Joe Nice

Joe Nice
Joe Nice (right) with Mala in London at DMZ, 2005.
Background information
Origin	Baltimore, Maryland
Genres	Dubstep
Occupation(s)	DJ
Years active	2002-present

Joe Nice is a dubstep DJ from Baltimore, Maryland.^[1] Nice was the first person to put on dubstep nights in America and founded New York's irregular Dub War club night,^[2] which has hosted performances by British dubstep artists such as Hatcha,^[3] Youngsta,^[3] Kode9,^[4] Mala,^[5] and Loefah.^[5] He performs regularly in New York, London (including at scene pillar DMZ),^[6][7] and elsewhere.^[8] He first heard dubstep in 2002,^[9] at the Baltimore venue Starscape, and began playing it that same year.^[8] He has been praised for his charisma^[10][11] and stage presence.^[12] In 2005 music journalist Martin Clark also praised him for his access to new dubplates (in contrast to other American dubstep DJs) and willingness to play tracks by lesser-known producers.^[7] In 2007, Nice was selected as one of URB magazine's "Next 100". In 2015, he founded the label known as Gourmet Beats, pushing content from the likes of Moonstones, Fill Spectre & DJG.^[13]

Life

Nice was born in Southampton, England^[14] to Trinidadian parents, but moved to Baltimore at the age of two.^[8]

Nice went to Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, Maryland graduating in 1994. He played trombone in the marching band.

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