Real Nice Recordings, also known as RNR, is the product of two young guys with one equal aim: To hunt down and release great electronic music. Ben Lewis and Sam Wigg Winfield met at university in Bristol, where they soon started DJing, the duo, now producers and living in London, manage their own club night under the \u2018Real Nice\u2019 banner.<\/p>\n
There is a real sense of selflessness in Real Nice Recordings. It\u2019s simple, yet honest. They\u2019re not about finding the biggest names out there, but more about uncovering and showcasing artists that share their ambition and laid back attitude. Their amiable ethos \u2013 \u201c<\/i>We want to create a family of producers and DJs who all vibe from each others<\/i>\u2019<\/i> work, simple really<\/i>\u201d<\/i> <\/i>\u2013<\/i> epitomises what\u2019s important to RNR, producing the music they love, for others to enjoy.<\/p>\n
As well as upholding the label, 2013 has been an eventful year for the club night. Alongside their appearance at Ibiza\u2019s infamous Space nightclub and a surprise casting on Bargain Hunt they also graced Gottwood again this year and joined the official after party in Brixton.<\/p>\n
Their promise of showcasing \u201cmusic to make you dance\u201d sums up the boys perfectly and assures every avid house music lover that if RNR are involved, it\u2019s bound to be a great night. The boys own track ‘Had Enough’, a collaboration with the talented Cubiq, proved to be huge, and was lauded by BBC Radio 1\u2019s Pete Tong. If you haven\u2019t already given the back catalog a listen their newest release from Croz and Krywald, ‘Set Me Free’, features rich vocals and a potent bass line that\u2019s guaranteed to keep you moving.<\/p>\n
We caught up with one half of Real Nice, Ben. Here\u2019s what he had to say:<\/p>\n
How did the record label come about?<\/b><\/p>\n
<\/b>Well, I looked around and all my friends were making good music but needed a home for it, so Sam and I stepped up to create one. It<\/i>\u2019<\/i>s a very exciting time for us pushing all this new music and we<\/i>\u2019<\/i>re very happy to have given a few people their debut release.<\/i><\/p>\n
<\/i>You’re based in London now, how has the move influenced your music?<\/b><\/p>\n
<\/b>No matter what music you want to listen to you can find it in London, which is a great thing. I<\/i>\u2019<\/i>m trying to see more live music too. It<\/i>\u2019<\/i>s so easy when working in dance music to only go to dance music events, which is a bad thing. When making <\/i>\u201c<\/i>dance” tracks its good to draw from all types of music, so keeping an open ear and trying to listen to as much as possible is key.<\/i><\/p>\n
Your ethos is simple <\/b>\u2018<\/b>music to make you dance<\/b>\u2019<\/b>, what music gets you bopping?<\/b><\/p>\n
Every release on Real Nice Recordings has made me dance.<\/i><\/p>\n