Niyi
"let me slow wrk ur treble on top of my bed of bass"
Location: London and South East
Website: http://myspace.com/niyi
Bio: It is easy to forget the progress Niyi has made in the past six years. Shy and softly spoken, he isn’t your typical rapper. After ... (more)
dropping out of Central Saint Martin’s (twice), he started the seminal club Gauche Chic which The Sunday Times said kick started the "New Rave" dressing up craze.
The club was attended by the likes of Björk and Gareth Pugh. Carri Mundane (Cassette Playa) worked the door. In 2005 this was the club to dress up in and be seen at. The word regarding Niyi’s genre defying, tempo switching and generally odd style of djing quickly spread. Perfectly beat matching surf rock with hardcore-gabba, Niyi's anything goes approach to djing once even managed to clear the dancefloor at Fabric. However, his (infamous) dj sets didn't stop him being offered half hour guest slots on Radio 1 and XFM.
Niyi has also been interviewed on Steve Lamacq's show and featured in a short BBC2 documentary. More recently he can be seen as a regular contributor on Big Brother’s Little Brother on E4. Other credits include remix duties for artists such as The Puppetmastaz and Crazy Girl. Last year Niyi released his debut single ‘Your Mummy/808 Clap’ to a rapturous reception. Despite being released on a bank holiday, it sold out within the week, and several European shows with Adamski soon followed. That period was a big one for Niyi. He graced the front cover of SuperSuper Magazine, and following a shoot with Jean-Charles de Castelbajac an 11 metre high image of Niyi hung alongside one of M.I.A outside the Paris’ Musée de la Mode for a year (between April 07 – 08), which could be seen from the top of the Eiffel Tower. The picture can now been seen at JC-DC's flagship store on Conduit Street, W1.
In addition to all this, he also runs a weekly Tuesday night at London’s Punk called ‘I Heart Niyi’, and several 16+ Parties across the capital.
His album is due out spring 09.
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