Nick Halkes

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Nick Halkes (born Nigel Halkes) is a UK based

BIMM (Brighton and Bristol) and more.[5] He runs the Reach Up club night and radio show with partner Andy Smith; Crissy Kybosh is no longer involved in Reach Up.[6] As a DJ/producer, Halkes has officially remixed Kylie Minogue's single "Magic", Xpansions' "Move Your Body", and tracks by Mel C, Degrees of Motion, and many more. Halkes has played multiple festivals including Bestival, Shindig, Eastern Electrics, Beautiful Days, Bluedot and more.[7]

Career

Along with

chart success in 1992 with their debut single, "The Bouncer". This track was covered by fledgling new-rave outfit Klaxons
in 2006.

Halkes has enjoyed major

A&R success with the Prodigy in recent years with the album Invaders Must Die on which he co-wrote the title track and the subsequent album The Day Is My Enemy
on which he co-wrote three tracks.

Halkes was one of the founders of independent record label

the Bucketheads and more and is now home to David Guetta and Deadmau5
, amongst others.

Halkes has a track record for signing and developing dance and electronic talent that stretches across three decades. Halkes has also overseen the careers of developing artists Catchment,[8] One Bit[9] and Engine-EarZ Experiment.[10] He records sporadically under the Horx moniker.

Amongst the publishing signings to Halkes’ JV with Sentric Music Group are northern writer and producer team PBH & JACK. They are the first to sign an exclusive songwriting agreement as a result of the partnership.[11] Irish producer/DJ Elaine Mai who was nominated for song of the year and album of the year 2021 at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize in Ireland, has signed an exclusive publishing deal with Halkes and his joint venture with Sentric Music Group.[12]

Halkes co-produces and co-hosts a successful podcast series called Trailblazers: Electronic Pioneers with Eddy Temple-Morris, where they are now on their 4th season.[13]

References

  1. ^ COULD ENGINE-EARZ EXPERIMENT WIN A GRAMMY THIS WEEKEND? Dave Jenkins, 8 February, 2019
  2. ^ ELECTRONIC MUSIC VETERAN NICK HALKES STRIKES JV WITH SENTRIC MUSIC GROUP AND TAKES ON A&R CONSULTANCY ROLE, March 4, 2021
  3. ^ AAA MUSIC: In The City festival – Manchester, August 25, 2010
  4. ^ Don’t Miss: SMILEfest 2018 Music Industries Conference
  5. ^ BOX TALKS #1 – Nick Halkes, Manager of The Prodigy, comes to LCCM, 26 September, 2019
  6. ^ "Reach Up - Home". Facebook. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  7. ^ Reach Up - Disco Wonderland
  8. ^ "Catchment". SoundCloud.
  9. ^ "One Bit". SoundCloud.
  10. ^ "Engine-Earz". SoundCloud.
  11. ^ Sentric Music Group and Nick Halkes sign PBH & JACK to exclusive songwriting agreement, 13 July, 2021
  12. ^ Elaine Mai signs to Nick Halkes' JV with Sentric Music, Andre Paine, December 17, 2021
  13. ^ Trailblazers: Electronic Pioneers, featuring Carl Cox
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