Dennis Ferrer- Hey Hey

This record is signed to Defected records & is a Big tune

Free Heat- XO Man 'Cupid'...a little after Valentines but I only just got the links! and I like XO Man

CUPID...A tail of Love, Hate, Anger, Denial and Acceptance, download for free below
DJ NIKKI x
CUPID (Radio edit) by xomanmusic

New Dave Guetta featuring Kid Cudi- 'Memories'

Mariah Pants on Fi-ah new Video featuring Nicki Minaj

Funny ones...astounding outfits

New Music HonoRebels feat Pitbull & Jump Smokers

I just got sent this record today from DJ Iron. It's by HonoRebels featuring Jump Smokers and Pitbull.
The tune is not bad, I like the bashy bit, the Jump Smokers look a bit like 2 estate agents who have taken a wrong turn down Walworth Road and ended up in the video. There are more girls girating- a never ending formula- I cant get my head around chicks actually volunteering to be in video's in tiny bad dresses from Stacey Slaters market stall..I just dont get why you would do that to yourself ladies.
DJ NIKKI Beatnik xx

DJ NIKKI Beatnik & Statis at MPHO secret gig, London

Statis & I went to the River Island Secret Sessions in Central London to see the lovely MPHO perform live. She was excellent- I def wanna work with her in the future and give her some Beatnik beats..Here are some pics & video's fromn the gig.
dj nikki beatnik xx

MPHO







STATIS beatnik
Arieta Interviews MPHO for River Island tv

dj nikki & Mpho
Here is MPHO singing live at the Secret Sessions

The Adidas Star Wars Collection..coming soon...

Sade Soldier Of Love

Sade is back with a new single 'Soldier Of Love' the new Album is due Feb 2010

Tonight Im going to the Reebok 20th Anniversary Party for the Pump & DJing at Mariah Carey's Party @ Jalouse, London

Im spinning at the super club Jalouse alongside Henry Relph & Shortee Blitz, there is a whole heap of music Mariah doesn't like, so it should be interesting...I'm just going with Statis to have fun!

Mariah Carey - Breakdown from obsesionado mariah on Vimeo.

Mariah Carey - Whenever You Call from obsesionado mariah on Vimeo.

Mariah Carey- Honey Bad Boy remix from obsesionado mariah on Vimeo.

Our latest tunage have a listen..BEATNIK vs A.K. 'Paris'

BEATNIK vs Akemnji- Last Train To Paris by health-article-blogs

2day like Run DMC Im Rockin 'My Adidas' & listening to Barrington Levy... whoa a a a

80s & 90's reggae is one of my favourite things to listen to at any given time.
The Don- Barrington
and today I'll mostly be wearing 'My Adidas'
DJ NIKKI xx

Yesterday I DJ'd at The River Island Fashion Show Preview for their Christmas Collection

Yesterday was a fun day :)

I was booked by the fabulous ladies at River Island to spin for their Runway preview of their Christmas Collection.
The show was really dope, with some great pieces, fabulous shoes (I mean FAB-U-LOUS) & the ladies from River Island press office made it so much fun!


The collection was a very 80s inspired collection so I based the catwalk music on my great inspirations & some of my favourite music from the 80s...
Some of the tunes on my playlist:
Janet Jackson- What Have You Done For Me Lately



Pointer Sisters- Automatic
Chromeo- Fancy Footwork
Herbie Hancock- Rockit ABC-
Poison Arrow
MJ- Wanna Be Starting Something
Adeva- Respect Talking Heads- Days Go By




Here are some pics & films from the show

Behind the decks: thanks to STATIS who came along and helped me out & took some great pics :) I played many BEATNIK tunes, before during & after the show.

NIKITA jacket, Headphones by Michelle @ Jake & Gigi, Nails by Nailgirls, Islington.

STATIS pre- show on the catwalk in Duck & Cover shirt, Arrested Development T- Shirt (wow) & Nikes

Shouts to Arieta, Mez, the River Island team, Natasha Chang- Lewis, Laurie Hadleigh & Michelle from Super Super.

BEATNIK hearts Chromeo- The genius that is the Chromeo boys

Statis turned me onto Chromeo a while ago, I was a late-comer by his standards. They are officially one of our (Beatnik's) favourite bands ever. I love their 80's synths, lust after their keyboard skills, their touches of Hall & Oats, Prince and PFunk and their cute styles. They are G's and their tunes are amazing..their new song is out now, as blogged below on previous Chromeo love- in...

I like this tune, Mz Bratt is cute, well done Terror Danjah, I def wanna do a Beatnik remix on this

CHROMEO: 'Night by Night' utter genius, their new single is out after 2yrs of touring...

Chromeo Night By Night

HOT! BEATNIK vs Jason Jermaine 'Hollywood'

BEATNIK rock the H&M Fashion Evening for VOGUE, Oxford Street, Ldn, Sept 10th 09

Statis and I rocked up to the Vogue shopping evening with H&M last Thursday to do a back to back dj set. I really enjoy DJing back to back with Statis as we have the same taste in music but with many different influences. Statis loves Squarepusher, Al Greene, Drum & Bass, Slick Rick, Mr Scruff, Mr Vegas and anything obscure and super cool underground...and I love 80's, hip hop, old house & tons of other stuff. Mixed together we were pulling some TUNES out of our very long sleeves! Very fun night- my favourite part was a beautiful lady of a certain age skanking to Musical Youth! You rock!!


Check out some of Hennes hot pieces fro A/W 09, there are some really well designed, edgy clothes. I had to stop myself from shopping in between records!

BEATNIK VS JASON JERMAINE 'HOLLYWOOD'

Here is another stonking tune from the Beatnik stable
Beatnik vs Jason Jermaine
'HOLLYWOOD'

Wale Adeyemi's new collection for BSIDE featuring our music :) Beatnik feat STATIS 'Get Down'

Wale Adeyemi's (MBE)new collection for his label 'BSIDE' features one of our Beatnik tracks 'Get Down'. Filmed on location in East London the clothes are dope and the track is heavy with vocals by STATIS. Check it out, good music :) great clothes, cute boys...

The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2009. Statis & DJ NIKKI go back to their roots..

Many years ago I did a degree in Fine Art, Statis my co- producer & frontman of Beatnik music, did his degree in Product Design at St Martins, so every now and then it is nice to check out some art.
Last week we went to the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in central London. It is the largest open contemorary art exhibition in the world with ordinary members of the public submitting artwork alongside very established names like Anthony Gormley. The exhibition has been held anually since the Royal Academy was founded in 1768! Artists submit work by standing in long queue's outside the Royal Academy early in the year, paying £50 per piece of submitted artwork and then waiting and hoping that this year their piece will catch the eyes of the commitee.






This year there were around 1200 artists chosen to exhibit, from painters to printers, scuptors to architecture, mixed media & film. There was so much diversity and a shed load of work which had been put in by artists and the gallery had obviously thought very carefully about how to show the pieces too, with each room being 'hung' by various luminaries from the artworld.
There was some great work and the most interesting part for me is that it is largely all for sale! We had great fun checking out who had made the most sales! (as indicated by small orange stickers next to each picture)









DJ NIKKI & Tia Grazette from State Of Play Magazine
DJ NIKKI & STATIS

STATIS & Tia