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NISKERONE

“I hate being called the King of Drum ʼnʼ Bass because itʼs disrespectful to other great DJs out there. The moment they say youʼre king, they put you on a pedestal and the only way is down from there.”

– NISKERONE aka Mark Stevens (in a Cape Argus interview on being dubbed ʻKing of underground Drum & Bass jungleʼ), but looking at NISKERONEʼs long list of accomplishments, that definitely does not seem to be the case as this talented DJ needs no introduction where it comes to the world of Drum & Bass.

NISKERONE had his start on the dusty streets of Mitchellʼs Plain in the heart of the infamous Cape Flats. NISKERONE has an energetic and innovative style of mixing and has entertained crowds at festivals and on dance-floors around the world. The man behind ʻIt Came From The Jungleʼ, NISKERONE started a weekly residency at Fiction DJ Bar in May 2006, after identifying a need in Cape Town for a Drum & Bass night catering to the lighter side of the genre. Aside from pleasing hundreds of revellers each week, it also secured him slots alongside industry leaders such as Pendulum, Busta Rhymes, The Bloody Beetroots, DJ Fresh (UK), Dieselboy, Sigma, Cutline, and many more.

In 2008, NISKERONE took his energetic live sets to the crowds of Europe on his first European tour. In 2009, he visited Europe again and performed in Belgium, Holland, Germany and Sweden and performed at Spainʼs renowned 40 000 strong Monegros Desert Festival for the first time, where he has been invited back to perform for three consecutive years in a row - a major achievement seeing as the festival rarely features returning consecutive DJs.

Locally, NISKERONE has received headline status at nearly every major festival since 2010, including the likes of Rocking The Daisies, Earthdance, Synergy, Rezonance, OppiKoppi, and many more. Besides tearing up dance floors in clubs across South Africa on a weekly basis and creating mayhem on festival stages, ʻIt Came From The Jungleʼ relaunched in April 2012 and returned for the sixth year to its legendary weekly slot at Fiction in Cape Town. In 2012 NISKERONE also continued his monthly residency at Origin in Durban for its fourth year running.

Aside from all this, 2012 also saw NISKERONE touring Europe from July to September, and again in November. Apart from playing at the first Cape Town Electronic Music Festival at the start of 2012, he also played at the Monegros Desert Festival in Spain again, the Laundry Day Festival in Belgium and the Zurich Street Parade in Switzerland. He played at renowned clubs across the world, including Amnesia in Ibiza, Razzmatazz in Barcelone, Cheeky Monday in Amsterdam and SALA Industrial Copera Club in Granda and shared stages with the likes of The Prodigy, The Wu-Tang Clan, Skrillex, Sub Focus, Netsky, Doctor P, Eskmo, Tinie Tempah, Zedd, Steve Aoki, and many others.

NISKERONE ended 2012 with a coastal tour with Haezer in conjunction with Red Bull entitled ʻHoly Coast Tourʼ along the coast of South Africa.

NISKERONE started 2013 with a bang when he performed once again at the second Cape Town Electronic Music Festival in February. He interviewed Skrillex as part of a Bridges for Music workshop in Langa, and joined him on stage on his Mothership SA Tour in Cape Town. ʻIt Came From The Jungleʼ featured Dub Phizix as its first international in February, and starting in April, NISKERONE will also have a monthly residency on SAʼs national commercial radio station, 5FM.

NISKERONE Contact

NISKERONE on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/niskerone
NISKERONE on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/niskerone 

NISKERONE on SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/niskerone 

NISKERONE on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/niskerone 






Catch  Niskerone at Mad Decent Block Party in Sa 8/9Feb 2014  as well as at Ultra SA in Cape Town