Chris is Nhii (No human is illegal), and Nhii is a bottomless journey of musical growth with no boundaries in a universal context. An exchange of human love through the experience of music. Learn more about and follow here: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nhiimusic Bandcamp: https://nhii.bandcamp.com/ Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/artist/nhii/716779 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/nhiimusic RA: https://ra.co/dj/nhii Key References & Links from this episode: MUSIC A Mindful Blues: https://open.spotify.com/track/0fTEZICQJx9HYb1lPoCmyA Nhii @ Sisyphos: https://soundcloud.com/nhiimusic/nhii-sisyphos-june-2022-strand Lady (Hear Me Tonight): https://open.spotify.com/track/49X0LAl6faAusYq02PRAY6?si=f6faae90ed2b4aea You Are The Smart One: https://open.spotify.com/track/6a6DcohtCzAPHkW1EF4bXy PEOPLE/ARTISTS Nikias Hofman: https://www.thehofmannexperience.com/ Row Weber: https://creativesrow.com/ Geordie Osler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geordie-osler-4a438015b/ Peter Propper: https://ra.co/dj/impropper Keinemusik: https://keinemusik.com/ ABBA: https://abbasite.com/ P-Diddy: https://www.vulture.com/article/diddy-lawsuit-allegations-explainer.html Heimlich Knuller: https://ra.co/dj/heimlichknuller Kevin Spacey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Spacey Rammstein: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/15/rammstein-sexual-assault-allegations-till-lindemann-berlin-investigated Bill Cosby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby_sexual_assault_cases#:~:text=Cosby%20has%20been%20accused%20by,place%20in%20the%20mid%2D1960s.  Michael Jackson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_sexual_abuse_allegations Black Coffee: https://www.realblackcoffee.net/ Solomun: https://ra.co/dj/solomun Leandro / Goyanu: https://www.goyanu.com/ Vintage Culture: https://vintageculture.com/ Konstantin: https://ra.co/dj/konstantin Beirut: https://www.beirutband.com/ Akira Arasawa: https://www.instagram.com/akiraarasawa/?hl=en AMEME: https://ra.co/dj/ameme-us VENUES/FESTIVALS STORIES: http://www.instagram.com/storieslisbon Blitz: https://www.blitz.club/ Public Records: https://publicrecords.nyc/ The Night We Met: https://nightwemetnashville.com/ Stereo: https://ra.co/clubs/828 Waking Life: https://wakinglife.pt/ Sisyphos: https://sisyphos-berlin.net/ Burning Man: https://burningman.org/ DC-10: https://dc10ibiza.com/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAApeXQeuGvYeelwaLmu56KxvcBih2C&gclid=CjwKCAjwhvi0BhA4EiwAX25uj6YJ2aubRtzv7n6j64LOxPbhQAaeNamEsJZUsd-YV_M95kacQT7SvxoCDToQAvD_BwE Pioneer Works: https://pioneerworks.org/ Garbicz: https://garbiczfestival.com/ TECH soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/ Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/ Bandcamp: http://www.bandcamp.com/ WeR1: https://www.wer1.ai/ Shazam: http://www.shazam.com/ OTHER LINKS Padel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padel Shugi on Meet the DJ: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JKTnDhRE0jtusneKB7GCd?si=V0wNscpiTNWqEx1HDIMKgw Patagonia: http://www.patagonia.com/ The Usual Suspects: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114814/ Demolition Man: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106697/ ASCAP: https://www.ascap.com/help/royalties-and-payment/payment/registering GEMA: https://www.gema.de/en/music-creators/royalties Giegling: https://giegling.net/ Los Apson: https://g.co/kgs/mzvvs1o Rumu (coming soon) SHOW OUTLINE [0:00] The sound of the bell [1:25] Behind the name Nhii [3:33] Pre-Nhii [6:30] Defining his current style… [9:50] …and approach to playing a gig… [10:38] …and how he organizes his music [11:20] Raised outside of music, art and entertainment [12:56] The inspiration to become a DJ: whiskey on vinyl [15:40] The Munich scene (and lack thereof) [17:30] NYC move & scene across the US [21:35] Festivals are the best [24:50] Platforms, distribution, music discovery, community and interaction [32:01] Ideas and difficulties with the next generation of music sharing [34:15] Laundering money on Spotify [37:53] How do we promote a diverse dancefloor? [41:58] Songs that don’t belong at a rave [45:25] Can (and should) the art be separated from the artist?  [48:48] Sensing the soul in art [54:25] Connecting with the audience [57:30] How diversity efforts can hurt diversity in the long run [1:01:38] Future of royalties [1:05:35] Life on the road [1:06:55] Music making inspiration [1:11:52] Japan return and other future plans