Hailing from the underground of New Yorkâs 90âs rave scene as a teenage resident at the legendary Tunnel club, Cheyne Christian has been captivating dance floors the world over as a selector of all things tribal, Latin, and Afro house. Read more
The emerging star DJ DEE is a techno producer from China based in Los Angeles.
Born in Brazil, Camila Soares, A.K.A CAMZ, has from a very young age showed a great interest in arts, playing several instruments and taking singing, dancing and theatre classes. Her teenage aunt was the one who introduced her to dance music, funk and rock ânâ roll. Back in 1995, her family gifted her first vinyl, a compilation featuring her new favorite song: The Bucketheads (Kenny Dope) – The Bomb, which the 7-year-old became obsessed about.
New York-born DJ and producer Agent Orange has remixed the Josh Wink classic âDonât Laughâ, out on 14th June via Nervous Records, and available on Beatport.
Pitching down the acid-soaked original and adding a thumping kick drum, Agent Orangeâs rework transforms âDonât Laughâ from peak-time weapon to terrace chugger, with techno titans Carl Cox, Adam Beyer and Nicole Moudaber already giving it support. The dub edit is even more sparse, allowing the sadistic laughing sample to take centre stage. Released back in 1995, the original is considered one of the most iconic acid house tracks of the era, amassing over 1.6 million views on YouTube to date.
Mike Weiss is Nervous Records and in many ways Nervous Records is Mike Weiss.
Mike Weiss is co-founder of the label along with his father, Sam Weiss, who himself was a founder of noted 1970sâ1980s disco record label, SAM Records. Mike Weiss graduated from Stanford University in 1983 with a degree in economics, and from Syracuse University School of Law with a JD in 1986, and from Syracuse University Newhouse School of Communications with an MFA in 1986.
As one of the longest standing independent record labels in the US, Nervous Records has built its reputation through a willingness to take chances on new sounds and new producers. The label is noted for early productions by notable artists including Armand Van Helden, Mood II Swing, Masters At Work and Josh Wink.
The label was famous almost immediately when it started back in 1991 because of its eye-catching, very distinctive cartoon character logo. Nervousâ first major dance release came in 1992, with âFeel Like Singingâ by Sandy B. It was not until 1994 that the label decided it was time to move into the electronic genre, and signed Josh Wink, who went by the artist name Winx. While Winxâs debut release was a critical success although not a major seller, Winxâs follow-up release âDonât Laughâ became the American dance communityâs most talked about single, and ended up selling several hundred thousand units worlwide.
As the hits grew in number in the coming years, so did the value of the catalogue for sampling purposes. Nervous songs have been sampled in major hits by Mariah Carey, New Edition, Coolio, Flip Squad, Basement Jax, George Michael, Soulsearcher and more.
In the past few years Nervous has linked forces with Miamiâs premier House Music Brand Murk Records. Acting as distributor of Murk and releasing 6 outstanding albums from Oscar G, along with his anthemic singles âBack To You,â âWhat You Need,â and âYour Love.â Nervous has also collaborated with Oscar in producing one of Miami Music Weekâs most important annual events The Made In Miami Pool Party.
With an almost 30 year history on his shoulders as head of Nervous Records, and with the landscape of New York City’s nightlife constantly changing, 6AM took the chance to sit down with Mike to discuss all of this and more.
