Ben Nicky

Ben Nicky

Ben Nicky is a British trance DJ and producer from Weston-super-Mare, born in 1986. He works across EDM, electronic and trance, and is associated with trance styles including tech-trance and uplifting trance.

Career

He becomes known for a busy international DJ schedule and for regular solo shows at venues including Marquee Sydney, Avalon Hollywood, Zouk Malaysia, Omni Taiwan, Ministry of Sound London and the SSE Arena in Belfast. He also appears at major festivals such as EDC Vegas, Tomorrowland, Creamfields, Paradiso Festival and Spring Awakings.

His sets combine familiar classics with contemporary drops and sounds through his own “Headf**k” mashups, which are designed as open-format, dancefloor-focused performances.

Releases and remixes

His singles appear on major dance labels including Ultra, Spinnin’, Mad Decent and Armada. He also makes chart-topping remixes for artists including Armin van Buuren, Audien, Diplo, Jauz, Paul van Dyk and Will Sparks.

Among the tracks associated with him, his remix of the 1990s trance track “Ayla” reaches the UK iTunes commercial charts. His music also reaches number one on several download charts and receives support on radio platforms including BBC Radio 1 and Sirius XFM.

Profile and audience

Ben Nicky builds a large online following, with strong social media interaction and viral videos contributing to his reach. His online presence is described as generating hundreds of millions of organic views across platforms over a two-year period, and his events attract a wide fanbase in multiple territories.