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Lost And SoundNikNakTurntablist, composer, and sonic explorer NikNak joins Lost and Sound to talk about pushing DJing into new dimensions. From layering ambient textures to weaving intricate narratives through sound, she’s redefining what turntables can do.We get into her creative process, the influence of video game soundtracks, and how she’s carved a space in the UK’s experimental music scene. She shares stories from performing with Grandmaster Flash, winning the Oram Award in 2020, and navigating the realities of being an artist today—where financial pressures, privilege, and technology all shape the landscape.This was a really...2025-02-111h 14
Electronic MusicNikNak - TurntablismDJ, Artist and Producer NikNak chats to Caro C about her route into immersive performances and turntablism, from her time as a student through to winning awards and launching her own albums, EPs and singles with the assistance of various funding organisations.Chapters00:00 - Introduction02:12 - What Is Turntablism?03:20 - Source Music06:18 - Supportive Organisations07:50 - Avoiding Copyright Issues10:22 - Equipment Over The Years15:03 - Immersive Performances 23:58 - MIDI Footpedals 25:46 - Performance Challenges 32:26 - Current ProjectsNikNak BiogAs a DJ, NikNak has shared...2023-10-2535 min
One For The RoadHeather ColquhounThanks for joining me for this week's episode of One For The Road. This week I am joined by Heather Colquhoun. Heather made the decision to go sober over 12 months ago and created an Instagram account to offer support to others in their journey. Her decision came from a mixture of health problems and the death of her best friend Nikki. As such she set up her page to commemorate her friend, called dear_niknak, and discuss the effect of alcohol on those struggling with addiction and the families desperate to help. If you want to...2023-10-0453 min
Entre les fleuvesEntre les fleuves #83 : Le mix de NikNakNikNak est une polymathe accomplie et récompensée, avec un éventail diversifié de talents et de compétences. Elle crée des compositions ambiophoniques immersives et les interprète en direct pour montrer au public à quel point sa musique peut être vibrante et innovante. Sa personnalité est extravertie, passionnée, pétillante, et nerd de bande dessinée, ce qui fait d’elle une interprète passionnante et percutante.2023-05-211h 59
eavesdropping conversationseavesdropping conversation 26: niknak (2023)In which eavesdropping host Juliet Fraser talks to NikNak about the stacking of many hats, her mum's vinyl connection, the value of not fitting into boxes and thinking in frequencies.
References: Dennis Brown 'Get to Love in Time', Omar, King Tubby, Loraine James, Space Africa, Nwando Ebizie, Philip Glass 'Metamorphosis' and Orange Mountain Music. You can explore NikNak's radio show 'Melanin' on WorldwideFM (https://worldwidefm.net/collection/melanin-niknak)
NikNak will perform in the eavesdropping festival at Cafe OTO on Sunday 2 April 2023.
Our new jingle is by Isa Otoya.2023-03-1020 min
Jazz Beyond The DomeChallenge Day Revisited by NikNakIn the lead-up to SXSW around March 2023, Marcus Joseph will launch part one of his remix-album campaign, promoting the first NikNak remix single that will be drip-fed to lead up to the release of the complete album by May 2023.2023-02-2803 min
The Simon and Ross PodcastMore Akin to a NIkNak - Guest: Nathan Gee. Episode 1Top 5 Movies Guest: Nathan Gee - Episode 1 More Akin to a NikNakWelcome back to our special guest episode, this time with Nathan Gee.This week Nathan joins us to discuss his top 5 movies.Also, how does zero percent Guinness taste? Are you a sweet or savoury person? Also watch out for Ross with your Cheeto fingers, he'll be on you like Nosferatu!Join us next week for part 2, when we actually get to his top 5 movies. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-simon-and-ross-podcast.
2022-12-0847 min
Girls Twiddling KnobsGolden Nugget: Taking an Artist Retreat with Nik Nak [EP#27]Send us a textEver thought about taking some time away with JUST your music? Inside this Golden Nugget episode, we’re travelling back to EP#27 to hear how musician and DJ Nik Nak did exactly that. What came out the other side was a collection of recordings from Turkey and a whole new methodology of DJing with environmental sound. Maybe an artist retreat could be the beginning of new creative horizons for you too?EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS{00:00} Intro{02:08} NikNak's creative process{04:57} What initiated NikNak's retreat?{07:31} Repurposing sounds in a li...2022-09-2210 min
Arts & IdeasThe Black FantasticFrom Beyonce to Octavia Butler, from Chris Ofili to Jordan Peele, the speculative and the mythical have been used as powerful tools to shape Black art, film, music and writing. Ekow Eshun, who has curated a new exhibition on this theme at the Hayward Gallery, joins Shahidha Bari along with DJ/turntablist NikNak and New Generation Thinker Louisa Egbunike to discuss how this idea of the Black Fantastic relates to and in some ways challenges Afrofuturism.In the Black Fantastic runs at the Hayward Gallery, London until 18th September 2022. The exhibition is accompanied by a book and...2022-07-0745 min
NikNakGet Sun RemixI recently entered the "Get Sun" remix competition, here's my submission!2021-09-1105 min
Marsden Jazz Festival PodcastEpisode 8 - Nicole Raymond (NikNak) and Cassie KinoshiIn our eighth podcast episode, artistic director Barney Stevenson and marketing manager Charlotte Furness, welcome Oram Award-winning DJ & Turntablist Nicole Raymond (aka Nik Nak) and composer, arranger and alto-saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi.
Nicole is also a sound artist/composer, producer, tutor, sound engineer and radio presenter who played the Jazz Breakfast event at MJF in 2019. Cassie Kinoshi composes & plays in theatre, film, and contemporary dance, spanning jazz and classical performance worlds. Cassie first visited Marsden Jazz Festival in 2016 as a member of Nérija, returning in 2019 with her Mercury-nominated band seed.
Join this episode to learn mo...2021-07-131h 01
Girls Twiddling KnobsEP#27: Playing With Sound: in conversation with NikNak, Part 2Send us a textInside part 2 of 2, Isobel continues her fascinating conversation with musician and creative NikNak, AKA Nicole Raymond, this time delving into the concepts behind her album Bashi, which blends turntable improvisation with field recordings. Nicole also shares her experience as a black woman in music tech and how we can make the field more inclusive, moving forward. Ultimately, Nicole’s music and her message inspires a sense of brave experimentation and creative integrity; qualities that are so worth cultivating as musicians.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS{00:00} Intro {03:44} How NikNak created her al...2021-05-1354 min