Nick Lawson

What did you do before joining dBs?

"I worked in Nottingham teaching music production degrees, while also producing my own music, DJing regularly and hosting club nights."

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Why did you first get into electronic music?

"I was always creative when I was younger but mainly focussed on visual artforms. In my teenage years I became interested in electronic music and later DJing. I just seemed to prefer electronic music to a lot of the other music I was exposed to at the time. I started looking into how it was made, got a copy of Cubase and I just caught the bug!"

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Any special areas of interest?

"Using my own found sounds in my music, hardware instruments and collecting records."

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What do you love most about what you do?

"Being around so many creative people (both students and staff)."

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Tell us about your proudest career moment?

"Playing in Room 1 at Fabric was a highlight of my DJ career and a pretty surreal experience having been on that dancefloor many times previously. I also have fond memories of playing extended sets a Club Der Visionaire in Berlin."

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What do you get up to outside of your role at dBs?

"I have two children that keep me quite busy. I enjoy spending time with them, especially at our allotment. I also enjoy cooking and travelling to new places."

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Tell us something our students may not know about you?

"My favourite flavour of crisps is paprika."