing at some of the country's biggest events. Escape in the Park, Kiss Weekender's, DJ Mag awards, Hard Dance awards, Dance Island, House specials at Heaven, London to The Modified Nationals and Santa Pod Raceways. Nikki's skills are as diverse as her dj'ing, mixing House and Breaks to Dub Step and Drum & Bass.
Along with live broadcasts from Bar M and Café Mambo Ibiza Nikki has worked as a DJ and backstage interviewing hundreds of the world's biggest DJs to name just a few, David Guetta, Deadmau5, Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Goldie, Judge Jules, Lisa Lashes, Fedde Le Grand, and Scratch Perverts.
In 2011 Nikki launched the - House of Elise Podcast supporting a host of superstar DJ's through Dubstep, Drum & Bass and House on itunes, teaming up with the likes of Wideboys, D.Ramirez, Tim Healy, Chocolate Puma, Stanton Warriors, Ben & Lex, MC Topcat, Hatiras and loads more.
Music:
2009 Nikki Elise & Gridbreaker - Forgiven
2011 Nikki Elise - Pretty lights
2012 Nikki Elise - Old Skool
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Nikki Elise. Biography.
Her love of House Music began in the early 90's as a teenager discovering her love of rave and the underground music scene. Another attraction to music came in the form of late night radio live sessions from the then named Dust Brothers now known as the Chemical Brothers along with other pioneers like The Prodigy and Fat Boy Slim. Nikki then embraced her first Ratpack recording and the passion for all things house and rave related was born.
In her 20's Nikki started out as a travel reporter on the East of England's new regional dance music station Vibe FM, now known as Kiss. She quickly moved onto co-presenting the early breakfast show, and then co-presented the breakfast show. Nikki was then awarded her own show on over nights 'Insomnia'. She bagged her first music specialist show playing a mixture of commercial dance blended with more underground material. The 'Vibe Nation' brand was so successful it was put across the UK's biggest radio network.
Nikki's club work started from the humble small town 'gigs' but shortly moved to residing in some of East Anglia's biggest clubs and buzz bars. It was then time for stops in London and several stints at the clubbers winter oasis Mayrhofen, Austria, which holds the famous early snow bombing music event.
"The House of Elise" show was part of the hard dance landscape for years and stood as a beacon in specialist UK commercial radio breaking new talent and frequently guesting the likes of Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Carl Cox, David Guetta, Ferry Corsten, Deadmau5, Fedde Le Grand, Scratch Perverts, Anne Savage, Lisa Lashes, B.K. Aly & Fila, Andy Whitby, Mauro Picotto, SlipMatt, Kenny Ken, Hype, Ed Real, Lisa Pin-Up, Amber D, K90 -- many of which have become good friends of Nikki's. "The House of Elise" ran successfully for over five years.
In 2007 Nikki collaborated with producer Gridbreaker and 'Forgiven' with its big tech melody a proper uplifting banging tune was released on the label 'Summit'.
2010 saw Nikki concentrated on the releases of her new music on Massai Music's MMC label with some hefty beats and rude Dutch house appeal scheduled for release this year.
2011 launched the free iTunes - House of Elise Podcast supporting a host of high level DJ's through Dub Step, Drum & Bass and House such as the Wideboys, D.Ramirez, Tim Healy, Chocolate Puma, Stanton Warriors, Ben & Lex, MC Topcat, Hatiras and loads more.
Hometown
London & South East
Country
United Kingdom
Occupation
Presenter . DJ . Producer. Voice Over ArtistBroadcast Media
Companies
House of Elisewww.nikkielise.co.uk